Assist Problems of Hyundai Kona

Hyundai Kona owners have reported 6 problems related to assist (under the lane departure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Hyundai Kona based on all problems reported for the Kona.

1 Assist problem of the 2025 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 05/19/2025

I was driving down my street (one way) at 20mph when all of a sudden, the car veered to the left and smashed into a dumpster that was parked on the street. I had driven down my block several times during the day and was aware of the dumpster. I am convinced that the lane assist malfunctioned and drove into the side of the dumpster. I was not distracted and my brand new, 2025 Hyundai Kona was totaled in the accident. I had minor injuries but could have been much worse. I am not sure who to contact to report this and not sure it could be proven. Any help you can give me I will appreciate.

2 Assist problem of the 2019 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 06/01/2024

I have two Hyundai vehicles one is a 2018 tucson and a 2019 Kona. They both broke down at precisely the same time at 109,000 miles. One was the catalytic converter dealership was going to charge $5,000 for repair found a less expensive place to do it for $2,000. I was told by several of the mechanics at both places that it was a common problem. My point is I just paid the vehicle off it was just out of warranty then your stuck with it. Dealership just shrugged it off as maybe you should buy a new vehicle. The second vehicle Kona had some catalytic damage but not enough to replace the crankshaft positioning sensor failed caused the car to basically shut down on the roadway all of the adas systems failed. Again dealership was going to charge $2,000 found aftermarket place to do for $1,000. I'm sure nothing can be done for me but I feel it should be documented if people in the industry are telling me this is a familiar occurrence then maybe someone should look into it.

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3 Assist problem of the 2019 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 11/12/2022

Rad bearing defect. Engine needs to be replaced.

4 Assist problem of the 2022 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 10/08/2022

Incident #1: auto emergency breaking system sensed false situation and auto braked nearly causing high speed accident. Caused while exiting I-80 west bound off ramp with two lanes ramp that exits. I was in the inside lane and there was another vehicle in the outside lane. Assuming the system thought I was going to turn into the outer car and braked suddenly. Incident #2: lane keeping system, constantly fights me for no known reason. While in las vegas on flamingo road on oct. 10, 2022 the system suddenly jerked the car to the left and nearly into a head-on crash. My family is very lucky to be okay. Car has problems when road markings are not consistent or when using reflectors (vs painted lines) or when there are exits. It's safer to leave the system off in my experience.

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5 Assist problem of the 2022 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 09/08/2022

The lane assist tries to drive me off the road multiple times every day putting the safety of myself and others at risk. The car has not been inspected by insurance or police. The problem has been present since the first week of owning the car.

6 Assist problem of the 2020 Hyundai Kona

Failure Date: 10/08/2021

I was getting onto the highway the other night and all of a sudden my whole instrument panel went completely black, speed,rpm, fuel level, and water temperature were not registering on the panel. I tested my turn signals and noticed those weren’t working as well. I also lost my lane keep assist in the process. I pulled off to a safe spot turned the car off, let it sit for 5 minutes. Turned it back on and the instrument panel was still black and nothing was reading. I shut the vehicle off for 20 minutes locked/unlocked the car. Started the car back up and the instrument panel came back on but now have the check engine light on. The check engine light had never been on prior to this incident. I have reached out to Hyundai USA as well to find a solution to the issue.

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Other Common Lane Departure related problems of Hyundai Kona

Problem Category Number of Problems
Blind Spot Detection problems
8
Assist problems
6
Warning problems
2


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