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1999 Hyundai Sonata

Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-11-06 01V347000 AIR BAGS 86,513 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-01-30 SUSPENSION No 0 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON JAN 30TH, 2015 AND THE CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, SAT THE 31ST, I …
2014-03-19 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 AFTER REMOVING THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL I NOTICED THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT POINT SEVERELY RUSTED, & THE SUB FRAME CRAC…
2014-01-04 AIR BAGS Yes 1 L WAS STOPPED ON TRAFFIC ON HIGH WAY ,AND SOME ONE, HIT ME ON THE BACK ,THE GUY WAS SO FAST PROBLEM MORE THAN 75 MPH ,T…
2013-11-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 THE SUB FRAME/K FRAME ON MY 99 HYUNDAI SONATA RUSTED OUT CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE …
2013-08-05 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 I WAS PULLING IN A SHOPPING CENTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND GOT OUT OF CAR, THE…
2012-11-03 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE HEARD NOISES AND NOTICED T…
2012-05-22 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT RE…
2010-12-11 SUSPENSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 HYUNDIA SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENG…
2010-10-28 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVI…
2010-09-20 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE, THE VEHICLE S…
2010-07-15 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 I WAS LEAVING PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT, TRAVELING APPROX 5 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT BUT CAR WAS VEERI…
2010-07-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL DOWN, …
2010-02-23 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V124000 SUSPENSION FRONT SUB-…
2010-02-23 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V124000 SUSPEN…
2009-10-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Yes 2 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUS…
2009-10-01 SUSPENSION No 0 I PURCHASED MY 1999 SONATA FROM A USED CAR DEALER & HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, ITS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, ONE …
2009-09-17 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN T…
2009-09-17 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 THE LOWER CONTROL ARE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER, TEARIN…
2009-08-17 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 I HAVE A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. TODAY I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR CRADLE IS RUSTED OU…
2009-03-14 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING CLOSE TO HOME MY HYUNDAI SONATA 1999 STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT , GETTING MORE SEVERE BY THE MINUTE. I …
2009-02-08 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 1 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR COLLAPSED DUE TO …
2009-01-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 SEVERE RIGHT SIDE SUBFRAME RUST PROBLEM ON A 99 HYUNDAI SONATA NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . *TR
2008-11-22 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT…
2008-11-13 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 ENGINE CRADLE (PART OF FRAME WHICH SUPPORTS FRONT SUSPENSION) RUSTED THROUGH ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. FRAME FAILED WHI…
2008-10-21 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SONATA 1999 WITH 61000 MILES AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. HE WAS PAR…
2008-10-15 SUSPENSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE SOUND OF MEDAL RUBBING TOGETHER, AND WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN …
2008-10-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, NO ISSUE FOR FEW MONTHS, RECENTLY WHILE STOPPING AT RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE…
2008-10-09 STRUCTURE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE P…
2008-09-23 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 HYUNDAI SONATA 1999 RIGHT SIDE SUB FRAME RUSTED AND CAR BECAME NON DRIVABLE, TOOK CAR TO CROWN HYUNDAI ST PETE FLA FOR …
2008-09-22 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 FRONT SUBFRAME PREMATURELY RUSTED AND VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO USE. *TR
2008-07-17 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 I FOUND THAT I COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE STEERING OF MY CAR, AND THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING EVEN WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. I G…
2008-06-27 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AND IT BEGAN PULLING SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY…
2008-06-11 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID R…
2008-06-03 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR TIRE WEAR AND SQUEAKING/RUBBING NOISE ISSUE. THE SERVICE STATION THAT CHECKED IT OUT, NOTICED …
2008-05-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 ENGINE CRADLE SERIOUSLY RUSTED,RIGHT SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
2008-05-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ST…
2008-04-17 STRUCTURE No 0 I HAVE A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA, AND I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A WHEEL-BEARING PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I TOOK TH…
2008-04-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT ON 1999 SONATA, ALSO CAUSING DAMAGED CONTROL ARM ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. REPAIR COSTS ARE OV…
2007-11-18 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 HI, I BOUGHT MY 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM A PRIVATE PERSON NOV.2007. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO THE STORE WHEN ALL OF A SU…
2007-10-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 LAST FALL, DRIVING ALONG, ALL WAS FINE, GOING ONLY 15 MPH, HIT SMALL BUMP, CLUNK, THE FRONT FRAME BROKE. THE ENGINE CRA…
2007-09-16 STEERING:COLUMN No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING WHEEL FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT T…
2007-09-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 SAME ISSUE AS EXISTING CASE # PE08029 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WHEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ENGINE C…
2007-08-15 SUSPENSION No 0 I OWN A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE STOPP…
2007-08-06 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE VEHI…
2007-07-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A RUSTED HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY THR…
2007-03-22 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 03/22/2007 THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. …
2007-02-25 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW No 1 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. *JB
2006-11-22 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS HIT AND THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING …
2006-11-20 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT WHEEL PASSED OVER A SMALL DIP IN THE …
2006-11-14 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AREA. UPON INSPECTI…