10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
17 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,847 miles

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2012 Hyundai Sonata seat belts / air bags problems

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2012 Hyundai Sonata Owner Comments (Page 2 of 8)

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problem #139

Jul 182022

Sonata

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The Air Bag sensor light will not turn off. several months ago I had brake light sensory issues that cost me $1,500 and now its the Air Bag light.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #138

May 242022

Sonata

  • miles
The airbag warning light went on while driving without any cause, no recent accident or repair. After starting the engine, the light goes off for a couple seconds, goes back on, then stays on most of the time while driving but will go off for a minute or two occasionally. Checked for codes and looked at the fuses - both are good. I'm reluctant to take it to the dealer based on the probable repair cost and believe this should be a recall issue.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #137

May 062022

Sonata

  • 41,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the airbag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel upon the start of the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer and an appointment was scheduled to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

- Lynchburg, VA, USA

problem #136

Apr 292022

Sonata

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My air bag light turned on without any code. My dash cracked with only 40K miles.

- Manati, PR, USA

problem #135

Mar 192022

Sonata

  • miles
On March 19th I was involved in wreck where the other driver was at fault. The lady t-boned me on my driver's side. Airbags never deployed so my head smashed Into the window leaving me with a concussionand spinal injury. My usually working horn failed as well. I would also like to mention that I have only had this car a year. I was also told it was never in a wreck and had 1 owner. Nope. A week after I got it, I was driving and my engine seized while I was doing 70mph. The steering stopped working, but somehow managed to pull off to the side. i had to stay in my car because of the busy highway. It was 100+ weather and my windows wouldn't work. I sat there for 2 hours. Took the car to a shop just to find out about the engine recall that I believe my car wasn't apart of, but should have been. Fought with Hyundai for them to fix it then lost my job because I was denied a loaner car while waiting. 2 months later they finally fix it. Now the breaks do a weird grinding thing a lot, my shifter slips out of place, the steering column wobbles, the engine is constantly making a disturbing noise and is sluggish, it has trouble shifting when accelerating. I have had the car rapidly accelerate instead of slow down when stopping at a stop sign or light. I only got it to stop after stomping the breaks repeatedly while throwing it in park and turning the car off all at the same time. Emergency break and traction control light come on a lot. It's throwing a high speed can bus code, but only sometimes. My gas mileage has went down to 16-18 mpg. Oil changes are necessary every month. AND my taillights burn out every 1 to 2 months. Now I have 4 traffic tickets. And that was all BEFORE the wreck. Hyundai refuses to call me back after they reluctantly fixed the first recall.

- Tyler, TX, USA

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problem #134

Mar 162022

Sonata

  • miles
Front and back lights keep going out. Replacing monthly. Also air bag light starting to show off and

- Indio, CA, USA

problem #133

Mar 012022

Sonata 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

front Seat belts do not fasten properly and air bag light stays on. I don-??t see a pending recall, however did notice certain models recalled. This is a huge safety issue that is very concerning to me. I would appreciate if someone could get in touch with me to discuss further. Thank you. [XXX]; [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Alcalde, NM, USA

problem #132

Jan 192021

Sonata

  • miles
Aire bag ligh

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #131

Jan 022022

Sonata

  • miles
1#.air. #2 not inspección 1year ago. #3 air bag lihg warning was the first day a Buy tne car. never im put interés now im know Is bad in damgere.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #130

Oct 152021

Sonata

  • miles
1. Air Bag Light is On. 2. Car does not start. Both of these problems re-occured after Inspected & serviced by Hyundai.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

problem #129

Sep 162021

Sonata

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

No Incident. Airbag warning light is always on. This is an going issue with Hyundai Sonata 2012. Contacted the dealer since it is a safety issue, but they said it is not under warranty. I know several people have the same model of the car and have the same issue with the airbag light. This issue should be recalled because it a is a safety issue

- Oviedo, FL, USA

problem #128

Jun 212021

Sonata

  • miles
Air bag light won-??t turn off

- Philadelphia , NY, USA

problem #127

Apr 072021

Sonata

  • 120,000 miles
Air bag light came on, I see this model had recalls

- Parlin, NJ, USA

problem #126

Jan 032021

Sonata

  • 133,000 miles
My car has and was serviced on the air bag before and once again out of the blue the air bag light is on, no changes have occured with the vehicle, no accidents nothing new and I have check the website periodically to see if anything change

- Bridgeton, NJ, USA

problem #125

Nov 012020

Sonata

  • miles
When I got my car..it seized on me.took to dealership than it was sent to hydai for the 11 recalls..and now the airbag light is on and does not turn off..it just turned on one day for no reason..not sure of the exact date.I can put approx.since date has to be added in order to select next

- Salem, OR, USA

problem #124

Nov 242018

Sonata

  • 10,000 miles
Driving home on November 24th 2018 I was on a gram to market road and a deer jumped in front of the car. When I went to brake and the car made a high screetch and didn't stop. When I hit the deer neither airbag deployed. It had just been returned to me from the previous engine recall

- Wimberley, TX, USA

problem #123

Sep 022020

Sonata

  • miles
While driving and turning the steering wheel there is a knocking sound. The driver seat belt does not lock when hitting brakes and is loose. The passenger window on one side does not go down. The airbag signal stays on.

- St. Thomas, VI, USA

problem #122

Oct 202020

Sonata

  • 81,598 miles
Air bag light has come on unexpectedly due to a sensor having gone bad. Vehicle was never in a crash.

- Cottonwood Heights, UT, USA

problem #121

Nov 012019

Sonata

  • 104,000 miles
Seems steering column is defective, keep giving clanking sounds. Also airbag warning sign keeps coming.

- Newark, CA, USA

problem #120

Aug 072020

Sonata

  • miles
The airbag sensor is on and refuses to go off.

- Dallas, TX, USA

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