10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 7
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 1
Average Mileage:
13,741 miles

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problem #26

Aug 202021

Sonata

  • miles
Driving down the highway and engine stalls next to semi after safety inspection from dealer. Already took to dealer and told there is nothing they can do.

- Noesho, MO, USA

problem #25

May 032021

Sonata

  • 106,000 miles
Yes I was driving on the expressway I saw smoke coming from my vents. I made it to the nearest neighborhood by my home stopped for it to cool down for 10 minutes I start my car back up & it was perfectly fine by time I made it to a stop sign it caught on fire while I was in the car. The fire department told me it was due to an electric/engine problem & nothing was my fault. I don't have insurance to cover it. The next morning I found out on the internet that all Hyundai's and Kia have a re call on cars due to engine fire risk. I was really devastated when I found out that my car has been on re call not once or twice but three times. By law, iam authorize to get a car or a check of how much the car is worth. I talked to Hyundai motor America headquarters Mrs. Gretchen told me that they notify me at the address that the car was registered in & not my current address and also she stated it's my fault. Which I don't understand how when nobody called text or email me personally just to see if I made it to my re call appointment in January. Not only I had another one in March I didn't know about as well then they have another re call I just found out about in June Hyundai better and has to do something now I could of lost my life & I lost everything I had my phone fedex equipment important paperwork etc. Fyi insurance has nothing to do with a re call car. By law I suppose to get something for that

- Hornlake, MS, USA

problem #24

Mar 072021

Sonata

  • 21,000 miles
May 7, 2021 around 5pm I entered the highway @ dorset rd and I-270 driving South on I-270 @ 60mph when the sunroof deflector detached from the vehicle and started to blow in the wind and next I hear the sunroof glass rattling afraid it would fly of and hit a car behind me, I hit the close button for the roof. When I got to my destination I open the roof to see what the problem was, noticing the sunroof deflector is no longer attached to the vehicle, but is made onto the track that moves with the glass panel, I held the deflector down with my hand and tried my best to get the glass panels to close flat. On my drive back home now all I can hear is the glass panels rattling continually, this is a scary feeling being the entire roof of the vehicle is glass and what if the wind blows the panels of and cause someone behind me on the highway to get hurt or if the glass rattling causes it to shatter and break on me while driving this would be a concern also for a traffic accident. Why would a small deflector be attached to the actual track and now this has caused serious concern for the sunroof structure or shall I say the entire roof of the Sonata. Never had a sunroof concern with my tiburon sunroof, now rethinking my love for Hyundai's. mileage is just 21 thousand

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #23

Dec 012020

Sonata

  • 140,000 miles
Abnormal knocking noise from engine, vehicle was in motion entering a driveway, we believe this has been the issue for the past 6 months and the dealer could never figure out the problem, stated it was the battery we replaced it, still same issue, now the vehicle sounds like a tractor due to the rod bearings

- Hanford, CA, USA

problem #22

Oct 182020

Sonata

  • 22,000 miles
I've had issues with the paint. I had a huge chip in the paint and the body shop told me that it was an issue with the factory paint. So now for the 3rd time, I am having to have the paint fixed on the top of my car. Tiny chips in the paint have very quickly turned in to much larger areas. Nothing hit or damaged the area any of the times to my knowledge. The first time was February 2019, touch up in March 2020, and now October 2020.

- Albertville, AL, USA

problem #21

Sep 132020

Sonata

  • 50,000 miles
Numerous posts and this has occurred to me numerous times within the past 2 months. After driving vehicle on the freeway, and getting off to get gas or stop to get groceries or anything, when the vehicle is turned off, check hybrid system light comes on and vehicle is disabled. Will not start or attempt to start for at least 20 minutes. When vehicle starts back up the check engine light comes on and stays on until the vehicle is turned off again then the cel goes away. Sounds like numerous people are having this issue, I however have been lucky that it hasn't shut off while driving on the freeway, sounds like many other people it has. There needs to be a recall or the car be labeled as lemon or something.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #20

May 042020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 20 miles
When driving sometimes the bsd system turn off without any advance warning, this could cause accidents, the blind spot collision warning Hyundai need to be reviewed well and address the issue. Many people complain about this.

- Princeton, TX, USA

problem #19

Feb 132020

Sonata

  • 70 miles
After filling tank for long road trips the car does not start and the check hev hybrid system light comes on.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #18

Jan 242020

Sonata

  • 50,000 miles
Vehicle is unable to start for about 30 minutes after driving for 60 minutes in any weather condition from very cold to hot. "check hev system" warning comes on when this happens and will not start. Happens after a quick stop while highway driving

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #17

Jan 032020

Sonata

  • 67,400 miles
Vehicle begins to sputter while driving, resulting in engine shutting down. Check engine light turns on. Has happened multiple times while driving on both residential streets and highways. Was told by dealer it was spark plug issue, so had all spark plugs replaced, but problem is continuing less than 1 year later.

- Springfield, IL, USA

problem #16

Nov 182019

Sonata

  • 88,121 miles
The check engine light came on with slight hesitation and reduced power during acceleration. Car was on highway with in ten minutes from home from my research indicate this care issue could be caused from Hyundai Sonata software issue.

- Wedowee, AL, USA

problem #15

Oct 042019

Sonata

  • 61,000 miles
The anchor that holds the sunroof deflector in place separated where it was bonded and gets in the way when the sunroof tries to close. The deflector partially detached in the front, and interferes with the glass of the sunroof when closing. This happened while driving down the highway. I had to pull over to the side of the road and stand outside the vehicle while another person closed the sunroof. We needed two people to get the sunroof closed.

- Vermilion, OH, USA

problem #14

Jul 212019

Sonata

  • 105,000 miles
Head on collision with a deer, going 70mph on highway 49. No air bags released. After taking car to dealership, from receiving a letter of recall in the mail. Motor would shut down when reaching 65 mph, before taking car to dealership for recal. Car was in motion on the highway.

- Neosho, MO, USA

problem #13

Jun 292019

Sonata

  • 48,000 miles
Car was in motion at about 75mph on the highway when it jerked really hard then lost all power, making it a very unsafe situation for not only my family but also other drivers. The lights on the dashboard went all crazy and it hasn't started since that happened, car was towed to a dealership where they are stating it's a recall on the ECM.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

problem #12

Jan 022019

Sonata

  • 82,500 miles
Engine is making weird rattling sound on acceleration and burning oil too much. Prior to 3000 miles oil change, checked dip stick and indicated no oil. Low oil on dashboard did not came on. Believed that the engine consumption is out of limit. Rough idle and acceleration hesitation was notice.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

problem #11

Mar 032019

Sonata

  • miles
My car was broken into on 3/3/2019, not only did my alarm not go off when the window was smashed when I set my alarm on the car and opened the door from the inside the car did not go off. The police officer stated that this is a hazard especially on a newer model vehicle. The police officer even tested out the alarm while they were here and it did not go off. I dont understand and I would like for this issue to be fix.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #10

Feb 012019

Sonata

  • 56,300 miles
Engine dying while in motion on the freeway, it has also happen 01/28/2019

- San Leandro, CA, USA

problem #9

Nov 132018

Sonata

  • 1,500 miles
I was driving on the highway and heard a gunshot sound then glass started falling. My sunroof exploded. Hyundai is trying all they could to not cover the issue

- Toney, AL, USA

problem #8

Oct 262017

Sonata

  • 35,000 miles
On October 26th my husband was driving myself and our 2 children when all of a sudden we went from going 45 miles an hour to stopping and then even after the gas pedal was pushed all the way to the floor we we were going approx 5 miles am hour. Our engine light came on and aftet approx 5 to 10 min we found a place to pull over as there were no pulloffs readily available. Aftet we pulled off the road we shut the car off for a few minutes and restarted the car and were able to make it home. The engine ligjt was still on but power and speed were restored. We called our Hyundai dealer on fri morning and they said to bring it down on Monday. The car sat all weekend and was not driven due ro fear of it happening again. I did however start the car on Friday and engine light was still on. We brought the car down mon at 9am. The engine light was now off but the Hyundai mechanic said even if the light was off a code would still be in the system. We received a call around 3pm saying they could not find anything wrong but even they did not under why no code at all showed up. They are keeping the car until Friday to keep starying and driving it to see if something happens. Mu husband did report the issue to Hyundai and they said they will investigate. If this were to happen again with someone driving behind us it could be a very serious accident. Very nervous and scared something can happen especially driving my yound children around.

- Mahanoy City, PA, USA

problem #7

Jun 282017

Sonata

  • 37,000 miles
While I was entering the freeway trying to merge in the traffic using left signal and depending on my car lane change assistance that failed to detect the car on my left blind zone, forced me to turn away from the car to the right side caused body damage to my car passenger side due to the street guard rails. The lane change assistance failed to detect cars many times, I will take the car to the dealer.

- Fullerton, CA, USA

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