2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE FAILURE EXISTS AND COULD NOT PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING REMEDY THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND SHIP IT TO AN EVALUATION AND REPAIR FACILITY. THIS FACILITY WILL EVALUATE AND REPAIR OR REPROGRAM THE SEAT CUSHION AND OCS AS NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE HAS TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE TWO OR THREE TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. COMPLAINT NUMBER 3272955 WAS FILED WITH HYUNDAI. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,799 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,864.

GOOD MORNING! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SONATA AND I NEED ASSISTANCE AND ADVISE. MY VEHICLE HAS BROKE DOWN WITH ME ON 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WILL BE RUNNING OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE A/C TO THE MOTOR AND THE ALTERNATOR CONTINUES TO FRAY AND BURN UP IN PIECES. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THESE BELTS WITH CHAIN BELTS ON THE NEW SONATA'S BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAS HAPPENED (3) TIMES. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI COMPANY LAST THURSDAY AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME OR MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TALK WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. MARCIA SMITH *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE FOR PASSENGERS WHO ARE LESS THAN 150 LBS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND, AFTER A SMALL DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS FOR THE FAILURE HE IS EXPERIENCING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SPOUSE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE HIT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN HAND AND THERE WAS $7,492.80 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,983, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,939. UPDATED 08/14/08 *BF UPDATED 08/14/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 120 LBS., OCCUPIES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DISPLAYS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD BE INJURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HYUNDAI WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. SPORADICALLY, THE AIR BAG DISCONNECTED LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FAILURE CORRECTED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 08V161000 (AIRBAGS), 08E021000 (HEADLIGHTS), 06V23400 (EQUIPMENT LABEL), 06V180000 (HEADLIGHTS), 05V377000 (FRONT SEAT RECLINER), AND 05V316000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND, WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/01/08

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD VERY OFTEN DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT A RECALL BUT, SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DIRECTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CONSTANTLY FLASHES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ALSO. SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHTS TO FLASH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM HER WHEN THEY RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,221.

THE HYUNDAI SONATA MINE IS AN'06 HAS A STRUT PROBLEM IN THAT IT "THUNKS" ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES AND BACK INTO OR OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, I HAVE TRIED IN VAIN TO GET HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO FALL ON DEAF EARS, THE EDMONDS CAR SPACE FORUM IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS PROBLEM. FACTORY REPS SAY THEY CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING, DEALERS SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT IS UP TO CORPORATE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A TOTALLY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE FIT TO IGNORE AND YET THEY HAVE TSBS ON TWO OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM BUT CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE SONATA AND AZERA WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERYBODY ON THE FORUM HAS TRIED IN VAIN TO GET HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT, BUT NOTHING WE CAN DO IS MOVING THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE CRASH, IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. TWO MONTHS AGO, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN THE LAST THIRTY DAYS AND IS STILL LIT. THE HYUNDAI DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD LIKE THE CONTACT TO DRIVE 200 MILES SO THAT AN INSPECTION COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL SEND OUT A CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION NOTICE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING AIR BAG FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WILL DEVELOP A REMEDY BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE AND NOT LOCK. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR THE SAME NOISE; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES AFTER THE REAR BRAKES WERE INSPECTED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE STATE INSPECTED AND THE TECHNICIAN COULD ALSO NOT IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE NOISE WORSENS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS RUSTED ROTORS, WHICH CAUSED THE NOISE. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFTEN. THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,570 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,900.

PASSENGER AIR BAG FRONT SEAT AFTER GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

IN CAR THERMOMETER NOT ACCURATE. IT IS OFF BY OVER 20 DEGREES. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED WELL BELOW 0, NOTHING HAS BEEN ACCURATE. SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. UNABLE TO MOVE WINDOWS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

WHILE NOT MOVING WAITING TO MERGE, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN IT WAS HIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLID BACK AND LAID BACK SO THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT REACH THE WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND LEFT SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 230,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAME UNATTACHED AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WERE MISSING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,100.

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LOST CONTROL AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A COLLISION WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, WHICH CAUSE SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR, AS WELL AS THE FIRE HYDRANT. MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE INJURED MY RIGHT THUMB FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, RESULTING IN A TORN LIGAMENT AND A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. I BELIEVE THIS INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE NONE OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS SEEM TO LINE UP CORRECTLY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE REPAIR SHOP ARE BOTH AWARE OF THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. THE REPAIR SHOP CLAIMED THEY CAN NOT LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF WHY THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP EITHER. I WON'T BOTHER CONSULTING THE HYUNDAI DEALER SINCE THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTIONS, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, AS WELL AS HAVING OTHER UNRELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST. *TR

OCCURRED THREE DAYS SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 4-CYLINDER 4-DOOR SEDAN. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SUMMER OF 2006. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN JAN 2007 AND MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS ON JAN 28, 2008. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COMING TO A STOP BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP. CAR STALLED WITH BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

SEAT BELT STRAP BROKE PASSAGER SIDE DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. RICKY J. CAPERTON WAS THE PASSAGER. SPEND 6 HOURS IN THE ER VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454. *TR

SINCE LAST SIX MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK IS NOT WORKING AND ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WATER PUMP IS NOT OPERATING. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AND APPROXIMATED 19,750 MILE. THE CAR IS 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA V6. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND STRUCK A CURB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTOR FAILED DUE TO IMPACT. THE CONTACT DISAGREES AND HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,349.

