Hyundai SONATA engine problems
1,353 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
15,930 owner complaints analyzed
66 distinct recall campaigns
71,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1989 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 9,870 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
1,353 of 15,930 complaints match this topic (8.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 743502 · 2001-04-04 (April 4, 2001)
ENGINE STALLS IN MORNING WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION SLIPS,POOR GAS MILAGE. *AK
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Owner report 982321 · 1996-04-04 (April 4, 1996)
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR STALLED, CONSUMER GOT OUT CAR TO MAKE PHONE CALL AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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Owner report 10098507 · 2004-11-09 (November 9, 2004)
SPEED CONTROL ISSUE: THE VEHICLE IDLE IS ROUGH & IRREGULAR, STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, $$$..EXPENSIVE REPAIRS-SAME PROBLEMS. THE STALLINGS ACCOUNTS FOR SEVERAL NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS. FINALLY,ON NOV.8,2004. I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR,THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 40 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOME PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL & BRAKES APPLIED TO STOP THIS OUT-OF -CONTROL VEHICLE. A NON-EXPERIENCE DRIVER WOULD OF CRASHED, INJURING SELF,OTHER(S) & PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSH…
Owner-reported narrative. 107,263 miles reported. Look up ODI 10098507 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 480018 · 1995-01-30 (January 30, 1995)
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD
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Owner report 719217 · 2000-02-24 (February 24, 2000)
THE RPMS GO HAYWIRE STARTING AT ANY SPEED AND EVEN STALLS WHEN CAR IS AT A STOP OR GOING AT A LOW SPEED. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALOT OF WORK DONE TO IT TO FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM BUT NEVER CORRECTED AND NONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID THEY WERE FIXED THE ONGOING PROBLEM. WE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIIONS, 2 DISTRUBTER CAPS PLUS A NEW DISTRUBITOR AND REPLACED NEW COMPUTER BOARDS PUT IN AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THIS ONGOING PROBLEM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 719217 at NHTSA ↗