Owners have filed 68 complaints
about the 1998 Hyundai Sonata with NHTSA between 1998 and 2010.
The largest single group is the fuel & propulsion.
Across this model's run it ranks 29 of 32 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 5
Against the median year of the Hyundai Sonata. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 38
7.4% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — 7
4% of failures with a mileage on record happened under
36,000 miles, against a national rate of
29%.
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a
system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and
knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
Automatic Transmission
1127.5%
Power Window Devices AND Controls
717.5%
Tank Assembly
717.5%
Latch
615.0%
Frontal
37.5%
Fuel Pump
25.0%
Engine
25.0%
Door
25.0%
When it fails
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all
complaints include one.
Under 1,000 miles
14.3%
25,000 – 49,999 miles
730.4%
50,000 – 74,999 miles
313.0%
75,000 – 99,999 miles
521.7%
100,000 – 149,999 miles
521.7%
150,000+ miles
28.7%
NHTSA crash tests
The agency crash-tested this model year itself. These are its own
photographs and star ratings.
These stars come from the pre-2011 crash test programme. NHTSA
rebuilt the programme for the 2011 model year and states that
ratings either side of that change are not comparable — so do
not read these against a 2011-or-newer car's stars.
Configuration
Overall
Front
Side
Rollover
1998 Hyundai Sonata 4-DR.
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When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Oct 1998peak 4Jul 2010
Recalls on the 1998 Hyundai Sonata
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
United States — NHTSA
00V314001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ACCENT GT MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DOHC ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 19, 1996 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997; 1998 ACCENT MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 6, 1997 THROUGH JUNE 25, 1998; 1997 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 1996 THROUGH JULY 9, 1997 AND 1998 SONATA VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM JULY 9, 1997 THROUGH APRIL 24, 1998. THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS MAY APPLY EXCESSIVE VACUUM TO THE FUEL TANKS DURING THE CANISTER PURGE CYCLE. MINOR FUEL TANK DISTORTION COULD RESULT. A SMALL CRACK COULD DEVELOP ON THE UPPER FUEL TANK SURFACE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD THEN ILLUMINATE AND, IN SOME CASES, THE VEHICLE DRIVER COULD NOTICE A GASOLINE ODOR.
Risk: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 20010811,807 units in Canada
Fuel System
On certain vehicles, the evaporative emission control systems may apply excessive vacuum to the fuel tank during the canister purge cycle if the two-way valve filter assembly becomes contaminated with dirt. Minor fuel tank distortion could result and a small crack could develop on the upper fuel tank surface. The driver may notice a gasoline odour. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire. Correction: Dealers will pressure check the vehicle's fuel tank to determine if it has cracked. If it is cracked, a new fuel tank will be installed. Dealers will also replace the canister two-way filter valve assembly with a new canister air intake system that will re repositioned to prevent it from becoming contaminated.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Madison, WICrash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 15 MPH, DRIVER IN FRONT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS REALLY FOGGY OUTSIDE, AND CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FELT THAT AIRBAGS SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. DLR SAID AN AIRBAG SPECIALIST WOULD LOOK AT IT. BUT SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE CAR BEFORE SPECIALIST CAME.
