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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

22 crash reports2 fire reports16 injury reports

What owners actually said

128 reports

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 2002

Vehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. DRIVER FEELS ITS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATES TO GO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8004854

Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG *AK

NHTSA ODI #8003085

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2002

Seat BeltsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #8001952

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2002

Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5500.00. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #8001949

Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 2001

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HARD BRAKE, BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL, BRAKES FAILED, HOWEVER THEY WORK WHEN REGULAR BRAKING, ONLY FAIL FOR HARD BRAKING.*YD

NHTSA ODI #785761

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 2001

Engine And Engine CoolingVisibilityWheels

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2/4/2000 - HEATER FAN & MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED (AND AGAIN ON 8/25/2001); 10/12/2000 - RADIATOR APPEARS TO BLOW UP, TECHNICAL ADVISOR "JOE STROUD" ACCUSED CONSUMER OF TAMPERING WITH IT TO DISABLE IT - RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED & REAR HUB BOLT ASSEMBLY; 11/07/2000 - MISFIRE DETECTED IN SPARK PLUG ASSEMBLY; 12/30/2000 - BATTERY DIED IN 17 DEGREE TEMP, CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS REFUSED, TOWED AGAIN AFTER ADDT'L CONTACT WITH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COMPANY (BATTERY REPLACED FILE #565541 & HYUNDAI COMPENSATED FOR RENTAL); 3/20/2001 - TEMP GUAGE REGISTERS "HOT" A/C NOT COOLING PROPERLY - FAN RELAY REPLACED; 8/25/2001 - FAN MOTOR RATTLES AND TEMP GUAGE REGISTERS "HOT" AND A/C INOPERABLE - REPLACED FAN MOTOR AGAIN (1ST REPL 2/4/2000); 9/14/2001 - "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON, NO LOSS OF POWER; SPARK PLUG CABLE SET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #753467

Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2001

Air BagsCrashInjury

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH ON EXPRESS WAY WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE REARENDED A STALLED VEHICLE, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, PASSENGER WAS INJURED, CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. *AK *YD

NHTSA ODI #897122

Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 2001

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

HUGE REPORT LISTED WITH BBB AUTO LINE AND ARBITRATION HYNDAI DENY FAULT. PLEASE CHECK ALL REPORTS & RECORDS. BRAKES ARE STILL BAD CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED.

NHTSA ODI #9003985

Mileage unknown · Aug 27, 2001

Power Train

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CLIMB IN RPM. AT OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANS WAITS TO GRAB THEN JERKS THE CAR FORWARD. AS OF THIS TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT 12000, 39000, 42000 AND IT IS GOING BACK IN. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS IN THE SH…

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NHTSA ODI #751244

Mileage unknown · Jun 7, 2001

Power TrainService Brakes, HydraulicStructure

ROTORS WERE WARPED;TRUNK LID DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. YOU CAN STAND BESIDE THE CAR AND LOOK DOWN INSIDE THE TRUNK. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC . WHILE IN TH PROCESS OF STOPPING THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THESE AND OTHER COMPLAINTS AN…

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NHTSA ODI #746576

Official recalls

00V259001 · Electrical System:wiring

Sep 11, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

99V178000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Jul 7, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE SEALS DO NOT REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY ELASTIC, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN REDUCED PRESSURE APPLICATION TO THE CLUTCHES, BRAKE, AND KICKDOWN SERVO, ALLOWING THEM TO SLIP.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: SUCH SLIPPAGE CAN CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE FRICTION ELEMENT SURFACES AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE, OR NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED, WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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