2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA.WHILE MERGING INTO THE TRAFFIC. IT WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CRASH WAS SO BAD THAT IT AFFECTED THE RADIATOR AND EVEN BROKE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CAR IS ALSO DAMAGED. EVEN AFTER THIS LEVEL OF SERIOUS CRASH, THE AIRBAGS STILL DIDN'T INFLATE. NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED SOME INJURIES. THIS BRINGS ME TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. MY MODEL WAS PREMIUM SPORTS PACKAGE WITH 3.3 V6 ENGINE.

WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON I NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ALSO THE ESC BUTTON WAS ILLUMINATED ALSO. I TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE MORE THEN 5 MILES AND HOUR. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IF THERE'S A RECALL ON WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. IF I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER HOW MUCH WILL THEY CHARGE TO FIX IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY DEALER DOESN'T NOTIFY ME WHEN THERE ARE RECALLS IN MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THE LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS ON AN ONLINE HYUNDAI FORUM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CASE#10275049 ABOUT RECALL 08V161000. HYUNDAI SAYS MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT OR ANY OTHER AIRBAG RECALL

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN TO DISTRACT MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS WHETHER DRIVE AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS; AND ON SMOOTH ROADS.

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AFTER WEARING THE SEAT BELT . IT ALWAYS BEEPS

I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. SCAN TOOL READ THE CODE: B1448 WHICH IS "NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000". PATRIOT GMC HYUNDAI DEALER IN BARTLESVILLE, OK AND HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SUPPORT REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN RECALL. THE CAR HAS 116300 MILES ON IT.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 145,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE ONLY COVERED BY THE BASIC WARRANTY, 5 YEARS/60,000 MILES. WHAT HAPPENED, SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS WERE COVERED UNDER A SEPARATE WARRANTY FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS TURNED AT AN ODD ANGLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER HAD RUSTED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

B1448 RECALL

IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE ENGINES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR NOW. IT IS MAKING TAPPING AND PINGING SOUNDS. I HAVE LOOKED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE SEEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATAS DOING THE SAME THING. SCRAP YARDS HAVE THESE CARS THERE WITH BLOWN ENGINES. MY SON IS HAVING TO PAY ON A LOAN ON A CAR THAT HE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE. WE HAVE CALLED THE BANKS AND INSURANCE. IT WILL COST MORE TO FIX THE ENGINE THAN WHAT HE OWES. WHY ARE 2006'S NOT BEING RECALLED ALSO?

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING OR IDLE.

ELECTRIC STABILIZATION RANDOMLY TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN AND WONT TURN BACK ON, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON, I'VE HAD 2 FLATS, AND SEVERAL REALLY LOW AIR TIRE MOMENTS; THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED BY THE LAST RECALL BUT WHEN I GOT THE LAST ONE I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF THEY SAID MY CAR WASN'T AFFECTED BY THE RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINS LIT AT ALL THE TIME

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE, WHEN MY CAR ENGINE REVVED, ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, AND THEN LUNGED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES BUT I AM ANXIOUS AND NERVOUS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING.

REAR CROSSMEMBER HEAVILY RUSTING, I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT WILL LEAD TO CONTROL ARM FAILURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ *AS

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ILLUMINATED AND THE CODE IS B1448 WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSENGER SENSOR MAT BEING DEFECTIVE. MY MAKE AND MODEL YEAR WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A RECALL THAT COVERED THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEREFOR HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR FOR THEIR SAFETY PROBLEM. FRUSTRATED CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 03/29/17*LJ *CN

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN I GO TO LOCK THE DOOR THE LIGHTS STAY ON. I USE THE REMOTE AND MANUALLY AND THEY STILL STAY ON. THERE ARE TIMES THE LIGHTS WHEN FINALLY GO OFF THEY GO ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN PARKED. THIS PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON ON 2006-2010. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD! HOW COME NO RECALL! LRETIRING SOON AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND NEEDLESS TO SAY HYUNDAI WILL NOT BE ONE I WILL BE LOOKING AT.

