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1997 Hyundai Sonata Equipment Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
2%of 49 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 1997 Hyundai Sonata, 2% of the 49 complaints for this model year.

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.

“My vehicles check engine light has been on for well over a year now. I believe this problem is dut to a manufacturer's defect and I should not have to come out of my pocket to pay for a company's mishap. I would like the problem to be corrected as soon as possible.”

NHTSA complaint #10036840, filed 2003-08

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202011%
201911%
201610%
201540%
201330%
201270%
2011130%
201021%
200961%
200841%
200781%
2006121%
200521%
200421%
200321%
200221%
200121%
200021%
199922%
199812%
199712%
1996313%
199535%
199215%
199016%
198919%

Other parts of the 1997 Hyundai Sonata

Fuel system
17 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Engine cooling
7 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1997 Hyundai Sonata

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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