Hyundai Sonata / 2014
2014 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 1,079 complaints about the 2014 Hyundai Sonata with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 27.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 12.6%.
Complaints1,079
Crashes48
Fires61
Injuries46
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 27.7% · 299
Electrical system 12.6% · 136
Exterior lighting 11.2% · 121
Unknown or other 7.4% · 80
Steering 6.0% · 65
Service brakes 5.3% · 57
Power train 5.0% · 54
Fuel/propulsion system 4.5% · 49
Severity
Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash, 61 describe a fire and 46 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Sonata in this data, 2014 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2011 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 166 in the last three years against 340 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The engine seized while driving the vehicle (vehicle belongs to my daughter). Towed to the mechanic. Replaced battery and starter, both burned up due to issue. Mechanic tried starting the car again to trouble shoot additional issues and burned up the new starter due to seized engine. Mechanic recommending to call the local dealer because of known class action recall on the 2014 Sonata engines for this problem. Engine
We were driving to hesperia in the pouring rain just passing the cajon pass on the freeway when we heard a knocking coming from the engine & moved our way over to the slow lane & made our way off the freeway. Upon exiting the engine completely died while we were driving & would not restart. We luckily made our way over to the shoulder to pull over & had to wait over 2 hours for a tow truck to tow us 62 miles home. Engine · reported at 36,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently. The vehicle was taken to serra Hyundai (1201 center point pkwy, birmingham, al 35215, 205-588-4246) where it was diagnosed that the starter was faulty. The starter was replaced, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. Engine · reported at 42,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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