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2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Fuel system Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
9%of 81 total for the year
Median mileage
36,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the fuel system of the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 9% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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 this past labor day, which was 9/3/2018, I pulled into a gas station to refuel my car. Shut off car and had key fob with me. Pumped the fuel and got back in the car. Nothing. Car was inoperable. Pressed the start button, pressed the brakes, shifted from drive to neutral and back, pressed the brake and the start button again and nothing. Dashboard lit up like a christmas tree with the key fob light on, the check engine light on, etc. Called bluelink. They transferred me to a phone prompt switchboard. Problem is the phone screen would not operate as it was frozen as well. …”

NHTSA complaint #11124591, filed 2018-09, 34,000 miles

“Car caught fire while driving on the freeway. Driver had only been driving the car for about 10 to 15 minutes. Got on freeway from downtown houston and was on freeway for less than 10 miles. Witness said car was on fire under vehicle in the rear of the hybrid vehicle. Driver pulled over to feeder of fwy and car would not go into park so he turned vehicle off and exited vehicle. Driver saw car was on fire and ran to safety.”

NHTSA complaint #11415348, filed 2021-05, 40,000 miles

“While driving on the highway, a notice was shown on the dashboard that the hybrid system and cruise control system were no longer functional. The vehicle then started to accelerate, uphill, without the gas pedal being engaged. The vehicle was taken off the highway and when coming to a near complete stop the vehicle stopped working completely. After restarting the vehicle and driving it to a safe place to park a notice indicated the breaks were no longer functional. The car was subsequently towed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11287127, filed 2019-12, 39,000 miles

“1: at the beginning of october 210, when the motorway exits from east to west, suddenly the engine does not work (pictured) and the car decelerates directly from 70 miles to 30 miles. The brakes can not work fully. Step on the gas pedal must step on multiple steps to relax the throttle, depress the accelerator again, from the second move to most of the most outside high-speed, do not know do not know about the crash above the speed. Such a high speed, I go home, stop the flame, and then open everything is normal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11067273, filed 2018-02, 5,500 miles

“In May, the engine completely failed as I was driving on the freeway, without cause. It had to be towed to the dealership where luckily the engine was replaced under warranty. Less than 6 months later, the HEV and CEL warning lights came on as I was commuting to work via highway. The car was very low powered, hard to accelerate, and immediately decelerated whenever I started to let off the gas pedal. It struggled to go at or above 60-65 mph. The freeway speed was 70 mph and it was a safety risk for the car to power down. …”

NHTSA complaint #11556999, filed 2023-11

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024111%
2023320%
2022421%
202159%
202016%
2019240%
2018111%
201779%
201675%
201524%
20131211%
201253%
201122%

Other parts of the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

Engine
46 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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