2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints

DRIVER SUNVISOR FALLS INTO YOUR VISION UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SUNVISOR FALLS INTO MY LINE OF VISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING UNIT AND BLOCKED THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VISOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2/25/2013:AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO REPLACE PRETENSIONER CAUSED BY B1706 PASS RESISTANCE TOO HIGH BUCKLER PRETENSIONER. THEY CHARGED US $316.19 I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR AS WE HAD AN ISSUE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON 5/8/2012 AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. FOUND CODES B1448 PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR DEFECT/FAULT TRACED AND FOUND SEAT BOTTOM FAULTY. THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THIS THEY SAID AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THE 5/2012 ISSUE I FEEL THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP IN UPRIGHT POSITION. CONTINUES TO FALL POSING AN OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AND DIVERTS ATTENTION FROM SAFE DRIVING. *TR

BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AS ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP ($200). DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK AS IT WAS ROTTED. I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR BUT HOW DOES A 6 YEAR OLD CAR HAVE A ROTTED GAS TANK? DEALERSHIP (BALISE TOYOTA, SPRINGFIELD, MA) CLAIMED "WELL THAT IS NEW ENGLAND FOR YA". I AM OVER 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS IN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE YEARS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER HAD A ROTTED GAS TANK. *TR

WHILE TURNING CORNERS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. RESTART CAR AND IT WORKS AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED FREQ. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. ESC LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD TO USE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR 2 DAYS AT A TIME. I AM UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR PARK AND I HAVE TO USE THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE TO MOVE THE GEARS. HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. IF I HIT THE BRAKES HARD THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND DO NOT GO OFF FOR DAYS. CIGARETTE LIGHTERS REPLACED AND ONE STILL WILL NOT WORK. HEAD LIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND TIME OFF WORK AND PROBLEMS RETURN QUICKLY. *TR

DRIVING FROM BAKERSFIELD, CA TO AUBURN, CA ON 12-20-12. FILLED WITH FUEL ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE AUBURN. PARKED IN AUBURN, CAR WOULD NOT START ABOUT 3 HRS LATER. TOWED TO GARAGE ON 12-21-12, STARTED AT GARAGE, COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. DROVE FROM BARSTOW, CA TO PAYSON, AZ ON 12-27-12. WOULD NOT START NEXT MORNING. MECHANIC CAME ON 12-30-12, CAR STARTED. HAD MECHANIC COME ON 1-16-13 TO CHECK FUEL PUMP. STARTED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, FOUND THAT THE POWER CONNECTOR FROM THE PUMP TO THE CONNECTOR AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK HAD BURNT, CORRODED. DISCOLORED CONNECTIONS. THIS IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK! HAVE HAD TO ORDER A NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY FROM HYUNDAI. DON'T IF IT IS AN UPGRADED PART. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON: CODE B1706. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSIONER FAILED AND NOW THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. DEALER COST IS $400 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE. *TR

PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON. DIAGNOSIS WAS "PASSENGER SIDE PRE TENSIONER" SINCE THIS TIME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE SEAT ITSELF WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS IN DECEMBER 2012. SERVICE SAYS THAT THE OCCUPANT WEIGHT LESS THAN 110 MAY CAUSE THE WARNING, BUT THE DECEMBER 2012 DIAGNOSIS USED 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE (100,120, AND 170 POUNDS) AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE AIRBAG WILL FUNCTION IN A CRASH.AFTER THE DECEMBER 28 CHECK THE WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON BUT ONLY ONE SHORT DRIVE FROM DEALER. *TR

