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2017 Hyundai Sonata latches & locks problems

Owners reported latches & locks problems in 17 complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Sonata, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 2% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the latches & locks complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The trunk will not open by any means and the emergency release does not work. If anyone gets in the trunk, they cannot get out especially with the Hybrids which do not have fold down back seats Federal mandate states the trunk must have an operational emergency release, but with the trunk latch issue, the emergency release does NOT work

October 2020

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the passenger's side rear door latch failed to unlock as needed. The contact stated that the passenger's side rear door latch failed to unlock from the inside or the outside. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,180.

Reported at 88,180 miles, August 2024

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