3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Hyundai dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. Check your Sonata Hybrid by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, reporting 1 crashes, 4 fires. Hyundai has issued at least 116 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Hyundai Sonata Hybrid owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, a message indicating a vehicle failure was displayed and the coolant temperature warning light illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11462218
“CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. DRIVER HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. GOT ON FREEWAY FROM DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AND WAS ON FREEWAY FOR LESS THAN 10 MILES. WITNESS SAID CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER VEHICLE IN THE REAR OF THE HYBRID VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11415348
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11397010
“DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & OFF, THEN I SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE, SO IMMEDIATELY PULLED OUT OF THE FREEWAY TO THE NEAREST EXIT LUCKILY A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11244736
“1: AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 210, WHEN THE MOTORWAY EXITS FROM EAST TO WEST, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DOES NOT WORK (PICTURED) AND THE CAR DECELERATES DIRECTLY FROM 70 MILES TO 30 MILES. THE BRAKES CAN NOT WORK FULLY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11067273
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Hyundai dealer.