ON DECEMBER 30TH 2012 TIME:11.52 AM WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING AREA OF SIKH TEMPLE, 16000 STIRLING ROAD,SOUTHWEST RANCHES,FL33331 TEL: 954 680 0221,MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO REASON,AN ACCIDENT RESULTED WITH MINOR DAMAGED TO OTHER PROPERTY AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE 2006 SONATA. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL? *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. THEY "RE-CONNECTED" AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ALSO I HAVE A HARD TIME CONNECTING MY DRIVER SEAT BELT, ONE TIME I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT AT ALL SINCE I COULD NOT GET IT TO SNAP IN AT ALL. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DISPLAY LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I CALLED AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM A FAMILY EVENT DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR. EXPERIENCED EXTREME INSTABILITY. ESC LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD MAKING US THINK PROBLEM WAS ELECTRONIC. CONTINUING AT A REDUCED SPEED, THE CAR CONTINUED TO DART TO LEFT. ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, THE CAR DARTED TOWARD THE LEFT HAND GUARDRAIL, WITH REAR TIRE SQUEALING. WE WERE STILL 50 MILES FROM HOME. LIMPED THE CAR HOME TO BRING TO OUR MECHANIC. WE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN CT. THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND INSPECTED IT. FOUND IT TO HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME IN THE BACK END. WE COULD OF BEEN KILLED. HE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (23JUL08) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED CODE B1701 AND REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AT 43,340 MILES (03FEB09) I NEEDED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY (B1706 CODE) REPLACED. AT 57,106 MILES (06NOV09) I NEEDED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED (CODE NOT DOCUMENTED BY DEALER). NOW (19DEC12) THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT IS LIT AGAIN (103,121) AND THE CODES B1701 AD B1706 BOTH SHOW UP. MOST LIKELY REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AN UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACEMENTS IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE SEAT BELT ISSUES LIKE THIS ILLUMINATE THE "CHECK AIRBAG" INDICATOR LIGHT, I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR RELATED PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WILL NOT GO OUT IT ILLUMINATES AND GOES OUT AND STAYS ON NOW. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, IT WAS FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2007, IT REPEATEDLY GOES ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT PREVENTS ME FROM OBTAINING AN INSPECTION STICKER FROM THE STATE WITHOUT A LARGE EXPENSE. *TR

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND HINDERS DRIVERS VIEW. VISOR IS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *TR

REAR SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE OFF WHERE IT CONNCECTS TO WHEEL. *TR UPDATED 12/27/12 *CN UPDATED 12/31/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REAR END SWERVED WHILE DRIVING BUT THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE UNTIL THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL WHERE THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRAME, RADIUS ARM, LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,801. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ UPDATED 1/24/2013*JS

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND NOW IT NEVER COMES ON. NOW MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IN THE DASH CAME ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOT ALL OF THE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. SO NOW MY AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE BAD SENSOR AND IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING. I'M LOOKING TO GET THIS ISSUE COVERED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. *TR

ON OR AROUND 11NOV12, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAME ILLUMINATED ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THE CODE REPRESENTS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THAT SEAT, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2008 FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DESPITE ITS FALLING WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS. THE COST TO REPAIR COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00US, AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL NOTICE. FROM READING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, AND I SUBMIT THAT A NEW RECALL OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED OR THE EXISTING ONE OUGHT TO BE EXPANDED. *TR

THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED OCT 26, 2012. MY SON NOTED SOME LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMP. I INSPECTED THE CAR AND NOTED THAT THE REAR DIVER-SIDE WHEEL WAS AT A WEIRD ANGLE. THE CAR WAS MOVED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON NOV 1ST. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SUBFRAME CORROSION EFFECTING THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. I CALLED GARVEY HYUNDAI, OF QUEENSBURY, NY, WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM MY SHOP TO GARVEY. HE INFORMS ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH SUBFRAME CORROSION AND THIS MODEL YEAR AND NO RECALLS. HE TELLS ME THAT IT WILL COST BETWEEN $1350 AND $2400 TO REPAIR AND ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE THEY OFFERED ME $500 TOWARD THE REPAIR WORK. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY A 2006 AND THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED IN FULL BY HYUNDAI. THE CAR HAS SPENT WINTERS IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD MULTI ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING NEEDING TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY) I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SUBFRAME CORROSION ISSUES WITH PRIOR YEARS. *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW OPERATOR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. TODAY THE POWER WINDOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE BAD SOLENOIDS ON THREE DOOR LOCKS WERE REPLACED. BOTH SUN VISORS ON THE CAR WERE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTION. THE COVER ON AUTOMATIC CAR SEAT OPERATORS KEEPS ON FALLING DOWN. THE CASSETTE PLAYER IN THE CAR WAS REPLACED DUE TO BAD DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL PLAYER. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS COME OFF IN THE LAST 6MONTHS. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS THE CASE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 10YR OLD ELANTRA AND NONE OF HER HANDLES HAVE COME OFF. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YRS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYED ON, AND THE PASS AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT VARYING TIMES (W/PASS IN SEAT). IN 2010, IN THE SUMMER (?) THE DEALER REPLACED A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER RECALL. THE CAR MOST LIKELY HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME I TOLD THE DEALER'S (VAN HORN HYUNDAI OF FOND DU LAC, WI) SERVICE PERSON ABOUT THE PASS AIRBAG LIGHT AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON IT. WHEN THE PASS LIGHT WOULD COME ON I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT WOULD USUALLY STAY OFF. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE (AND THE PASSENGER SIDE) SUN VISOR FALL DOWN(DROOP) WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN CAUSING SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHTS) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2009 AND THE REPAIRS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC STABILTY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE FAILURE WOULD RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED, BUT A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH FAILING AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

