2009 Hyundai Sonata body & structure problems
41 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2009 Hyundai Sonata, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Takata recall. Accident happened on a highway going 60 miles an hour. A deer came out of the ditch, missed the deer. My daughter swerved into the ditch and launched over a gravel road and did a nose dive into a bean field. Crashing the front end of the car. The car is totaled.
The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while attempting to open the front driver’s side door, the outside door handle detached from the vehicle. The contact also stated that all four door handles had detached from the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Sonata
- Brakes 100 complaints
- Electrical system 62 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Stability control 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 38 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints