2011 Hyundai Sonata drivetrain & axles problems
150 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 119 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 119 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
The car spontaneously caught on fire. Originated from engine bay and engulfed within seconds had to jump out of vehicle.
At around 107,000 miles the motor on my 20111 sonata shut off on the 91 east freeway while traveling about 70MPH. I was forced to pull off on the hard shoulder of the road and the vehicle had no power steering or power brakes. The motor started back up eventually but was making a loud noise and failed completely shortly after. I replaced the motor in the sonata with a used motor and repaired the damage to the suspension and tires.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata
- Steering 1,175 complaints
- Engine 1,013 complaints
- Electrical system 446 complaints
- Air bags 419 complaints
- Lighting 252 complaints
- Brakes 176 complaints
- Suspension 149 complaints
- Fuel system 133 complaints