2007 Hyundai Sonata complaints

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, AND OBSTRUCTING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND HYUNDAI AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR THE 2007 SONATA. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO COVER THIS REPAIR AS IT IS OVER $100.00 PER VISOR. *TR

THE SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER AND CAN BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VISION. AFTER INVESTIGATING SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, THE 2007 SONATA SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THE SUN VISORS. THE PLASTIC PART (NOT METAL) THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UPRIGHT IS NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED. BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR'S CONTROL ARM CRACKED AND NO LONGER STAYS LOCKED IN ANY POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN AND HANGS LOOSELY. WE NEED TO USE A SAFETY PIN TO LOCK IT UP OUT OF THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. AT AROUND 40,000 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR ALSO FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL, BLOCKING HIS VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SUN VISOR AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS FRACTURED AND CONTINUED TO FALL, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SUN VISOR UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY DEPLETED AND THE ROTORS WERE IN POOR CONDITION. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,990.

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINING FAILED CAUSING LOUD NOISE WHEN I BRAKED. ALSO BRAKES TOOK LONGER TO STOP. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZING UP AND NOT RELEASING THEREBY WEARING THE BRAKE PADS OUT IN SEVERAL MILES AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. I ALSO HAD THIS SAME FAILURE AT 12,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI REPLACED THE PADS AND THE SAID CALIPERS WERE OK. HYUNDAI SAID THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN AREAS WERE THEY USE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICALS ON THE ROAD IN WINTERTIME. ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, MY OPINION IS THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE CALIPERS HYUNDAI USES AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED DUE TO A REAR WHEEL BRAKE FAILURE.

ON APRIL 15, 2011 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED 2 NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO PASS THE INSPECTION AND THAT THE REMAINING TWO WEREN'T IN GREAT SHAPE. I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES AND WAS IMMEDIATELY QUOTED A PRICE. I ASSUMED THE TIRES WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT WAS ON THE CAR, MICHELINS. I DIDN'T ASK AND THEY DIDN'T SAY. MY MISTAKE. I RODE OUT WITH 4 MASTERCRAFT AVENGER TOURING 215/60/16V TIRES. I DIDN'T MAKE A NOT OF THE DOT NUMBER BUT THE MANUFACTURE DATE I WAS 2610. ON JUNE 1, 2011 THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND THE TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY FLAT. AT 60 MILES AN HOUR I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. EVEN SO, THAT TRAFFIC FLYING BY WHILE I WAITED FOR HELP WAS SCARY. VDOT OFFERS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAYS AND I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR BEING THERE TO CHANGE MY TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. ON AUGUST 11, 2011 THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I HAD TAKEN THE DAY OFF WORK AND WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 56,858 SO THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 4133 MILES ON THEM FOR THE SECOND BLOW OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T GOING TO HELP ME THIS TIME AND I WAS LOOKING TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES. I NO LONGER TRUST THE TIRES AND MY LIFE AND T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DISABLED WITH THE CONTACT ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HAVING THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,534.

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA AND I AM EXPERIENCING BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE AC UNIT. IT SMELLS VERY BAD WHEN I TURN ON THE AC AND AT TIMES THE UNIT BLOWS OUT VERY WARM HUMID AIR INTO THE CAR WHILE THE AC IS RUNNING. I CHANGED THE CABIN AIR FILTER , LOOKED FOR DEAD RODENTS AND COULDN'T FIND ANY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS CAUSED BY MOLD AND MILDEW CAUSED BY THE MOISTURE TRAPPED IN THE EVAPORATOR. MY CONCERN IS THE MOLD AND MILDEW THAT CAN CAUSE RESPATORY PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND CHILDREN THAT WILL BE TRAVELING IN THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE REFER THIS LINK FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HYUNDAI-SANTA-FE/T097TDVVCAHU9R94K *KB

SUN VISOR FAILED AND NO LONGER WILL REMAIN UP. IT IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND POINTS DIRECTLY DOWNWARD. THIS IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN AND/OR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW. IN AS MUCH AS THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND IS COSTLY TO CORRECT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT-OF-WARRANTY, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT A MINIMUM BE PROVIDED WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY. *KB

PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FROZEN CAUSING METAL ON METAL CONTACT AND PREMATURE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF REAR PADS AND RIGHT REAR ROTOR. FRONT PADS WERE HARDLY WORN. CAR MILEAGE AT 17,000 MILES WITH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *KB

