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2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
7%of 54 total for the year
Median mileage
24,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 7% of the 54 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On sat, oct 1, at about 1 pm I was about to complete parking the vehicle in the parking lot of the huntington beach branch of chase bank. I fortunately selected a site on front of a planter section with bushes, as otherwise there could have been injuries or property damage. I was almost stopped and was about to put the gear in park, the car suddenly revved up the engine and accelerated violently and with great force, propelling the car over the cement curbs of the planter and landed in the bushes. …”

NHTSA complaint #10916773, filed 2016-10, 24,000 miles

“It has overheat problem that Hyundai service couldn't fix. It broke down 6 times and was 3 times in the shop. 4/2/17, I was on fastest lane on 101 freeway in downtown la. Suddenly the car alarm beeps. Dash board displayed hybrid system warning, safely stop and do not drive . The gas pedal was hard to press, (guess it goes into protection mode. ) fortunately it was in rush hour traffic that no car ram into me from behind. I forced the car switched lanes and exit freeway. After I parked, the car frozed. I can't turn on the emergency signal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11003751, filed 2017-07, 17,800 miles

“About an hour into driving home on the freeway, my car alert system went off and the car automatically began to decelerate and the dashboard display showed instructions to check hybrid charging system and to check surroundings and to pull over when safe and to not drive vehicle. The check engine light, the needs maintenance light and the check oil light all came on. After about 15 secs my vehicle lost all power but did not turn off; the steering wheel became locked. I placed the car into park and restarted it and the warning alert alarm ceased, but now the check engine light stayed on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10979806, filed 2017-04, 82,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202519%
2024222%
2023213%
201734%
201643%
201547%
201376%
2012138%
201155%

Other parts of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

Electrical system
24 complaints
Engine
19 complaints
Brakes
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Hybrid propulsion system
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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