Transport CanadaHigh Risk
2006 HYUNDAI SONATATransport Canada Recall #2005205
The official notice
Defect
On certain vehicles, while cornering under conditions where Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation may not be needed, a sensitive ESC may cause the engine to reduce power and the brake at one of the wheels to be applied without brake pedal application by the driver. This may cause the vehicle to slow and may affect the path that the vehicle is traveling. Brake application caused by inadvertent ESC activation may result in a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the ESC Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).
70 vehicles affectedMfr ref: R48Updated June 10, 2026