Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-21 | 09V280000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3,011 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air Bag light stays on and cannot pass stare inspection without repair. NHSTA site has 54 reports of this issue and dea… |
| 2023-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I took my car to the mechanic for a “once over” before driving from New Jersey to North Carolina. This car has only 41… |
| 2023-08-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My car's engine cradle, cross member or subframe is rusted out and the OEM replacement for my VIN number won't fit it c… |
| 2023-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Severely rusted out and corroded front subframe, only noticed it on accident very recently, and my car is the last year… |
| 2023-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Clunking sound when turning corners, took to mechanic, sub frame rotted through. Unsafe to drive. |
| 2021-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle r… |
| 2021-10-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My mechanic just took a picture of the subframe of the car which is almost completely rusted through. He said that this… |
| 2021-10-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Upon inspecting the undercarriage of my vehicle found the right side of Front Subframe Cradle Suspension rotted almost … |
| 2021-08-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while having a state inspection performed, the inspector inf… |
| 2021-06-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I had taken my 2005 Hundai Sonata to my local mechanic for a tire alignment, and it is then when I was told that the fr… |
| 2020-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT SUBFRAME HAVE HOLES FROM RUST WHICH HAS STARTED TO CAUSE NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES SUCH HAS BALL JO… |
| 2020-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. THIS IS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, OR MOVING. WHEN YOU TURN … |
| 2020-01-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA FRONT SUB-FRAME FAILURE. THE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WHILE DRIVING IT BROKE. THIS COULD HA… |
| 2019-12-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTAC… |
| 2019-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RUST HOLES THROUGH ENGINE CRADLE OR SUB FRAME. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 39,900 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. WHILE GETT… |
| 2019-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING MY OIL ON THE WEEKEND, I NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION FAILURES WITH THE FRONT SUBFRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF … |
| 2019-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED, WHIC… |
| 2019-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 IS VERY UNSAFE! THE WHOLE FRAME OF THE CAR IS ROTTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH M… |
| 2019-07-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT SUBFRAME SEVERE RUST THROUGHOUT THE FRAME |
| 2019-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE AT HIS HOME, HE N… |
| 2019-03-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRONT SUBFRRAME IS RUST AND CORROSION VERY BAD |
| 2018-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | RUST UNDERNEATH ENGINE PART OF BODY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE I THINK THIS METAL SUPPORT BREAK ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN |
| 2018-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I THOUGHT I NEEDED A NEW INNER TIE ROD ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN I WENT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANI… |
| 2018-09-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. AFTER EXITING … |
| 2018-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EVER TIME I PRESS THE BRAKES HARD THE ENGINE TURNS OF COMPLETELY |
| 2018-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS TRYING TO GET AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL REPAIRMAN, WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK, HE FOUND THE SUBFRAME SEVERE… |
| 2018-06-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, T… |
| 2018-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR JUNE 4, 2018. TOLD BY MECHANIC FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. |
| 2018-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN A… |
| 2018-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE MORE I LOOK AROUND I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE … |
| 2018-04-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CRADLE AND BOTH REAR UPPER STRUT MOUNTS ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND PRESEN… |
| 2018-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO CHANGE OIL ON 1/9/2018 AND HE DISCOVERED A BIG HOLE (BIGGER THAN THE FIST-SIZE) ON THE … |
| 2017-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATOR MY CAR HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. |
| 2017-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNI… |
| 2017-08-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPPEDS OR SWITCHING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE BRAKE WARNIN… |
| 2017-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A SQUEALING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRON… |
| 2017-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. MECHANIC ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MI… |
| 2017-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE VE… |
| 2017-05-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT CRADLE RUST OUT UNSAFE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE 2004S WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE 2005S. |
| 2017-03-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHOLE FRONT END SMASHED IN… |
| 2017-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DIRECT REPLY - LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN INQUIRY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HYUNDAI RECALL. *SMD 2005 HYUNDAI… |
| 2017-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMPLAINT INVOLVES PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN TO AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT PLACES TO ATTEMPT GET TH… |
| 2017-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE SUB FRAME IN THE FRONT RUSTED OUT JUST LIKE THE SALT BELT 1999-2004 THE CAR HAS ONLY TWO SPOTS OF RUST AT THE BACK … |
| 2017-01-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR PORTMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR… |
| 2016-11-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG DASH LIGHT IS ON FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. IT USED TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY STAYED ON. MECHANICS AN… |
| 2016-11-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BROUGHT TO GET OIL CHANGED, MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ENGINE CARRIER WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. IT IS ALMOST RUSTED THRU 2004 HA… |
| 2016-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 AND THE MECHANIC FROM HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THE SUBFRAME CORROSION ISSUE. THE SYM… |
| 2016-09-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, AS … |
| 2016-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA AND REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AS OF TODAY AND THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO STAL… |