Hyundai Sonata
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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Air Bag light stays on and cannot pass stare inspection without repair. NHSTA site has 54 reports of this issue and dealer cannot figure out how to re...
My car's engine cradle, cross member or subframe is rusted out and the OEM replacement for my VIN number won't fit it correctly I'm getting really ups...
I took my car to the mechanic for a “once over” before driving from New Jersey to North Carolina. This car has only 41,000 original miles on it as we...
Severely rusted out and corroded front subframe, only noticed it on accident very recently, and my car is the last year of a generation that was reca...
Clunking sound when turning corners, took to mechanic, sub frame rotted through. Unsafe to drive.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle rode over a pothole which caused...
My mechanic just took a picture of the subframe of the car which is almost completely rusted through. He said that this is extremely dangerous and tha...
Upon inspecting the undercarriage of my vehicle found the right side of Front Subframe Cradle Suspension rotted almost completely through. When resea...
I had taken my 2005 Hundai Sonata to my local mechanic for a tire alignment, and it is then when I was told that the front subframe was rusted from th...
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while having a state inspection performed, the inspector informed the contact that the sub-...
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Summary
The 2005 Hyundai Sonata has 165 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 26 crash-related incidents have been reported.