Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-08-23 | 95V163000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 356 | — | Details |
| 1994-09-01 | 94V166000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 4,842 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HYUNDAI SONATA GL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE T… |
| 2008-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | Yes | 1 | I'M THE OWNER OF A 1995 HYUNDAI SONATA, 2.0L DOHC, AUTOMATIC. DRIVING ON A ICY ROAD IN MICHIGAN THE TRANNY DOWNSHIFTED … |
| 2004-11-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 1 | SPEED CONTROL ISSUE: THE VEHICLE IDLE IS ROUGH & IRREGULAR, STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, $$$..EXPENSIVE REPAIRS-SAME PROBLEM… |
| 2004-01-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PULL FORWARD ONLY IN REVERSE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND … |
| 2001-09-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROARS UP HIGH, AND WH… |
| 2001-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE AT 50,739 IN JUN 99, STILL WAS UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED TIMING BELT, ALONG WITH HEAD, VALVES, PISTO… |
| 2000-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS 2 SONATAS, SAME YEAR, THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ONE OCCURRED AT 96266 MILES AN… |
| 2000-05-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRASMISSION FAILED--LASTED 1 MONTH FAILED GAIN--NEEDED NEW COMPUTER BOARD AND TRANSMISSION A 2ND TIME. *AK |
| 2000-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE IN AN EM… |
| 2000-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL . TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE… |
| 2000-01-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, BOTH CARS WAS DOING ABOUT 35 MPH, NEITHER ONE OF MY AIRBAGS EJECTED. THEY WERE SUPPOSE… |
| 1999-08-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, A BIRD FLEW INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEH… |
| 1999-01-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH ,FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID … |
| 1998-08-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. CONS… |
| 1998-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER FAILED. ALSO REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RADIO. |
| 1998-06-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. THE W… |
| 1998-03-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | #1: TRANSMISSION GIVES VERY HARD SHIFT WHEN FIRST GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO VERY HARD DOWN SHIFT THAT SHAKES E… |
| 1998-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, COMPLETELY STOPPED AND NEVER RESTARTED. |
| 1997-12-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON . SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DR… |
| 1997-09-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED RESULTING IN INJURIES. |
| 1997-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | 2 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURES, 1 IDLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE, LOSS OF FRONT DEFROSTER DUE TO BROKEN PLENUM LINKAGE, TOTAL LOSS… |
| 1997-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. |
| 1997-04-04 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS. POWER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE WINDOWS … |
| 1997-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHEN IT IS RAINING IT SEEMS TO TAKE A LOT LONGER FOR VEHICLE TO STOP DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. … |
| 1997-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE INSIDE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS BROKEN, DRIVER CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM… |
| 1997-01-03 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TIRE WAS GOING FLAT BECAUSE RIMS IN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAD CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *… |
| 1996-12-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT RIMS FAILED. |
| 1996-11-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPS . INCIDENT OCCURS. WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE JUMPS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CANNO… |
| 1996-10-05 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 0 | STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE… |
| 1996-09-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH … |
| 1996-05-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT INTO THE MOTOR HOME THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . … |
| 1996-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *AK |
| 1996-03-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTLLE POSITION. *AK |
| 1996-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. *AK |
| 1996-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | DRIVER EXPERIENCES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, ALSO THERE IS A CONSTANNT NOISE WHEN APPLYING BR… |
| 1996-03-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DID DEPLOY AND DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. *AK |
| 1996-02-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG. 2ND … |
| 1995-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS. |
| 1995-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE NOISE. *SKD |
| 1995-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING |
| 1995-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE JERKS AND CUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO STIFFEN. |
| 1995-06-14 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | RIMS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING BLOWOUT. *SD |
| 1995-04-16 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | A/C FAILURE. |
| 1995-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. |
| 1995-02-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | MILDEW SMELL IN VEHICLE IS MAKING DRIVER SICK. TT |
| 1995-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD |
| 1995-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR CUTS OFF. TT |
| 1995-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, ENGINE STALLS; EVERYTHING GOES COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THREE WHEEL RIM CRACKS, LEADING TO GRADUAL DECREASED DEFLATION OF TIRES. *AK |