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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5NPEB4AC0EH••••••2014 Hyundai SONATA
This build draws 2.9× more complaints than the average 2014 Hyundai SONATA build (37 vs 13).
37on this build
720on the model
56builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 14Electrical System 10Exterior Lighting 9Power Train 4
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashJul 2023
Incident date 07/04/2023 Incident place I-405 exit WA-522 Incident total engine, car system completely off, brakes won't work Traveling with whole family complete car system failure, had to drive to side road hitting bushes and trees in order to get the car stopped State patrol…
Electrical SystemfireMar 2019
The contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running, an electrical burning odor was present and smoke was seen from under the hood. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the starter was faulty and needed to…
SteeringApr 2026
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after driving over a pothole, the steering wheel became difficult to…
Unknown Or OtherDec 2024
I was driving the car to take to emissions because the car was recently purchased and as I was driving the car turned off and doesn’t turn back on
Exterior LightingJun 2022
Brake / parking lights on both sides have burned out more than 2 dozen times. This started when the car was less than 2 years old at about 20,000 miles and continues. Reported to dealer several times. Most recently on 4/22/2022. We were told they have no solution to correcting…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5NPEB4AC0EH916204 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.