2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IN 2007 I FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DASH WHERE THE CUTOUT FOR THE AIRBAG WAS LOCATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PERFORATION IN THE DASH CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE DASH. IT WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE AIRBAG PERFORATION IS BASICALLY CRACKING CAUSING THE EXPOSURE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IN THE DASH OF THE SAME VEHICLE I PREVIOUSLY HAD REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU, *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE FOR MY NEIGHBOR-WHICH HAS A 2006 SONATA AS WELL. IT IMPAIRS VISION WHILE I'M DRIVING AND HITS PASSENGERS IN THE HEAD. I HAVE REPLACED THEM ONCE- AT $125 EACH- ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN A YEAR LATER. *TR

THE SUN VISORS BREAK AND DON'T STAY UP CLOSE TO THE CEILING. THEY FALL DOWN AND OBSTRUCT VISION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND FALLS DOWN INTO MY LINE OF VISION ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ALMOST HAD MORE THAN ONE ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO POSITION BLOCKING DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR RECENTLY BROKE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AND REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE 2008 SONATA HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND CORRECT THE APPARENT DEFECT WITH THE SUN VISORS. I HAVE EVEN HEARD OF REPORTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR VISORS REPLACED THAT THE REPLACEMENTS HAVE ALSO BROKEN. IT MAKES FOR VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE WHEN THE VISOR HANGS DOWN, YOUR VISION IS IMPAIRED. EVEN WHEN YOU PUSH IT TO THE SIDE, YOUR VISION IS PARTIALLY BLOCKED. WHAT OTHER RECOURSE DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO ENSURE THE MANUFACTURERS ARE SELLING MERCHANTABILITY GOODS. WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE NO WAY OF INSPECTING THE SUN VISOR MECHANISMS TO KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING OR WILL WORK PROPERLY WHEN A CAR IS PURCHASED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3. I STARTED MY CAR ONE MORNING AND HAD NO ACCELERATION IN THE GAS PEDDLE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF GOT HUSBAND AND WE RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK A TRIP TO HOUSTON A FEW WEEKS LATER AND AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM HAPPEN TO ME A FEW TIMES THERE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HAD TO RETURN HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $100 DOLLARS OR MORE TO JUST SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. MY HUSBAND SAID TO BRING IT HOME AND WE WILL CHECK ON IT. ON MY TRIP HOME THE ESC OFF LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS HAPPENED TO ME MANY OF TIMES ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. WHEN IT WENT OUT ON ME, SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND 3 TIMES NEARLY GOT HIT IN THE REAR AND 1 TIME WAS SERIOUSLY ALMOST RAMMED IN THE REAR WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LETTING THE CAR REST BEFORE RESTARTING IT. THE MOST TERRIFYING MOMENT WAS GOING OVER THE BRIDGE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT KICKED IN AND I LOST ACCELERATION AND THERE WAS NO SIDE ROAD TO PULL OVER ON. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT 3 TIMES BEFORE THE ESC OFF LIGHT WENT OFF AND I AGAIN HAD ACCELERATION. THEN ABOUT 20 MILES OUTSIDE OF METAIRIE, LA. WHERE I WAS HEADING, IT STARTED SPUTTERING. THE RPMS WOULD GO DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD PULL BACK, THEN THEY WOULD JUMP UP AND THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION WHAT IS NORMALLY A 4 1/2 HR DRIV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS HAVE HIT THEIR HEADS ON THEM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR ALSO FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FACE, OBSCURING HER VISION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. LJ UPDATED 12/29/10*JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. KEEPS FALLING DOWN OR WILL ALWAYS BE DOWN IN FIELD OF VISION. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY VEHICLE BROKE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT HANGS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VISION NOW. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PART COSTS $101. HOWEVER, IT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

2006 SONATA. JUST AFTER WARRANTY ENDING 60,000 MILES ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE FIXED POSITION. INSTEAD IT HANGS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

AIRBAG SYSTEM IN 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT MAT. 1. NO EVENTS LED TO FAILURE - IT JUST FAILED. 2. FAILS 100% OF TIME, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. 3. DEALER MECHANIC REPORTED THAT PASSENGER SEAT MAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND THAT ONLY MEANS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION IS BY REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500. *TR

REPEATED SEAT BELT ELECTRONICS FAILURES. SEAT BELT ELECTRONIC FAILURE CAUSES ABS SYSTEM TO DISABLE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD SEAT BELT REPLACED ABOUT $300 A BELT 4 TIMES AS THEY SAY IT ISN'T IN WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT SEATBELTS WERE NEW AT DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

