2001 Hyundai Sonata: problems, recalls and reliability

“My son was in an accident in which someone pulled out of a side road into his path of travel. The front of the hyundai from just past the grill on driver's side to entire passenger side hit the front driver wheel forward on the other car. Neither the steering wheel nor the passenger side airbag deployed in my hyundai. He hit with such force the steering wheel was bowed and steering column was broken along with the bottom of the dash where his knees hit.”Owner report · Air Bags · May 2016

“While backing out of my driveway brake peddle went to the floor and leaked out fluid through a steel rusted brake line on driver side , I had the steel line replaced, a month later same incident thank god it happened again only the opposite side the brake line leaked . If this happened in an emergency stop I may not have been able to share this .”Owner report · Service Brakes · Aug 2015

“Tl* the contact owned a 2001 hyundai sonata. While driving at 55 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge. The contact stated that the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact suffered injuries to the head, thumb, knees, neck, and chest that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a service lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 134,000.”Owner report · Air Bags · Mar 2015

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai sonata. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear suspension upper control arms needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.”Owner report · Suspension · Jan 2015

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 35 mph, an abnormal noise emitted from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the front axle and the front subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.”Owner report · Structure · Oct 2014

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 30 mph and making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 615.”Owner report · Air Bags · Oct 2014

“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 02v105000 (air bags) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000. Updated 10/22/2014*lj the consumer was advised that hyundai was only responsible for repairing the vehicle one time under recall. The vehicle was repaired by another mechanic but, the failure recurred. Updated 4/2/2015 *js”Owner report · Air Bags · Aug 2014