2006 Hyundai Sonata complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *TR

SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 12/9/15 AND AFTER A $120 DIAGNOSIS FEE WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE NEAR $500. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE PART AND WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE SEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! *JS

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, MY 2006 SONATA HAS BEING ILLUMINATED THE AIR BAG LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF WILL DETERMINE IF 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AT APPROX. 101,550 MILES AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. MILEAGE NOW AT 102,049. LIGHT REMAINS ON REGARDLESS ON IF THERE IS A PASSENGER SEATED OR NOT. PLEASE ADVISE STATUS ON A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT WHICH BY ALL THE READINGS COMPLAINTS NOTED ON LINE, IS FOR SURE AN ISSUE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND HISTORY CODE B1448 - OCS MAT DEFECTIVE. THE TECH CLEARED THE CODE AND RETESTED CAR AND STATED IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THEN AT 83,000 MILES THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THIS TIME THAT THERE IS A FAULT CODE SET FOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH. THE LATCH SIDE OF THE SEATBELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $360. THE TECH ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM MANY SONATA OWNERS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I NOTICE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WITH IN A WEEK TO HAVE IT FIXED THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIX. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION AND IT WAS ELECTROANAL OR SOME KIND OF SENSOR TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. SO I ASKED WILL THE AIR BAG STILL WORK IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT? THEY SAID NO BECAUSE ITS NOT MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTION TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. SO THAT'S THE ONLY CAR I HAVE TO GO FROM HOME TO WORK AND BACK OR FOR ANYTHING ELSE. SO WHAT AM I TO DO? THANK YOU *TR

DRIVING ALONG, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAYS DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED AND NOW, AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS. *TR

I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY TWO YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A CORROSION RECALL AND SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME IF IT STAYS ON SOLID THEN RETURN AND THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT FOR ME. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT THAT POINT HAD THEY LOOKED INTO IT FURTHER. SO NOW LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, TOOK IT IN TODAY AND IT IS "SEAT BELT BUCKLES" THAT IS CAUSING ISSUE, REPAIR IS 700 DOLLARS AND NEED MY CAR FOR AT LEAST 4-5 DAYS. I AM GUESSING IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT TO HAVE HYUNDAI STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AGAIN AND ISSUE RECALLS FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS. I CALLED CORPORATE AND INQUIRED ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS INTO MAKING THIS A RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK NOW AT ALL. I SAW MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HYUNDAI OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT HAVE THE SATISFACTION OR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS A PRIORITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON TOOK TO DEALER SAID DRIVER SEAT SWITCH BAD, POSSIBLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COULD BE BAD QUOTED OVER 500. DOLLARS TO FIX I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SUDDENLY, AN WARNING SIGN FOR AIR BAG APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE A CAR WITH AIR BAG ERROR SIGN. I BROUGHT MY TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN A BUCKLE CLIP IN A FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THEN, I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO LOCAL DEALER BUT THEY DENIED TO REPAIR IN A WARRANTY OR RECALL. I HEARD THAT THE SAME DEFECT WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN SONATA AROUND THAT YEAR. IF SO, THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. I LOVE MY SONATA AND HYUNDAI CAR! *TR

WE NOTICED A CRACK STARTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIRBAG WAS LOCATED. THE CRASH PAD WAS REPLACED ON 9/29/06 UNDER WARRANTY. A NEW CRACK STARTED IN 2010 WHICH CONTINUED TO EXPAND & SPREAD. ON 10/12/11, WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY VERIFIED THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOW "OFF WARRANTY," REGARDLESS THAT IT WAS IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT RE-ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR FIRST & THEN COULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE "GOOD WILL CONSIDERATION POLICY". WE STRONGLY OBJECTED TO THIS POLICY, BUT WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING FURTHER COULD BE DONE. IT IS NOW 12/4/14, AND THE CRACK HAS BECOME SO SEVERE THAT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, CREATING A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE PASSENGER. WE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AS WE HAVE PERSONALLY SPOKEN WITH OTHER 2006 SONATA OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NOT EVEN A WEEK AGO AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON NOV. 25,2014. *TR

MY VEHICLE LIGHTS FOR THE ECS SYSTEM, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG KEEPS ILLUMINATING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI HERE IN JACKSONVILLE AND WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $94, WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO SEE WHY THE ESC LIGHT IS ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN THE SEAT CUSHION IS RECALIBRATED BUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY SEAT BELTS(BOTH), SO IT WILL STAY ON AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT, I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENTS TILL I FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHY AREN'T THE SEATS BELTS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM? THEY WORK INCONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER.THE ESC WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN 09 BUT HERE IT IS 2014 AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE TO RESTART IT ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN ONCE I START TO DRIVE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE. *TR

