10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
50,357 miles

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problem #3

Jun 162004

Sonata

  • Automatic transmission
  • 151,071 miles
While driving wheels locked as if the consumer was jamming the brakes. Transmission was replaced three times, but vehicle slowed down on its own. Then, vehicle accelerated without the pedal being depressed.

- Canada, 00, USA

problem #2

Sep 292000

Sonata

  • miles
Brakes would not stop the car, the pedal pumped hard five times and then went to the floor, the brakes do not seem to hold in a panic situation, the only thing that stopped me was the car in front of me, this is the second time this has happened to me once resulting in an accident the other time a close call. I do not feel safe in this car and will not allow my wife to drive it and I will not drive this car with my family in the car, the dealer ship said that there is nothing wrong, but I actually was standing there wwhen anothe man complained about the same thing, he only had 1500 miles on his car, a Hyundai, also the counter man assistant service person also told me about another man brought his car in just prior to me. Go figure"?"

- Phila, PA, USA

problem #1

Mar 072000

Sonata

  • miles
While driving 35 mph braking system malfunctioned, causing no braking ability, and resulting in a crash. Also, airbag deployed, causing the driver to hit the head restraint which flew into the rear seat.

- Columbus, GA, USA