1999 HYUNDAI SONATA

187 complaints filed with NHTSA.

187
Complaints
25
Crashes
4
Fires
34
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS26
AIR BAGS18
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10
SUSPENSION10
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE7
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
STRUCTURE5
STEERING5
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
TIRES4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4

Recent Complaints

20140107CrashAIR BAGS

L WAS STOPPED ON TRAFFIC ON HIGH WAY ,AND SOME ONE, HIT ME ON THE BACK ,THE GUY WAS SO FAST PROBLEM MORE THAN 75 MPH ,THAN MY CAR FLOAT 20 FOOT ,AND HIT THE CAR ON MY FRONT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR OPEN , SO THE QUESTION IS HYUNDAI SONATA 1999 USUALLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM , ???? *TR

Mileage: 123,000

20100819CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS EXCESSIVELY LOUD AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH, THE MOTOR WOULD JUMP ABNORMALLY AND THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME HARD. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LOOSE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DE

Mileage: 125,633

20100819CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS EXCESSIVELY LOUD AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH, THE MOTOR WOULD JUMP ABNORMALLY AND THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME HARD. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LOOSE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DE

Mileage: 125,633

20090225STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR COLLAPSED DUE TO RUSTED SUB FRAME WHICH BROKE THE AXLE AND CONTROL ARM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS KILLED, BUT THIS WAS AN ALARMING INCIDENT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE WITH ANY CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

20070226AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. *JB

Mileage: 143,208

20050804CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO DEALER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. EACH TIME IT WENT TO THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. ON JULY 25, 2005 CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NO

20050727FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1999 HYUNDIA SONATA. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING. THEY FLUSHED RADIATOR, CLEANED THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, AND REPLACED THE COOLANT. ALSO, PUT A NEW DRAINING PLUG IN THE RADIATOR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE COOLING FAN. THIRTEEN DAYS LATER ON 6-28-05 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS NO EXPERT IT WAS THE B

Mileage: 127,647

20050706CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT: CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO THE AIRBAGS OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 200,000

20041201CrashTIRES

VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT RESULTING IN A SEVEN CAR ACCIDENT.*MR THE VEHICLE TIRE ONLY HAD 11263 MILES ON THEM AND THE TREAD WEAR WAS LF AND RF 55%, LR AND RR WAS 45%. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *NM THIS IS A CC TO NHTSA

Mileage: 50,367

20030423FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS HOME. *NLM

20030204CrashAIR BAGS

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A SOLID BARRIER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED RECALL 02V105000 RELATED TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ROUTING. THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE A/C AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE

Mileage: 49,961

20030204CrashVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A SOLID BARRIER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED RECALL 02V105000 RELATED TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ROUTING. THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE A/C AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE

Mileage: 49,961

20030204CrashVISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A SOLID BARRIER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED RECALL 02V105000 RELATED TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ROUTING. THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE A/C AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE

Mileage: 49,961

20030204CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A SOLID BARRIER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED RECALL 02V105000 RELATED TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ROUTING. THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE A/C AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE

Mileage: 49,961

20030204CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A SOLID BARRIER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO PERFORMED RECALL 02V105000 RELATED TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ROUTING. THE REAR DEFOGGER BUTTON FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE A/C AND DEFOGGER WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE

Mileage: 49,961

20010611CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A 50MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK

20001226CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

20001226CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

20001226CrashVISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

20001226CrashSTRUCTURE

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC