2012 Hyundai Sonata Brakes

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH GRINDING NOISE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.

COULD NOT START CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND FAULT DRAINED BATTERY. WARNING LIGHTS SAID DO NOT OPERATE CAR HYBRID SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING. HAVE CAR TOWED. ALSO HAD BRAKE WARING LIGHT LIGHT UP ON DASH. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. GOOD THING THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING BUT WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. DEALER REPORTED THAT ABS MODULE FAILED. 57,200 MILES ON VEHICLE. REPAIR COST ESTIMATE IS OVER $3,200.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. YOU CAN CHECK FROM MY VIN THAT I HAVE ONLY SERVICED FROM LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING MANY HYUNDAI MODELS. BASICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET IS SO HOT THAT IT BURNS AND MELTS THE LIGHT BULB. THIS IS REALLY A FIRE HAZARD. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET ON THIS PROBLEM? OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED MY LIGHT BULBS LIKE 4 OR 5 TIMES. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS. IT WILL SAVE A LOTS OF PEOPLE

I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IN THE GARAGE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH STOPPER HAD DISINTEGRATED AND WAS NO LONGER DEPRESSING THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE COULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS WAS REPAIRED. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 2016 UNDER A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR FAILURE. I DROVE A SEPARATE VEHICLE TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE PROBLEM IS NOW FIXED. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE FAILURE.

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 I NOTICED EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE PANEL FELT VERY SPONGY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX THE LIGHT THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL WAS NORMAL. BUT KIA AND HYUNDAI HAVE A RECALL OUT RIGHT NOW IT DOES NOT COVER MY CAR BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ OF THE RECALL IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THE PEDAL FEELS VERY SPONGY IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED A LOUD CHIME AND A WARNING ON THE SMALL SCREEN ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING A BRAKE FAILURE, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD GRINDING AND CHATTERING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKING ACTION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. I THEN CHECKED OUTSIDE OF THE CAR FOR LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS NONE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. I WIGGLED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID CONNECTIONS ALSO. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

THE BRAKE PEDAL DOSNT RETRACT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND THIS CONDITION DRAINS THE BATTERY AT NIGHT WHILE IT'S PARKED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, THEY DO NOT TURN OFF AFTER I PARK THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND IT IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT, BUT NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL IN JAN OF 2016, BUT NOT ON MY CAR. IT WAS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER. *TR

LOUD BEEPING ALARM GOES OFF, THE POWER BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL STARTS TO DECREASE AND BREAKS START TO MAKE A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THE SCREEN SAYS TO STOP SO I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN AFTER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE YELLOW '(!)' SIGN WAS STILL FLASHING AND THE BEEPING ALARM STARTED AGAIN. THE SCREEN SAYS 'HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING...' THEN CHANGES TO 'CHECK BRAKES'. THE RED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES IN PAST 4 DAYS.

HELLO. SO I AM DRIVING HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 SINCE FEBRUARY 2015. I BOUGH IT USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES. WHEN I BOUGH A CAR I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION BUT REALIZED THAT BRAKING ON LOW SPEEDS DOWNHILL OR ON FLAT SURFACE - BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AT AROUND 55000 MILES I REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND DID BRAKE FLUID CHANGE, AND THEN LATER I REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE ISSUES STILL IS THERE. AT 107000 MILES I RECENTLY CHANGED AGAIN FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IT FAULT HECU UNIT. I SAW THAT THERE IS RECALL #13V489000 FOR HYUNDAI GENESIS WITH WHAT APPEARS LIKE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A CHANCE THAT MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL? OR THAT YOU HAVE SOME COMPLAINS FROM OTHER OWNERS OR CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER?

I HAVE A 2012 SONATA HYBRID 94,000 MILES. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT ON 09/21/2019 WHEN I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THANK GOD, I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND FROM ALL THE WHEELS. CHIMING ALARM. "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING. CHECK BRAKES". PARKED THE CAR. GOT OUT AND LOOKED ALL AROUND. NO LEAKS. CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, AND IT WAS OK. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND NO BRAKE DASH WARNINGS OR CHIMING. BACKED CAR UP AND NO GRINDING SOUND. CALLED DEALER. HYBRID MECHANIC HAPPENED TO BE NEAR PHONE. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ALREADY DID THAT WITH NO PROBLEMS. HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WHICH WAS 180 MILES AWAY. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE NOW. HAD A LOCAL BRAKE SHOP CHECK FOR LEAKS, ETC. NO PROBLEMS. THEY PLUGGED INTO THE CAR'S COMPUTER, AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN NO CURRENT PROBLEM EXISTS. DON'T WANT THEM TO JUST START REPLACING PARTS WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND AS MUCH AS $3,000 TOTAL INSTALLED. FOUND IDENTICAL ISSUES REPORTED AT HTTPS://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/THREADS/BRAKES-FAILURE-ON-SONATA-HYBRID.155580/PAGE-4 ALONG WITH SHARED CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL AT 75 MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER VOLUME HYUNDAI (2520 NORTH COLUMBIA STREET, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA 31061 (478)-452-7001) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER PAD DETERIORATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON ALL THE TIME. PULLING UP FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TURNS THE BRAKE LIGHT OFF, BUT IT TURNS BACK ON AS SOON AS I STOP PULLING UP ON IT.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD JUST ENTERED THE THE EXIT RAMP LANE. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DE-ACCELERATING BECAUSE I WAS CLOSE TO THE EXIT RAMP. I HAD AMPLE SPACE IN BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MYSELF. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME RAPIDLY STOPPED AND I HIT MY BRAKES HARD TO PREVENT CRASHING. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES HARD, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE I WAS SLIDING ON ICE. SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, I SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. MY CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. IF MY BRAKES WERE WORKING CORRECTLY, THERE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SO MUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE I DID HAVE AMPLE TIME TO STOP. IN ADDITION, I HAD JUST HAD ALL NEW BRAKE AND ROTORS PUT ON MY BRAKES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE ACCIDENT. MY FRONT BRAKES WERE DONE WITHIN THE YEAR OF THE ACCIDENT.