JUN 28, 2011 - SAVANNAH, GA AIR BAG LIGHT ON JUNE 1, 2011, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALSHIP BECAUSE THE RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS FOUND THAT THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. TECHNICIAN RESET THE BIT FAULT FOR THE LIGHT, BUT THE HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER THAT DIAGNOSED THE CAR INFORMED ME IF IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RESET IT MORE THAN ONCE AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $900 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. PRIOR TO THE RED LIGHT "AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE AMBER "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED SPORATICALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, SOMETIMES WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT, SOMETIMES WITHOUT A PASSENGER AT ALL. THIS AMBER LIGHT HAS ALSO MYSTERIOUSLY FLASHED ON/OFF AT TIMES, AGAIN REGARDLESS IF SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. RESEARCH SHOWS NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF 2007 SONATAS WITH SAME PROBLEM. ON JUNE 25TH, THE RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. AT BOTH TIMES, THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED (BY AN ADULT). THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT NHSTA CAMPAIGN 08V161000 IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS VIN, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL SUMMARY SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM DEMONSTRATED.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA VISOR FALLS INTO VIEW AT RANDOM TIMES BLOCKING VISION. *TR

ON JUNE 13, 2011, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER FOUND THAT THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN PASSENGERS SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. I JUST BOUGHT MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA MARCH 29, 2011 JUST 3 MONTHS. ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN THAT DIAGNOSE THE CAR, NOTHING WAS DONE BY ME OR MY PASSENGERS TO SET OFF THE SENSOR LIGHT. IT REMAINS ON. TECHNICIAN SAID IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $900 TO REPLACE. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, CAR CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION. RESEARCH SHOWED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI SHOULD PLACE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2008 AND AT 15,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2009 AND WAS TOLD THE REAR PADS WERE FROZEN WHICH WAS CAUSING THE SQUEALING. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BREAKS. IN JUNE 2011, WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, THE REAR BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED TO STICK AND MAKE NOISE AS IF METAL WAS RUBBING ON METAL. THIS REALLY CONCERNED ME SINCE I HAD MY FAMILY WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE CAR HAVING 36,000 MILES ON IT. I WENT ON-LINE AND GOOGLED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. I NOTED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CAR EXPERTS MENTIONED THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULT, WHICH HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION AND ASKED THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IF THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS. HE SAID HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS BRAKE ISSUE. I HAD A HARD TIME BELIEVING HIM SINCE THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MANY HYUNDAI SONATA GLS OWNERS. COULD THIS BE A HYUNDAI MONEY EARNING SCAM? HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS DUE TO THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES DUE TO THE FAULTY REAR BRAKE DESIGN! SAFETY! SAFETY! SAFETY! I HOPE SOMETHING GETS DONE! *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA,6CY.GL:STARTED 6-7 MONTHS AGO AND IS STILL HAPPENING.3 PROBLEMS TO REPORT: 1)CAR MAINTAINS SPEED AT SAME RATE AS IN DRIVING, AFTER FOOT IS OFF GAS PEDAL.2) DISTANCE IS VERY LONG- SOMETIMES 1000 FEET OR MORE AND THEN DECELERATES NORMALLY .3) SEVERAL TIMES SPEED HAS INCREASED AFTER THIS UNACTIVATED SPEED HAS BEEN BRAKED AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. NO FLOOR MARS WERE IN CAR. RESPONSE BY HYUNDAI: A) COMPUTER WAS TWEAKED B) AIR FILTER REPLACED !!! C) REPLACED ACCELERATOR PART. NO CHANGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT ESPECIALLY IN RAIN AND ICE. THE CAR IN NO LONGER SAFE. NOW, AFTER TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND FAILING, SERVICE MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM!! WHAT TO DO ??? THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER FOR EVERY CHECK RECOMMENDED BY HYUNDAI AND WELL MAINTAINED. THERE ARE INTERNET COMMENTS ABOUT SPEED PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 HYUNDAI. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE CAUSING VISUAL OBSTRUCTION AT RANDOM TIMES. THE VISORS WILL FALL WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA RANDOMLY FALLS DOWN FROM DOWN FROM ITS RETIRED POSITION. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK AND OBSCURED MY VISION WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD NEAR MY HOME. I MOMENTARILY WAS NOT IN FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH DUE TO MY VISION OBSTRUCTION. ONCE I FLIPPED THE VISOR BACK UP I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WITH MY HEART IN MY THROAT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE DEFECTIVE VISOR ALMOST KILLED ME BECAUSE IT RANDOMLY FLOPPED DOWN, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS VISOR ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THIS TIME IT REALLY ALMOST KILLED ME. I WILL BE GETTING THIS FIXED NEXT WEEK, BUT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY AND CAUSED A DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ADJUSTED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RELATED RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) OR 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TROUBLE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3L THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR FAILURE. FAILURE CAUSES CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE NOT EXCEEDING 20MPH. FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS. CELS REPORTED ARE P2135, P2106, P1295. FIX INCLUDES AN UPDATE TO PCM AND A NEW THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. PCM UPDATE CAN ONLY BE DONE AT DEALERSHIP AND IS REQUIRED FOR CORRECTING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE PREVIOUS LOCKED POSITION. INTERNET SEARCHES SHOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND ALL BEING TOLD THAT A REPAIR OUT OF WARRANTY IS OVER $200 FOR A VISOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM VELCRO (WORKS UNTIL IT GET HOT AND THEN FALLS OFF) TO BUNGEE CORDS, RUBBER BANDS, AND EVEN A MAGNET. WHEN YOU DO NEEDS THE VISOR TO PROTECT FROM THE SUN ALL OF THESE TEMP FIXES PREVENT THE SAFE SWITCH TO FLIPPING DOWN THE VISOR. AT FIRST YOU COULD POSITION THE VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN NOW IT JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER HAD FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS DESIGNED FROM PLASTIC, THE COLD WEATHER WOULD CAUSE THE PLASTIC TO BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE OIL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 SONATA. ON MARCH 5, 2011, OR THERE ABOUT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FZO CUSHION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WAS NOT WARRANTED AND THE REPAIR COST $1120. AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THIS WAS REPAIRED. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FAULTY AIR BAG LIGHTS THAT APPEAR ON DASH SAFETY HAZARD THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR. *TR

