Recall Register

2005 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The campaign is 09V280000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Jul 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has 145 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 09V280000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on september 2, 2009. Owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico customer service at 1-787-999-4310.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 3,011 units in total.

  1. 09V280000Received . 3,011 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Hyundai is recalling 3,011 model year 2005-2007 elantra, tucson, sonata, azera and accent vehicles. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A defective stop lamp switch may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission would not be able to be shift out of the "park" position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Any of these malfunctions could lead to a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on september 2, 2009. Owners may contact hyundai of puerto rico customer service at 1-787-999-4310.

    Report filed by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO. Manufacturer campaign number 91B026. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

145 complaints, 190 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2005 Hyundai Sonata
  • All 2005 vehicles
2005 Hyundai Sonata: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2005 SonataAll 2005 vehiclesSonata, all yearsMentions
Air Bags289.585128.755
Structure121.165.364.823
Electrical System100122.78219
Exterior Lighting84.24043.816
Suspension68.44243.513
Service Brakes, Hydraulic31.63324.16
Vehicle Speed Control31.65331.36
Service Brakes31.62337.96
Steering26.375.5138.55
Power Train26.3117.344.95

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash
26
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
27
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 Mar 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Sonata, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2014, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2005 Hyundai Sonata: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hyundai/sonata/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Hyundai Sonata?
3,011 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Sonata have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 65 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Sonata, model years 1987 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Sonata name most often?
Air Bags: 55 of 190 component mentions, or 289.5 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 85 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Hyundai Sonata open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.