Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | To the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I am filing this formal safety complaint regarding a dangerous … |
| 2025-09-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving car stuttered check engine light and check hybrid system flashed. Check engine lights stayed on until get… |
| 2024-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving at a high rate of speed propulsion to the vehicle suddenly and without warning ceased, the electric and i… |
| 2024-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid, the car will begin to stall, a rapid number of audible beeps will… |
| 2024-01-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving the vehicle with 2 other occupants onboard on [XXX] towards US-101. The EPS warning light already came o… |
| 2023-12-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | About 3 weeks ago I had just left my house, battery fully charged and gas tank full. I was coming down a hill to a stop… |
| 2023-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle lost power in freeway. Complete power failure. Early crashed into. Vehicle coasted to off ramp and towed away. |
| 2023-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Occurrence: This has been a recurring issue for over a year (over a year, might be closer to two years now) for our PHE… |
| 2023-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle has stalled in traffic numerous times since I bought it in 2016 creating a traffic safety issue. Without wa… |
| 2023-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2017 Hyundai hybrid PHEV vehicle stuttered and failed to accelerate when the gas pedal was depressed and a warning l… |
| 2022-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On cold mornings, during the first start of the day, and while going downhill, the internal combustion engine comes on … |
| 2022-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on surface streets (10-15 MPH) about 5 minutes out from our house, the accelerator stopped working proper… |
| 2021-12-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Problem began Dec. 2021. Has occurred on 16 occasions since then. Warning light "Check Hybrid System; Turn off Engine"… |
| 2021-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 HYUNDAI Sonata Plug-In Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehic… |
| 2021-08-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On August 31st 2021, While driving my 2017 Hyundai Sonata PHEV on interstate 95 the check engine and hybrid system warn… |
| 2021-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine started knocking on the freeway and all the lights in the car went off. The engine failed and I barely made … |
| 2021-06-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The trunk will not open by any means, at times it can be opened, but the emergency release does not work. If anyone get… |
| 2021-03-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRUNK LATCH NOT LOCKING. OPENED TRUNK IN DRIVEWAY, TRIED TO CLOSE TRUNK AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK/CLOSE. |
| 2020-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA PLUGIN HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMA… |
| 2019-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI 2017 SONATA PLUGIN HYBRID ON THE HIGH WAY IN HEV MODE AND SUDDENLY I FELT SEVERE VIBRATION IN … |
| 2019-04-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SHARK FIN ANTENNA COVER CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR, AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT I… |
| 2019-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CLIMBING UP ON HILLY OR STEEPER GRADES THE VEH… |
| 2018-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE PLUGIN HYBRID MODEL. THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY CANNOT BE CHARGED SOMETIMES DUE TO OVERHEATING CONDITION. IF… |
| 2018-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR IN MY MID 40'S. I PURCHASED THE CAR (PLUG IN HYBRID) WITH ONLY 25 MILES ON… |
| 2018-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 14 MARCH 2018 10:30 AM, 70 MPH ON US 101 TO SAN FRANCISCO, HEV MODE, RAINY WEATHER, 4 PASSENGERS FOR A BUSINESS MEETING… |
| 2017-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG IN FEATURE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ON FRONT STICKER SHOULD HAVE ALSO SAID IT ONLY WORKS ABOV… |
| 2017-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA PLUG-IN HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE CRUISE CON… |
| 2017-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT SIDE COLLISION WARNING… |
| 2017-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 3/15/2017 AROUND 8AM, I STARTED MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE CAR SHOWED A WARNING "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" AND THE … |
| 2016-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST EXTENDED DRIVE OF NEW CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD I HAD "BAD FUEL" … |