2006 Hyundai Sonata electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 86 complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 86 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Around 5:30 pm during the day I parked the vehicle by the curb on the street with no lights on and nothing left plugged in. When I turned the car off the windows were rolled all the way up and the sunroof was closed. I locked the doors then went inside the apartment and about 30 min later the neighbors informed me of a fire inside my vehicle. I reacted quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher, ran to the vehicle unlocked the driver door manually with the key and was able to put the fire out before it spread.
During cold starts battery & seat belt lights come on. Also, power steering seems to not work. This happened several times. The alternator & battery were replaced, but did not correct the problem. Dampener pulley replaced & corrected the problem.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
- Air bags 444 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 187 complaints
- Seat belts 103 complaints
- Suspension 90 complaints
- Brakes 88 complaints
- Engine 73 complaints
- Stability control 59 complaints
- Lighting 46 complaints