1995 Hyundai Sonata

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  #1: TRANSMISSION GIVES VERY HARD SHIFT WHEN FIRST GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO VERY HARD DOWN SHIFT THAT SHAKES ENTIRE CAR WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. #2: TRANSMISSION FAILS TO RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING DURING VERY LONG DISTANCE DRIVES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE ON A 400 MILE DRIVE DURING THE MOUNTAIN PORTION AND A 2ND TIME ON A 90 MILE DRIVE. #3: ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS A SHORT, IGNORE IT. #4: GAS GAUGE ON E WHEN NOT EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. #5: DEALERSHIP BROKE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FIX #6. NEVER REPLACED. #6: POWER WINDOW MOTOR IN DRIVER DOOR BURNT OUT. REAR PASSENGER SIDE IS FAILING. #7: POWER LOCKS UNLOCK/LOCK BY THEMSELVES OR DO NOT UNLOCK ALL WITH KEY.

• 12/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 12/10/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS

  WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON . SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG EXPLODED, SLIGHTLY INJURING THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/07/2001· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROARS UP HIGH, AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN PLACE IT IS HARD TO STEER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/05/1995· EQUIPMENT

  THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES BY THE DEALER REPAIRED IT CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEM. TT

• 11/30/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS. POWER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/17/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WITHIN 6 MONTHS TIME FRAME CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM 3 TIMES.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

• 11/14/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/09/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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 PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPOT WERE IT WILL REMAIN UNTIL EXAMINED. NOW,THE THROTTLE LINKAGE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN-POSITION. RESOLUTION: WHAT MUST BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS "DEATH-TRAP" ISSUE?? SHOULD THE HYUNDAI COMPANY BE NOTIFIED??*AK

• 11/08/1999· AIR BAGS

  SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HIT IN THE REAR BY A LARGE TRUCK WHICH PUSHED ME INTO A BMW SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT OF CAR DESTROYED. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON DRIVER OR PASSASNGER SIDE.

• 11/06/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPS . INCIDENT OCCURS. WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE JUMPS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/31/1994· TIRES

  FAMILY EXCEEDS MAXIMUM VEHICLE CAPACITY, ORIGINAL CAPACITY OF 1100LBS WAS CHANGED TO 860LBS UNDER RECALL. *SKD

• 10/26/1998· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG'S COMPUTER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO STAY ON. *AK

• 10/16/1996· SUSPENSION

  SHOCKS LEAK.

• 10/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER FAILED. ALSO REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RADIO.

• 10/06/1999· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS LIFTING,AS IF THE AIRBAG IS MOVING UNDER THE COVER. DLR HAS SEEN. *AK

• 10/06/1999· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS LIFTING UP. ALSO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/01/1994· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE'S WEIGHT CAPACITY IS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT DRIVER'S FAMILY. *SKD

• 09/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG BURNED THE LEFT SIDE OF SON'S FACE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS.*AK

• 09/10/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *AK

• 09/03/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING.

• 09/01/2006· STRUCTURE

  1995 HYUNDAI SONATA SUB-FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE MOVING. *KB THE CONSUME STATED THE REPLACEMENT CROSS MEMBER HAS NOW FORMED A CRACK. *JB

• 08/31/1999· POWER TRAIN

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK OR REVERSE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN REAR END COLLISION. *YC

• 08/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER HAS 2 SONATAS, SAME YEAR, THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ONE OCCURRED AT 96266 MILES AND THE OTHER AT 130294 MILES. *SLC

• 08/29/2000· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/28/1996· WHEELS

  THREE WHEEL RIM CRACKS, LEADING TO GRADUAL DECREASED DEFLATION OF TIRES. *AK

• 08/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN IT IS RAINING IT SEEMS TO TAKE A LOT LONGER FOR VEHICLE TO STOP DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

• 08/22/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE NOISE. *SKD

• 08/21/1998· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/18/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HYUNDAI SONATA GL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT MANUALLY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 08/16/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING

• 08/09/2000· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURES, 1 IDLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE, LOSS OF FRONT DEFROSTER DUE TO BROKEN PLENUM LINKAGE, TOTAL LOSS OF HORN OPERATION, 1 FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS AT TWILIGHT DUE TO FUSE MELTDOWN

• 08/06/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRASMISSION FAILED--LASTED 1 MONTH FAILED GAIN--NEEDED NEW COMPUTER BOARD AND TRANSMISSION A 2ND TIME. *AK

• 08/06/1999· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, A BIRD FLEW INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 07/29/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OVER THE DRIVER DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE REASON FOR FIRE. *AK

• 07/19/1997· WHEELS

  BOTH FRONT RIMS FAILED.

• 07/18/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 07/17/2004· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PULL FORWARD ONLY IN REVERSE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND THERES A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE EXACT SAME CAR AS I DO THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. YOU CANT FIND LOCAL MECHANICS TO WORK ON THEM BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SO COMPLEX. AND BEINGS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA ARE HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR THE COMPANY SHOULD HONOR THEIR COMPANY AND ADMIT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND RECALL THEM. *AK

• 07/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT BROKE AT 50,739 IN JUN 99, STILL WAS UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED TIMING BELT, ALONG WITH HEAD, VALVES, PISTONS. TIMING BELT BROKE AGAIN IN JUN 2001 AT 80,000. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAYS THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. WILL COSTS 3300.00. *AK

• 06/25/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED.AK

• 06/25/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FAILED RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAUSED HEAD LIGHT TO FAIL. *DH

• 06/16/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE JERKS AND CUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO STIFFEN.

• 06/14/1995· WHEELS

  RIMS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING BLOWOUT. *SD

• 06/09/1998· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED RESULTING IN INJURIES.

• 06/06/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT INTO THE MOTOR HOME THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 05/10/1999· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 05/09/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL . TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN TO DEALER WHO INDICATED VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CAMSHAFT SEALS WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE OIL LEAK. *SLC

• 04/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 04/24/1996· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE, WON'T OPEN INSIDE OR OUT. *AK

• 04/15/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *AK