Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Hyundai Sonata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PRO… |
| 2001-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE QUITE AT A LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 4,000 MILES SINCE … |
| 2001-01-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL REPAIR 97V-026 FOR THE INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. … |
| 1998-09-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. |
| 1998-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BATTERY BLOWING UP WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOIS… |
| 1998-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WANTS TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFIC LIGHT .NEW TRANSMISSION IN CAR . PROBLEM STILL APPEARS.*AK |
| 1998-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE POWER-STEERING PUMP S LEAKING DOWN INTO THE ALTERNATOR, AND SHORTING IT OUT. DEALER LOOKED AT IT THREE TIMES AND R… |
| 1998-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP AND… |
| 1998-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH RIGHT TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. BULB WOULD LAST EIGHT MONTH OR LESS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND … |
| 1997-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD STALL EVERY TIME A/C IS USED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. … |
| 1997-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 65MPH AND TURNS CORNERS THE CAR STALLS. OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START IT… |
| 1997-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWO TIMES. |
| 1997-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. AS SOON AS CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRAT… |
| 1997-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE AND PEDAL GOES TOO FAR TOWARDS THE FLOOR, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. |
| 1996-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION, BRAKE, ENGINE, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND SHAKES . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE… |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK WOULD KEEP LOCKING ON ITS OWN. WHEN EITHER IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE LOCKS WOULD EITHER KEEP DRIVER/PASSENGER IN/O… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WATER LEAKS FROM UNDERHOOD INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION STOPPED CHANGING GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DECELERATE, AND LOSING AL… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A CONSUMER?S FIVE YEAR STEP DAUGHTER WAS KILLED BY THE AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED IN A 5 MPH COLLISION ACCIDENT. THE CONSUME… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO AUTO REPAIR CENTER FOR THE SAME REOCCURRING PROBLEM AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT TIMES. CAR CUTS OFF … |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. ONE OF T… |