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2012 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1403356
Internal NHTSA #	11019842
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	23/08/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The transmission has already been replaced once and now it's starting to do the same things it did before it was replaced... Jerking transmission shifts. Took it back to the dealership and they told me the transmission was acting up because the gas engine's battery (not the hybrid battery) was bad and needed to be replaced. The service guy said the battery only showed 10. 8 volts which means it's dead. He said a new battery will likely fix the transmission problem because it's an "electronic transmission". I said, "if the battery is bad/dead, why does it start the gas engine with no problem??" so i reluctantly said to replace the battery. Then he tells me the battery is $400... I told him that was way too expensive and i can buy one myself for less than 1/2 their cost. So i took it first to an advanced auto where i asked them to load test the battery before i bought a new one. Their load tester showed the battery as good @ 12. 8 volts (not 10. 8). Before i left, i had them test it a 2nd time and that test showed 12. 57 volts... Still good. 2 days later when my wife leaves work, the transmission starts jerking again and a yellow "wrench" icon pops up on the dash. She called me and i had her stop by a different parts store to have another test on the car battery. She stopped at an o'reilly's this time and their tester also showed the battery to be good. So the question is, is the jim hudson hyundai dealership giving us the runaround because they don't want to fix/replace the transmission again? Now we're trying to get the other hyundai dealership in town to check the car out. Gonna be the last hyundai we own...
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GASTON, SC
VIN pattern	KMHEC4A44CAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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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.
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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.
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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