Hyundai Sonata / 2009
2009 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 612 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Sonata with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 10.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 10.1%.
Complaints612
Crashes29
Fires16
Injuries40
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 10.5% · 64
Electrical system 10.1% · 62
Engine 9.2% · 56
Electronic stability control (ESC) 8.3% · 51
Unknown or other 7.8% · 48
Structure 6.7% · 41
Power train 6.7% · 41
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.7% · 35
Severity
Of those complaints, 29 describe a crash, 16 describe a fire and 40 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Sonata in this data, 2009 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 23 in the last three years against 32 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 68,783 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the esc warning light illuminated intermittently. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v113000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The failure mileage was 60,000. The vin was not available. Service brakes · reported at 60,000 miles
I had a loud scraping noise coming from the rear of my car and for the second time in 2 years, I have had to have my rear pads and rotors replaced.. The first time was in november of 2012.. I am the original owner of this car and this is excessive. I have read 51 other complaints of the same problem. I have had 5 hyundais and not put rear brakes on them until over 100,000 miles.. Service brakes · reported at 68,537 miles
Complete break system as been done as well as tires with rotations, having to replace brakes and rotars often. Continues to pull hard to right while driving and is far from a smooth ride. When breaking the car feels to pull forward. The emergency break does not work at all. This feels like a never ending issue. The car seems to sit low on one side, have to take it to get looked at. Service brakes
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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