2012 Hyundai Sonata Suspension Problems

The front driver side coil spring broke at the base. Was driving my car and heard what sounded like something hitting the underside of my car. Upon inspection we found the coil spring had broken. In researching online there was is a campaign recall for 2010-2011 Hyundai Sonata (#133). My vehicle does not fall in this category, but feel it should. Coil springs just don't break, unless you are going off road. There are many forums with similar incidents.

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SO MANY ISSUES MY CARS HAD...1 OWNER AND SEVERAL ISSUES SADLY COULD ONLY PICK 3: SEAT BELT WON'T CLICK ON DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK, HAD THE STEERING BUTTONS FIXED DUE TO GETTING STUCK, FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE WHEEL VIBRATING WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, HYBRID BATTERY WENT BAD BEFORE 50,000, READING ALL THE ENGINE ISSUES AROUND 160, I'M THINKING I NEED TO BACK AWAY FROM HYUNDAI FOREVER!!! MOST RECENT HYBRID WARNING DO NOT DRIVE & AFTER RESEARCHING THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS, I'M THINKING WE COULD START A SMALL CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI!!!! CAR SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE

MY VEHICLE WAS WELL KEPT. IT HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE NOT MY FAULT BUT DIDN'T INVOLVE THE SUSPENSION. THIS WEEK THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED ON ONE SIDE AND IS GOING TO BREAK ON THE OTHER ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY SAY IT'S DUE TO STRUTS BEING UNDER STRESS. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS? THE CAR HAS HAD ALL OF ITS ROUTINE SERVICE AND RECALLS REPAIRED. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO?

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT'S LIKE THE CAR SHUTS OFF, SLOWING TO ABOUT 45. AS I PUSH ON GAS IT DOES NOTHING THEN ABOUT 3 SECONDS LATER JERKS BACK UP AND THEN REPEATS. IT DOES THIS NOW EVERYTIME I AM TRAVELING. BESIDES GIVING ME WHIPLASH, IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A CRASH. MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. ALSO THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IT SOUNDS AWFUL.

CAR HESITATES UNDER ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. DOES IT ON ROAD AND FREEWAY. BREAK LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY OTHER WEEK POSSIBLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WIRE HARNESS. SHOCKS AND STRUTS STARTED MAKING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE MARK WEARS OFF TIRE BECAUSE OF IT. CAR STARTED HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS EARLY ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AT AROUND 12,000 MILES FOR THE ACCELERATION. BREAK LIGHT PROBLEMS AROUND 60,000 MILES SUSPENSION AROUND THE SAME TIME. HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACE TWICE ON THIS CAR. AND CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN.

MY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. BOTH INCIDENCES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER. BOTH INCIDENCES HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I HEARD THE METAL FALL OUT OF MY CAR SO I PARKED AND WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE PORTION OF THE COIL THAT FELL OFF. I ATTACHED A PICTURE FOR CLOSER REVIEW.

I WAS PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK, SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SLANTING INWARD (SEE PICTURES). I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED AND THAT THERE WAS RUST/CORROSION AROUND THAT AREA ON THE SUBFRAME. NOW IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED...A VERY COSTLY REPAIR (REAR CROSSLINK/SUBFRAME). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY/MAJOR ROAD AND THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S BEEN A RECALL BEFORE ON THE RUST/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS HYUNDAI HAS HAD.

CAR HAS BEEN GOOD VEHICLE FOR 64000,MILES.HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION FOR SOME TIME,AFTER COMING IN OFF HIGHWAY FROM HIGH SPEED DRIVING,NUMEROUS CURVY ROADS.WENT TO PULL INTO PARKING LOT,RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND TORN TIRE SIDEWALL OUT,SENT CAR CRASHING ON GROUND.VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER,WHERE INITIALLY TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY.(DO HAVE AFTERMARKET THAT WOULD HAVE COVERED WITH DEDUCTIBLE.TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO TALK TO HYUNDAI,SEE IF FACTORY WOULD COVERE.GOOD NEWS FACTORY WILL TAKE CARE OF REPAIR.VEHICLE NOW SETS AT DEALERSHIP WITH NO KNOWN DATE FOR PARTS.THINK THEY MAY HAVE PROBLEM??????.SECOND CUSTOMERS CAR SITS NEXT TO MINE.AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,THIS WILL GET SOMEONE HURT.THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER HEARING A LOUD CRACK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FALLING OFF THE CAR. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BOLT CRACKED AND WAS BROKEN CAUSING DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE COMING OFF OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION I CAN FAX....IT WILL NOT DOWNLOAD AS IT IS TOO MANY PAGES.

