Hyundai SONATA fuel problems
429 complaint narratives mention fuel 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.
Fuel system concerns evidence
429 of 15,930 complaints match this topic (2.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 8003219 · 2002-01-30 (January 30, 2002)
AFTER FILLING VEHICLE'S TANK SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. A DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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Owner report 10011137 · 2003-03-07 (March 7, 2003)
THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKED GASOLINE. *JB
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Owner report 10013894 · 2003-04-03 (April 3, 2003)
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN AGAINST DIFEO HYUNDAI, HUDSON MALL, RT. 440, JERSEY CITY, NJ. I HAD THE FOLLOWING RECALLS DONE ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA 97 (VIN [XXX]) FROM DIFEO IN JANUARY, 03: NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 97V026000. NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 00V314001 DIFEO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AS A PART OF THE RECALL. SOON AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WAS STUCK ON THE UPPER END. SPOKE TO DIFEO SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON 2/14/03 AND TOOK AN APPTMENT FOR 2/18/03 MORNING. CONFIRMED THE APPTMENT BEFORE…
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Owner report 10021781 · 2003-05-28 (May 28, 2003)
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 NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR. THIS RECALL FAILED . *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021781 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10052242 · 2004-01-02 (January 2, 2004)
AFTER MAKING SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK RECALL 00V314001 PERFORMED THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 56,529 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052242 at NHTSA ↗