CARS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY LIT EVEN WHEN ENGINE AND DRIVER HAS TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS. THEY CALLED THE PROBLEM TSB/STOP LAMP SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM EITHER STATIONARY, MOVING OR ENGINE & KEY TURNED OFF. IT ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF ENGINE HESITATION WHEN FIRST MOVING.

MY BREAK LIGHT WAS STAYIN ON EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK PAD.I NOTICED A SMALL. RUBBER BREAK STOPPER FALL OFF THE BREAK PAD.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR WHICH THEY STATED 'NO',AND I ENDED UP PAYING 152.31 FOR THE FIX WHICH HAS A GUARANTEE FOR AS LONG AS I OWN MY CAR IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.I RECENTLY CHECKED MY CREDIT ON CREDIT KARMA WHICH SHOW MY INFORMATION AS OWNER OF THE 2012 SONATA AND IT SHOWS THE BREAK LIGHT RECALL WHICH I WAS CORRECT WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM.AND IT SHOW ON MY CREDIT KARMA AS NOT DONE AS YET.I HAVE RECEIPT OF PROOF THAT THEY DID THE JOB AND CHARGED ME THE 152.31 WHICH I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO PAY AS IT IS A RECALL.MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BREAK LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF.IT WAS FIXED ON APRIL 30TH 2018.I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT BEING A RECALL BUT THEY DENIED IT.I FOUND OUT IT WAS A RECALL THROUGH MY CREDIT KARMA AND VIN NUMBER.

THE REAR COMBINATION LIGHT BULBS# 4 (STOP/TAIL LIGHT). THE BULB BURNT INTO THE SOCKET. ACTUAL THE BULBS WAS ON FIRE TO WHERE THE WHOLE COMBINATION SET HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE ME TO LET ME KNOW MY CAR ON FIRE.BUT IT WAS INSIDE THE LIGHT FIXER.

I HAVE TO CHANGE MY BULBS EVERY OTHER MONTH IT SEEMS LIKE BECAUSE MY BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT.. ALSO MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH WILL NOT TURN OFF NOW. I TOOK MY CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR ENGINE RECALL AND NOW MY EMERGENCY PARK LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. MECHANIC CHECKED BRAKE FLUIDS AND IT WAS FINE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE I DROPPED MY CAR OFF FOR REPAIRS.

TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS FAILING. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES 3 TIMES EACH TIME COST AROUND $480.00. I'VE REPLACED BULBS CONSTANTLY THAT KEEP MELTING AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN DRIVING. REAR DRIVERS MAY NOT KNOW THAT I'M STOPPING OR DRIVING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. EVEN THOUGH300,000 SAME MODEL CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, MY EXACT VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY $250 TO FIX IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI (CASE 10974149) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR.

HYUNDAI HAD A MASSIVE RECALL 15V-759 FOR 2011-2012 SONOATA (AND OTHER VEHICLES) FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER PAD. IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WORE OUT WHICH MADE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON OUR VEHICLE DOEN'T SHOW UP ON THE RECAL EVEN THOUGHT IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED US TO FIX IT. WE CALLED THE HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE # 10929935 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP US. WHY? IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS A 2012 SONATA WITH THE SAME DEFECTED BREAK PEDAL PAD! THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, DESPITE CAR BEING OFF. REQUIRED TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL TO PRESERVE BATTERY. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ALSO REMAINS ON/ILLUMINATED AS WELL. CAR CAN SHIFT BETWEEN ALL (PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, DRIVE) WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO RECALL 136 FOR HYUNDAI, HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING THE RECALL DESPITE EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.. IT IS CONSTANT. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING. SPECIFICALLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TODDLER ON THE EXPRESSWAY, PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES OUT OF NO WHERE CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ALL DOWN AND HAS EVEN STOPPED WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE GAS PEDAL. OR ORDER TO GET SPEED I HAVE HAD TO RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, PLACE MY FOOT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PRESS THE GAS AGAIN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE MY BATTERY. I CALLED INTO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALLS HOWEVER, THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESEMBLES THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES) (BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER) RECALL #136, 132.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN ACTIVATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.