Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 97110120014 | 11/01/1997 | 54161 | Provided procedures for the installation of a block heater. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| 97100120012 | 10/01/1997 | 54113 | Shop manual correction on cylinder head bolt torque specification. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||||
| 9401015 | 12/01/1994 | 37965 | 1991 california specification sonata catalytic converter emission campaign (23). *tw | 02/09/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Radiator problems. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1991 | ||
| Premature wear of piston rings, causing engine failure. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Oil pan rusty, causing it to leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/26/1998 | |||
| When driving at any speed without any prior warning the engine check light came on and will not go off. also, engine/transmission leak. consumer have been having problems every since day one. *ak | |||
| 06/24/1996 | |||
| Car caught fire at a complete stop. please describe. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Converter hanger fell apart. | |||
| 07/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Catalytic converter failure, it came apart inside. *ak | |||
| 01/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Dealership refused to perform recall repairs due to date of vehicle, later retracted statement, still not fixed. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 2 | ||
| Hole in muffler repaired/muffler replaced. | |||