IN 2013, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I LEARNED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS REMOVED AND SENT AWAY FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSION/BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $400. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS. AS OF YET, I UNDERSTAND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT THAT THIS MATTER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SPECIFICALLY TOLD THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. I, LIKE MOST OTHERS IN THIS SITUATION, CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $400+ DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, I ALSO CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALLOW PASSENGERS TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT KNOWING THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. OF COURSE, I ALSO AM CONCERNED FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS A DRIVER AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH HYUNDAI KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, UNLESS THE NHTSA ISSUES A RECALL, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND THOSE OF US IN THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO PUT OURSELVES AND OUR PASSENGERS AT RISK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS MATTER! *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR ISSUE CODE: B1448 WHICH MEANS OCS MAT DEFECT AND THIS MADE MY DASH AIR BAG ILLUMINATE AT TIMES, MEANING THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SHOP DID NOT CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT SINCE IT IS A RECALL. HOWEVER, BEFORE THEY BEGAN TO PROCESS THE B1448 FIX, ANOTHER "SAFETY" ISSUE CODE CAME UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAYING "SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER: DRIVER RESISTANCE IS TOO HIGH" AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS ALSO CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THUS THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. SINCE MY CAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, I HAVE TO PAY A BIG BILL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. NO ONE SHOULD PAY ANYTHING FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. UPON WEB RESEARCHING THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL YET.

PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND FROM STRUT MOUNTS. THUMP NOISE WHEN BUMPS ARE THERE. INITIALLY, THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THOROUGHLY AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WITH RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT IT COST AROUND $1220 TO REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ME AND MY FAMILY. A SIMILAR RECALL HAS BEEN DONE (NUMBER 113). IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO HEAR WITH NO FAULT OF OURS. THE HYUNDAI NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. IT STILL MAKES A NOISE UNDER HOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO PARK AS THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AROUND 70000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER HAS CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED THERE. THE DEALER SAID IT MAY BE THE GROUND AND LIKE OTHER I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR FREQUENTLY MISTAKES AN ADULT FOR A CHILD AND TURNS OFF. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT 3 YEARS. AUTO HAD ABOUT 125000 MILES WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY WELL OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. INSTEAD, I BOUGHT BLACK TAPE TO COVER THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I THOUGHT THIS SAFETY DEFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW. APPARENTLY, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, GIVEN THE REMAINING AIRBAG SENSORS MOST LIKELY WORK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THINGS CAR. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND JUST NEVER WENT OFF. NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR. WENT TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CODE ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES WAS. HYUNDAI CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE PASSENGER BUCKLE CANISTER. THAT'S FINE, BUT 400,000 OF THESE IN THE 06-08 SONATA MODELS HAVE NOW "FAILED" AND AT $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, THEN ANOTHER $250 FOR A BELT BUCKLE REPAIRS, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE VEHICLE. JUST SEEMS LIKE EASY MONEY FOR HYUNDAI. HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON. *TR

CAR SLIDES REPLACED BRAKES ROTORS AND TIRES HAD A WHEEL ALIMENT STILL HAPPENS THEN MY ESC ABS LIGHTS COME ON THEN THE CAR DRIVES FUNNY AND DOESN'T WORK. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE G SENSOR AND ESC MODULE. RESEARCHED IN THE NET AND FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST FOR SIMILAR MODELS. THE COST OF REPLACING THE PIECE FROM OUT OF POCKET IS OUTRAGES AND NEED HELP IN GETTING ATTENTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900.

AROUND 18 MONTHS AGO THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH CLUSTER WOULD COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND PAID $100 TO HAVE IT RESET AND WAS TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A POOR GROUND WHICH THEY CLEANED. THE LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, CAME ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE AND IS NOW ON FULL TIME. HAVE READ MUCH ABOUT PEOPLE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT DEALERS WITH NO END IN SIGHT AND NOTHING FIXING THE PROBLEM. I CAN NOT FIND ACCURATE INFORMATION EXPLAINING IF THE LIGHT BEING ON IS A INDICATION OF THE AIR BAGS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY OR AT ALL, OR IF IT ONLY INDICATES SOME SECTION HAS A PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS MY SAFETY AND WELL BEING AS WELL AS CAUSING A LOSS OF VALUE WHEN I SELL THE CAR. I WOULD THINK THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD STAND BEHIND ANY PARTS AND LABOR THAT ARE RELATED TO VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND WILL COST ME $432. EDMUNDS RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE NHTSA IS STUDYING THIS PROBLEM IN CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

