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2024 Hyundai Sonata Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
13%of 47 total for the year
Median mileage
16,500miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2024 Hyundai Sonata, 13% of the 47 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,500 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.

“Sudden loss of acceleration. This occurred while making a left turn across traffic from a stop. At approximately 7mph the car would not accelerate any further. I was luckily able to coast the vehicle into a center turn lane. Upon coming to a stop I was unable to get any acceleration. The vehicle was turned off and turned back on again and operated normally. There were no trouble codes displayed.”

NHTSA complaint #11720493, filed 2026-02

“I have gone 3 times to dealer because speedometer was off. They confirmed that the speedometer was off but they couldn't do anything about it. They told me that for this car, there is no VSS and the speedometer gets the speed from the navigation system. The navigation system is obviously glitching which is causing this. I am not the only person experiencing this. This has to be taken care of and taken seriously”

NHTSA complaint #11663368, filed 2025-05

“My car tends to jerk very hard two to three times on cold start up and I’ve read that the previous years have had this issue. They are still the same mechanically so I do not know why my year does not have a recall for it”

NHTSA complaint #11673105, filed 2025-07

“The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate to overtake another vehicle at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly decelerated to approximately 20 MPH instead. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes, before restarting and continuing to drive. There were no warning lights illuminated. The failure had occurred three times. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, who diagnosed that the transfer case had failed and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. …”

NHTSA complaint #11693259, filed 2025-10, 16,500 miles

“Vehicle suddenly accelerated after pulling out of store parking lot at low speed into side street behind vehicle stopped at light (less than a car length in front) while pressing hard on brake. Vehicle lurched forward incrementally during the braking process, but vehicle kept accelerating causing vehicle to hit stopped vehicle numerous times before vehicle engine was finally turned off. Driver of both vehicles could have been seriously hurt. Vehicle was driven home after this incident without incident but has only been driven out of garage and onto and off towing truck. …”

NHTSA complaint #11665119, filed 2025-06

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025318%
2024613%
20231719%
20222425%
20212519%
20202413%
201985%
20184011%
2017567%
2016598%
201513512%
2014557%
2013945%
2012976%
20111735%
2010216%
2009419%
2008143%
200791%
2006222%
200553%
2004105%
2003105%
2002113%
2001189%
2000197%
19991411%
19981224%
1997918%
1996522%
19951523%
1993935%
1992523%
1991724%
1990744%
1989218%

Other parts of the 2024 Hyundai Sonata

Electrical system
19 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
8 complaints
Exterior lighting
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Hyundai Sonata

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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