2012 Hyundai Sonata fuel system problems
115 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 94,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 73 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I am contacting you regarding the following recalls, part 573 safety recall report 17v-226 and 15v-568 after visiting hyundai dealership twice, my car still has knocking noise from the engine, and the last month my car engine caught fire
High pressure fuel pump on top of engine leaked fuel and had to be replaced. Could have caused fire. Car has 48,000 miles. Engine light on dash came up and did not go off. Car in driveway when discovered car lacked power and felt like engine was stuttering. Gave a code of po008 on diagnostic tool.
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
- Drivetrain & axles 95 complaints
- Cruise control 84 complaints