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2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1346552
Internal NHTSA #	10939948
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	01/09/11
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This vehicle has had electrical problems from the very beginning. As well as the horrible ticking (cylinders not injectors!) mainly at first was the radio would go out. Was not even a month after purchase, dealers answer was to "remove the fuse and push back in and it will work". So i did, shady but i did. Then cruise would not work, would have to pull over shut off vehicle then maybe it would work. Next my car kept burning out headlamps. Friggin expensive (i use silver silverstar ultra headlights for long trips) i'm now on my 8th set. I even contacted the manufacturer to complain about their cheap headlights! Oops! Then the clicking and popping started with the front wheels first only in reverse then all the time especially while turning. I was past the warranty and because i didn't ask about it before my warranty expired they didn't fix it!!! Then the crazy electrical stuff started! My dome light stopped working right so i had to turn it off completely. Then parking tail light stopped working. Finally i went through my third battery and took it to the dealer to ask what all this crappie as about, oh it's a bad battery, you know they do go bad they said. Well thank god i purchased extended warranty they fixed an axle, clock spring replaced buttons on steering wheel, i had to buy a new battery and still the problem persisted. Recently after this whole ordeal i started with the dealer in august and didn't get my car fixed and back to me until almost christmas! Got my car back tail light still doesn't work, cruise is somewhat fixed radio did it again and guess what, the headlight burned out again a week after i picked up the car!!! Arrrggghhhh! I went and bought a new set of headlights (because they always tell you to replace in pairs) and guess what even the brand new bulb doesn't work!!! I spent almost 30k on this car and my 18k corolla was way better! Functioning.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN ANTONIO, TX
VIN pattern	5NPEB4ACXCHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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