Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Hyundai Sonata

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

11 filed
1
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
93V196000·SEAT BELTS1993-11-29

THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT CAN TRAVEL SLOWLY OR CHATTER IN THE TRACK AND MAY EVENTUALLY STOP TRACKING AND BECOME INOPERATIVE.

RiskSLOWING, CHATTERING, OR FAILURE OF THE MOTORIZED SHOULDERBELT MAY DISCOURAGE USE OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURYIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL LUBRICATE THE TRACK ASSEMBLY AND, IF ANY SYSTEMS ARE FOUND INOPERATIVE, THE SYSTEM WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, AS REQUIRED.

90V037000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS1990-02-21

THE SPRING CLAMP TANGS ON THE COOLANT BYPASS HOSE MAY CONTACT AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE.

RiskFUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE DAMAGED HOSE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixROTATE SPRING CLAMP TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH FUEL HOSE; REPLACE DAMAGED HOSES.

90V038000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1990-02-21

INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY CATCH ON THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH STRIKER TO BIND.

RiskIF PRIMARY LATCH IS RELEASED OR IF HOOD IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED, HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION; THIS WOULD BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE HOOD LATCH STRIKER ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE94043·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1994-05-27 → 1994-10-31

CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURES

PE93061·SEAT BELTS1993-07-08 → 1993-11-30

PASS.RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAIL

Led to recall93V196000

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