ESC AND ABS LIGHT, SHIFTER CONTROL. *TR

GLASS EXPLODED IN THE SUN ROOF. *TR

I HAD NOTICED AT FIRST THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD IN 2006 RIGHT AFTER I HAD PURCHASED MY CAR. THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD, BUT NOT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. WHEN I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY CAR ON, AT THAT TIME ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OF MY CAR WENT OUT. THERE WERE WIRES THAT WERE APPARENTLY SWITCHED. AT THIS TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND INFORMED THEM OF THE NEW PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD I STARTED TO HAVE PROBELMS WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS GOING ON.THE TURNED THEM OFF AND STATED IT WAS MY FAULT. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER BOTH AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO LOOKED UP INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER AND STATED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FAULT AGAIN. SOMEONE WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND SHUT THEM OFF BUT NO PAPERWORK WAS WRITTEN UP. THEN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED ANOTHER DASHBOARD FOR THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I ASKED THEM AGAIN TO CHECK TO SEE ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHTS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK NOW (I STILL DO NOT HAVE IT BACK). WHILE ALL THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ISSUE WAS HAPPENING, THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS ALSO COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE THE ABS AND ESC LIGHT WAS COMING ON BECAUSE TH

AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEM THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW THAT IT WAS GETTING HOT. I FOUND THAT YOU COULD MAKE THE TEMPERATURE GO UP AND DOWN JUST BY ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AC. THE CAR WOULD RUN FINE THEN THE TEMP WOULD RED LINE IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND DROP BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SHIP. THEY CHANGED EVERY THING IN THE CAR FROM THE DASH CLUSTER TO THE WATER SENSOR AND EVERY THING BETWEEN. AFTER 2.5 WEEKS THEY SENT AN ENGINEER FROM THERE MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY FOUND THE GROUND BAD. I WAS GIVEN A LONER CAR AND THEY TOOK CAR OF ALL THE ISSUES UNDER WARRANTY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS LOUDER WHILE MAKING A TURN WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE REAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS; THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT FAILED TO SOLVE THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,997. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE, PASSENGER SEAT AREA MAKES A RATTLING SOUND, RIGHT TRUNK TRIM VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION AND HEARS KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

COMPLAINT CENTERS ON A PATTERN OF DECEPTIVE AND MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS, PLANET HYUNDAI. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER JULY 1, 2007, WITH A DRIVER COMPLAINT OF FAILURE TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY RESULTING IN EXCESSIVELY HIGH RPMS. DEALER RESPONDED BY RESETTING THE COMPUTER CODES AFTER CONSULTING WITH MANUFACTURER IN CALIFORNIA, ALLEGEDLY. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER WITH PROMISE THAT IF THIS REOCCURRED, TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED, AS PER MANUFACTURERS DIRECTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, A WEEK LATER THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN ON THE DEALER'S LOT SINCE MIDDLE OF JULY, NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, AND CAR HAS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE WHILE ON THE LOT. DEALER ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK ON CAR.

HYUNDAI SONAT GLS/ PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATES WHEN SEAT OCCUPIED. WE PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IN JULY OF 2006, IT HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT CAR EXCEPT FOR ONE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEACTIVATION SIGN WOULD COME ON WHEN MY WIFE WAS IN THE SEAT. THE MANUAL STATES THAT THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED OR A PASSENGER LESS THATN 50 LBS. MY WIFE WEIGHS 150 LBS PLUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HUMBLE HUNDAI: 1ST VISIT: I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HE CHECKED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG, SO HE COULD NOT FIX IT ----PROBLEM CONTINUED 2ND VISIT: TOLD HIM WE WERE ON TRIP OF 50 MILES EACH WAY AND LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HE SAID HE GOT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE OF VARIOUS SIZES TO RIDE IN IT AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON 3RD... CALLED THE NATIONAL HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS.... YOUNG MAN ACTED LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT 4- STARTED ON TRIP, LIGHT CAME ON, SO..DECIDED TO TAKE IT AND SHOW IT TO SERVICE DEPT. TOOK IT BY DEALER, MGR. NOT IN.. INSISTED THAT SERVICE PERSON DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT HE SAW THE LIGHT ON. 5: CALLED HYUNDAI NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AGAIN, ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR, SHE ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE ALLEVIATED 6. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE TOOK THE CAR IN. HIS SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE A SEAT OUT OF A CAR ON THE NEW CAR LOT AND SWAP IT OUT WITH MY SEAT. 7. THE PROBLEM IS BETTER BUT THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS STILL WAITING FOR IT TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,967 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,053.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 55MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DISABLE WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE SIZE OF THE PERSON WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE AIR BAG WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, HOWEVER HYUNDAI HAD NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,713.

PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE EVEN WHEN PASSENGER WEIGHING 165 LBS WAS SEATED AND RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELT. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR AIRBAG TO NOT ALWAYS BE ON AND ARE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A AN ERROR THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT LET TO SERIOUS HARM OF ANY ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE RADIO AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: THE ALTERNATOR, FUSE BOX, COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL HARNESS, AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

SINCE NEW, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, HOWEVER, ONLY WHEN 120 POUND WIFE IN SEAT. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF HYUNDAI. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME IF AIRBAG LIGHT OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH WIFE IN SEAT, SYSTEM DETERMINED NOT NECESSARY TO DEPLOY BAG. UNDER EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AIR BAG LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. NO PATTERN IN THE ON/OFF CIRCUMSTANCES. OWNER MANUAL STATED IF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, HAVE PASSENGER SIT IN BACK SEAT, AND YET DEALER CLAIMED OKAY TO SIT IN SEAT WITH WARNING ILLUMINATING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE SENSOR/MODULE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL EXISTED. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *AK

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX. THERE ARE COUNTLESS TIMES THAT A PASSENGER IS SITTING NEXT TO WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR IS LIT SPECIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I ASKED HYUNDAI ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE "ECU HAS DETERMINED THAT YOUR PASSENGER IS SITTING IN A POSITION THAT WILL BE BETTER NOT TO HAVE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. TRY ADJUSTING THE SEAT AND HAVE THE PASSENGER MOVE AROUND ETC". OR THEY TELL ME THAT MY PASSENGER DOES NOT WEIGHT ENOUGH (115 LBS IS PLENTY). THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN RECTIFYING THIS SITUATION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDICATOR ONLY ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE PASSENGER SITTING INCORRECTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 27,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'D SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING THE CRASH. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 40,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A RACING ROARING NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO 10 MPH, BUT HE COULDN'T STOP IT. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THE CONTACT SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE LET IT SIT. HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS AND THE DEALERSHIP DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE TIGHTENED, AND TO CHECK AND CLEAN ALL TERMINALS. THIS WAS DONE IN JANUARY 10, 2007. THE CONTACT HASN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE. THE CONTACT WANTED NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HE HAS SENT THE MANUFACTURER A LETTER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON 01/20/07 AND HADN'T GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7050.*AK

TL* - WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ROAR LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WOULD ONLY GO DOWN APPROXIMATELY AN INCH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT WITH NO RESULTS. AT THIS POINT CONTACT WENT TO THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE ROAD CHANGING THE VEHICLE FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL MODE. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5 TO 4 GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING . AT THIS POINT CONTACT TURN THE IGNITION OFF, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T GO OFF CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH. TWICE BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE THE BATTERY LOSING POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THE SECOND WAS IN DECEMBER 06. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR AND POLICE REPORT. *JB UPDATED 02/21/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT DIDN'T ALWAYS TURN ON WHEN SOMEONE SAT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOST COMMON PASSENGER WEIGHED 120 LBS, AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. IF THIS LIGHT WAS ON AT THE BEGINNING OF A TRIP IT USUALLY STAYED ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON 11/1/2006 ,AND HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 1, 2006. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A SEAT SENSOR FOR VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE HIM A LOANER VEHICLE, 2006 OR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, AND HE NOTICED THAT THE SENSOR LIGHT HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS HIS SONATA. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE SANTA FE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO GAVE HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND LOANER VEHICLE WAS A 2007 SONATA, AND HE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIPHAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED HIM ON 12/26/06 TO INFORM HIM THAT ORDERED PART WAS IN, AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. *AK

AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PASSENGER (130+ LBS) IS SEATED PROPERLY IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, INDICATING THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT GO OFF. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY AND RANDOMLY SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE 9/05, AND HAVE REQUESTED ACTION AT EACH WARRANTY SERVICING. (22,500 MI CURRENTLY) EACH TIME THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY SAY THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS FROM HYUNDAI ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THERE ARE AT LEAST 15 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS OF 12/06. I AM VERY UPSET BY THIS APPARENT LACK OF CARING ON HYUNDAI'S PART ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR PASSENGERS. JUST BECAUSE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPRODUCED AT THE DEALER'S DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PASSENGERS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A WAY TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM EVEN IF IT CAN'T BE OBSERVED IN THE MOMENT, EVEN IF IT MEANS REPLACING THE PARTS IN THE SEQUENCE TILL THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT, IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE (MEDILD HYUNDAI), AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT SEAT COVER WAS THE REASON WHY THE LIGHT STILL ON. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE TOOK THE SEAT COVER OFF AND THE LIGHT STILL DID NOT GO OFF. CONTACT SAID THAT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 110 POUNDS FOR THE AIR BAG TO WORK. THE CONTACT DOSE NOT HAVE RECORD OF SERVICE, BECAUSE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.