MOVE SLOW AND TURN MAKES CLICKING LOAD NOSIE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN OR REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS BACKING MY VEHICLE UP, WHICH WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AND I NOTICED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A CV JOINT NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUT THE LATEST AND LOUDEST WAS AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 03/21/2015. THE NOISE TOOK ON AN EVEN LOUDER SOUND THAT WAS MORE OF A CLUNK LIKE A FRONT CONTROL ARM. THEREFORE, I CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA FOR A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF TSB 10055854 BUT THEY WILL NOT GO INTO ANY SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT THE COMPONENT(S) ARE IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INTENTIONAL COVER UP SO THAT THE NHTSA WILL NOT INVESTIGATE AND REQUIRE A SAFETY RECALL. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING TOWED BY MY MOTORHOME IN SOUTH MIAMI, FL ON ROUTE TO KEY WEST, FL. A SOUTH MIAMI, FL HYUNDAI DEALER REPAIRED MY CAR BUT DID NOT REPLACE ALL THE PARTS PAID FOR BY MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. THE REPAIR SHOP DID NOT KEEP THE BURNED PARTS AS REQUESTED BY ME AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. LATER, ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALER COMPLETED THE REPAIRS AS AUTHORIZED BY HYUNDAI USA AFTER NUMEROUS COMMUNICATIONS WITH ME, BUT THE HYUNDAI DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE BURNED PARTS AS REQUESTED. HYUNDAI DID NOT REPORT THAT A FIRE HAD CAUSED THE DAMAGE. NOT SURE IF HYUNDAI USA OR ITS DEALERS HAVE REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT FIRES IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE NAMES OF CONTACTS WITH HYUNDAI USA IN CA. I HAVE THE BURNED TPMS SENSOR NOT REPLACED BY HYUNDAI, BUT PAID FOR AT MY EXPENSE TO A TIRE STORE IN MY HOME TOWN. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR ON FIRE; PICTURES OF THE BURNED PARTS ON CAR IN POSSESSION OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE; I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE SOUTH MIAMI HYUNDAI REPAIRS, AND I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE OTHER HYUNDAI DEALER FOR PARTS NEEDING REPLACEMENT BUT NOT REPLACED BY THE SOUTH MIAMI HYUNDAI DEALER BUT PAID FOR BY MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. I ALSO HAVE A RECEIPT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BURNED TPMS SENSOR BY A TIRE STORE IN MY HOME TOWN. I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SOUTH MIAMI HYUNDAI DEALER WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSING AUTO REPAIR SHOPS IN THAT COUNTY. *TR

I COMMUTE TO WORK FROM PA TO NJ AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE HIGH WAY 280E TO ROOT 21 I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO MARKET STREET, JUST WHEN PROCEEDED ONWARD WITHIN A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE LAST STOP LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL; THEN SUDDENLY, II SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAREENING TOWARDS DOUBLE YELLOW LANE FISHTAILING AS THE REAR END KEPT TRYING TO SWING AROUND ME I FOUGHT IT BY COUNTER STEERING AWAY FROM THE UP COMING TRAFFIC AND TO A FORCED STOP FACING THE CURVE. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE THIS MORNING. MIND YOU, I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SAFETY RATING ADVERTISED ON TV. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIR BY HUDSON HYUNDAI IN 977 COMMUNIPAW AVE JERSEY CITY, NJ. I DON'T LIKE THIS CAR ANY MORE! *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2013 WITH 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST ESCALATED OVER TIME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN AXEL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2012 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN AXEL PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE: P205-65-R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CV JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,366 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA, I NOTICED A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR SUSPENSION/SUB-FRAME AREA WHEN THE ENTERING AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY OR NON-UNIFORM ROADWAY. THIS STARTED AT AROUND THE 700-MILE MARK ON MY VEHICLE ODOMETER. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE APPROXIMATELY 3-MONTHS AGO, IN AUGUST 2012. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I VISITED IN MY AREA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE NOISE EXISTS, BUT HAS DISMISSED IT AS "NORMAL BODY CREAK FLEX, SONATAS MAKE THIS NOISE." I PUSHED THE ISSUE TO HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE AND THEY HAD ORIGINALLY AGREED TO HAVE THE DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE HAS JUST INFORMED ME THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE ANYMORE AND TO CONSIDER BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE NOW STATING THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF EVER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 3-MONTHS TO MEET THE DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER, AND THE RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE UP UNTIL NOW IS TO BE PATIENT AND WAIT TO BE CONTACTED WITH AN APPOINTMENT DATE. THE VEHICLE STILL MAKES THIS NOISE WITH NO RESOLUTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS METAL TO METAL CONTACT, AND IN THE LONG-TERM FUTURE, CORROSION OR FATIGUE COULD OCCUR WITH THE SUSPECT COMPONENTS. NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS NOISE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON HYUNDAI INTERNET FORUMS, BUT HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD, ABNORMAL BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITIES AS THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOUD BANG WAS A RESULT OF EITHER A TIRE BLOWING OR A DEFECTIVE STRUT THAT CAUSED THE TIRE BLOW. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OLD. I HAD PERFORM RECALL CAMPAIGN 928 ON 7/23/22 AND TODAY THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY TWO FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING OUT. HOW AM I GOING TO CLAIM FOR THE DAMAGE AND GET FIX WITH THE ALIGNMENTS? *TR

1) THE VEHICLE IS PURCHASED ON 10/15/2012 AT MILEAGE 45. AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES FELT VOMITING SENSATION AND HEAD ACHE DUE TO VEHICLE CONSTANT VIBRATION. MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ALSO FELT THE SAME. I HAVE MY FRIENDS DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY FELT THE SAME. 2) REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THROUGH TEXT MESSAGE ON 10/16/2012 (SUNDAY) VIA TEXT MESSAGE AS THE DEALER SHIP CLOSED ON SUNDAY 3) TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/17/2012 MORNING TO CHECK UP. ON FIRST ATTEMPT DEALER SAYS THERE IS WHEEL BALANCING PROBLEM, SO PERFORMED WHEEL BALANCING AND TIRE ROTATION AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME SAYING IT FIXES IT 4) WITH IN 10 MILES OF DRIVING , FOUND SAME ISSUE (HEAD ACHE AND VOMITING SENSATION) DUE TO VIBRATION . 5) TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/21/2012, ON SECOND ATTEMPT, DEALER SAYS HE NEEDS TO REPLACE AXLE. 6) HOW CAN A BRAND NEW VEHICLE IS NOT INSPECTED FOR AXLE PROBLEM AND SOLD TO CUSTOMER? ALSO HOW CAN DEALER SHIP FAILED TO FIND THE AXLE PROBLEM ON FIRST ATTEMPT? *TR