10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,250 miles

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1999 Hyundai Sonata engine problems

engine problem

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1999 Hyundai Sonata Owner Comments

problem #4

Oct 152008

Sonata

  • 89,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

"check engine" light comes on and off, no issue for few months, recently while stopping at red light with foot on brake, the RPM started increasing and vehicle tried to move forward, it took me by surprise and I was about to crash into the vehicle in front of me. This happened to me few times already, and everytime it is scary. I had to push hard on the brake to prevent the car from moving. I tired to change the gear from D to N, and that helped preventing the car from moving but the RPM jumped even higher and the engine made laud noise. I took the car to a mechanic, they connect it to the computer and said the coolant temp sensor and crank position sensor need to be replaced, that is $140 parts plus 4 hours of labor. Talked to Hyundai dealer, they said never heard of this problem, and there is no recall on it, so they have to do their own troubleshoot and I'm responsible for the bill. Vehicle has about 90K miles on it, I did not fix it yet, but I'm minimizing my driving on it.

- Ooltewah, TN, USA

problem #3

May 242000

Sonata 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle repair log states that vehicle decelerates too quickly.

- New Brunswick, NJ, USA

problem #2

Sep 022001

Sonata

  • miles
Engine check light came on. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they could not find the problem. A year later, engine check light came back on. This time there was a grinding noise when pressing gas. While on highway with foot on brake, vehicle started to accelerate. When changing from park to drive vehicle would rev really high like it wanted to take off.

- Newyork City, NY, USA

problem #1

Nov 222000

Sonata

  • miles
Cruise control was activated at 60 mph when applying brakes to avoid an accident, but consumer lost control of vehicle and hit retainer wall head-on. Vehicle still maintained 60 mph, and brakes did not deactivate cruise control. Eventually, vehicle stopped after consumer turned it off. Passenger's side air bag did not deploy/ seat belt did not lock up, and cruise control would not deactivate.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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