1990 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Hyundai Sonata. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are electrical system (16%) and seat belts (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 34th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Sonata with enough data (16 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
No interlock system, grandson sear in front passengers seat reached over and shifted into neutral, vehicle rolledout into street into a neighbors yard.
Transmission slips out of gear twice every month. Mechanic informed owner component was not built for this type of vehicle. Tt
The consumer is able to remove the key out of the ignition while the car is in drive; also, gearshift can be moved out of park when key is not inserted.