Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-09 | 02V105000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 145,355 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Upper rear control arm is connected to the subframe of the car and it’s rotted/ rusted out where the bushing goes to ho… |
| 2019-01-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECENTLY I HAD A SITUATION WHERE I WAS DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD WAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND CAME TO AN IMMEDIAT… |
| 2018-09-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET WHEN THE DRIVERS CV AXLE POPPED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND … |
| 2018-07-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED/ BROKE FROM THE SUBFRAME. CALLED HYUNDAI AS MECHANIC SAID THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUD… |
| 2018-02-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPL… |
| 2017-09-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRON… |
| 2017-02-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SENSOR RIGHT FRONT,SENSOR FOUND IT FAULTY,THIS SENSOR IS UNDER THE FABRIC OF SEAT.LIGHT IS ALL WAYS ON. |
| 2016-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS INFORMED APPROXIMATELY 2006-2007 BY GOOD SAMARITAN, BILL OSTERHAGE, THAT HIS DAUGHTER'S 2002 HYUNDAI FRONT TIRE ROD… |
| 2016-07-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BAD FUEL VAPOR SMELL IN CABIN, NO CHECK ENG LIGHT ON. CHECKED ENG LIGHT AT AUTO ZONE ANYWAY, CODE SAID VAPOR VALVE GOIN… |
| 2016-05-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SOMEONE PULLED OUT OF A SIDE ROAD INTO HIS PATH OF TRAVEL. THE FRONT OF THE HYUNDAI … |
| 2016-04-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A REAR RUST PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THE SUPPORT FOR THE WHEEL HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE … |
| 2015-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LEAKED OUT FLUID THROUGH A STEEL RUSTED BRAKE LINE … |
| 2015-03-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH… |
| 2015-01-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V124000 (… |
| 2014-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CARS FRONT SUBFRAME BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND AXLE FELL APART WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2014-10-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRON… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE … |
| 2014-08-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTL… |
| 2014-01-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHICH WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DROPP… |
| 2013-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 PUSH BUTTON START. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY I WENT INTO MY CAR AND PROCEED… |
| 2013-09-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, AS I SWERVED THE CAR FISH TAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HIT THE CURB, AT WHICH P… |
| 2013-08-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THEY CALLED ME TO THE SERVICE DEPARTM… |
| 2013-08-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES MY HYUNDAI RIPPED THROUGH 2 TIRES. LUCKILY I FIGURED SOMETHING WAS UP AND WAS TAKI… |
| 2013-07-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT, PULLED OVER AND TIRE WAS TURNED IN. HAD TO DRIVE IN R… |
| 2013-04-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HYUNDAI WONT PAY FOR THE TIRES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACES MANY TIMES OR A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP ITS THEI… |
| 2012-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT… |
| 2012-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO NO LONGER BE DRIVABLE UNTIL THE SUBFRAME IS REPL… |
| 2012-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS USED 2001 SONOTA FROM A LOCAL GUY WHO REBUILDS CARS FOR RESALE. I UNDERSTOOD THAT IT CAME WITH A SALVAGE… |
| 2012-04-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | ON 4/10/12 WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED AND IT FAILED WAS TOLD REAR SUB FRAME ROTTEN. CALLED AND TALKED TO HYUNDAI MOTOR A… |
| 2012-01-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE … |
| 2012-01-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED… |
| 2011-11-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED SEVERAL LARGE HOLES RUSTED THROUGH THE ENGINE CRADLE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS… |
| 2011-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG LIGHT BEING CONTINUOUSLY ON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TI… |
| 2011-10-12 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE … |
| 2011-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPRX 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD DE CELERATE. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS A… |
| 2011-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MA… |
| 2011-03-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE FRAME BUCKLED AND THE FRONT WHEEL… |
| 2011-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STAND STILL,( STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, ETC. ) THE CAR FREQUENTLY HESITATES BEFORE IT STARTS MOVI… |
| 2011-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH WHEN THE VE… |
| 2010-10-12 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NO LESS THAN 4 DRIVER'S SIDE VISORS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC AROUND… |
| 2010-10-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN, BENT THE HOOD AND SMASHED THE WINDSH… |
| 2010-10-07 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER… |
| 2010-06-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AN… |
| 2010-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER DRIVING ONLY 10MPH, MY ENGINE CRADLE DROPPED DOWN THERE FOR SMASHING THROUGH MY FRONT A… |
| 2010-04-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. LAST NIGHT MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING VERY… |
| 2010-04-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | RE- 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA I WAS ON WAY TO WORK GOING 93 NORTH TOWARDS BOSTON 1 EXIT AWAY FROM WORK WHEN I WENT OVER 3 S… |
| 2010-03-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 0 | NOTICED AN ISSUE IN JANUARY 2010: TOOK CAR TO A AUTO-REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR; NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT SERVICE. ON 03/22/… |
| 2009-12-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS MISALIGNED WITH … |
| 2009-11-04 | CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE LATCH SYSTEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT TO AT… |
| 2009-10-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TOWARDS THE RIGHT. UPON FURTHER IN… |