10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
17 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,133 miles

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problem #135

Mar 192022

Sonata

  • miles
On March 19th I was involved in wreck where the other driver was at fault. The lady t-boned me on my driver's side. Airbags never deployed so my head smashed Into the window leaving me with a concussionand spinal injury. My usually working horn failed as well. I would also like to mention that I have only had this car a year. I was also told it was never in a wreck and had 1 owner. Nope. A week after I got it, I was driving and my engine seized while I was doing 70mph. The steering stopped working, but somehow managed to pull off to the side. i had to stay in my car because of the busy highway. It was 100+ weather and my windows wouldn't work. I sat there for 2 hours. Took the car to a shop just to find out about the engine recall that I believe my car wasn't apart of, but should have been. Fought with Hyundai for them to fix it then lost my job because I was denied a loaner car while waiting. 2 months later they finally fix it. Now the breaks do a weird grinding thing a lot, my shifter slips out of place, the steering column wobbles, the engine is constantly making a disturbing noise and is sluggish, it has trouble shifting when accelerating. I have had the car rapidly accelerate instead of slow down when stopping at a stop sign or light. I only got it to stop after stomping the breaks repeatedly while throwing it in park and turning the car off all at the same time. Emergency break and traction control light come on a lot. It's throwing a high speed can bus code, but only sometimes. My gas mileage has went down to 16-18 mpg. Oil changes are necessary every month. AND my taillights burn out every 1 to 2 months. Now I have 4 traffic tickets. And that was all BEFORE the wreck. Hyundai refuses to call me back after they reluctantly fixed the first recall.

- Tyler, TX, USA

problem #134

Mar 162022

Sonata

  • miles
Front and back lights keep going out. Replacing monthly. Also air bag light starting to show off and

- Indio, CA, USA

problem #133

Mar 012022

Sonata 4-cyl

  • miles
front Seat belts do not fasten properly and air bag light stays on. I don-??t see a pending recall, however did notice certain models recalled. This is a huge safety issue that is very concerning to me. I would appreciate if someone could get in touch with me to discuss further. Thank you. [XXX]; [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Alcalde, NM, USA

problem #132

Jan 192021

Sonata

  • miles
Aire bag ligh

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #131

Jan 022022

Sonata

  • miles
1#.air. #2 not inspección 1year ago. #3 air bag lihg warning was the first day a Buy tne car. never im put interés now im know Is bad in damgere.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #130

Oct 152021

Sonata

  • miles
1. Air Bag Light is On. 2. Car does not start. Both of these problems re-occured after Inspected & serviced by Hyundai.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

problem #129

Sep 162021

Sonata

  • miles
No Incident. Airbag warning light is always on. This is an going issue with Hyundai Sonata 2012. Contacted the dealer since it is a safety issue, but they said it is not under warranty. I know several people have the same model of the car and have the same issue with the airbag light. This issue should be recalled because it a is a safety issue

- Oviedo, FL, USA

problem #128

Jun 212021

Sonata

  • miles
Air bag light won-??t turn off

- Philadelphia , NY, USA

problem #127

Apr 072021

Sonata

  • 120,000 miles
Air bag light came on, I see this model had recalls

- Parlin, NJ, USA

problem #126

Jan 032021

Sonata

  • 133,000 miles
My car has and was serviced on the air bag before and once again out of the blue the air bag light is on, no changes have occured with the vehicle, no accidents nothing new and I have check the website periodically to see if anything change

- Bridgeton, NJ, USA

problem #125

Nov 012020

Sonata

  • miles
When I got my car..it seized on me.took to dealership than it was sent to hydai for the 11 recalls..and now the airbag light is on and does not turn off..it just turned on one day for no reason..not sure of the exact date.I can put approx.since date has to be added in order to select next

- Salem, OR, USA

problem #124

Nov 242018

Sonata

  • 10,000 miles
Driving home on November 24th 2018 I was on a gram to market road and a deer jumped in front of the car. When I went to brake and the car made a high screetch and didn't stop. When I hit the deer neither airbag deployed. It had just been returned to me from the previous engine recall

- Wimberley, TX, USA

problem #123

Sep 022020

Sonata

  • miles
While driving and turning the steering wheel there is a knocking sound. The driver seat belt does not lock when hitting brakes and is loose. The passenger window on one side does not go down. The airbag signal stays on.

- St. Thomas, VI, USA

problem #122

Oct 202020

Sonata

  • 81,598 miles
Air bag light has come on unexpectedly due to a sensor having gone bad. Vehicle was never in a crash.

- Cottonwood Heights, UT, USA

problem #121

Nov 012019

Sonata

  • 104,000 miles
Seems steering column is defective, keep giving clanking sounds. Also airbag warning sign keeps coming.

- Newark, CA, USA

problem #120

Aug 072020

Sonata

  • miles
The airbag sensor is on and refuses to go off.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #119

Jun 012020

Sonata

  • 118,500 miles
The airbag light came on (prohibiting my airbags to deploy if needed) and I have never been in any sort of accident and maintenance has always been kept up with. I called Hyundai and they wanted to charge a large amount of money for something that they have a monopoly on the repairs because nobody else can get the parts. From looking online there are numerous issues with Hyundai SRS. Many recalls have included the seat belts and air bags. There shouldn't be any reason the air bag light is on on my dash board other than that it is a Hyundai issue.

- Friendswood, TX, USA

problem #118

Sep 172020

Sonata

  • miles
Stationary vehicle, passenger air bag sensor is one and refuses to go off.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #117

Aug 292020

Sonata

  • 97,400 miles
The airbag light came on and multiple cracks in my dash occurred on the passenger side. Car was sitting.parked in driveway when I started the car the airbag light was on and there was 3 cracks in the dash. The light had not been previously on.

- New Port Richey, FL, USA

problem #116

Aug 252020

Sonata

  • 115,000 miles
So many issues my cars had...1 owner and several issues sadly could only pick 3: seat belt won't click on driver side sometimes it gets stuck, had the steering buttons fixed due to getting stuck, front passenger wheel has been checked several times due to the wheel vibrating when you hit a bump, hybrid battery went bad before 50,000, reading all the engine issues around 160, I'm thinking I need to back away from Hyundai forever!!! most recent hybrid warning do not drive & after researching there's been several issues with this, I'm thinking we could start a small class action suit against Hyundai!!!! car shut down and wouldn't go anywhere

- Dallas, TX, USA

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