ON APRIL 13, 2012, JULY 18, 2012 AND AUGUST 3, 2012, WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING AREA, MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO REASON. IN EACH INSTANCE, AN ACCIDENT RESULTED WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 SONATA. MY ONLY GUESS , IS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL. UPDATED 10/15/12 *BF

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO FASTEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM) SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD "BURNT" ITSELF OUT. FAILURE TO REPLACE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO FAIL. DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SENSOR BACK IN 2008. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS "NOT" PART OF THE RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT "ON THE LIST". SAME MAKE, SAME MODEL--NOT PART OF RECALL???? THE REPAIR COST $1000 FOR A NEW SEAT. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE "NOT" PART OF RECALLS? *TR

I HAVE BEEN THE 1ST OWNER AND COMPLETED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. ALWAYS A BIT BUMPY SHIFTING, BUT LAST THURSDAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40M ON FREEWAY ONCE PULLING OFF WOULD NOT STOP. CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AT ABOUT 40MPH REGARDLESS IF FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO SLAM INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN IN PARK IT REVES AND HAS RPMS UP. REVERSE YOU ARE PULLING OUT AT 30 AND SLAMMING IN NEUTRAL BEFORE YOU CRASH AND THEN FORWARD THE SAME. THIS CAN NOT BE ISOLATED AND IS WORSE THAN A FLOOR MAT IN A TOYOTA. I CANT TAKE A FLOOR MAT OUT TO MAKE IT SAFE. PLEASE HELP, EVEN IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA IS, HOW CAN I TRUST THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE SAFE TO EVER BE IN THIS CAR AGAIN? THERE ARE 100'S OF POSTS ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. MY CAR IS UNUSABLE WITH A PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO LACK OF CARE OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T SAFELY USE AND YET CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN AT THIS POINT. NOR CAN I AFFORD THE HUNDREDS I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO FIX THE YET TO BE FIXED PROBLEM. SO FAR TWO SEPARATE SENSORS. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY, ISN'T THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY (CODE B1706). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED HOWEVER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I WAS JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CAR MADE THIS CLUNKING NOISE AND THEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER I GOT THE CAR HOME, IT WAS LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD THE CONTROL ARM ROTTEN OFF THE SUB-FRAME FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001-2004 HYUNDAI SONATAS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO HELP ME AND TOLD ME THIS HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST. IT APPERAS TO ME THAT IF THEY RECALLED PREVIOUS MODELS THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE CONTROL ARM DID NOT BRAKE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,300. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AIR BAG SENSOR IN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,242.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DROOPING SUN VISOR, COMES DOWN WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THE SUN VISOR ALTHOUGH THIS IS KNOW PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI IS SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIR ONTO THE OWNER OF VEHICLE WHICH COSTS $80 PER SUN VISOR AND AN INSTALLATION OF $20 PER VISOR. BASICALLY, $200 FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT THE DRIVERS FAULT, BUT A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL VEHICLE AIRBAG ISSUES *TGW SHORTLY AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN A 160 POUND PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, BUT NOT FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE FOR DAYS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT THE DAY, WHERE THE DEALER RECOMMENDING REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE SEAT AT A COST OF $1100. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN AND MODEL YEAR WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED HIS MODEL YEAR WAS INCLUDED AND A CASE FILE WOULD BE OPENED. RECALL # 08V161000 *JB

