1999 Hyundai Sonata complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, HYUNDAI MOTORS STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT THE AIRBAG, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOR CONNECTION AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS WHO STATE THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE AIRBAG OR THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK, DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE REPAIR LOG STATES THAT VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH DEALER STATED DIDNT EXIST UNTIL IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WITH MY BRAKES, THEY FAIL FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE DRIVING, I ONCE HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND PUMPING. HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES, YET DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHUNG WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP EVERYTIME I BRING MY CAR IN FOR ALL THE OTHER REPAIRS. MY AIRBAG WIRING IS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHICH I FEEL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY IN MID TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON, YET THE RECALLED PART THAT CAUSED THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. DEALER OFFERS NO EXPLANATION AND SAYS CAR IS FINE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE, ATEMPTS TO ADJUST HAVE FAILED, AND AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER ALL COMPONETS AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING DRIVERS SEAT WITH AIRBAG, WIRING HARNESS,MODULE. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. ON LAST VISIT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AGAIN AFTER ALL PARTS REPLACED, THEY HAVE "GREASED" THE CONNECTION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 60 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT RETAINER WALL HEAD-ON. VEHICLE STILL MAINTAINED 60 MPH, AND BRAKES DID NOT DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. EVENTUALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CONSUMER TURNED IT OFF. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY/ SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION WITH GREY SMOKE IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CURRENTLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS TIGHT.*AK

AFTER REPAIR OF RECALL 00V259000 VEHICLE'S CONDITION WORSENED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 9 DAYS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL ARM BROKE, CONSUMER COULD PUSH IN THE WIRE, HOLD IT WITH ONE HAND AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ASSEMBLY. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED DEALER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF, A SHORT TIME LATER, VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER HE HIT A CURB AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC

MAY 27, 1999: CAR WAS TAKEN IN DUE TO LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINING ON AT ALL TIMES. SENDING UNIT WAS ORDERED. JULY 8, 1999: SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. LOW FUEL LIGHT CONTINUED TO REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ORDERED ANOTHER PART (UNSURE OF WHAT THIS PART WAS). JULY 22, 1999: RETURNED CAR TO SERVICE DEPT DUE TO LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINING ON AT ALL TIMES. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ON THIS DATE: BOARD-PRIN, GAUGE ASSY. AFTER THIS SERVICE, LIGHT NO LONGER REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES, BUT DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE NOTICE THE LOW FUEL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL, EVEN WHEN GAS GAUGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY. SEPT 16, 1999: (NEW COMPLAINT) REPORTED THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS CRACKLE AND POP WHEN RADIO IS ON AND FRONT DOORS ARE OPEN. SERVICE DEPT CHECKS WIRING, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES UPON PICKING UP THE CAR. WE ALSO REPORT THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. SERVICE DEPT SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DECEMBER 7, 1999: WE REPORT ONCE AGAIN THAT SPEAKER WIRES POP AND CRACKLE MAINLY ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHILE RADIO IS ON. SERVICE DEPT REPORTS THEY TEST DROVE CAR, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WE ALSO ONCE AGAIN REPORT THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE DEPT TEST DROVE CAR, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. JULY 3, 2000: REPORT CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS, POWER DOOR LOCKS, AND LOW FUEL LIGHT. PARTS ORDERED. SEPT 12, 2000: SENDING UNIT REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER LIGHT STILL DOES N

THE SRS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON ONE OCCASION, AND THE TENSIONER WAS ADJUSTED THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATING DUE TO A POTENTIAL SEAT BELT FAILURE. *MJS

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHICH MADE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO GO OUT. ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS NOT WORKING, ALSO, ABS BRAKES AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS KEPT BLINKING. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER WOULD THINK THAT VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OR LURCH FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 25 MPH TO 20 MPH CONSUMER WOULD FEEL THAT VEHICLE KICKED OR PULSED. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR MID-APRIL OF THIS YEAR, HAD IT TWO WEEKS AND GET CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS CUT OFF A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES AND IT'S ONLY BEEN A MONTH THAT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND THE MECHANICS ARE SAYING THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T READING ANY PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR ALL WEEK TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY MUST DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE A REMEDY. I HAVE BEEN INCONVIENCED AND DISAPPOINTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THIS SITUATION. WHAT WERE THEY DOING TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS BEFORE COMPUTERS WERE INVENTED? I BELIEVE THAT THEY (THE MECHANICS) NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT LONG LOST SKILL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND FIX MY CAR. I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED IN THIS WHOLE MATTER. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM & ADD VIN#*AK

RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS NOT DONE DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS. *YC

MY HYUNDAI SONATA'S ALIGNMENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY OUT OF FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE RIGHT CAMBER WAS -0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATION +/- 0.3). THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER WAS 1.00 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). AFTER TWO REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT CAROUSEL HYUNDAI, 1360 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, TEL. 610-399-1200 THE CAR HAS NOW THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS RIGHT CAMBER -0.5 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3) AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER IS 0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). THE CAR CURRENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE LONG RUN. THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA CURRENTLY SHOW NO WILLINGNESS TO GET THE CAR INTO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS EVEN SO THE ITEM ARE COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS 12,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY ABUSE AND MOST OF THE MILES WERE DRIVEN FROM UT TO PA ON HIGHWAY (2,200 MILES). *AK

CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED. HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A TREE . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DISCONNECTED AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SEAT. HE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

HYUNDAI DOES NOT OFFER A SEAT BELT EXTENSION SO WE CAN BUCKLE

WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY (DOWNSHIFTING OCCURS), MORE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. *YC