https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Hyundai Kona. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:40:05 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#recall-26V452000-hyundai-hyundai-kona-2026 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Kona Electric and 2026 Kona vehicles. The seat belt buckle in the rear center seat may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177783 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I bought the car in November 2025. I was on a highway, going at a comfortable, 65 mph speed (a few weeks after purchasing this happened the first time ). Suddenly, the car stopped accelerating, of course I panicked, slowly pulled off to the shoulder, and shut the car off. Luckily, it was not rush hour . I restarted the car, and it was normal driving. I texted my salesperson and asked if he had he https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177366 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The car was burning through oil every 14 -21days. Car has been jerking and taking a while to accelerate. Went to machine to see what’s going he suggested I go to the dealership because there’s no leaks visible. But added more oil so I wouldn’t go without oil there was nothing available for me to come in right away and before my appointment my car started to speed up out of nowhere then completely https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177367 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The car was burning through oil every 14 -21days. Car has been jerking and taking a while to accelerate. Went to machine to see what’s going he suggested I go to the dealership because there’s no leaks visible. But added more oil so I wouldn’t go without oil there was nothing available for me to come in right away and before my appointment my car started to speed up out of nowhere then completely https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177341 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While the cruise is set, traveling on I44 with no other car in front of my Kona, the adaptive cruise control will start to flash and apply brakes immediately. The speed will drop instantly. Thankfully no other vehicle has been behind me, otherwise it would have caused a massive wreck. I have taken the Kona to the shop 5 to 6 times for this situation, but they will not do anything since they can n https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177342 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While the cruise is set, traveling on I44 with no other car in front of my Kona, the adaptive cruise control will start to flash and apply brakes immediately. The speed will drop instantly. Thankfully no other vehicle has been behind me, otherwise it would have caused a massive wreck. I have taken the Kona to the shop 5 to 6 times for this situation, but they will not do anything since they can n https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177343 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While the cruise is set, traveling on I44 with no other car in front of my Kona, the adaptive cruise control will start to flash and apply brakes immediately. The speed will drop instantly. Thankfully no other vehicle has been behind me, otherwise it would have caused a massive wreck. I have taken the Kona to the shop 5 to 6 times for this situation, but they will not do anything since they can n https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177065 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While stopped our 2019 Kona EV at a traffic light with my foot on the brake, the car spontaneously accelerated and crashed into the car also sitting at the light about eight feet in front of us. If there wasn't a car in front of us, we would have gone through a busy intersection at very high speed. The front end of the car was destroyed and both airbags deployed. The car was towed to a collisio https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177066 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While stopped our 2019 Kona EV at a traffic light with my foot on the brake, the car spontaneously accelerated and crashed into the car also sitting at the light about eight feet in front of us. If there wasn't a car in front of us, we would have gone through a busy intersection at very high speed. The front end of the car was destroyed and both airbags deployed. The car was towed to a collisio https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2177067 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT While stopped our 2019 Kona EV at a traffic light with my foot on the brake, the car spontaneously accelerated and crashed into the car also sitting at the light about eight feet in front of us. If there wasn't a car in front of us, we would have gone through a busy intersection at very high speed. The front end of the car was destroyed and both airbags deployed. The car was towed to a collisio https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2176672 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The cars engine vibrates when accelerating and hesitates. It is always dangerous to stall after hitting the gas. This issue causes many near accidents. It began to vibrate at less than 70k. It has 90k now. These engines have had issues and mine is no exception. They should recall this engine as it's dangerous. top of the line and poop. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2176673 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The cars engine vibrates when accelerating and hesitates. It is always dangerous to stall after hitting the gas. This issue causes many near accidents. It began to vibrate at less than 70k. It has 90k now. These engines have had issues and mine is no exception. They should recall this engine as it's dangerous. top of the line and poop. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2175956 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Screen in the car that shows the view of the backup camera. Unable to see when backing up. It is under warranty but the service center after mulitple attempts has not been able to fix it. Yes No, it just went out. Went out back in September of 2025. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2175527 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a burning odor coming from the vehicle, with the low engine oil warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while checking the dipstick, the contact became aware that the engine oil level was low. