Warnings problems of the 2020 Hyundai Kona

Seven problems related to warnings have been reported for the 2020 Hyundai Kona. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Hyundai Kona based on all problems reported for the 2020 Kona.

1 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 06/17/2025

My wife was pulling into a parking place at home depot when the car suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb & hit a tree on the sidewalk. It did significant damage to the front bumper of the car but the airbags did not deploy & my wife was not hurt. I am guessing that it will be several thousand dollars to repair.

2 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 04/09/2024

I am concerned about the safety of my car and have little faith that there are qualified mechanics who understand evs and can properly service an ev car. Two times on April 9, 2024 (and on at least 4 other occasions in 2023) while drive at approximately 45 miles an hour on a ri state highway at a safe distance from any care in front of me, my vehicle went into the fail-safe mode while I was driving causing a sudden significant loss of power to the car and it appeared to be that it was going to stall. There was no warning sound indicating that I was going to crash into the forward vehicle (again, I was at a safe distance). In order to continue driving, I had to pull onto the road shoulder, shut off the car, which seemed to reset it. On this particular day/occasion, this situation occurred twice in the span of about 10 minutes. Had there been anyone driving right behind me, they would have hit my car. In addition, I brought my car to the dealer to address but the dealership did not know how to fix/address my problem. They did find "multiple codes" in the car history, deleted the codes, and test drove the car. They said if it happened again, to let them know. They also told me if it occurred again, then I should bring it in when the 1 and only technician, who knows anything about the ev cars, was working. I took a photo of the dashboard immediately after one of the episodes while the car was still running before I shut if off. I will attach it.

3 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 09/02/2023

Loud beep then a warning that collision warning had been disabled and the side mirrorsno longer indicated someone was beside me. . First time it's done this and I was on the way to the dealer for service. I mentioned to him and he said it was probably the light rain we had and it had blocked the camera. On the way home it did the same thing and now it was sunny, clear and they had just washed my car. So back to the dealer to have them actually check the sensor.

4 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2023

I was driving on the highway and there was no one around me and the forward collision warning went off. The car then braked on my behalf going 70 mph on the highway. This has happened twice so far.

5 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 12/28/2022

I have a 2020 Kona se awd and have a problem with a check forward collision sensor error that happens infrequently. When it happens, you get a ding then on the dash in a large graphic "check forward collision sensor" then bang the brakes are applied for a split second and the car violently drops into a lower gear and revs until you turn the car off and "reset" the system. This has happened 4 times in the last 2 thousand miles. Been to the dealer twice and they cannot recreate the problem, so they can not fix anything. When this happens, its feels like a collision. It is scary and magnified at highway speed. It has happened at highway speed and low speed, both day and night.

6 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 03/26/2021

Front-collision warning light kicks on while going 45-50mph. No obstructions. Brakes engage, stuck in 4th gear. Must pull over and restart car to reset. Occurs intermittently, but has happened at least weekly for the last 6 weeks. In and out of dealer several times. Brand new vehicle.

7 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 03/09/2021

While on the highway, a message "collision detection system failure" flashed on the instrument panel, and the brakes slammed on full, followed by the transmission stuck in 4th gear. I had to leave the highway, and power off the engine - effectively rebooting the car. I continued on to work but I shut off the collision detection system, which has to be set at each power cycle. This has happened to my car 3 times, twice on the highway. Dealer service downloaded logs with no indication of the problem.


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