2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 23 complaints for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 11% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
The car was at a stop light and burst into flames, all of the sonatas have this problem, all sonatas will at the least burn up the engines, transmissions, or batteries due to this problem. Out of 35 sonatas tested 35 had this problem. Contacted hyundai USA, hyundai fullerton, hyundai consumer complaint line and they refuse to do anything about it .
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. When shifting into reverse or drive, the vehicle jerked violently. In addition, while driving 15-20 MPH, a chime sounded and the 'safely stop and do not drive' warning message appeared on the message board. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the oil pump or the computer module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in a manufacturers recall that was related to the failure.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- Engine 72 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 30 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints