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1999 Hyundai Caribbean Sonata

No owner complaints on file. 1 recall, 3 service bulletins.

0complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
1recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Recalls

00V259002 · Electrical system8 Nov 2000 · 1,421 vehicles

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.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Hyundai Caribbean told its dealers about the 1999 Hyundai Caribbean Sonata: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
10230904This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly replacement is NOT necessary in most cases. This condition can be eliminated by turning on the lamps with the engine running for several minutes or during normal driving operation.
10183963This bulletin describes the procedure to inspect and identify fluid which may appear around the brake caliper area.
10183960This bulletin provides tire vibration service procedures, including how to optimize vehicle vibration performance. For all wheel/tire balance claims, the Tire Balance Data Sheet must be fully completed including imbalance and Road Force Variation (RFV) data. The Data Sheet can be found at the end of this bulletin.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

EA08016 · Structure:frame and membersopened 21 Aug 2008 · closed 20 Apr 2009

FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSION

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation