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2017 Hyundai Sonata Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 766 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Sonata, most often about the engine (52% of complaints, typically around 76,000 miles). It is 6th of 27 Sonata model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2017 Hyundai Sonata problems
Engine
400 complaints · 52%Half of these problems showed up before 76,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the oil filter was fractured. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the oil filter and the oil was refilled however, the failure…
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed an abnormal amount of engine oil. The contact stated that the RPM was fluctuating without warning. The contact stated that the oil level and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired.…
Steering
173 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 53,000 miles. Parts named most often: rack and pinion.
4 times over past 10 months (3 in past 2 weeks) the power steering went out when the car was left in the sun longer than an hour. The 1st 3 times the dashboard warning lights re-set themselves and the power steering started working again after turning off the car after being forced to drive home the car w/o power…
I was driving on the freeway when suddenly my steering wheel locked up. I was unable to switch lanes or merge off the freeway. This has happened about 2 more times since the first incident and Hyundai says they are unable to duplicate the problem. They also will not give me a loaner car until they can resolve the…
Other or unspecified
102 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 54,500 miles.
While driving to work on 2.8.2019, my sunroof violently exploded. I was on interstate 10 in phoenix, az at approximately 5:40 am. No vehicles were in front or beside me. The exterior temperature was below 40 degrees, the heater was on in the car. While driving at approximately 67 miles per hour, down a straight…
While going down the highway, the vehicle's check engine, ABS, TPMS, traction control, air bag, electronic steering & emergency brake lights all came on simultaneously. & at that same time the speedometer & tachometer both dropped to 0, the digital display of the engine temp guage, gear setting & other onboard…
Electrical
65 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 24,500 miles. Parts named most often: ignition.
Trunk will not open, with dash button, trunk button, or key. Stationay with $173 perishible groceries inside, will be oderious by the time it gets to a shop. Parked in garage.
I bought my car november 28, 2017. On june 27, 2019, the interior lights and the license plate light were inoperative. I've brought the car into the dealership I bought the car from three times, but they were unable to fix the problem. Now, my car has been in a different dealership for the past approximately two…
Transmission
56 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Car gives warning message to "immediately shut off the car to prevent damage ".... This has happened numerous times and Hyundai doesn't seem to have a fix, and doesn't think its a safety issue. This is a safety issue particularly when you are in heavy traffic with no place to move over to shut off the car.
If the vehicle is left in drive and turned off it will roll backwards. I got out of the driver seal and the wife was in the passenger seat and turned the vehicle before she got because she was on the phone. The vehicle rolled in the road way, thankfully nothing happened to anybody. According to the dealership the…
Body and structure
37 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 51,500 miles. Parts named most often: body.
While driving to work on 2.8.2019, my sunroof violently exploded. I was on interstate 10 in phoenix, az at approximately 5:40 am. No vehicles were in front or beside me. The exterior temperature was below 40 degrees, the heater was on in the car. While driving at approximately 67 miles per hour, down a straight…
The truck release on my 2017 Hyundai Sonata would not operate. In checking the release mechanism, I discovered a plastic part in the trunk release mechanism had broken. The reason for this complaint is that this broken part does not allow the trunk to open manually from the inside of the trunk. If a child of adult…
Fuel system
33 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 67,000 miles.
My car won't turn on when I turn the ignition key. It stays silent no click or anything indicating its trying to turn on. The vehicle is always stationary when this happens. It randomly does this and rarely it turns on when I turn the ignition.
My 2017 Sonata has stalled while idling in drive. The car completely stopped at a red light; rpms dropped and it stopped. Prior to this happening, I had complained to my local dealer that when idling, it has dropped in rpms and felt like it wanted to cut off but did not...until today. At that visit, I had the fuel…
Brakes
22 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 21,000 miles.
My car is a 2017 Sonata se 2.4l just shy of 21k miles. I use the parking brake all the time and yesterday when I got home and depressed the parking brake pedal it went all the way to the floor - no more working parking brake! On the floor I found a small locknut and a washer that fell off the threaded end of the cable…
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed, the RPM revved up and the vehicle lunged forward. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer fuccillo Hyundai located at (1910 alvin rd, grand island ny) was notified of the failure.…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2017 Hyundai Sonata recalls
Electrical: software
Risk: A turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the sjb software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed november 19, 2021. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 210.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 sonata, 2016-2017 sonata hybrid, and sonata plug-in hybrid vehicles. The smart junction box (sjb) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the trunk latch base, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 4, 2021. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 208.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor america (hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2018 sonata, 2016-2018 sonata hybrid, 2018-2020 accent, and 2016-2017 azera vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 401, "internal trunk release."
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not inflate fully increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began february 13, 2017. Owners may contact hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 156.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor company (hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2017 hyundai elantra vehicles manufactured april 15, 2016, to september 13, 2016, and sonata vehicles manufactured may 27, 2016 to september 16, 2016. In these vehicles, the end seal for the driver's frontal air bag inflator may not have been properly installed, possibly resulting in reduced inflation of the frontal air bag in the event of a crash.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Dtn air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has become aware of eight vehicle crashes in which a rupture of a jilin province detiannuo automobile safety system co., ltd. (dtn) air bag inflator occurred during the deployment of the driver side air bag. All eight drivers in these crashes sustained serious or fatal injuries that appear linked to the ruptures. Six of those drivers sustained fatal injuries and two sustained severe injuries. In all eight incidents, the subject inflators had been installed as replacement equipment after the vehicle was involved in a previous crash. Information gathered during nhtsaâs initial analysis of these incidents indicates that the inflators were potentially
Loss of motive power
Summary
The national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) received a letter dated july 13, 2022, petitioning the agency to initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power allegations attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain hyundai motor america, inc. And kia america, inc. Vehicles spanning model years (my) 2005-2021. The petitioners cited examples of complaints indicating that the subject vehicles were experiencing rapid loss of engine oil due to oil drain plug back outs, resulting in loss of motive power and/or catastrophic engine damage. Additional complaints were provided which alleged that the oil drain pans lack sufficient structural integrity and are
Electrical overstress
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.â during the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (acu) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ecu) manufactured by zf-trw. â the ecu receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with m
Questions about the 2017 Hyundai Sonata
- What are the most common problems with the 2017 Hyundai Sonata?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (400 complaints, typically around 76,000 miles); steering (173 complaints, typically around 53,000 miles); other or unspecified (102 complaints, typically around 54,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2017 Hyundai Sonata have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from September 24, 2021 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2017 a bad year for the Hyundai Sonata?
- It is 6th of 27 Sonata model years by number of complaints, with 766 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.