13V354000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2009 HYUNDAI SONATA
2 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 612 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints612
Complaints citing a crash29
Complaints citing a fire16
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
13V113000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 64SERVICE BRAKES
- 57ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 56ENGINE
- 51ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 48UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 37POWER TRAIN
- 31SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 31STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 HYUNDAI SONATAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.