10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 13
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,842 miles

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problem #68

Dec 012020

Sonata

  • 55,000 miles
The car has failed to start on multiple occasions. I enter the car, press the break and the push to start button, and the car fails to ignite. It happens normally when it is colder, but will still do it when it is warmer out.

- Shelbyville, IL, USA

problem #67

Oct 012020

Sonata

  • 48,000 miles
Head lights randomly go off while driving and do not come back on a lot of the time.this has been happening a lot as of 48000 miles and dealer says they can not find reason.

- Joliet, IL, USA

problem #66

Sep 162020

Sonata

  • 0 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle misfired and took a while to start. The service engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who found an unknown code, and performed a hard reset. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the crenshaw Hyundai dealer located at 330 huffman mill rd, burlington, nc 27215, where it was diagnosed that the cvt sensor may need to be cleaned. The technician looked at the sensor and informed the contact the sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Burlington, NC, USA

problem #65

Sep 302020

Sonata

  • 61,938 miles
Just bought car today, 30 mins into drive home, car began to sputter, hybrid system warning light came on and shut the car down completely. Loss of power, in the middle of the hwy. Not safe!! dealership came and towed car, but I an very upset with purchase.

- Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

problem #64

Jul 262020

Sonata

  • 125,100 miles
While driving my car lights came on and car started to slow down. I pull over the side of the highway and my car completely stopped and would not come back on. I got a tow and was told there is a recall on my engine and to take it to Hyundai.

- Allentown, PA, USA

problem #63

Jul 202020

Sonata

  • 93,300 miles
Was driving on sunrise highway doing about 55 mph when all of a sudden my car start losing all power acceleration and would not go pass 20/30 mph. Was able to get to side of highway. But now car has issues picking up acceleration. Could have caused a major accident.

- Coram, NY, USA

problem #62

Jun 182020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 62,000 miles
Horn/ panic alarm is non- functional. Just out of warranty at 62,000 miles.

- Euless, TX, USA

problem #61

Jun 082020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • miles
My 19 year old daughter was driving home from the store and the car shut down in the middle of driving all power went out steering became hard and brakes became hard. And something smelled as if it was burning. We are the second owners of the car and barely drive it. It was purchased 2 years ago and regular maintenance is kept on the car. Unfortunately we don't have a warranty on the car any longer and still making payments. This is very dangerous and could have caused a major accident and as well as cost my daughter her life if she didn't know how to control the car when everything shut down in traffic.

- West Columbia, SC, USA

problem #60

May 272020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 83,000 miles
Driving on the highway when "hybrid system warning. Do not drive" the vehicle lost all power and had to roll down the hill. This happened 2 years ago and the dealership supposedly fixed it.

- Marble Falls, TX, USA

problem #59

Apr 222020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • miles
In 2019 I had my computer replaced with less than 60K miles! I had every light come up on the dash board. I've been complaining to the dealer ship about my car running out of oil, the engine makes weird noises as it currently has less than 80K miles on it. I had my oil changed on April 15th. 2020 6 days later my cars engine was making noises checked my oil and I was down almost 2 quarts in less than a week. I bought this car brand new and have had nothing but issues with it.

- Kenduskeag, ME, USA

problem #58

Feb 032020

Sonata

  • 94,000 miles
The week of 2/3/20 I reported my vehicle's lose of power at interstate speeds and the illumination & chiming of the check engine light. I took the car to the dealer where they ran engine diagnostics and began an oil consumption test. On 3/2/20 the vehicle again lost power on the interstate. Again I took it to the dealer where they did the T3G campaign. Yesterday 3/17/20 the engine light came on and remained on for 5 starts of the engine. The dealer could not replicate the symptom on 3/18/20. The vehicle failed the oil consumption test by 363 miles and the dealer is submitting a claim for a new engine. This model year car has serious defects and may not be safe to drive.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #57

Jan 292020

Sonata

  • 12 miles
When I have the "lane departure" running it cancels out the "blind spot detection". the dealer has recalibrated the sensors twice an finally told me I couldn't operate both of those two items and the same time. This occurred going down the road, city or highway or city streets.

- Bedford, IN, USA

problem #56

Apr 012019

Sonata

  • 66,000 miles
8-10 times in the past year while driving car in freeway hybrid system warning comes up prompting to safely pull over and turn off car. Car then starts slowing down. Have taken the vehicle to Hyundai service 4-5 times and they keep finding broken parts that dont fix the problem.

- Vallejo, CA, USA

problem #55

Nov 162019

Sonata

  • miles
I was driving my 2015 Hyundai Sonata hybrid and all of a sudden the engine light came on and my car just cut off I was able to hit the brakes.I was driving on the city street I thank god I wasn't on the highway.after that the car would not cut on again.had to get the car towed

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #54

Nov 162019

Sonata

  • 54,000 miles
Car, hybrid, died at a light. Warning light and buzzer alarm !charging system error do not drive. Was able to restart car. Stopped at a store, let it sit. Restarted again engine light stayed in got home where I was temporarily staying, waited a few hours restarted no warning lights.was a Friday, messaged service mgr, he was off called Monday car brought in Tuesday. Error code off on board diagnostics was P1B70. They loaded software update 19 hc 002H service bulletin. Car 2015 this problem was a issue with earlier years..still around unfortunately. Should have been a safety recall..cars are dying while driving. Dealer expressed opinion that this should resolve issue if not call immediately.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

problem #53

Oct 262019

Sonata

  • 70,000 miles
I was driving on the highway when I noticed the RPM's dropped to zero and the accelerator stopped working. I was able to safely pull over with medium traffic traveling at 70 mph.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #52

Oct 222016

Sonata

  • 100,000 miles
All dashboard lights are turning on. The car loses power steering. The car will at times not turn on. This happened a few months after I purchased the car. Hyundai can't seem to find the problem. The problem eventually goes away by itself for a few months and reappears again. We had the fuel sensor and battery replaced. They said my alternator and starter is still good. The car never stalled during driving only looses power steering which can be dangerous while driving. We noticed when we adjust the steering wheel up and down, it cleared the issue for a few months as well. I believe 2015 Hyundai Sonatas are experiencing electrical issues. I read online other owners having the same issue.

- Lathrop, CA, USA

problem #51

Aug 232019

Sonata

  • 85,000 miles
Navigation system replaced twice. Defective gps, bluetooth and speaker. Now in dealership for the 3rd time for 5 weeks and still can't find the problem.

- Boynton Beach, FL, USA

problem #50

Aug 082016

Sonata

  • 10,000 miles
The ventilated seats does not blow cool air even with air conditioning on max. However, my other Sonata (same year and model) does not have this issue. Does it mean 50% of Hyundai's ventilated seats fail?

- Alhambra, CA, USA

problem #49

Sep 252019

Sonata

  • 45,800 miles
At 45,800 miles my Sonata could not reach 60 mph and the RPM could not reach 2000. I also noticed the gas mileage drops the Sonata had 35,000 miles on it. I took the car to the dealer and was told it needs new engine.

- Alhambra, CA, USA

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