2012 Hyundai Sonata drivetrain & axles problems
95 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 67 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway and turning the vehicle off, the husband exited the vehicle and walked around to the passenger side. After opening the front passenger-side door, the vehicle erroneously rolled backward down the driveway and crashed into a tree. During the incident, the husband was knocked to the ground and dragged 20 feet down the driveway.
Sometimes when I press the gas, the car will basically take an extra second to speed up, and probably 70% of the times that I press the brakes to slow down or come to a stop, itll (also) take an extra second and itll stall/jerk 1 time, then finish slowing down or stopping....its gradually been getting worse as time passes...the engine needs some work definitely! (I'll feel much more safe after this engine recall is fixed!)
Other problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata
- Engine 578 complaints
- Steering 301 complaints
- Electrical system 235 complaints
- Air bags 171 complaints
- Brakes 159 complaints
- Lighting 143 complaints
- Fuel system 115 complaints
- Cruise control 84 complaints