JUNE 2008, SEATBELT LIGHT & AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PASSENGER SEAT. CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. PART WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI, UNDER WARRANTY. AUGUST 2012, MILEAGE 45,000 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN PERMANENTLY. CODE B1706 PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER, AGAIN. CONTACTED BOTH CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND DEALER AND TOLD NO WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM AND NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT. SEEMS THAT REPEATED FAILURES OF A COMPONENT OF THE SRS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, YET BUCKLE PRETENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE!! I HAVE NOTICED REPEATED ENTRIES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 SONATA. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE BE SURE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE ESC COMES ON EVERYDAY I START THE CAR THEN IT COMES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND ONCE STARTED, IT WAS RESISTANT TO BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A FUSE IN THE JUNCTION BOX WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE THE FAILED FUSE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE JUNCTION BOX. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE JUNCTION BOX WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, I NOTICED THE WHITE LINE ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD CURVE SHARPLY INWARD TOWARD VEHICLE. THIS STARTLED ME. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE ROAD CURVED, THEN IT MADE ME DIZZY. THOSE TWO FEELINGS LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS TOTAL, MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT TURNS OUT THE WINDSHIELD HAS VISUAL DISTORTIONS ALONG THE LOWER AND SIDE EDGES. I HAVE NOTICED THIS EFFECT IN ANOTHER SONATA AS WELL. *JS

MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN MAY THAT WHEN I LOOK THEM UP, ARE LISTED AS ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY HYUNDAI YET WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI THESE WERE NOT OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. MY ABS/ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND RE-START IT THEN THE LIGHT WILL BE GONE, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN AT SOME POINT WHEN I'M DRIVING. I JUST GOT NEW BRAKES IN JANUARY AND MY BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. THE ONLY TIME I WAS CONCERNED WAS DURING A ROAD TRIP WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT CAME ON WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES ON THE HIGHWAY. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AROUND THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED CONSISTENTLY COMING ON. THIS LIGHT DOES NOT GO AWAY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE A BACK BREAK LIGHT THAT IS OUT YET WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET A NEW BULB IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN BACKING UP, I COULD SEE MY CAR'S REFLECTION IN A WINDOW AND THAT LIGHT WAS OUT, INDICATING SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO TOP IT ALL OFF, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR IN THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT THAT IS. MY CAR IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NEW BRAKES, NEW SPARK PLUGS, AND A NEW BATTERY. I'M NOT SURE WHY THESE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE RECALLS FOR SOME OF THESE ISSUES, AND THEY JUST AREN'T ON MY CAR SPECIFICALLY. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT-REMAINS ON. SEPARATELY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES UNTIL THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED-CINCHED. MY AUTO MECHANIC REPORTS THAT HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION SENSOR. ANOTHER MECHANIC REPORTS THAT A DEFECTIVE SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. BOTH MECHANICS ADVISE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I HAVE HAD DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS SINCE PRIOR TO 10/8/12 AT WHICH TIME I REPORTED TO HYUNDAI MOTORS USA AND A LOCAL DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. HYUNDAI MOTORS USA AT THAT TIME DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. HYUNDAI MOTORS TODAY 7/23/12 CONTINUED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS NOW HAS COME TO SPECIAL ATTENTION AS THE VEHICLE, REGISTERED IN VERMONT, DUE TO THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON, WILL NOT PASS NEW VERMONT INSPECTION REGULATIONS. A COMPLAINT TODAY HAS ALSO BEEN FILED WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS USA; CASE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE TURNING RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT WATER GOT ONTO THE STEERING BELT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE WAS MORE OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO PARK WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,651... UPDATED 08/15/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL. UPDATED 08/21/12

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND SO IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER HAD THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER RESET THE CODES TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 08/27/12

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, DASH BOARD AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN EARLY APRIL. DID NOT GO OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN EARLY MAY, THEY GAVE ME A CODE B1448. SAID NEEDED TO HAVE $2200 REPAIR DONE. FOUND TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ON LINE THAT GOT THE SEAT REPROGRAMMED IN MID-MAY AT DEALER COST. "FIX" WAS TO REMOVE SEAT AND SEND IT BACK FOR REPROGRAMMING. EARLY JUNE: NOW, BOTH DASH AIR BAG LIGHT AND FLASHING PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT ARE ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ONLY WAY TO GET THE FLASHING TO STOP IS TO HOOK THE SEAT BELT. SECOND VISIT TO DEALER DOCUMENTED THAT CODE IS THE SAME FOR THE DASH LIGHT. NO EXPLANATION FOR PASSENGER LIGHT. NO PATH FORWARD FROM HYUNDAI CORPORATE, ACCORDING TO DEALER. NOW WHAT?. *TR

SUNVISOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER RETENTION CLIPS GAVE OUT. SUNVISORS NOW HANG DOWN AND WONT STAY IN PLACE. THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI REFUSE TO FIX A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR