1994 Hyundai Sonata

Recalls

1 recall names the 1994 Hyundai Sonata. Newest first.

• Seat belts

  Nov 29, 1993NHTSA 93V196000100,000 vehicles

  The motorized shoulder belt can travel slowly or chatter in the track and may eventually stop tracking and become inoperative.

  Risk and remedy

  Risk

  Slowing, 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.

  Remedy

  Dealers will lubricate the track assembly and, if any systems are found inoperative, the system will be repaired or replaced, as required.

  Full recall details →

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Seats2
2. Engine and engine cooling1
3. Equipment1
4. Seat belts1
5. Steering1
6. Visibility1

Latest complaints

• Apr 11, 1996MT
  Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc. · Seat belts › Front › Retractor · Seats · Steering › Hydraulic power assist › Pump · Visibility › Power window devices and controls

  The drivier side seat retractor sometimes doesn't retract, sometimes the retractor lock you in. *ak consumer states belt locks so hard one can not move. power steering pump replaced, hard to turn and noisy. door window would not come up intermittently, window switch works intermittently. driver side seat moves while driving. antenna would not go up all the way. *slc

• Dec 1, 1995NC
  Seats

  Both front seat rails are weakening allowing seat to rock back and forth. Please describe details. tt

• Jun 6, 1995MD
  Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline

  Oil IS disappearing with cause unknown. Dealer has had vehicle for months trying to detect cause. Please describe details. tt

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10230904This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly replacement is NOT necessary in most cases. This condition can be eliminated by turning on the lamps with the engine running for several minutes or during normal driving operation.
• 10189989This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
• 10183963This bulletin describes the procedure to inspect and identify fluid which may appear around the brake caliper area.
• 10183960This bulletin provides tire vibration service procedures, including how to optimize vehicle vibration performance. For all wheel/tire balance claims, the Tire Balance Data Sheet must be fully completed including imbalance and Road Force Variation (RFV) data. The Data Sheet can be found at the end of this bulletin.
• 10174808This bulletin provides information on identifying dealer stock vehicles with either: A Battery SOC alert - low Battery State of Charge (SOC) at or below 50%. A 30 Day alert - vehicle has not started and reported an SOC in 30 days.
• 10169370The Blind Spot Detection (BSD) or Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) is a system that measures the speed of and distance from the following vehicles by using two magnetic wave radar sensors attached in the rear bumper. The BSD/BCW detects vehicles within the blind spot zone and gives off an alarm (visual and audible). The two magnetic radar sensors provide these functions for BSD/BCW: ? Senses other vehicles in the BSD/BCW zone and turns on the BSD/BCW warning lamp for the driver. The warning lamp starts blinking, along with an audible sound, when the driver turns on the turn signal lamp to enter the lane where another vehicle is driving.
• 10082725This bulletin provides information on components, attributes, and precautions of the 7-speed dry-type dual clutch transmission (dct).
• 10040957Hyundai: all sonata hybrids. Brake bleeding procedure.
• 633884Subject regarding diagnostic guide for clifford and dei security system.
• 601635Shop manual on DOHC spark plug wire routing.
• 54161Provided procedures for the installation of a block heater.
• 54113Shop manual correction on cylinder head bolt torque specification.
• 51905Shift condition caused by short circuit in inhibitor switch.
• 37963Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles may exhibit a high pitch whine noise from the transaxle.

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