HYUNDAI SONATA, 2006 MODEL - DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA REAR BRAKES WORN DOWN AT TWICE THE RATE OF THE FRONT BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, THERE IS CONSTANT SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING, THE NOISE TURNS INTO GRINDING. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NEW PARTS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS DUE TO RUST BUILDUP ON THE CALIPERS, BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY NEW PADS AND ROTORS, AND A CLEANED/GREASED CALIPER DID NOT FIX THE NOISE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 6 CYL, MADE IN THE USA, AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR, IT STARTED TOWARD THE END OF MY WARRANTY, OF 60,000 MI., AND I INTENDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL TRIPS TO COLUMBUS OHIO AND PUT MILEAGE ON IN EXCESS OF THE 60000 MIL. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 65000 MI. ON THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT GOING TO COLUMBUS ON MY LAST TRIP WHEN A CAR CUT ME OFF AT AN EXIT ON I-75 AND IN THE MIDST OF TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR, THE SUN VISOR DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I LOST CONTROL AND RAN ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER OF THE EXIT RAMP; HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR AN ALERT DRIVER BEHIND ME, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISOR IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SPRING DESIGN WHICH HOLDS THE VISOR IN POSITION IT FAILS AND EXPRESSES IT'S FAILURE IN THAT GOING OVER A BUMP OR STOPPING SUDDENLY CAUSES IT TO DROP TO ITS FULL DOWN POSITION INTERFERING WITH DRIVER VISIBILITY; AND I DON'T THINK SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WARRANTEED ONLY TO THE FIRST PERIOD OF WARRANTY BUT FOR A REASONABLE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND OVER 75 PEOPLE ON LINE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF HYUNDAI. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF. *TR

2006 V6 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN. WILL NOT HOLD POSITION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SONATA AND WENT TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN TODAY, HEARD A LOUD CRACK, AND THE PLASTIC HOUSING (THAT APPARENTLY HOLDS THE VISOR IN PLACE) AROUND THE METAL BAR CRACKED AND BROKE. I WAS DRIVING WHILE THIS HAPPENED AND NOW IT JUST HANGS THERE IN THE WAY- HOW DANGEROUS! I TRIED GLUING THE BROKEN PIECE BACK ON, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW I'VE GOT IT VELCROED UP AND CAN'T USE IT! C'MON HYUNDAI - TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE AND FIX WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON, AND DANGEROUS, PROBLEM!! *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WON'T STAY UP. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ARE BROKEN. THEY DO NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION, BUT FALL AND BLOCK VISION. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND IMPAIRS DRIVERS VISION AND HEAD MOVEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL OF THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FUNCTIONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. HYUNDAI WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. CASE # 4011415 WAS FILED BY HYUNDAI. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,500.

BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. THEY FALL DOWN. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISORS FAIL TO STAY UP AFTER BEING ADJUSTED, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD VISION. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLIANT WITH SONATAS, AND CAN OCCUR ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SUNVISOR. *TR

THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR ALMOST ALL THE TIME, ALL ROAD TYPES AND ALL SPEEDS. DEALERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE KNOW ABOUT SUCH PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING HOT WEATHER(ABOVE 80 DEGREES) HAS BEEN GOING ON AT LEAST 3 YEARS AND GETTING WORSE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON EDMONDS.COM BUT HYUNDAI SERVICE TECH AT PINEHURST REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS A VALID SITE. MOST PEOPLE THAT RIDE IN CAR GET SCARED THAT CAR IS GOING TO COME APART. WIFE WORKS AS REALTOR AND IS AFFECTED BY PROBLEM. *TR

JULY 14, 2010: WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, I WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. AFTER GOOGLING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED APRIL 14, 2009, NO. 09V122000, REGARDING THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. HAVING RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL, I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR ON JULY 31, 2009, WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE "STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS CIRCUIT OPEN." THEY REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL "FIX" IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION AND REMEDY THAT, NOT JUST REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WITH ANOTHER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JERKING AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THIRD GEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS AND OVERDRIVE SOLENOID WERE DEFECTIVE. ERROR CODE WAS P0765. *TR

HYUNDAI 2006 SONATA AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE BELT GETTING WET BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF THE CRANK PULLEY WAS REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 09/20/10