RIGHT FRONTWHEEL HAS A SQUEEKING NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. RIGHT SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY INUPRIGHT POSITION.

HYUNDAI SONATA 06. AIR BAGS LIGHT ON FOR NO REASON. FOUND CODE B1448 STORED. AIR BAGS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID THREE ROTATIONS BEFORE CRASHING INTO THREE VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER;IT IS PROBABLY RUSTING AND FREEZES UP,CAUSING THE LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD TO NOT OPERATE.THE RESULT IS THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS BRAKING ON THREE(3) WHEELS.THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE COMPANY(HYUNDAI) IS NOT ADDRESSING.THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 150 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE.THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED WITH NO RESULTS.

TAKATA RECALL ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT MY CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE.IT HAS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THERE.I DROVE AROUND TO THE STORE AND IT WON'T GO OVER 60MPH.

I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARM IT WAS NEVER FIXED SO HOW DO I GET IT REPARIED

THE CAR EITHER ACCELERATING OR BRAKING JERKS AS IF IT STARTS AND STOPS ON IT'S OWN. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS THAT IT JERKED INTO GEAR. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF REVERSE OR FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE DEALER REPLACED A SHIFT SENSOR BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOR THE STOP AND START AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR SLOWS WAY DOWN AND I BARELY CAN GET IT TO GO FORWARDS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT NIGHT. I PULLED ONTO A STREET FROM A STOP SIGN INTO TRAFFIC. I BARELY WENT HALF A BLOCK AND HAD TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY ON THE DASH. I LOOKED AT THE OFF SWITCH AND IT WAS ILLUMINATED. I PUSHED IT OFF I THINK. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THERE WAS NO REASON THAT TURNING AT 5 MPH WOULD CREATE A REASON FOR SUCH A REACTION FROM THE CAR. I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND EVAPORATOR LINE WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED DUE TO SALT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH REAR SUSPENSION ARM ASSEMBLIES, ALIGNMENT, AND THE LOWER ARM PLATE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CROSS MEMBER LATER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH BOARD AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SIGN IS LIT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT STARTED SHOWING COUPLE OF DAYS BACK AT THE 106,000 MILES. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OPEN. I SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 RELATED TO AIRBAGS FOR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA.

ESC LIGHT COM'S ON RANDOMLY CAUSING CAR TO DECELERATE BECOMES HARD TO STEER AND CAR LOOSES POWER. HAVE HAD VARIOUS THINGS DONE TO CAR BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY. DIAGNOSTICS FROM DIFFERENT MECHANICS INDICATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AM TOLD CARE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT 83,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL2006 HYUANDI SONATA

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 10/11/2016 AT J.D. BYRIDER OF MANSFIELD AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING TYPE SOUND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. ON 10/14/2016 WHILE MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK SHE WENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS VERY HARD BUT MANAGED TO GET HOME AND WOKE ME UP, I THEN WENT OUT AND VIEWED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS VERY LOOSE AND THAT THERE WAS A PULLEY LAYING BY THE ENGINE; JD BYRIDER FIXED THE ISSUE OF PULLEY AND BELT; AFTER WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK WE NOTICED THAT THE CLICKING TYPE NOISE WAS STILL THERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ

I DONE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR, EACH TIME A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR BETTER AND I HIT IT AND TORE MY FRONT END UP BOTH TIMES AND EACH TIME THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT, SO THIS LAST TIME, MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE AIRBAG NEVER POPPED OUT...