NHTSA complaint #856050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
South Windsor, CTCrash2 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 5 MPH MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #843867 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Hills, TXCrash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE HAD NO FRONTAL IMPACT AND NO ACCIDENT, BUT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTEDLY, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND GOING INTO A DITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #835817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newark, NJ1 injured
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG RESULTED IN THE DRIVER TO FEELING SICK AND DIZZY FROM THE SUBSTANCE WHICH CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #544062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 281,884 milesHouston, TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI IN 2004. MY 1998 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR PART OF DOORS ARE STUCK. I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR REPAIRED THE SAME YEAR. IT STUCK AGAIN IN 2006 AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY TO THIS DAY. MY PROBLEM NOW IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NOW STUCK AS OF JULY 10 2010. I CANNOT AFFORD REPAIRS AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010 AND HOPEFULLY I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIRS TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. I MUST CLIMB OVER THE SEAT TO THE BACK AND GO OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE LATCH (THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK) AND I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THEM AT ONE POINT. THEY ARE $25.00 AT THE JAY MARK HYUNDAI. THEY ARE LISTED BELOW: DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN. I WENT DOWN AND NEVER CAME UP AGAIN. I COULD NOT AFFORD REPAIRS THEN AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO PUSH IT UP AND PUT A SCREW SO THAT IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN AGAIN. THE LATCH HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE THIRD TIME I WAS NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER LATCH. THE DOOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN COMPLETELY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IT IS ALSO STUCK AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT WOULD NO OPEN AGAIN. THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND STAY UP. IT WILL COME DOWN INCH BY INCH UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT AND NOW I CANNOT GET IT TO GO UP AGAIN. THE LATCH IS ALSO BROKEN ON THAT DOOR AS WELL AND I HAD THAT LATCH REPLACED BUT ONLY ONCE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE.THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS IN DISREPAIR AGAIN BECAUSE THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN THEY ARE OUT AGAIN OR IT WILL SHORT OUT THE BULBS AND AT NIGHT I MUST SLIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THE TAIL LIGHTS AND AVOID A TICKET. BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THEY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE SYSTEM IS NEVER READY. THE BATTERY WILL SHORT FROM TIME TO TIME AND I MUST REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10343844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 281,884 milesHouston, TX
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI IN 2004. MY 1998 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR PART OF DOORS ARE STUCK. I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR REPAIRED THE SAME YEAR. IT STUCK AGAIN IN 2006 AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY TO THIS DAY. MY PROBLEM NOW IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NOW STUCK AS OF JULY 10 2010. I CANNOT AFFORD REPAIRS AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE THE CAR JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010 AND HOPEFULLY I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIRS TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. I MUST CLIMB OVER THE SEAT TO THE BACK AND GO OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE LATCH (THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK) AND I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THEM AT ONE POINT. THEY ARE $25.00 AT THE JAY MARK HYUNDAI. THEY ARE LISTED BELOW: DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN. I WENT DOWN AND NEVER CAME UP AGAIN. I COULD NOT AFFORD REPAIRS THEN AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO PUSH IT UP AND PUT A SCREW SO THAT IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN AGAIN. THE LATCH HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE THIRD TIME I WAS NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER LATCH. THE DOOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN COMPLETELY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IT IS ALSO STUCK AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT WOULD NO OPEN AGAIN. THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND STAY UP. IT WILL COME DOWN INCH BY INCH UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT AND NOW I CANNOT GET IT TO GO UP AGAIN. THE LATCH IS ALSO BROKEN ON THAT DOOR AS WELL AND I HAD THAT LATCH REPLACED BUT ONLY ONCE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE.THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS IN DISREPAIR AGAIN BECAUSE THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN THEY ARE OUT AGAIN OR IT WILL SHORT OUT THE BULBS AND AT NIGHT I MUST SLIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THE TAIL LIGHTS AND AVOID A TICKET. BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THEY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE SYSTEM IS NEVER READY. THE BATTERY WILL SHORT FROM TIME TO TIME AND I MUST REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10343844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesSAN Antonio, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CRACK IN GAS TANK DISCOVERED AFTER SEVERAL REMOVALS OF TANK TO REPLACE HOSES, THEN CLAMPS. REPLACED 1998 TANK WITH USED TANK FROM 1996 MODEL. WITHIN 3 MONTH REPLACEMENT TANK WAS LEAKING FROM CRACK IN SAME AREA AS BEFORE. DISCOVERED RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO SERVICE PERFORMED IN 2006 WHERE THEY (SUPPOSEDLY) ADDED CHECK VALVE TO PREVENT GAS TANK CRACKS FROM DEVELOPING. APPEALS TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HYUNDAI OFFICES WERE ALSO REJECTED. DEALER SENT ME AWAY WITH SERIOUSLY LEAKING / DANGEROUS TANK.
NHTSA complaint #10211434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 117,000 milesPhoenix, AZ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. RECALL # 00V314001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) WAS FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE GAS TANK AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.
