10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,573 miles

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problem #6

Jul 102019

Sonata Hybrid

  • 66,500 miles
Intermittent loss of power "sputter" at any speed with solid mil. Releasing the throttle clears the condition and the mil goes out. Vehicle drives normally with no warning indicators until next occurrence. Cause unknown at this time, began happening a few weeks after engine long block replacement under warranty campaign.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

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problem #5

May 022019

Sonata Hybrid

  • 2,240 miles
Vehicle being driven down highway and caught fire.

- Washington, DC, USA

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problem #4

Mar 192019

Sonata Hybrid

  • 36,000 miles
Sun roof exploded while driving on the freeway. There was no known road hazard that would have caused this.

- Coronado, CA, USA

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problem #3

Mar 062019

Sonata Hybrid

  • 83,000 miles
Shattered sunroof. Driving down highway, sunroof spontaneously shattered. The outside temp was approximately 55-60 degrees F.

- Cypress, TX, USA

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problem #2

Dec 192016

Sonata Hybrid

  • 17,500 miles
Spontaneous explosion of panoramic sunroof as I was travelling down the highway at about 60 mph. No foreign object involved. Sounded like a bomb went off above my head. Thank goodness, the inner liner was closed.

- Whitesburg, TN, USA

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problem #1

Jun 262016

Sonata Hybrid

  • 2,200 miles
Brakes and emergency brake failed. Warning lights came on slowed down pulled off road after short time lights went off. Then back on again and again no brakes we were in transit cross country. Traveling 75 mph, the speed limit,

- Cripple Creek, CO, USA

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