Engine And Engine Cooling Related Problems of the 2021 Hyundai Sonata

Table 1 shows three common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2021 Hyundai Sonata. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (48 problems). The second most common problem is related to the gas recirculation valve (egr valve) (three problems).

Table 1. Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Hyundai Sonata


Recently reported Engine And Engine Cooling problems of the 2021 Hyundai Sonata

The Engine And Engine Cooling problem

The internal core of the exhaust heat recovery system (ehrs), part of the center muffler/front pipe assembly (#28600-l5210), suffered a catastrophic failure. This allowed approximately 9 gallons of engine coolant to leak directly into the hot exhaust stream.   Read details...

The Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problem

2021 Hyundai Sonata 59,850 miles rpm jumps to around 1,300 at zero miles on occasion. If I am stopped, at a red light or behind other stopped autos, the vehicle jumps forward when I take my foot off the brake.   Read details...

The Coolant Leaking problem

Hyundai technical service bulletin 23-em-009h (ehrs coolant leak) - aka a faulty heat exchange that causes the coolant to leak into the exhaust and burn away. Resulting in a very hard to diagnose coolant disappearance. This should be a recall.   Read details...


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