2002 Sonata starts for a few seconds and stalls.

5

Asked by essahc Mar 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM about the 2002 Hyundai Sonata FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2002 Sonata that had been running rough.  I had a check engine light but
have no reader.  A mechanic advised me to change the Camshaft Position Sensor.  
The sensor connector plastic crumbled when I tried to connect the new sensor.  I
broke in to pieces and left me with just wire connector leads.  I have searched for a
month and not found a replacement connector.  I had to move the car so I attached
the wires from the broken connector and secured them with tape.  I had marked the
wires so I was sure they were on the correct leads.  However, it appears that a got the
signal wire and the 12v wire backwards as the fuse for the ECM blew.  I found a
diagram and I have traced the cam sensor wires and they are now connected correctly
(pink-ground on top, black-signal middle, black-12volt bottom).  I rechecked fuses.  
Now it runs for 5 seconds before it dies.  No check engine light.  I reset the ECM by
removing the negative battery cable and pressing the brakes for a couple minutes.  
The car still starts and then stalls after a few seconds.

3 Answers

2,905

i had a 2002 Sonata about 3 years ago Camshaft Position Sensor if it is not lined up right the car will think the timing is not right and shut down to help not to damage engine as for the damaged plug you can get one from junk yard and wire cap them together but if the engine is rough check mapping sensor and Camshaft Position Sensor are on the same bank if you blew the fuse for wrong connection we might have blew the mapping senor too mapping sensor controls speed and air flow of the engine if mapping sensor is not working it will act like you are not getting gas to engine have the mapping sensor tested.

8 people found this helpful.
90

I am having the same problem started the car after wiring cam sensor and changing Map sensor cars still starts runs for a few seconds then dies like it is out of gas still can't figure out the issue did you have any luck figuring yours out

8 people found this helpful.
30

These Hyundais got a manufacturer's wiring problem they have recalls on parts such as mass air flow sensor and wiring mine does the same thing

1 people found this helpful.

Your Answer:

Sonata

Looking for a Used Sonata in your area?

CarGurus has 16,969 nationwide Sonata listings starting at $611.

ZIP:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2002 Hyundai Sonata

Review another car

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    sumcon
    Reputation
    5,840
  • #2
    clifford
    Reputation
    2,190
  • #3
    toDumbToNotKnow
    Reputation
    2,060
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Hyundai Elantra
869 Great Deals out of 25,019 listings starting at $1,500
Used Toyota Camry
2,022 Great Deals out of 40,475 listings starting at $1,550
Used Honda Accord
1,385 Great Deals out of 29,501 listings starting at $1,075
Used Honda Civic
1,235 Great Deals out of 32,815 listings starting at $1,495
Used Nissan Altima
1,220 Great Deals out of 36,374 listings starting at $800
Used Kia Optima
359 Great Deals out of 5,318 listings starting at $935
Used Hyundai Santa Fe
716 Great Deals out of 17,773 listings starting at $2,311
Used Toyota Corolla
1,587 Great Deals out of 24,282 listings starting at $995
Used Chevrolet Malibu
848 Great Deals out of 21,414 listings starting at $1,300
Used Nissan Maxima
267 Great Deals out of 3,498 listings starting at $1,995

Used Cars for Sale

2024 Hyundai Sonata For Sale
5,149 listings starting at $24,800
2023 Hyundai Sonata For Sale
76 Great Deals out of 1,956 listings starting at $18,995
2022 Hyundai Sonata For Sale
39 Great Deals out of 566 listings starting at $15,495
2021 Hyundai Sonata For Sale
136 Great Deals out of 2,096 listings starting at $12,490
2020 Hyundai Sonata For Sale
74 Great Deals out of 915 listings starting at $12,498

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.