NHTSA complaint #10193270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 99,000 milesKearns, UT
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WE PURCHASED A USED 1998 SONATA GL FOR MY DAUGHTER IN MAY 2006. IN ABOUT JULY 2006 SHE NOTICED THAT SHE SEEMED TO BE USING MORE FUEL THAN USUAL. ALSO THAT HER AND HER FRIENDS NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. CHECKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I NOTICE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS WET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR TIRE AND SMELLED OF GASOLINE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC UPON REMOVING THE TANK NOTED THAT ON THE TOP LEFT OF THE TANK (IF YOU WERE FACING THE REAR OF THE CAR) HAD BEEN PATCHED PREVIOUSLY WITH SOME KIND OF EPOXY. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS REPAIR WAS DONE. HE ATTEMPTED AGAIN TO REPAIR IT WITH EPOXY, THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN REPLACED THE TANK WITH A USED FUEL TANK FROM ANOTHER HYUNDAI. THIS WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN WELDED THE SPOT ON THE TANK. THIS WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE TANK STARTED LEAKING AGAIN FROM THE SAME AREA. WE CHECKED WITH A DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AND HAD A FUEL LINED OR HOSE REPLACE ON OR ABOUT MARCH 29, 2001. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V314001 A NOTE: THIS WAS SIX YEARS AGO IN 2000-2001. THIS CRACKING AND LEAKING OF FUEL IS STILL AN UNRESOLVED ISSUE AS NOTED IN THE NOTE: WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? WHAT IS THE UPDATE? IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM OF THIS FUEL TANK AND HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF IT. THEY HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO RESEARCH AND COME UP WITH A SAFE RESOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS CRACKING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS PORTION OF THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESOLVED AND MUST BE SOON. THE FOLLOWING IS THE NOTE FROM CAMPAIGN 00314001: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V314001 MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: HYUNDAI / SONATA 1997-1998 **NOTE: THE 1997-1998 SONATA FUEL TANKS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED CRACKING. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, THE CAUSE FOR THE CRACKING HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. THIS PORTION OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN AFTER HYUNDAI HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDURE.
NHTSA complaint #10174592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesStaten Island, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THAT THE THE OBD TO THE SYSTEM IS NOT COMMUNICATING. DUE TO THIS THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM IS NOT READY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT CONFORMING TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10160914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 42,000 milesDetroit, MI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING OUT OF MY PARKING LOT, TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT FELL OFF OF MY VEHICLE. ONE LOOKED LIKE A BELT AND THE OTHER A SMALL DRUM. MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE LOT.
NHTSA complaint #10152507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Covington, KY
SEATS
CONSUMER LETTER REQUESTING ALL INFORMATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE 1998 SONATA OR THE Y3 SEAT. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10152993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 milesCorpus Christi, TX
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. CALLER HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO GET THE DOOR OPENED. FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE HANDLE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT, AND NOW THE HANDLE HAD 4 CRACKS. IT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE LATCH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURERR HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. ALSO CALLER HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE WINDOW ROLLWERS.
NHTSA complaint #10130555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 milesCorpus Christi, TX
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. CALLER HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO GET THE DOOR OPENED. FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE HANDLE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT, AND NOW THE HANDLE HAD 4 CRACKS. IT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE LATCH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURERR HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. ALSO CALLER HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE WINDOW ROLLWERS.
