2010 Hyundai Sonata power train problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2010 Hyundai Sonata — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I am contacting the NHTSA regarding a manufacturer's failure to comply with a NHTSA recall campaign. The campaign in question is #13V113000 for a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The certified Hyundai service center claimed, verbally and on the customer invoice, to have replaced the stop lamp switch with a new…”
filed May 19, 2023
“When the transmission is cold, while driving and slowing down to 20 mhp the card jerks, hard downshift from 3rd to 2nd, and rpm increase by several hundred rps. Once the transmission warms up, issue mostly goes away. Issue started this year. Second issue is the white paint easily comes off all over…”
filed Aug 13, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Hyundai approves only the ATF, DCT gear oil and IVT gear oil specified in the vehicleâ  s ownerâ  s manual. ï · Use of other ATF may result in improper shift quality or other drivability conditions. ï · Use…
21-AT-006H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 21, 2021
Power Train problems in other Sonata years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Sonata | 6 | 14% |
| 2023 Sonata | 15 | 18% |
| 2022 Sonata | 24 | 26% |
| 2021 Sonata | 22 | 18% |
| 2020 Sonata | 23 | 14% |
| 2019 Sonata | 8 | 5% |
| 2018 Sonata | 39 | 11% |
| 2017 Sonata | 55 | 7% |
| 2016 Sonata | 59 | 8% |
| 2015 Sonata | 133 | 12% |
| 2014 Sonata | 54 | 7% |
| 2013 Sonata | 94 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 Hyundai Sonata
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.