Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Hyundai Sonata

Hyundai Sonata owners have reported 99 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (43 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (30 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Hyundai Sonata


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Hyundai Sonata

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The vehicle's emergency brack system is malfunctioning. There have been several instances where the car's emergency brack went on while no coalition was going to happen. Several instances as well happened while in reverse the emergency bracks went on without there being anything behind the vehicle.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

On [xxx] while entering 2 car garage with no other cars in garage, the subject vehicle which is a hev, changed from the electric drive mode to gasoline mode at the garage door and driveway apex. Immediately, the vehicle uncommandedly surged forward from approximately 1mph.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Electrical needs to be reconnected a reprogrammed. Steering wheel horn doesn’t blow.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. Additionally, the forward collision avoidance failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the sensor was braking prematurely.   Read details...




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