Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Hyundai Sonata submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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
STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, COMPLETELY STOPPED AND NEVER RESTARTED.
#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.
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPS . INCIDENT OCCURS. WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE JUMPS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER FAILED. ALSO REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RADIO.
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
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING.
ENGINE NOISE. *SKD
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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