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2012 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1547230
Internal NHTSA #	11187261
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	15/03/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2012 sonata inconsistently will display "shift to p" when trying to turn the vehicle off. The car is always in park when this happens and it won't allow the navigation screen to turn off. The engine will turn off but the battery will drain due to the screen being constantly illuminated during this issue. Sometimes it can take up to 25 minutes to get this issue to resolve itself by restarting the engine, shifting to drive and then back to park, and then attempting to turn off the car over and over again. This issue occurs more often when going on short drives.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUNTLEY, IL
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC2CHXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
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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Type of child seat code
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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.
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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.
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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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