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA-PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED. THE COST WAS $600.00. I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS 40,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AFFECTING NUMEROUS SONATA OWNERS AND THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ARE THEY POSSIBLY USING DEFECTIVE PARTS? IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHY ISN'T THE COMPANY ADDRESSING IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY 2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX. 55K. IT NOW HAS 70K AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS EVERYONE ELSE, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ISSUE. DISAPPOINTING. *TR

I HAVE RUST STARTING TO FORM ON THE EXTERIOR DECK LID SEAMS . THE RUST ID NOT SURFACE RUST BUT HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE THE PAINT AT THE SEAMS ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE AND RUST AT THE SPOT WELDS. THERE IS ALSO THE BEGINNING OF RUST THROUGH ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE DECK LID. *TR

LOW NOTE HORN FAILED AT 94K MILES. HIGH NOTE HORN WORKS, BUT IS MUCH LESS EASILY HEARD. THE LOW NOTE HORN WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY MOTHER'S CAR, SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AT ABOUT 32K MILES. *TR

UNDER NORMAL USE, AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, THE SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 BREAKS AND FALLS INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE SUN VISOR SNAPS AND THEN THE VISOR CAN NO LONGER BE USED NORMALLY. BLOCKED VISION, SUN VISOR SWAYING ON ITS OWN. THIS PART OUT OF WARRANTY COSTS OVER 100 DOLLARS AT A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE SUN VISORS IN THE 2006-2009 SONATAS BREAK FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT CAUSE. *TR

2006 GLS SONATA - AIR BAG LIGHT ON. 51,000 MILES. WENT TO DEALER, HELPLESS. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 52,000 MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR NO LONGER MAINTAINS ITS TENSION, CAUSING TO FALL DOWN FREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER IT THE HEAD. DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON BOTH SMOOTH AND ROUGH PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT, VISOR CAN NOT BE RELIED UPON TO PROVIDE INTEND SAFETY BENEFITS OF BLOCK EXCESSIVE SUNLIGHT TO ENABLE SAVE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 70K MILES AND IS NOT GOING OFF. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 50K MILES WHICH THE DEALER FIXED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BRAND NEW. I LIVED THERE UNTIL JUNE 2009 AND MOVED TO VIRGINIA. I NEEDED THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS THEY WERE PULSATING AND SQUEALING AT 45K MILES. UPON COMPLETE INSPECTION AT THE MECHANICS IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR ON THE INTERNET AS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION. IT HANGS CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH VISION. I'M FEARFUL OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE TWICE BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW THE VISOR IS BROKEN AGAIN, BUT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT UP CRACKED AND I CANNOT GET IT TO STAY UP OR DOWN. IT JUST HANGS IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SONATA I HAVE APPROX 59,000 MILES AND THE VISOR CRACKED AND NO LONGER STAYS UPRIGHT. BECAUSE IT KEPT FALLING AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW I HAD TO REMOVE IT. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS HAD REPEATED AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTS AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT OVER 1300.00. THE PART NUMBER IS 88200-0A541-FZ0. HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION DESPITE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. NO AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNLESS COMPONENT IS REPLACED. CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE #[XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2005. IT IS JUST UNDER 79,000 MILES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND NO MATTER WHAT HAS NOT TURNED OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HYUNDAI SHOULD HANDLE AND NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO PAY FOR AT SUCH HIGH PRICES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN WITH HYUNDAI TO GET THEM TO STOP PUTTING CHEAP PARTS INTO THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH APPROXIMATELY 39,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT FALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE FALLEN DOWN AND WON'T RETURN TO THE CORRECT POSITION RESULTING IN DECREASED VISIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE VISORS WERE REPLACED BUT THEY CONTINUED TO FALL INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/26/10

FAULTY SUNVISOR ON 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH WHEN IT STARTED TO CREEP DOWN WHEN ON BUMPY ROADS. NOW, JUNE 2010, IT FAILS TO STAY UP AT ALL. IT IS RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION OF 5' 10" MALE. I HAVE REMOVED 2 SCREWS TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CAR UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. IT HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN. THIS IS ON DRIVERS SIDE. IT HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED IN ANY WAY. I HAVE KEPT THE VISOR IN TRUNK. *TR

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPPER RITE POSITION. BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS FALL DIRECTLY IN THE FACE SO THAT MY PASSENGER OR MYSELF IS HIT IN THE HEAD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE SUN VISORS WILL DAMAGE OUR HEADS. *TR