2013 Hyundai Sonata drivetrain & axles problems
94 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 94 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 58 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
I pulled into a parking space and shut off the engine with my push button start, without putting the shifter into the park position. The vehicle allowed me to exit and the car started rolling backwards. I tried to re-enter the vehicle to engage the brake and was knocked onto the pavement by the driver door. I was forced between the bottom of the door and the pavement as the vehicle rolled past me and entered traffic, crossed to lanes and was stopped by a curb and a speed limit sign. Vehicle bumper was dented.
On monday september 22nd around 540pm on the 10 fwy going eastbound right before towne ave. As the traffic on the freeway began to slow I came to a complete stop. About 5 seconds after stopping I noticed that the car began to roll forward. I applied more pressure to the brake pedal however the car continued to slowly roll. I then stepped on the emergency break and the car did not stop. The car slowly rolled about 8 feet before it stopped on the back of a big rig trailer bumper.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata
- Engine 778 complaints
- Steering 343 complaints
- Electrical system 261 complaints
- Fuel system 211 complaints
- Lighting 201 complaints
- Brakes 150 complaints
- Air bags 104 complaints
- Cruise control 87 complaints