Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Hyundai Sonata has 18 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.
18
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
21V749000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sonata, 2016-2017 Sonata Hybrid, and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The Smart Junctio...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | .Car is using or burning alot of oil. After oil change. It went 2800 miles on the oil change and the... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the headlights were very dim while d... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The headlights and brake lights are constantly blowing and not working. Just recently my light bulbs... |
| Jul 24, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | * Taillights (Brake lights) * Bulbs are burning out continuously and I am afraid is going to cause a... |
| Jul 10, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | On a dark or dimly lit road the low beam headlights create a sharp boundary looking through the wind... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | THE LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL WHEN THE OIL DROPS BELOW NORMAL. THE ENGINE USE... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT NIGH, THE HEADLIGHT PROJECTION IS SO POOR THAT VISIBILITY IS RESTRICTED... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I have owned this car since 11/2018. I have NEVER replaced as many headlight bulbs in my life as I h... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE... |
| Apr 3, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY HEAD LIGHT MELTED AND THE WIRE HARNESS, I STARTED THE VEHICLE I THE MORNING AND I HAD WEIRD NOISE... |
| Mar 6, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEAD/TAIL LAMPS FLICKER (RAPIDLY) ON/OFF WHILE THE LIGHT STOCK IS IN THE AUTO MODE. OCCURS RANDOMLY ... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ON THE 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED (NOT THE BASE OR SPORT MODELS), THE ENCLOSURE SURROUNDING THE LIG... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS(LOW BEAM) ON LIMTED MODEL HAS A DARK LINE AND TWO NOTCHES. DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERLY AT ... |
| Aug 13, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ... |
| Apr 22, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THERE IS A BLACK SHADOW AT THE END OF THE REGULAR LIGHT BEAM ON DRIVERSIDE IN MOTION WHEN REGUALR DR... |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE LIMITED EDITION SONATA HAS A DARK LINE AND 2 NOTCHES OBSTRUCTING THE DRIV... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I RENTED A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM ENTERPRISE IN KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZE... |