NHTSA complaint #10130555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lexington Park, MD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HYUNDAI SONATA 4 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPEATEDLY WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS LIKE FREEWAY MERGE. ONLY WAY TO ENGAGE DRIVE AGAIN WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION HAD TO FIND WAY OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GET INTO GEAR. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AND STATED ALL WERE LIKE THIS. COULD HAVE KILLED ME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE EVEN WHEN REPORTED UNDER THE FULL WARRANTY. UNPREDICTABLE. INCIDENT COUND APPROXIMATE. DATE APPROXIMATE
NHTSA complaint #10127878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,500 milesMiami, FL
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
MY 1998 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO MAINTAIN. TWICE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SPRING HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WAS A FORTUNATE STOP IN THE CAR SHOP TO CHECK SOMETHING ELSE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE MECHANIC THAT THE CAR "CLUNKED" IN THE FRONT END GOING OVER A BUMP. THIS DESPITE REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS, STRUTS AND ONE TIE ROD. IT SEEMS THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE MUST HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED AT THE SAME TIME THAT TWO OUT OF FOUR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE SAGGING. I'LL BE REPLACING THOSE AS WELL AND HOPING THAT THE CAR DOESN'T CAUSE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE. I BELIEVE IN MAINTAINING MY CARS, BUT THIS CAR SEEMS TO HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN MOST I HAVE OWNED. THE CAR HAS ALSO OVERHEATED TWICE, ONCE DUE TO A BURST HOSE AND THE SECOND TIME DUE TO A LEAK IN ONE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSORS IN THE BLOCK. FOR THE LATTER INCIDENT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING (GRADUALLY INCREASING OPERATING TEMP OVER TIME). IT ALSO HAS THE HARD DOWN SHIFT FROM 3-2 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT OTHERS HAVE NOTICED. I WON'T BE PURCHASING A HYUNDAI AGAIN AS I FEEL THAT THIS IS WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10123919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 82,000 milesNEW Windsor, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CALLER STATED: BROUGHT CAR IN FOR INSPECTION. WHEN THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP THE MONITOR STATUS WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER RED NOT READY ON EVERYTHING. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN DROP DOWN TO 15 MPH FOR 5 MINUTES, AND THEN REPEAT, FOLLOWED BY A REST PERIOD OF 5 HOURS. ALL TO GET THE COMPUTER TO GIVE OUT THE CORRECT READING.
NHTSA complaint #10119715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PA
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, IT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AND REPLACING THE FUSE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10118273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PA
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, IT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AND REPLACING THE FUSE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10118273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, IT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AND REPLACING THE FUSE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10118273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesGreenwood Lake, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT #10102430, PASENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE/OUTSIDE, AFTER REMOVING INSIDE DOOR PANEL FISHED OUT A BROKEN SPRING RUSTED THROUGH, WAS ABLE TO REPAIR WITH $.50 SPRING FROM LOCAL HARDWARE STORE, CHECKED DRIVERS SIDE AND FOUND SAME SPRING ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH, IF HYUNDAI USED STAINLESS SPRING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEM, FELL SORRY FOR THAT PERSON TRYING TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP AT A EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE WHEN DOOR WON,T OPEN, TRANSMISSION ALSO GOES OUT OF GEAR WHEN AFTER SLOWING FOR EZ PASS THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10104805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesGreenwood Lake, NY
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT #10102430, PASENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE/OUTSIDE, AFTER REMOVING INSIDE DOOR PANEL FISHED OUT A BROKEN SPRING RUSTED THROUGH, WAS ABLE TO REPAIR WITH $.50 SPRING FROM LOCAL HARDWARE STORE, CHECKED DRIVERS SIDE AND FOUND SAME SPRING ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH, IF HYUNDAI USED STAINLESS SPRING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEM, FELL SORRY FOR THAT PERSON TRYING TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP AT A EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE WHEN DOOR WON,T OPEN, TRANSMISSION ALSO GOES OUT OF GEAR WHEN AFTER SLOWING FOR EZ PASS THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10104805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesGreenwood Lake, NY
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AFTER CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR IT WILL NOT REOPEN, INSIDE DOOR HANDLE APPEARS NOT TO ENGAGE LINKAGE, PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN A EMERGENCY, OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NTSB.
NHTSA complaint #10102430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Thomaston, ME
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER WINDOW AND DRIVER'S DOOR INOPERABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10100266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Thomaston, ME
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER WINDOW AND DRIVER'S DOOR INOPERABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10100266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesMontclair, NJ
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO MY HYUNDAI SONATA 98 SINCE I GOT THE CAR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2003. I'VE HAD TO PAY OVER $700.00 IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COSTS, AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE WARRANTED (BOB CIASULLI HYUNDAI). IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER WORKING WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE "DEALER SERVICE STATION". LATER I FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MOST HYUNDAI 98 SONATA MODELS FOR THE PLASTIC DOOR LATCH. I AM UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A SAFETY HAZARD. AND EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED AND TIRED OF DEALING WITH BOB CIASULLI'S DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #10068053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90 milesBlue Springs, MO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED EGR LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND THE EGR SWITCH.
NHTSA complaint #10061246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 milesAurora, CO
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK CRACKED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10055594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 39,000 milesKaty, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH 39,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10045382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.