BOTH VISORS ON MY 2007 SONATA DO NOT STAY IN PLACE, I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE UNSYMPATHETIC TO MY SITUATION DUE TO THE MILEAGE, 72,000, OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO, BOTH OF MY REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE TO REACH AROUND TO INSIDE OF DOOR TO OPEN REAR DOOR. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA JUST STARTED DROPPING ON ITS OWN AND WON'T GO BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT WAS BLOCKING SITE. WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

SUN VISOR BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OF MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. I HAD PULLED TO A CURBSIDE TO PARK, AND HAD STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET BEHIND A LARGE SUV. AS I BEGAN TO RAISE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY BEGAN TO HOLD THE CAR WHICH WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT AS THE ACCELERATION INCREASED, THE BRAKES BECAME UNABLE TO HOLD THE CAR, AND IT LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE UNOCCUPIED SUV. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY ACCELERATED AND TRAVELED 8 FEET, THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE (ACTUAL ALLOWANCE BY INSURANCE COMPANY). I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE HYDRAULIC BREAKING SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLING SYSTEM ARE INVERSELY CONNECTED TO THE VACUUM GENERATED BY THE CAR'S ENGINE WHICH MEANS THAT BRAKING POWER DECREASES AS THROTTLE INCREASES. CAUSE OF THE SUA HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR REPAIRED, I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY WERE VERY CONCILIATORY BUT AFTER CHECKING IT FOR AN HOUR, STATE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE CONDITION AND THAT THEY DID A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK AND SCANNED ALL THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO NO AVAIL. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION IN THE PAST IN THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I HAD EXPERIENCED IT 3 TIMES IN MY WIFE'S 2003 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. IN THOSE SITUATIONS, THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEU

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, THE GLASS OF MY MOON ROOF "EXPLODED" SPONTANEOUSLY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM EST), THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I WAS TRAVELING UNDER NO OVERPASSES, AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED NO OBJECTS STRIKING MY CAR BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS AND I ONLY HEARD A NOISE THAT WE AGREED SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT COMING FROM ABOVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SUN SHADE CLOSED OVER THE MOON ROOF, NO GLASS ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE MOON ROOF (APPROXIMATELY 2/3) BLEW TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER, 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND 2 YEAR OLD SON, THIS INCIDENT POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF I HADN'T HAD THE SUN SHADE CLOSED, ALL PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE BLOWN OUT GLASS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT NO OBJECTS STRUCK MY CAR TO BREACH THE MOON ROOF, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE/COMPONENT ITSELF.

USING SUN VISOR AS DESIGNED WHEN THE COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE VISOR IN A FLAT POSITION ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIBLY FAILED (MADE A BREAKING NOISE). SUN VISOR NOW WILL NOT STAY IN A SECURE FLAT POSITION (THE POSITION YOU WOULD PUT THE SUN VISOR IN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE SUN VISOR). THE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN BLOCKING SOME VIEW AHEAD (AS IT IS MEANT TO DO ONLY WHEN YOU ARE BLOCKING THE OCCASIONAL GLARE FROM THE SUN). THIS IS THE SECOND SUN VISOR FROM HYUNDAI THAT I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER NHTSA# 08V161000; AIR BAGS WAS COMPLETED IN 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE HYUNDAI EXPERT INVESTIGATORS WHO HAVE ALSO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COMPLAINTS WERE FILED; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO REFER HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,284 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2007 SONATA LESS THAN 60,000 MILES BOTH SUN VISOR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THE BRACKET WITHIN THE VISOR CRACK AND IS UN FIXABLE. BOTH VISORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SUN VISOR THAT WILL NOT STAY UP IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND VEHICLES VISORS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 500 EUROS (I'M A US SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY AND I SHIPPED MY SONATA HERE FROM THE US). AFTER BROWSING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ABNORMALLY COMMON COMPLAIN FOR SONATA OWNERS. *TR

UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5:05 PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VEHICLE: 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM ABOUT 50 MPH, I CHANGED LANES AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANE'S TRAFFIC BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. WHEN I PARTIALLY LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, WITH THE ENGINE ROARING, AND I FOUGHT IT WITH THE BRAKE. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED STILL MORE LOUDLY, SO I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND USED THE BRAKE MORE WHILE THE ENGINE ROARED AT ITS PREVIOUS RATE, WHICH I SAW ON THE TACHOMETER WAS ABOUT 3000 RPM. THEN AFTER AROUND FIVE SECONDS MORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AGAIN; THIS TIME IT DIED DOWN TO NORMAL RPM, AND I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT WAS FINE. AT FIRST I WONDERED WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE STORE-BOUGHT FLOOR MAT, SO WHEN I GOT HOME I EXPERIMENTED WITH IT, NEVER HAVING MOVED THE MAT FROM ITS POSITION DURING THE INCIDENT. I COULD INDEED CAUSE THE LOWER END OF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO UNDER THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE MAT, BUT THE MAT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR AND WAS TOO LIGHT TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM COMING BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I DID THE SAME MAT EXPERIMENT ON NOVEMBER 22 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER, SHE AGREED THAT IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SHE HAD HER TECHNICIAN CHECK THE CAR ELECTRONICALLY, BUT NO CODES CAME UP TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN DID A

EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR SEEMS TO POWER DOWN. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, DASH LIGHTS DIM, FAN SLOWS, AND INSIDE CAR LIGHTS DIM. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT'S PRESSED. THE LIGHTS SEEM TO DIM MORE IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT A FASTER PACE AND PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKES VERSE DRIVING SLOWLY AND EASING ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CHECKED OVER SEVERAL TIMES FOR ANY SORT OF DEFECT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AND CHECKED OVER FOR ANY DEFECTS. THESE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVERYDAY EVERYTIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN INTO HIS FIELD OF VISION. HE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN MANY TIMES WITH BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SUN VISORS. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BREAKS. HAVING IT DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION WHILE HE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT IT DID FAIL. MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I STILL WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE VISORS IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA.

MY 2007 SONATA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND FALL AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE VELCRO ATTACHED AND IT STILL WILL NOT STAY UP. CAUSES A LARGE PROBLEM AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT FALLS IN YOUR FACE. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WORN OUT ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS COMPARED TO FRONT BRAKE PADS. REAR BRAKE PADS ESSENTIALLY WENT TO 99% WORN OUT IN MATTER OF 4 MONTHS WHILE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE MINIMALLY WORN DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND ARE STILL AROUND 50%. INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARDS ARE FULL OF THIS TYPE OF EVENTS WITH THIS CAR MODEL'S REAR BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TEMPORARY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. HOWEVER ON OCTOBER 6, 2010, HE HEARD A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

DRIVER-SIDE SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN BLOCKING PARTIALLY THE FILED OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY ITS UPRIGHT POSITION, WHICH IT SHOULD WHEN NOT IN USE. *TR

2007 ENGINE TAP ON 3.3 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN STARTING SEEMS HYUNDAI USED A PAPER OIL FILTER DESIGN RATHER THAN A SPIN OFF POSSIBLY ENGINEERS FAILED TO INCLUDE A OIL CHECK VALVE TO STOP THE OIL FROM DRAINING OUTOF THE ENGINE, ENGINE TAPS FOR 5-10 SECONDS UNTIL OIL GETS UP TO MOTOR. *TR

FAILURE OF VISOR ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS FIRST FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VISOR DROPS DOWN OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION. JUST BEFORE FAILURE THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE ADJUSTING THE VISOR, THEN FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY SONATA AS I FOUND THIS LINK AT AN ONLINE SITE WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 76,000 MILES - AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIES PROBLEM AS BEING LOCATED IN AIRBAG SENSOR BLADDER UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

DRIVER'S-SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN AT HINGE. DROPS FROM CEILING AND BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA ARE BROKE. THEY WILL NOT STAY IN AN UP POSITION AND FALL FORWARD WHILE I'M DRIVING. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR / SHADE ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS STOPPED STAYING IN THE 'UP' POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DISCOVERED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY. A REPLACEMENT AFTER MARKET PART IS HARD TO FIND. *TR