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2175332 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dear Hyundai Motor America Consumer Affairs, I am formally escalating a safety defect involving my 2023 Hyundai Kona, VIN [XXX] , purchased [XXX]. Since the purchase, the vehicle’s horn has repeatedly failed. I have brought the car in for service multiple times, and the issue is thoroughly documented in service records and email correspondence. Despite these efforts, the defect has not been perm https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2175333 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dear Hyundai Motor America Consumer Affairs, I am formally escalating a safety defect involving my 2023 Hyundai Kona, VIN [XXX] , purchased [XXX]. Since the purchase, the vehicle’s horn has repeatedly failed. I have brought the car in for service multiple times, and the issue is thoroughly documented in service records and email correspondence. Despite these efforts, the defect has not been perm https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2174872 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Car idles down and dies while driving, unable to restart, no codes showing https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2175192 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle started to stall at low RPMs. While idling at red lights, engine would stall and go into limp mode. All safety features, such as forward collision would stop working. Car would need to be turned off and restarted for a temporary fix. No engine lights would come on. Car inspected by dealership and cannot figure out what the cause is. VIN comes up saying that my car is not part of the recall https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2174647 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Known problem of oil consumption . 1 week used 3 quarts . Wife driving down road oil light. Engine light seconds later engine seized at 55mph.lucky to drift off road. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2174307 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine was shutting down while on the way to work, with a knocking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V301000 (ENGINE); however, the dealer refused to perform the recall repair, because there were o https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#recall-26V069000-hyundai-hyundai-kona-2026 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 Kona vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the front steering knuckles may crack and break, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2173369 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Attempted to sound horn when driver ahead of me crossed lanes at roundabout. Horn did not work. No warning messages appear on dashboard indicating an issue. Inspected the horn fuse in engine compartment and found it to be functional. Vehicle has not yet been taken for repair. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172769 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated, with a knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the vehicle shutoff while idling. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Later, while idling at a stoplight, the vehicle sta https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172863 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT many times a year, without warning, vehicle dash lights turn off and light up like a christmas tree, followed by fca warning sound and lights going off, and a loud mechanical thud. Lose engine throttle going highway speeds. This can occur at nearly any speed without warning. Car must be powered off and back on to get normalcy. This puts me, everyone in the car and everyone on the highway at risk https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172864 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT many times a year, without warning, vehicle dash lights turn off and light up like a christmas tree, followed by fca warning sound and lights going off, and a loud mechanical thud. Lose engine throttle going highway speeds. This can occur at nearly any speed without warning. Car must be powered off and back on to get normalcy. This puts me, everyone in the car and everyone on the highway at risk https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172865 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT many times a year, without warning, vehicle dash lights turn off and light up like a christmas tree, followed by fca warning sound and lights going off, and a loud mechanical thud. Lose engine throttle going highway speeds. This can occur at nearly any speed without warning. Car must be powered off and back on to get normalcy. This puts me, everyone in the car and everyone on the highway at risk https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172987 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rear latch unlocks while vehicle is running or not running up to 30 times at once. Rear latch unlocks without key being in vehicle. This has been reported to Hyundai Motor America since August 2025. The front collision warning goes off at random times, left side departure goes off at random times. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172988 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rear latch unlocks while vehicle is running or not running up to 30 times at once. Rear latch unlocks without key being in vehicle. This has been reported to Hyundai Motor America since August 2025. The front collision warning goes off at random times, left side departure goes off at random times. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2172989 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rear latch unlocks while vehicle is running or not running up to 30 times at once. Rear latch unlocks without key being in vehicle. This has been reported to Hyundai Motor America since August 2025. The front collision warning goes off at random times, left side departure goes off at random times. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-kona#complaint-2171695 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Over the last 2 1/2 months the car has shut off approximately 5 times while driving, without warning. Most instances have been while pulling into a parking lot, but one time (so far) it shut off while trying to back into my driveway. I'm fearful it will happen while on the freeway. I took it to the dealer, but there wasn't a fault code so they refused to look at it unless I left the car with the