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2012 Hyundai Sonata stability control problems

Owners reported stability control problems in 35 complaints for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
35 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Takata recall I was driving my 2012 hyndai sonata down the highway going on vacation my kids and I and it gave me a warning sign to stop driving putting us on the side of the road for 5 hours my hazard lights stop working and the car went completely dead after a long crazy night trying to get help off the side of the road I had put a new alternator and belt on because the belt caught fire but it's still isn't starting no one knows what's going on what do I do?

March 2019 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and the air bag and ESC warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. Air bag light has been found to be simply a notice that air bag was not enabled. No probable problem! The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,580.

Reported at 91,580 miles, August 2017

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