Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Sonata has 300 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
300
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Unknown, my ESP KEEPS Coming trying to see if it’s recall |
| Oct 5, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Based on what I experienced, the fire appears to have resulted from an internal mechanical or electr... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that various functions on the steering w... |
| Mar 16, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The brake lights keep going off, they have been replaced several times. The passenger airbag deploye... |
| Dec 28, 2023 | STEERING | The power steering has failed to work on multiple occasions and I’m worried that it may happen durin... |
| Jan 30, 2023 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Daughter was driving her car on interstate, doing 75, in the middle of traffic when the car would je... |
| Jan 29, 2023 | STEERING | Steering wheel has a clicking clunking sound when turning right and left a mechanic told me it is ... |
| Nov 26, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Power steering loses power and window between speedometer and tach goes blank. Car keeps running but... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I purchased my 2012 Hyundai Sonata on 4-7-22. The car has had no mechanical work, no accidents and h... |
| May 18, 2022 | STEERING | Steering mechanism is loose and is failing. The steering in my Hyundai is getting worse and sounding... |
| Sep 26, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH and making a turn, t... |
| Apr 5, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T START DUE TO THE INTERIOR FUSE BOX GONE BAD ONCE FI... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE ... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | STEERING | CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT. PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL COUPLER WORN. YOU NE... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL NOISE. IN ADDITION, LOUD CLANKING NOISES WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS AND BUMPY ROADS W... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | STEERING | LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO VERY AUDIBLE NOISES FROM F... |
| Sep 2, 2020 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NO... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | STEERING,SEAT BELTS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE EPS JUST CAME ON WHEN I CRUNK MY CAR UP YESTERDAY EVENING. THE SEATVELT LIGHT BEEN ON ABOUT A WE... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | STEERING,ENGINE | CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CLUNKING NOISE SINCE 2018. VEHICLE WOULD STALL ALL OF A SUDDEN. DEALERSH... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | STEERING | Steering wheel couplet is broken causing the steering wheel to make a clanking noise when driving or... |