2009 Hyundai Sonata Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 48about this part
- Share
- 10%of 460 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 48 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata, 10% of the 460 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The alarm will sound randomly while driving or parked. We are not sure what is going on. It happens dozens of times a day and alarms my teenage driver. The button is not pushed, nothing is touching the car. Just random. We want this fixed because it is a safety concern, especially when she is driving and the alarm goes off for no reason.”
NHTSA complaint #11170389, filed 2019-01, 100,000 miles“My driver side sun visor flops down. It looks good, is not torn or appear abused, but it keeps flopping down when I drive and the angle blocks my view. I do not know why it happened, I simply tried to push it into the position that suits me best and some plastic fell from the end piece where it attaches to the frame. I was parked at the time, preparing to drive.”
NHTSA complaint #10787882, filed 2015-11, 122,000 miles“When car is placed in drive the gear shift display will show random gears. It will cycle through all the gears until you select to use the manual shift (+/-) to ensure that you are in the proper gear. This has been an issue on others car in the Sonata line up just not this year. This problem needs to be addressed and corrected. I am taking my vehicle to the car dealer today to get this problem fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #10722623, filed 2015-06, 84,000 miles“We bought a used 2009 Hyundai Sonata and after 9 months the navigatio system went blank. Very disappointed. It flashes th 33rd Hyundai logo followed by a blank white screen. Tryed rebooting. $100 just to find out what's wrong. Now we find out there were problems from the get go with tho s system. Very distracting and safety issue at night. We bought an extended plan which does not seem to cover navigation.”
NHTSA complaint #10809899, filed 2015-12, 32,000 miles“I started my car and as I started to turn the steering wheel so I could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. I looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. I extinguished the fire. I then had the car towed to a Hyundai dealer. They examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as I needed a new wiring harness. …”
NHTSA complaint #10406549, filed 2011-06, 81,000 milesOther or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 18% |
| 2024 | 9 | 19% |
| 2023 | 7 | 8% |
| 2022 | 10 | 11% |
| 2021 | 32 | 24% |
| 2020 | 30 | 16% |
| 2019 | 23 | 14% |
| 2018 | 59 | 16% |
| 2017 | 103 | 13% |
| 2016 | 92 | 13% |
| 2015 | 169 | 15% |
| 2014 | 85 | 11% |
| 2013 | 181 | 9% |
| 2012 | 125 | 8% |
| 2011 | 217 | 6% |
| 2010 | 37 | 11% |
| 2009 | 48 | 10% |
| 2008 | 21 | 5% |
| 2007 | 22 | 3% |
| 2006 | 32 | 3% |
| 2005 | 6 | 4% |
| 2004 | 12 | 6% |
| 2003 | 6 | 3% |
| 2002 | 14 | 4% |
| 2001 | 4 | 2% |
| 2000 | 3 | 1% |
| 1999 | 5 | 4% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 2 | 4% |
| 1996 | 1 | 4% |
| 1993 | 2 | 8% |
| 1991 | 2 | 7% |
| 1989 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata
98 complaintsElectrical system
61 complaintsEngine
56 complaintsElectronic stability control
51 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
41 complaintsBody and structure
40 complaintsVehicle speed control
31 complaintsAir bags
30 complaintsSteering
26 complaintsSuspension
25 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
19 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 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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