2010 Hyundai Sonata vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2010 Hyundai Sonata — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car had unsolicited acceleration when backing up. Car went flying back in full acceleration. Hit railing/stairs.I put car in park. Thought I must have hit acceleration by mistake so I went to put car in drive to pull into parking space, when I took for of brake the car careened out of control full…”
filed Aug 27, 2018
“Approximately 6 months ago I was driving on a secondary road in heavy traffic. With cruise control at 45 mph I stepped on the brake as traffic slowed ahead of me and the engine would not disengage or slow. I had to put the car in neutral and assist the brakes with the emergency brake to stop. The…”
filed Jun 20, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sonata years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Sonata | 6 | 14% |
| 2023 Sonata | 4 | 5% |
| 2022 Sonata | 9 | 10% |
| 2021 Sonata | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Sonata | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 Sonata | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 Sonata | 19 | 5% |
| 2017 Sonata | 20 | 3% |
| 2016 Sonata | 30 | 4% |
| 2015 Sonata | 61 | 5% |
| 2014 Sonata | 22 | 3% |
| 2013 Sonata | 86 | 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.