2000 Hyundai Sonata electrical system problems

The 2000 Hyundai Sonata has 41 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Electrical System complaints

11%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Sonata electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

00V259001Electrical SystemSeptember 11, 2000 · 165,977 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

What owners report

“SATURDAY ,07/19/03 I PARKED MY HUYNDAY SONATA 4DOORS, 4 CYLINDERS AT BEST BUY PLANTATION (FL) PARKING LOT @ 1:00PM TO VISIT MY AT&T WIRELESS STAFFER AT THIS STORE. WHEN COMING BACK @ 2:30PM THE CAR HAD GOT ON FIRE. THE HOOD WAS OPENED BY PLANTATION FIRE DEPARMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING WAS…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 19, 2003 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2000 Hyundai Sonata have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Sonata electrical system — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2000 Hyundai Sonata electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 00V259001.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.