Radio/tape Cd Player problems of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata

Five problems related to radio/tape cd player have been reported for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2012 Sonata.

1 Radio/tape Cd Player problem

Failure Date: 06/28/2018

My car is not starting up. When I push key start and press the brakes the lights on the dash comes on but the car wont start. If I wait a fews hours then it will start. I have waited as long as 5 hours in a parking garage. The car reads "key not in vehicle". I have gotten new batteries for both key fobs. The first time the car did this after a few hours later it started and I didn't have an issue for about 3 weeks. Since that time the car has not started on 3 other occasions. I had to have it towed to the dealership. They said I needed the fuel injectors cleaned. So I paid to have that done and then the car started every time for one day. The very next day the wouldn't start again in my driveway. After an hour it started and then the next day it did the same thing and my daughter missed work. When the car doesn't start all the lights and radio come on but the car just wont start. Every time this has happened the car has been stationary. I cant leave my car running while I go to the store because I'm afraid it will not turn back on. I have read article about this same issue from other people with the push start vehicle.

2 Radio/tape Cd Player problem

Failure Date: 02/04/2018

In the last few weeks my vehicle has started to have electrical issues related to the steering column. If I turn on my right turn signal, the headlights blink or just turn off. The radio will sometimes turn off as well. If I press any of the volume buttons on the steering wheel for the radio, the car thinks I'm trying to initiate voice commands to call someone. If I try to turn on my high beams, sometimes it works, other times the headlights turn off. All of these things happen whether the vehicle is stationary or moving on any type of road. The vehicle is designed so that if you leave the headlights on, remove the keys, and lock the vehicle, the headlights turn off. It still does this, but the lights will turn on again later and try to kill the battery.

3 Radio/tape Cd Player problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2016

I writing because I am having issue with my vehicle. It will not crank. The battery is not dead because the lights, radio comes on, it will not crank at all I have a push botton one. I took it for a oil change on July 15 2016 and had to pay a extra $75. 00 for air filter change. Now before I got the oil change my car was fine. So on Monday 18, 2016 leaving the restaurant my car will not start. I press the botton and nothing happen I smell and saw smoke. Left up the hood nothing out of the ordinary. I read on media network, so many people having problem with their 2012 2. 0 t Sonata Hyundai, car not starting and mines is one of them. I just got the car March of last year and now the car is acting up. I don't have $1200. 00 to pay what medlin Hyundai in rocky mount can't find. The service guy says it mybe the computer of the car, when someone tried to jump start it throught it off. But I told him that before I even got a jump start. The car made a noise and white smoke came from the hood of the car. They still blaming me but I think its their fault. The services guy said that the person that change the oil and air filter the car act like it didn't want to start. So why didn't they tell me that? I feel that they mess it up or there is a issue with all the 2012 Hyundai Sonata 2. 0 t that a recall need to be so the dealership car fix the all problems free. I need this to go to ceo of Hyundai. There is something truely wrong with 2012 Hyundai 2. 0 t Sonata. And you know the dealership service don't even know what the problem is. He said it was no fuse blown, only thing they can assume that it's the computer is dysfunctional cause of the jump. But the car was smoking and didn't start before the jump. These Sonata is killing our pockets, even the use ones too expensive. I don't gave $1,000 and $1,000 to pay out, that they don't know what problem is. Got car from gabe rowe.

4 Radio/tape Cd Player problem

Failure Date: 05/05/2014

I was driving down a highway around 8:45 am with a speed of 60 mph when all of a sudden I hear what sounds like an explosion inside my car. I became very startled. I then heard this roaring of wind and glass through some of the fabric which acts as barrier between me and sunroof/moonroof. There were no other vehicles on the road with me at the time, no animals, absolutely no one or nothing around to have caused this. It literally sounded like an explosion. I then find a safe place to pull over to inspect what happened, I then had to turn around to take my vehicle to nearest Hyundai dealership. The service department stated they would inspect it but I would most likely have to pay out of pocket for this since 1) it had over 60,000 miles already, in which I have documented above 66,400 miles on my car which is approximate calculation due to not having my vehicle in front of me at this time due to it being inspected at dealership, I can't give a exact mileage at this time. 2) they haven't officially made this a recall yet, as to my next point this is not the first apparently that this has happened to. I did have glass fall into my vehicle and had the barrier not be there who knows what would have happened as I could have had glass cut me and even worse get in my eyes and cut my eyes or causing permanent damage. I strongly suggest someone look into this immediately as this is not acceptable or safe. I will not stand for Hyundai blaming me or bullying me, and letting this continue happening. My car is with the dealership in alabama as I was on my way back home to TX, I will have to get my car bagged and taped so I can make it home to TX to take it to get fixed as I am having to miss work, arrange care for my kids, pets, until I am able to get home to TX.

5 Radio/tape Cd Player problem

Failure Date: 10/08/2013

First let me tell you how many times I brought the car in for service, the service manager keot telling me they could not find anything wrong, replaced the a/c unit. Blue tooth fuses have blown out several times no radio, they replaced the fuses, then replaced the battery . . . There is a electrical short some where . . The date above in October I was so mad I was traveling on a inter state highway in the fast lane, then my car lost power,, at 67 mph no brakes no nothing thanks god. . I had to wait to power down. . . I waited for about 20 minutes shaking . . . I kept trying to start the car with the push button start nothing happened I then called Hyundai road service . . . After waiting . . . Finally the car started . . I had power but no radio ,,, I drove off the inter state and it was only 2 miles from the car dealership. . I was so mad also my blue tooth and one light burned out. . After talking to the service mgr. . He told me to wait in which I did. . . 2 hours later a service guy came to talk to me and said he could not find nothing wrong again. . Except that he would replace the light bulb. . . After that I asked the sales rep to put me into another car. . They said ok but for 50. 00 more a month and a loss of 2 years paying for the car . . . I then went to the same owner dealership and they worked with me for 2 days I got a new car 20. 00 more a month and a loss of 2 years in payments. . . Please note that a new service manager at the dealership said he worked at another dealership and told me it looks like the starter switch was the problem. . After seeing the gm recall I guess anything is possible.




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