VEHICLE SKIDS OF ROAD AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AND ITS NOT GOING BACK. THE BACK WELLS ARE MAKING FUNNY NOISE AND VIBRATES AT SPEED OF OVER 50MPH. *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A FEW HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN MY SEAT BELTS. THEY ALSO TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN 500-700 TO FIX IT. WHILE ADVISING ME THAT IS IT A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND MAY CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SONATA'S. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT HYUNDAI SAY THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE PRETENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A VOLTAGE DISCREPANCY FROM THE BATTERY CODES B1102 AND B1706. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ACCELERATING, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED VARIOUS GEARS BEING SHIFTED AND THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,596.

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE COLLAPSED AND REFUSE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF MY EYES AT VARIOUS TIMES CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA YESTERDAY AND AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE RAIN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. IT HAPPENED ONE DAY LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AS WELL. MY BATTERY LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, MY CAR STARTED TO SQUEAL, AND THE SEATBELT LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. AFTER I REACHED A DRY PORTION OF THE ROAD, MY CAR WENT BACK TO DRIVING NORMALLY. I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS WAS VERY TERRIFYING BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I TYPED IN THESE SAME ISSUES IN A GOOGLE SEARCH BOX TO SEE IF ANY OTHER OWNERS OF A 06 HYUNDAI SONATA WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. QUITE A FEW NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND NO ONE HAD ANY CLEAR RESOLUTIONS AFTER TAKING THEIR CARS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND WHY SO I CAN HAVE IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM NOW WORRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE IT IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INVESTIGATED SINCE THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF CARS EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

SRS SEAT BELT LIGHT FIRST ON RIGHT SIDE ...SEAT BELT CLIP REPLACED COST 350.00 DOLLARS.. TOLD NO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY... FEW MONTHS LATER LEFT SIDE INDICATOR SES SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ... DEALER REPAIR SAID 130 TO CHECK... POSSIBLE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX... I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN COST... THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON EARLY MODELS 06 THRU 09 ?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. DJR

CASUAL DRIVING JUST PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY ESC FLASHES AND STEERING GOT STIFF AND BRAKES SEEMED TO STUTTER AND GRINDING SOUND WITHOUT MY PRESSING OF BRAKE. HAD COSTLY REPAIR DONE AT HYUNDAI DEALER AND EXACTLY 12 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM. THE ESC SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AND DOES INTERRUPT NORMAL DRIVING EVEN IF THE ESC IS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSOR PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

MY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT (RED TEXT: AIR BAG) WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING AND HAS NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO AIR BAG SENSORS ON PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS PART OF AN ONGOING OCS SETTLEMENT SO THEY MADE AN APPT WITH NORTH COUNTY HYUNDAI. WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ISSUE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OCS SETTLEMENT AND THAT IT IS A SEAT BELT TENSIONER/SEAT BELT BUCKLE ISSUE (DIAGNOSTIC CODE B1706) AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ITEM, NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME $336.90. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS ISSUE RENDERS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SO I AM WONDERING WHY HYUNDAI IS NOT FORCED TO COVER THIS SYSTEM DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY OR IF THERE ARE PLANS AT NHTSA TO ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL. *TR

CAR HAS STARTED MAKING CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR END OF CAR. TOOK TO AN AUTO MECHANIC REPLACED STRUTS WHEEL BEARINGS HAS SPENT HOURS ON TRYING TO FIND NOISE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF RIDING IN THE TRUNK FOR 15 BLOCKS.VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMETHING BAD. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON FOR THE ESC OFF, NOTHING HAPPENED. A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED A MINOR STUTTER-STEP OF THE CAR'S FORWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE, AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE ESC OFF LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE ESC LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AUGUST 27, 2014, I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND PROCEEDED TO WORK, THEY "FOUND DAMAGE TO LEFT-FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL. THEY ALSO STATED BOTH THE SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER DIAGNOSIS COULD BE PERFORMED. AUGUST 30, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 M.P.H. WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD BEGAN SLOWING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DIDN'T JUST STUTTER & GRIND, IT WAS LIKE ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WASN'T BRAKING AT ALL AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS BREAKING HARD. THE CAR JERKED SIDE TO SIDE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN SEEMED TO RIGHT ITSELF. THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS NOW ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER, OR IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, THIS CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, NOT AN ERROR ON MY PART AS THE CONSUMER, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUE. MY BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN WORKED ON AND THERE'S NO LOGICAL REASON FOR THE SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL TO BE DAMAGED. *TR

