Hyundai Sonata
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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My 2012 Hyundai Sonata recently had an engine replacement completed under a Hyundai recall. Immediately after the recall repair, the vehicle began sha...
The warning light for the airbags is on on my dashboard with no airbags ever been deployed.
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle wa...
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the check brake and "Hybrid System Warning Safely Stop - Do Not Drive...
Unknown, my ESP KEEPS Coming trying to see if it’s recall
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption, which required the oil reservo...
I started the car, put it into gear and then the breaks wouldn’t work. The car dash said something like check breaks hybrid system failure do not driv...
Based on what I experienced, the fire appears to have resulted from an internal mechanical or electrical failure that occurred without warning while t...
Noticed there’s a crack on the passenger side dashboard of the car that’s about 12 inches long. From what I read this could cause issues with any poss...
The engine in my Hyundai Sonata (replacement engine VIN [XXX] ) experienced a complete internal failure. The component that failed is the 2.4L Theta I...
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Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Sonata has 1536 complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 51 crash-related incidents have been reported.