2014 Hyundai Sonata body problems

Filed Oct 6, 2026 · Body · UT

Shortly after we bought the vehicle in 2021, my 7 year old daughter (who weighed about [XXX] at the time) got in the car through the driver side rear door and closed it normally. When we got home, the door would no longer open and has not opened now for 5 years. A mechanic said it would cost more than $1400 to repair because he would have to remove the door paneling from the inside of the vehicle to even diagnose what the issue is. If we were to get into a car accident, having a door that will not open is a significant safety concern. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Aug 18, 2025 · Body · GA

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? >Rear Window Imploded, Rear Moon Roof Hairline Fractures How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? >Shards of glass fell. If a passenger was present, glass would have fell on them Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? >No Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? >Not Yet. Insurance Claim just made. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? >No warnings present Uploads of photos/videos will occur afterwards.

Filed Aug 29, 2024 · Body · NC

My passenger side rear door will not open from the outside or the inside. You pull the handle on the outside and nothing happens. You push the door from the inside and nothing even budges (the door lock still works not that there's a use for it right now). This seems to me to be a safety risk for anyone that has to sit in the backseat behind the front passenger seat. If there were an emergency, they would not be able to open the door to get out. I have Googled this and it seems to happen quite frequently in Hyundai cars. It's the door actuator. If this happens a lot, then I think Hyundai needs to take a deeper look into their door actuators. Thank goodness I do not have kids in a car seat because I would be unable to get them in or out on that side of the car. I've never had this happen on any of the Toyotas I've owned.

Filed Dec 27, 2023 · Body · KY

Door will not open from inside or outside of the vehicle and it is a safety issue. There are forums of the same issue with this make and models

Filed Mar 23, 2021 · Body · 99,960 miles · AZ

The passenger rear door will not open, it is a common problem affecting multiple lines of hyundai's for the last 10 years, at least that is what shows in a simple internet search, dealer agrees its a safety issue but since hyundai refuses to issue safety recall they will not fix it unless I pay nearly $2000. Only way to even begin to try and open door is to break the door panel - locks, windows and handle all work fine, the the rod/cable that triggers the door release to open. This has been going on for nearly 10 years and still no recall - seems like they want people to get stuck int he car with no wasy to escape

Filed Mar 12, 2021 · Body · 77,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while the hood was opened, the hood fell without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer hyundai of wesley chapel (27000 wesley chapel blvd, wesley chapel, fl 33544, (813) 437-4745) where it was diagnosed with needing the hood gas shocks to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2020 · Body · 130,000 miles · AZ · 1 injury

While driving 65 on the freeway I heard a loud pop sound..I thought it was a gun shot or tire exploding, then I noticed the sunroof sounded open so I hit the close button & nothing, so I opened it to try to re-close & once open I noticed the sunroof glass had shattered and the glass was falling on me, cutting my arms and face, glass everywhere in my car,getting in my fingers while trying to get it off me. Glass flying off the roof onto cars behind me. Very dangerous. I see many other people have had the same problem. And yet still no recall!!

Filed Dec 15, 2019 · Body · CA

The left rear door does not open from the outside or inside. When you engage the door lock/unlock for the remote or inside the vehicle, the door lock/unlock moves but does not disengage the lock. The door cannot be opened and this is a huge safety issue. There are several people on various message boards having the same issue. The dealer want to charge me $1000 to fix.

Filed Sep 23, 2019 · Body · 65,500 miles · TX

Driver door will not open from outside when parked. Not with unlocking with key or fob.

Filed Apr 25, 2019 · Body · 75,000 miles · TN

The back door on the drivers side will not close. There is a problem where the close/lock latch will not latch. The door flies open and has to be bungie corded inside the car to remain closed. The door will not latch to close.