CAMPAIGN #092 WAS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AT BEL AIR HYUNDAI ON 9/14/2010. THE VEHICLE WAS THERE FOR OTHER REGULAR SERVICE AND THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT THAT TIME, THE SWITCH WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THIS RECALL WAS EVEN PERFORMED. I'M SURE IT WAS LISTED ON MY PAPERWORK. THIS WEEK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE. THE CODE WAS P0504. FAULTY STOP LAMP BRAKE SWITCH. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE, UNAWARE THAT IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. CALLED BEL AIR HYUNDAI, MADE MY APPOINTMENT, TOOK THE CAR IN ON AUGUST 29, 2014. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. NOT THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $160 REPAIR ON THE SWITCH THAT I REALLY AND TRULY THOUGHT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS RECALL. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED CASE# [XXX]. THE GENTLEMEN I SPOKE WITH GAVE ME THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPLETED CAMPAIGN FROM 9/14/2010 AND SUGGESTED THAT I CALL BEL AIR HYUNDAI BACK AGAIN AND THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS SWITCH FOR FREE. I DID AS HE SUGGESTED AND WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR POLICY TO PERFORM RECALLS TWICE AND THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO COST ME $160. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M A LITTLE UNHAPPY ABOUT ALL OF THE WORK THAT I'VE HAD TO PUT INTO THIS AND I'M STILL GOING TO BE OUT MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A FAULTY SWITCH AS PER THE RECALL. WHO IS TO SAY THE 2ND ONE IS NO

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE( ECO OFF) LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS NO POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUTOFF THE IGNITION, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR IS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE SOLUTION IS ALWAYS THE SAME, PULL OVER AND CUTOFF THE IGNITION FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND SUDDENLY THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ABLE TO SWITCH IT OFF WITH ESC CONTROL BUTTON. ITS QUIET FREQUENT NOW WHENEVER CAR TOUCHES 60 MPH AND SOMETIME IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITHIN CITY DRIVING 30-40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO WHEEL WORKS FOR THE CHECKUP AND THEY SUGGESTED TO GET IT CHECKED WITH DEALER AS IT COULD BE A SIGN OF A BIGGER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ SEVERAL FORUMS AND COME TO KNOW THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE FACING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE RELATED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP IN ASSISTING ON THIS PROBLEM AND YOUR URGENT ACTION WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 09-23-14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT TURNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MORE SPEED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY, NOT MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA USED IN 2013. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WRECKS TO SHOW THIS DEFAULT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $260 FOR EACH NEW BELT BUCKLE BECAUSE THEY SAY THE SENSORS ARE BAD. I WANT THIS TURNED INTO A RECALL AS I DON'T FEEL THEIR MECHANICAL PROBLEM SHOULD END UP COSTING ME AN ADDITIONAL $700 FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 2006 SONATA. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE PRETENSIONER HAS SET A CODE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AN ONLINE SEARCH PROVED TO BE QUITE FRUITFUL. THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HYUNDAI IS AWARE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND SPANS MULTIPLE MODELS YET HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IS NOT A WEAR ITEM. THIS PART WORKS IN CONCERT WITH YOUR AIRBAG. IT ALSO IS A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION WHICH TIGHTENS THE SEAT BELT TO A PERSON AS THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. IF SOME HYUNDAI AIR BAGS WERE TO SET CODES FOR BEING OUT OF SPEC ALL VEHICLES USING THEM WOULD NO DOUGH BE RECALLED. HOWEVER, A PART WORKING IN UNISON ON THE SAME SYSTEM WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY IS NOT. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHY THIS IS NOT A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BE LIT CONTINUOUSLY WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS IN THE SEAT. INITIALLY, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OUT AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. HOWEVER, AFTER APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OF THE ON/OFF, THE LIGHT THEN REMAINED LIT ANYTIME THE CAR WAS ON. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ESC OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF/TURN ESC ON UNLESS THE CAR WAS STOPPED, TURNED OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. THE ISSUE HAS APPEARED SPORADICALLY, USUALLY WHEN ASSOCIATED WITH A TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES THUS FAR. *TR