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1993 Hyundai Sonata

Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1993-11-29 93V196000 SEAT BELTS 100,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2005-06-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DT: JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND IT STARTED SMOKING. ALSO, FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF IT, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO BROTH…
2000-09-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT No 0 TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A VEHICLE INSPECTION DONE. WHEN LEAVING DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE DIRECTI…
1999-01-05 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND BOTH FRONT BACK…
1998-12-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 PROBLEMS WITH CHANGING GEARS. WOULD GO 30MPH. WOULD GET NO SPEED. TRANSMISSION MADE GRINDING NOISE. BEEN TO DEALER & HA…
1998-12-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR/STARTER FAILED.
1998-08-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL SKIP AT TIMES. SOME TIMES IT SURGES VERY BAD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL C…
1998-08-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY No 0 STARTER FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO KEEP TURNING IGNITION KEY OFF AND ON TO GET VEHICLE TO START. NLM
1998-06-17 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
1997-10-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
1997-06-01 INTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 WHEN TURNING RIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS ON, THE SWITCH APPARENTLY SHORTS OUT ALL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIO…
1997-03-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLS IN THE FAST LANE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PRO…
1997-02-14 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, HORN, AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.
1997-02-14 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED HORN AND IGNITION SWITCH, *AK
1997-01-08 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, NOTICED STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, NOTICED …
1997-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER SUSPECTS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON ROUGH SURFACE ROADS, BRAKES HAVE GIVEN AWAY A NUMBER OF…
1996-06-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE…
1995-09-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE. *SD
1994-09-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE ENGINE SMOKES ON START UP AND THE LIFTERS RATTLE AND KNOCK WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS. EVERY 850+ …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE TIMING BELT MALFUNCTIONED FOUR TIMES, CAUSING THE VALVES TO BEND AND ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GI…
SEAT BELTS No 0 SUPERIOR HYUNDAI IN FAIRFIELD; RECALL FOR SLOW, CHATTERING OR NO MOVEMENT OF PASSIVE RESTRAINT. DEALER REFUSES TO PERFO…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 ACTUALLY A QUESTION RE A CURRENT RECALL: 93V196000. I'M GETTING A RUNAROUND FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SAY MY VIN IS FOR A CANA…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION, FRONT CAM, LIFTERS, ROCKER, TIMING BELT, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POWER STEERING PUMP, VALVE SE…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. NLM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 PURCHASED CAR USED, THE TIMING BELT BROKE, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AT PURCHASE BECAUSE OF SLOW REACTION AND NOISE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HILL IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC…
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NO SUMMARY