Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-07 | 09V317000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 82 | — | Details |
| 2003-03-17 | 03V097000 |
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 8,315 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 09V124000 NHTSA Action Number: EA08016 Recall calls for repair or replacement of front sub… |
| 2024-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced by an independent … |
| 2024-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic, the… |
| 2022-11-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while self-inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the … |
| 2021-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light came on and stays on. Pulled a code that pointed to the wiring in the passenger seat. Moved wiring around … |
| 2020-05-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPEN… |
| 2019-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICL… |
| 2019-04-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. WHEN RESET THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. |
| 2019-04-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BUT THEY HAVE NOT DEPLOYED & NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WIRING, ETC. WILL NOT PASS I… |
| 2018-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE EMIT… |
| 2017-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE… |
| 2017-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, MEANING THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. INCREDIBLY DANGEROU… |
| 2017-06-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 6-22-17 MY DAUGHTER WAS RETURN TO WORK IN HER 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA, AS SHE WAS LEAVING AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT TO WHERE … |
| 2017-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIR BAG IS ON AND DOESN'T GO AWAY. I HAD IT CHECK AND THERE IS NO CODE FOR IT SO THEY DON'T KNO… |
| 2016-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUBFRAME RUSTING SO MUCH THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WON'T LET ME TAKE IT OUT. |
| 2016-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA AFFECTED BY PROGRESSIVE, INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE RIGHT FRONT SUB-FRAME ON THE VEHICLE, AND RESUL… |
| 2016-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-06-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2016-04-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 4 | REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 21, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V171000 COMPONENT(S): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES SIMILAR I… |
| 2016-01-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALL IN WHICH THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING AND THE TOP EDGE B… |
| 2016-01-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE, FRONT BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT... WAS TOLD TECH WOULDN'T TOUCH EVAP CANISTER OR… |
| 2015-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS DURING BRAKING WITH A CLUNK. THE BRAKES ARE WEAK AT THAT POINT BUT RECOVER. I REPLACED THE BRAKE … |
| 2015-09-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE… |
| 2015-04-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 03 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS (V6). DRIVING 55MPH HIT POTHOLE AND LOST STEERING. PULLED OVER, REMOVED RF WHEEL TO DISCOVER CONT… |
| 2015-02-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS PROPERLY DEPLOYED IT ONLY FELL OUT OF THE SEAT ON THE PASSENGER… |
| 2014-12-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NO ACCIDENT, DEALER SAYS RECALL#09V124000 IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO ORIGINAL OWNER AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT,,,SOUNDS WRONG … |
| 2014-12-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TWO DAYS AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TRAVEL… |
| 2014-11-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN 2005, I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL VALVE… |
| 2014-11-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE … |
| 2014-11-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE SPILLED OUT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE… |
| 2014-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAIL… |
| 2014-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME COVERING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS… |
| 2014-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY NEIGHBORS INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON. ONE OF THEM RESEARCHED AND READ THAT IT MAY BE THE M48 STO… |
| 2014-07-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH. DRIVER SIDE IS FINE. RECALL # 089. *TR |
| 2014-07-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT WHEELS APP… |
| 2014-07-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VERY HEAVY RUST ON RIGHT SIDE ,THE SUB FRAME GAVE WAY AND RIPPED THE CV AXLE OUT OF ITS HOUSING. *TR |
| 2014-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | METAL BRAKE LINES TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *TT |
| 2014-02-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS HAVING GREAT DIFFICULTY GETTING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS, MD. THEY… |
| 2014-02-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HYUNDAI HAS A RECALL, #73999, EFFECTIVE 4/9/2004, FOR DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES WHERE THE COVERING PEELS/SPLINTERS OFF LEA… |
| 2013-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 2 | THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA WENT UNDER A RECALL IN JULY 2009 BECAUSE THE CHROME PLATING WAS SPL… |
| 2013-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR QUITS RUNNING WHEN I PUT FUEL IN IT, I HAVE TRIED CHANGING FUEL PUMP ,FILTER NOTHING WORKS WAS GOIN DOWN THE FREEW… |
| 2013-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED. THE… |
| 2013-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON |
| 2013-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | RETURN POWER STEERING LINE STARTED LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ALL FLUID DRAINED OUT.*TT |
| 2013-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR CHROME HANDLES EXHIBITED EXT… |
| 2013-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR OF THE… |
| 2013-03-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS, FOR THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. AFTER ONLY 1 GALL… |
| 2013-02-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CHROME ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF DRIVER SIDE EXHIBITED A CRACK AND SEPARATED. MY WIFE CUT HER FINGER ON THE CR… |
| 2012-12-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD… |
| 2012-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BELT GETS STUCK, JAMMED, DOUBLED OVER JAMMED, IN BELT GUIDE ATTACHED TO CAR (PILLAR) ABOVE SHOULDER. BELT CAN NOT RETRA… |