Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai sonata. While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, while turning the vehicle left or right, the vehicle stalled. The contact had to restart the vehicle to get it to operate normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
2005 Hyundai Sonata: engine stalls while driving
6 of the 165 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Sonata describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 95,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
I have a 2005 hyundai sonata and reported this to the dealership twice as of today and the dealership continues to stall. The airbag light stays on and never goes off so I reported it again about this problem, where are safety concerns for the consumers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk when contact tried to change lanes. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and the vehicle was towed to contact's residence. This failure recurred ten times over a period of seven months. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
My vehicle has been shutting off or stalling after filling it up with gas. It began over a year ago with sporadic incidents and has progressed to occurring every time I put gas in my car. The first happened a few months after I bought my car. I was exiting a gas station after filling up. As I reached the main street and was pulling out onto the road, my car completely shut off and began rolling into the busy road. I turned it off, then on and it began running again. This happened 5 more times over the span of 1yr 4 mos, each time only after I put gas in my car. It has now progressed to not starting at all after I put gas in my car. Recently, I filled up my car and when finished , it would not start. I tried multiple times, giving the car breaks in-between and it either turned on then sputtered and died or didn't turn on at all. It took 30mins for me to start my car but I was eventually able to leave the gas station. I did some research and I discovered that this was a common problem for hyundai sonatas of the same year (and even some other models/years). The next time, I didn't fill up all the way but put in 1/4 tank of gas. Once again, my car did not start for around 25 minutes. That day, I paid $65 to have my car looked at by hyundai and was told that I needed approximately $845 worth of repairs/replacements of my canister, canister valve, purge valve, and my idle control vent valve (not including the $219 labor fee necessary if charcoal bits have gotten into my gas tank). I have ever heard of any of these problems, much less believe that it should be the responsibility of the consumer to repair a commonplace problem with hyundai cars. This problem is dangerous regarding the car's sporadic shutoffs which have happened to me in multiple compromising situations. This puts the consumer's life in danger ie: rolling into the street and being stranded in my case.
Check engine light goes on (and produces code of p0441) . From that point forward, whenever you add gas to the tank, the car hard starts and continually stalls. Purge control valve replacement becomes necessary to eliminate the problem. Online research revealed that this is a common problem with many hyundai (perhaps all) models, and therefore a recall is in order.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling at high speeds or coming to a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. Each time the vehicle was restarted, it stalled again after it was slowed down to 10 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer who performed diagnostic testing which identified cause code #15 and replaced the ignition coil assembly, wire repair time (major), coil assembly, ignition coil add scan tool operations. A year later, the vehicle was taken to another service dealer who could not determine the cause of the problem. The manufacturer was not notified. Updated 10/25/2006 -
Service bulletins that may apply
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- This bulletin provides important checkpoint guidelines when performing engine oil and filter change services.
- Follow the guidelines outlined in
- This bulletin provides the service procedure for engine connecting rod bearing clearance testing
- This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
- Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system diagnosis
- ECM reprogramming for warm ambient (summer) cold start driveability
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Hyundai Sonata stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2005 Hyundai Sonata?
6 of 165 owner complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Sonata (4%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Hyundai Sonata?
There are 0 recalls and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Hyundai Sonata
Airbag light 33No deployment 12Headlights 10Ball joint 7Door locks 7Check engine light 5
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