2014 Hyundai SONATA
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2014 Hyundai SONATA has 1071 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 13.4x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is engine problems (30% of all complaints), specifically: at approximately 5pm on october 10th 2014 i pulled out of a parking lot in harrisburg, nc. when the car reached 15 mph it did not shift (the car is equipped with automatic transmission with shiftronic manual controls) and i had to shift the car manually into second gear and each successive gear. a. ⚠️ 58 fire reports filed.
1071
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
13.4x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
ENGINE
317 complaints- • AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCTOBER 10TH 2014 I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN HARRISBURG, NC. WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH IT DID NOT SHIFT (THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTRONIC MANUAL CONTROLS) AND I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY INTO SECOND GEAR AND EACH SUCCESSIVE GEAR. A
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. WHEN ENTERING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI
- • APPROXIMATELY 4 PM ON AUGUST 24, 2015 DRIVING MY 2014 SONATA LIMITED WITH 11450 MILES ONTO THE LOCAL FREEWAY ON RAMP, CAR STALLED AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SIDE AND AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION FROM BEHIND. HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, AND WAS DRIVI
“AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCTOBER 10TH 2014 I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN HARRISBURG, NC. WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH IT DID NOT SHIFT (THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTRONIC MANUAL CONTROLS) AND I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY INTO SECOND GEAR AND EACH SUCCESSIVE GEAR. A”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ELECTRICAL
135 complaints- • CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD,UNABLE TO START CAR, COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY. EVEN HYUNDAI CORP DOES NOT HAVE ANY ANSWERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DAYS AT A TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR CAN
- • I NOTICED THAT MY BLINKERS WERE WORKING BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THEM AND MY SEAT BELT DID THE SAME. I WENT TO THE MORGAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MAKING CHIME SOUNDS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT VOLUME COMING FROM CHIME IN BCM.THEY ORDERED THE MODULE TO CORRECT AND REPLACED IT
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. WHEN ENTERING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI
“CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD,UNABLE TO START CAR, COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY. EVEN HYUNDAI CORP DOES NOT HAVE ANY ANSWERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DAYS AT A TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR CAN”
— NHTSA complaint filing
LIGHTING
122 complaints- • I NOTICED THAT MY BLINKERS WERE WORKING BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THEM AND MY SEAT BELT DID THE SAME. I WENT TO THE MORGAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MAKING CHIME SOUNDS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT VOLUME COMING FROM CHIME IN BCM.THEY ORDERED THE MODULE TO CORRECT AND REPLACED IT
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.
- • HEADLIGHTS AND GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT ANY SPEED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF INTERIOR(GAUGE)/EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT NIGHT. MILEAGE :28,561...; SEATBELT WARNING FLASHER AND CHIME HAS FAILED. MILEAGE: 29,501. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED.
“I NOTICED THAT MY BLINKERS WERE WORKING BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THEM AND MY SEAT BELT DID THE SAME. I WENT TO THE MORGAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MAKING CHIME SOUNDS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT VOLUME COMING FROM CHIME IN BCM.THEY ORDERED THE MODULE TO CORRECT AND REPLACED IT”
— NHTSA complaint filing
FUEL SYSTEM
88 complaints- • CAR IS ADVERTISED TO GET 25MPG CITY AND 35MPG HIGHWAY WITH A COMBINED RATING OF 27MPG. I AM DRIVING 50-55 MILES PER DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND 10 MILES IN THE CITY. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE SIMILAR TO MY PREVIOUS CAR. I AM USING LOW RPM ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY
- • WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE "MPG" METER DECREASE ABOUT 1/8 PERCENT EVERY SINGLE TIME I START THE CAR. DAVE NEVER RECEIVED SERVICES FOR SALES, SERVICES, OWNERS PLUS AND HYUNDAI REFUSED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY SAID YOU WILL NEVER RECEIVE SERVICES UNTIL YOUR CAR RUNS 7,000 MILES FOR "ANY" SERVICES OR P
- • 1) THE MILES PER GALLON READING IS UNPREDICTABLE ITS ADVERTISED TO GIVE AROUND 27 COMBINED BUT I HAVE NEVER REACHED THAT 27 MPG, THOUGH I DRIVE IN LOW RPM ) THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN FOR LONG DISTANCE EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL RESULTING IN ABRUPT BRAKING IN LIEU OF GRADUAL BRAKING IN
“CAR IS ADVERTISED TO GET 25MPG CITY AND 35MPG HIGHWAY WITH A COMBINED RATING OF 27MPG. I AM DRIVING 50-55 MILES PER DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND 10 MILES IN THE CITY. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE SIMILAR TO MY PREVIOUS CAR. I AM USING LOW RPM ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY ”
— NHTSA complaint filing
OTHER
84 complaints- • I WAS DISGUSTED TO SEE THE CURRENTLY PLAYING HYUNDAI SONATA COMMERCIAL IN WHICH AN ADULT MAN IS ILLEGALLY AND DANGEROUSLY DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. AS THE CAR STOPS IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS A GAME WHICH IS THEN REPEATED. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE PURP
- • I WAS DISGUSTED TO SEE THE CURRENTLY PLAYING HYUNDAI SONATA COMMERCIAL IN WHICH AN ADULT MAN IS ILLEGALLY AND DANGEROUSLY DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. AS THE CAR STOPS IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS A GAME WHICH IS THEN REPEATED. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE PURP
- • THE CAR DEALERSHIP JUST CHANGED A PART ON THE CAR IN HOPES TO FIX THE ISSUES I'VE HAD THE LAST 4-5 TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAVE REPORTED THIS AS WELL TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A BURNT
“I WAS DISGUSTED TO SEE THE CURRENTLY PLAYING HYUNDAI SONATA COMMERCIAL IN WHICH AN ADULT MAN IS ILLEGALLY AND DANGEROUSLY DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. AS THE CAR STOPS IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS A GAME WHICH IS THEN REPEATED. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE PURP”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 1071 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐ENGINE: AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCTOBER 10TH 2014 I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN HARRISBURG, NC. WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH IT DID NOT SHIFT (THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTRONIC MANUAL CONTROLS) AND I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY INTO SECOND GEAR AND EACH SUCCESSIVE GEAR. A
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ELECTRICAL: CAR BATTERY GOES DEAD,UNABLE TO START CAR, COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHY. EVEN HYUNDAI CORP DOES NOT HAVE ANY ANSWERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DAYS AT A TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR CAN
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐LIGHTING: I NOTICED THAT MY BLINKERS WERE WORKING BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THEM AND MY SEAT BELT DID THE SAME. I WENT TO THE MORGAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MAKING CHIME SOUNDS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT VOLUME COMING FROM CHIME IN BCM.THEY ORDERED THE MODULE TO CORRECT AND REPLACED IT
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐FUEL SYSTEM: CAR IS ADVERTISED TO GET 25MPG CITY AND 35MPG HIGHWAY WITH A COMBINED RATING OF 27MPG. I AM DRIVING 50-55 MILES PER DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND 10 MILES IN THE CITY. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE SIMILAR TO MY PREVIOUS CAR. I AM USING LOW RPM ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Hyundai SONATA — Year Comparison
How does 2014 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 1071
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 58
- Crash reports
- 25
- Injury reports
- 17
- Segment avg
- 80
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