at 72,000 miles
Tuscaloosa, AL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE
NHTSA complaint #10072449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1997 Hyundai Sonata transmission problems
11 of the 74 complaints about the 1997 Hyundai Sonata are about the transmission — 15% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 72,000 miles.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
7
63.6%
Manual Transmission
1
9.1%
Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
1
9.1%
Constant Velocity Joint
1
9.1%
Driveline
1
9.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Hyundai Sonata year
1995
16
1.6%
1997
11
1.1%
1998
12
1.2%
1999
14
1.4%
2000
19
1.9%
2001
19
1.9%
2002
12
1.2%
2003
10
1.0%
2004
10
1.0%
2006
22
2.2%
2008
14
1.4%
2009
41
4.0%
2010
22
2.2%
2011
175
17.2%
2012
97
9.6%
2013
95
9.4%
2014
54
5.3%
2015
133
13.1%
2016
59
5.8%
2017
55
5.4%
2018
40
3.9%
2020
23
2.3%
2021
22
2.2%
2022
24
2.4%
2023
16
1.6%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Honolulu, HI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHEN APPLING GEAR IN REVERSE THERE IS A HARD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FAULTY O2 SENSOR. FAULTY BATTERY CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRANK SLOW. DRIVER DOOR WINDOW MOVES SLOW, DEALER LUBRICATED GLASS CHANNEL. OUTER CV BOOT REPLACED, IT WAS CRACKED. SOLENOID VALVE FAULTY CAUSING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #895469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Honolulu, HI
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHEN APPLING GEAR IN REVERSE THERE IS A HARD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FAULTY O2 SENSOR. FAULTY BATTERY CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRANK SLOW. DRIVER DOOR WINDOW MOVES SLOW, DEALER LUBRICATED GLASS CHANNEL. OUTER CV BOOT REPLACED, IT WAS CRACKED. SOLENOID VALVE FAULTY CAUSING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #895469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Upper Marlboro, MD
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #560574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Guple, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ACCELLERATION ON HIGHWAY. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 40 MPH OR MORE IT APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING IN NEUTRAL, AND CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL FREE TOPROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #866457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harrisburg, PA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL OT GO INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, TRANSMISSION NEES REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #864730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Calumet CI, IL
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL SEALS FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #543924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Calumet CI, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #543924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Randolph, MA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #531535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Randolph, MA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #529603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbus, OH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, ALSO SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL IF SLIGHTLY BUMPED.
NHTSA complaint #507503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.