2002 HYUNDAI SONATA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY" A VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE ROLLS OVER AND THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCC

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SATELLITE SENSORS MAY BE TOO SENSITIVE TO SOME LATERAL ACCELERATIONS THAT ARE NOT CAUSED BY SIDE IMPACTS TO THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS FORCEFULLY SLAMMING A DOOR CLOSED.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 91,350 MY 2002-2003 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES. REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATE. IF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE HAS VERY THIN CHROME PLATING, THAT PORTION OF THE PLATING MAY WEAR AWAY MORE EASILY THAN MORE THICKLY PLATED AREAS AS THE DOO

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS), IF THE T125/70D-15 COMPACT SPARE TIRE IS INSTALLED ON A FRONT WHEEL POSITION, THE TCS MAY INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE BEGINNING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH.

SUSPENSION

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 188,282 MY 2001-2004 SONATA AND MY 2001-2004 XG300 AND XG350 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, O

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 82 MODEL YEAR 2002-2003 SONATA VEHICLES. REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATING. IF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE HAS VERY THIN CHROME PLATING THAT PORTION OF THE PLATING MAY WEAR AWAY MORE EASILY THAN MORE THICKLY PLATED AREAS AS THE DOOR HA

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2020 AFTER SHOPPING IN FOOD STORE, STARTING THE CAT AND COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND DRIVING THE CAR FORWARD, I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. STOP & OPEN THE FRONT HOOD AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING AND STARTED TO BURN. SOMEBODY HELPED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOOD AND MY DAILY DRIVER BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

Mileage: 77,000

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2020 AFTER SHOPPING IN FOOD STORE, STARTING THE CAT AND COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND DRIVING THE CAR FORWARD, I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. STOP & OPEN THE FRONT HOOD AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING AND STARTED TO BURN. SOMEBODY HELPED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOOD AND MY DAILY DRIVER BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

Mileage: 77,000

MY ROOMMATE GOT INTO A T BONE TYPE ACCIDENT SHE WAS GOING AT LEAST 25MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT IT HIT HARD ENOUGH TO RIP THE CORE SUPPORT OFF, WE HAVE PICTURES. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE AMBULANCE BUT SHE'S WILL PROBABLY GO TO THE ER LATER

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT AXLE, STRUT, FRONT FENDER, AND FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LOWER BACK, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 33 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FAILED TO SUPPORT THE CONTROL ARM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 33 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND FAILED TO SUPPORT THE CONTROL ARM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME

Mileage: 105,000

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELED AWAY AND CUT PASSENGER'S HANDS. IN 2009 THE HANDLES WERE "REPAIRED" BY A HYUNDAI DEALER, BUT BY 2013 THE CHROME PLATING WAS AGAIN BEGINNING TO PEEL AWAY AND CUT PASSENGER HANDS. HYUNDAI AMERICA AND THE DEALER BOTH CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, AND THERE IS ONLY A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPROPER TO CLAIM AN ISSUE SUBJECT TO A RECALL WOULD BE "FIXED" BY CREATING THE SAME HAZARD WITH THE SAME PARTS. THIS ISSUE IS REFERRED TO

Mileage: 60,000

CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN PEELING, LEAVING VERY SHARP EDGES, WHICH CUT MY FINGER. WE COVERED THE HANDLE WITH TAPE TO PROTECT FROM FUTURE CUTS. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PART AND FOUND ONE AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR MYSELF. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT HYUNDAI. I DID NOTHING SINCE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR. IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN THE PASSENGER MORE OFTEN THAN

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2009 I HAVE BOUGHT IT TO ONE MECHANIC HE CLEANED AND TIGHTENED THE AIR BAG HARNESS UNDER DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT THEY STAYED OUT BRIEFLY AND CAME BACK ON SHORTLY THERAFTER. BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE COULDN T FIX IT. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEIR ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND COULD BE ALOT OF MONEY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS WENT TO DEALER S AND PAID ALOT MONEY AND LIGHT KEPT COMING ON.JULY 12,

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE ON THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT THEN CRASHED AND TRAVELED UP THE SIDE SUPPORT WIRES FOR A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HIRED A THIRD-PARTY AGENCY TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOU

Mileage: 200,000

THROTTLE BODY GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN THERE US A PIC OF THIS IN GETTYSBURG TIMES I GOT VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING WILD MY CAR DROVE INTO A SUPPORT LINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. HAMILTON HYUNDAI - CHAMBERSBURG, PA HAD A FEW MECHANICS COME AND THEY TOLD ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE CAUSE IT WAS STICKING I HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WILL NOT UNTIL THEY ADMIT THERE AN ISSUE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

THROTTLE BODY GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN THERE US A PIC OF THIS IN GETTYSBURG TIMES I GOT VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING WILD MY CAR DROVE INTO A SUPPORT LINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. HAMILTON HYUNDAI - CHAMBERSBURG, PA HAD A FEW MECHANICS COME AND THEY TOLD ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE CAUSE IT WAS STICKING I HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WILL NOT UNTIL THEY ADMIT THERE AN ISSUE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

THROTTLE BODY GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN THERE US A PIC OF THIS IN GETTYSBURG TIMES I GOT VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING WILD MY CAR DROVE INTO A SUPPORT LINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. HAMILTON HYUNDAI - CHAMBERSBURG, PA HAD A FEW MECHANICS COME AND THEY TOLD ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE CAUSE IT WAS STICKING I HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WILL NOT UNTIL THEY ADMIT THERE AN ISSUE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

ALL THREE REAR BRAKES LIGHTS ON WHEN IGNITION IS SHUT OFF AND SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRE BURN. EVERY DAY NEED TO REMOVE NEGATIVE TERMINAL FROM BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE THREE REAR BRAKES LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ALL THREE REAR BRAKES LIGHTS ON WHEN IGNITION IS SHUT OFF AND SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRE BURN. EVERY DAY NEED TO REMOVE NEGATIVE TERMINAL FROM BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE THREE REAR BRAKES LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A COUNTY ROAD DOING APPROX. 45 MPH. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SUDDENLY TILTED 50 DEGREES INWARD AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE AUTO. AFTER NEARLY MISSING A TELEPHONE POLE, SHE PLOWED INTO A CORN FIELD AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SHE SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST FROM STEERING WHEEL "WHIP" AND BRUISED HER KNEE IN THE ACCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE MECHANIC , HE FOUND THAT THE A FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BROKE IN HALF. THE METAL IN THE FRAME HAD RUSTED FROM THE

Mileage: 122,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A COUNTY ROAD DOING APPROX. 45 MPH. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SUDDENLY TILTED 50 DEGREES INWARD AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE AUTO. AFTER NEARLY MISSING A TELEPHONE POLE, SHE PLOWED INTO A CORN FIELD AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SHE SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST FROM STEERING WHEEL "WHIP" AND BRUISED HER KNEE IN THE ACCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE MECHANIC , HE FOUND THAT THE A FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BROKE IN HALF. THE METAL IN THE FRAME HAD RUSTED FROM THE

Mileage: 122,000

CORROSION OF SUBFRAME, CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND THEN CATCH FIRE TO THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD, DESTROYING WIRING AND HOSES. *TR

Mileage: 148,423