Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Hyundai Sonata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR PLACE SAYS IT WAS A PREMATURE MECHANICAL FAILURE. POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PARTS.*AK |
| 1999-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD ENGAGE. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AUTOMATIC SE… |
| 1998-07-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S BASE CRACKED HORIZONTALLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST … |
| 1998-04-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED. |
| 1997-06-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 25-35 MPH LOWER CONTROL ARM SHEERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND THE BALL JOI… |
| 1996-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED AT 30 MPH, RESULTING IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. … |
| 1996-06-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE FROM TRACK DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. |
| 1996-04-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | FLUID LEAKS DEVELOPED IN POWER STEERING UNIT, CAUSING IT TO CRACK. *AK |
| 1996-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | UPON IMPACT SEATBELT SEPARATED FROM TRACK/ANCHOR, CAUSING INJURY. |
| 1995-09-22 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DOME LIGHT FAILED. |
| 1995-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PULSE GENERATOR FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO DOWNSHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING, JERK HARD WHEN ACCELERATING. *SD |
| 1995-07-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY, THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO HIGHER GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CON… |
| 1995-03-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED IN HALF, RESULTED IN HARD CONTROL, REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM TWICE. TT |
| 1994-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE, HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REBUILT. TT |
| 1994-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY/FADES AT DIFFERENT TIMES, REPLACED FRONT PAD/ROTOR, TO NO AVAIL. TT |
| 1994-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE, ONCE DUE TO EXPLOSION OF BALANCE SHAFT BELT. *AK |
| 1993-10-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | VEHICLES RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING ON 10-15-93 AND 3-30-95. TT |
| 1993-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | REAR LEFT DOOR POWER LOCKS JAMS/STICKS AFTER LOCKING; POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE ON THE OTHER DOORS. TT |
| 1993-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SD |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR USED, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY MAKE NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES WITH FOURTH EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE. PLEA… |