2001 Hyundai Sonata air bags problems
47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Hyundai Sonata — 23% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai sonata. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the driver's side air bag deployed without warning or impact. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…”
filed Feb 26, 2018
“My son was in an accident in which someone pulled out of a side road into his path of travel. The front of the hyundai from just past the grill on driver's side to entire passenger side hit the front driver wheel forward on the other car. Neither the steering wheel nor the passenger side airbag…”
filed Jun 2, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT LEADS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL…Campaign 02V105000 · Apr 9, 2002
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLESCampaign 01V347000 · Nov 6, 2001
Air Bags problems in other Sonata years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Sonata | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Sonata | 4 | 3% |
| 2020 Sonata | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 Sonata | 9 | 6% |
| 2018 Sonata | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 Sonata | 22 | 3% |
| 2016 Sonata | 21 | 3% |
| 2015 Sonata | 25 | 2% |
| 2014 Sonata | 31 | 4% |
| 2013 Sonata | 101 | 5% |
| 2012 Sonata | 169 | 11% |
| 2011 Sonata | 418 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.