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2022 Hyundai Sonata: raw data

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vehicle2022 / hyundai / sonata
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-26)
complaints92 on file (2021-08-27 → 2026-09-15)
recalls3
investigations0
fars16 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Fuel tank swelling and recall 25V796000 delayFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE11 complaints2025-04 -> 2026-06sonata-2022-fuel-tank-swelling
  • 11711052 My 2022 Hyundai Sonata Limited had a recall issued on the vehicle. I took my vehicle to a dealership and the recall issue was taken care for my fuel tank. Months after this issue was supposedly resolved, my fuel tank exploded and the car has been totaled.
  • 11744661 The vehicle’s fuel tank system failed catastrophically. The vehicle is currently grounded and has been inspected at the Hyundai dealership service center where it was towed…
  • 11679597 The fuel tank expanded/swelled up causing frame damage to the vehicle.
Loss of drive power under accelerationPOWER TRAIN10 complaints2022-11 -> 2026-05sonata-2022-loss-of-drive-power
  • 11503855 When driving on a highway and wanting to pass a car in front of me at around 70 mph, I depress the accelerate pedal, and the car suddenly lost the power and decrease the speed. I quickly floored the pedal, but nothing happened, nor did the tachometer revs up…
  • 11517823 I was driving down the street and I hit a car because I felt that I lost the control of the car momentarily and it happened as it is described on this recall - 22V746000: The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired…
  • 11498094 The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Sonata. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V746000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted…
Fuel injector failure with power lossFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM12 complaints2024-01 -> 2025-12sonata-2022-fuel-injector-failure
  • 11585143 GDI fuel injectors are faulty and causing engine misfires in multiple cylinders.
  • 11706285 My 2022 Sonata has had to have its fuel injectors replaced two times in the 3 years I've had it. On 12/18/2025 My car started to become very slow and could not reach over 20mph, and started to smell like gasoline and shake slightly…
  • 11697227 I was driving the car home from Massachusetts when, after 6 hours of driving, the car started to shake and would not accelerate. It was also emitting a burning smell. I exited the highway and called for a tow truck…
Engine shutdown while drivingPOWER TRAIN, ENGINE6 complaints2022-11 -> 2024-04sonata-2022-engine-shutdown
  • 11559134 2022 Sonata ; engine stops while driving without warning. After my Sonata stops; error message appears: auto stop is off; to restart engine shift to P or N
  • 11500216 Our 2022 Hyundai Sonata completely shuts down while driving. We purchased the vehicle in May 2022 and since then it has died over 10 times and has almost caused multiple accidents. We have 3 video footage that we have shown Hyundai corporate…
  • 11503065 My 2022 hyundai sonata sel completely shuts down while driving, most recently it happened twice in the middle of an intersection when I was trying to make a left turn it is very very scary and dangerous…
Engine overheating and ITMS failureENGINE9 complaints2023-04 -> 2026-05sonata-2022-engine-overheating
  • 11526894 Engine overheats under acceleration and fans run on high after car is shut off.
  • 11526905 My ITMS has failed. It’s happened 5 times now where My car will say it’s over heating and go into limp mode. Then within seconds it will act like nothing happened and drive normal. My fan runs constantly and my oil temp is always high…
  • 11526915 Engine overheating warning. Hyundai cannot properly diagnose the issue.
Forward collision braking without obstacleFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE4 complaints2022-07 -> 2026-03sonata-2022-fca-braking-no-obstacle
  • 11504628 When backing up the vehicle we break when no objects are present. When stopped at a light, the vehicle will detect that cars are too close or will sense objects are around when nothing is around. The collision warning will sound at random times.
  • 11724526 I purchased the car new and three times since then, the latest last week, the automatic brakes kicked in briefly for no apparent reason. I feel that if a vehicle would have been directly behind me this could very well have caused an accident…
Unintended acceleration at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2022-11 -> 2026-01sonata-2022-unintended-acceleration
  • 11492068 The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at a low speed pulling into a parking spot, the vehicle accelerated over two concrete stopping blocks and crashed into a parked unoccupied 2015 Toyota vehicle…
  • 11709968 I was pulling into a parking space at my church, same place I routinely parked. I was moving forward slowly with foot on brake alternating lifting foot to move forward until I was all the way in. As I lifted my foot from the brake, the car suddenly accelerated forward…
  • 11693710 While driving around 20 mph my cars rpms will rev and my car will take off then my automatic breaks will kick on and today around [XXX] I was going under 25 mph and there was a car in-front of me and it really scared me…

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
922021-08-272026-09-1580ENGINE:25; POWER TRAIN:24; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:22; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:15; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:9

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
21V52400009/07/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and fuel rail.A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 207.
22V74600006/10/2022POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONHyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary. Dealers will also update the transmission control unit software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 236.
25V79600018/11/2025FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Sonata vehicles. A damaged check valve can allow air to enter the fuel tank, causing it to expand and contact hot exhaust components, melting the tank.A melted fuel tank can leak, increasing the risk of a fire.Dealers will inspect and replace the check valve. The fuel tank assembly will be inspected for damage and replaced if necessary. Additionally, dealers will inspect and update the engine control unit software. All repairs will be performed as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning March 13, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 286. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 19, 2025.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202416legacy-code0

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). 2022 Hyundai Sonata vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/hyundai/sonata
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2022 Hyundai Sonata},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/hyundai/sonata}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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