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vehicle
1993 / hyundai / sonata
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints
31 on file (1994-08-29 → 2005-06-24)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Automatic transmission failure and replacementPOWER TRAIN8 complaints1997-02 → 2000-11sonata-1993-automatic-transmission-failure
849014 PROBLEMS WITH CHANGING GEARS. WOULD GO 30MPH. WOULD GET NO SPEED. TRANSMISSION MADE GRINDING NOISE
524195 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES
515316 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED HORN AND IGNITION SWITCH,
Seat belt recall service refused by dealer or makerSEAT BELTS2 complaints1996-04 → 2001-01sonata-1993-seat-belt-recall-service
982465 DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL SAYS NOT PART OF RECALL
739990 I'M GETTING A RUNAROUND FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SAY MY VIN IS FOR A CANADIAN VEHICLE (?) AND SO THEY CAN'T ASSIST WITH THE SEAT BELT TRACKING PROBLEM
Power steering pump and rack control valve faultsSTEERING2 complaints1994-08 → 1997-01sonata-1993-power-steering-failure
807447 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, NOTICED STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, NOTICED STEERING PUMP JUST DANGLING
473504 FOREIGN MATERIAL STUCK IN RACK/PINION CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY CAUSED HIGH PITCH SQUEAL DURING RIGHT TURNS
Engine smoke and oil burning or leakingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1999-05 → 2005-06sonata-1993-engine-smoke-oil
741176 THE ENGINE SMOKES ON START UP AND THE LIFTERS RATTLE AND KNOCK WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS
10126505 JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND IT STARTED SMOKING. ALSO, FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF IT, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO BROTHER'S HOUSE
Timing belt breakageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints1996-03 → 1999-03sonata-1993-timing-belt-failure
835766 ENGINE TIMING BELT MALFUNCTIONED FOUR TIMES, CAUSING THE VALVES TO BEND AND ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN
981388 PURCHASED CAR USED, THE TIMING BELT BROKE, PLEASE DESCRIBE
Stalling, surging and check engine lightENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints1997-05 → 1999-09sonata-1993-stalling-surging-check-engine
712181 AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL SKIP AT TIMES. SOME TIMES IT SURGES VERY BAD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON
812242 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLS IN THE FAST LANE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP
829678 WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Hyundai Sonata vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/hyundai/sonata
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_hyundai_sonata_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Hyundai Sonata},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/hyundai/sonata}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