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD LIT UP AND STAYS ILLUMINATED. LOOKING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

1) AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT KEEPS ON 2) PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS SOMETIMES SHOWED NO PASSENGER EVEN THERE IS A PASSENGER (THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE)

THE VISOR ON BOTH MY 2006 AND 2007 IS BROKE AND DOES NOT STAY UP. HAD TO GLUE IT. ALSO WE HAD AN THIRD 2007 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE SUN WITH ONE HAND AND HAD THE OTHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND USING ONLY ONE HAND ALMOST HAD ME IN THE OTHER PEOPLE WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V316000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

AFTER A VISIT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ESC SYSTEM - UNIT IS IN FAILURE MODE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED OF "DEFECTIVE PROBLEM" CONCERNING THEIR PRODUCT. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS RELATED TO REPLACEMENT REPAIR. $3000.00 > THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, IN WHICH HYUNDAI CORPORATION SHOULD ISSUE A "RECALL" OF YEARS 2006-2009, MODELS THAT ARE IN "FAILURE MODE" AS PER DEALERSHIP TODAY

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO BAD SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE PRETENSIONERS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2007 AND DID NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY/RECALL. AFTER READING THAT MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE REPAIR STATUE AND STATEMENT MADE BY HYUNDAI MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER THAT I AM REFERRING TO IS CAMPAIGN NUMBER PE14023. THE FIRST REPAIRS OCCURRED AT 30K AND 35K MILES APPROXIMATELY.

THE SUN VISORS IN THESE VEHICLES FAIL, AND RANDOMLY FALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE POORLY MADE CHEAP MATERIALS. THE WAY THE VISOR FALLS PREVENTS VIEWING OF THE ROAD ENTIRELY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL YOU CAN SHOVE IT BACK UP, AND STRAP IT BACK INTO PLACE, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE.

I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET A BLANKET AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND MY ESC OFF LIGHT IS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND MULTIPLE HOLES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE DASH HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND IS STAYING ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR THAT SHOWS A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITHOUT A BELT ON IS FLASHING. BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS LIKE A RECURRENT PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WON'T DEAL WITH DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS READ ONLINE.

TAKATA RECALL..WE'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER, 2015. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND HAS REMAINED RED WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS ON.

THE ESCOFF AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ONCE IN A WHILE. INTERMITTENTLY, THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER OVER NIGHT OR WAITING FOR COUPLE OF HOURS AND STARTING THE VEHICLE IT GOES OFF.

RECENTLY SUDDENLY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT BLINKS ONCE AND THEN REMAIN LIT. I USED THE CODE READER TO GET THE CODES AND IT GAVE TWO CODES FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM, B1102 AND B1448. ON FURTHER GOOGLING, THE 1ST CODE INDICATES LOW INPUT VOLTAGE AND 2ND ONE INDICATES PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTING SYSTEM FAULT. NOW I AM CONCERNED TO USE THE CAR AS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF .

AIRBAGS OFF SIGNS ARE SUDDENLY APPEARING IN THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SIGN ALSO APPEARING. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS FAULT DESIGN AND HAVE TO FIX THIS.

VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES SOUND WHEN WE DRIVE ON UNEVEN ROADS, BUMPS. CHECKED WITH COUPLE CLINICS, ALL SAYS DESIGN FAULT. I HAVE THIS SOUND FOR 2+ YEARS AND I AM WORRIED. FRONT BOTH TIRES SUSPENSION MAKES THIS SOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

PURCHASED THIS SONATA USED 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 45,800 MILES ON IT, DROVE IT 4,000 MILES AND IT DEVELOPED A ENGINE TICKING NOISE WHICH NOW HAS TURNED INTO A KNOCKING SOUND AT 1800 RPMS GOES AWAY, THEN COMES BACK AT 2200 RPMS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER HAS REMOVED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND SHAVINGS SAYING IT NEEDS A "SHORT BLOCK" MOTOR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,800. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA DENIED THE REQUEST FOR REPAIR TOTALLY. I FIND THAT AT 50,000 MILES AND BEING ONLY THE SECOND OWNER, THIS MOTOR HAD A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT! THIS IS MY THIRD HYUNDAI, NEW 2005 AND NEW 2007 AND I'M SERIOUSLY IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW SUV BUT IF HYUNDAI WON'T STAND BEHIND A COSTLY DEFECT LIKE THIS THEY WILL LOOSE A 10 YEAR VERY LOYAL CUSTOMER FOREVER.