2007 Hyundai Sonata complaints

DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR STOPPED "CATCHING" WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAVE TO OPEN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. CHEAP, PLASTIC MANUFACTURING. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR DURING AN ACCIDENT. OPENING THE WINDOW OR CLIMBING THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION. *TR

MY SUN VISOR SUDDENLY STOPPED LOCKING INTO A SAFE POSITION. IT FALLS DOWN WHEN I TRY TO PUT IT UP. I HIT MY HEAD ON IT AND IT IMPAIRS MY VISION. I CAN'T SEE STOP LIGHTS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR OUT OF MY EYES AND ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL. NOT EXACTLY THE 10 AND 2 POSITIONS SUGGESTED FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR

FROZEN REAR CALIPERS CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND NEAR ACCIDENT. REQUIRED ACTION - NEW CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS. *TR

THE DRIVER SUN VISOR IN HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 IS LOOSE. IT DOESN'T STAY UP, IT JUST DRIFTS DOWN. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT HAPPENED ON MY PASSENGER'S SIDE TOO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MAKE THIS A RECALL SINCE THIS PART NOT COVERED AFTER 60000 MILES ON THE CAR. HYUNDAI MAKES IT REALLY COSTLY TO REPLACE A SINGLE PART. THEY CHARGE $145 TO REPLACE A SINGLE SIDE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN TWICE ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS BLOCKS MY VISION. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN PLACE AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. IT STARTED TO SAG JUST A LITTLE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND NOW WILL NOT STAY UP. I HAVE TO PUSH IT FORWARD AND IT WILL STAY PUSHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD FOR NOW. IF IT FAILS ANY FURTHER IT WILL OBSTRUCT MY VIEW ENTIRELY. *TR

INTERMITTENT REAR BRAKE NOISE ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR OVER 1YEAR. TWICE INSPECTED AT DEALERS SHOP, NO PROBLEM FOUND AND ALL DISC BRAKE PADS WITHIN SPECS. I NOTICED RECENTLY AT 42,000 MILES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STEEL REAR WHEEL WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO REAR BRAKES OVERHEATING. MY DEALER STATED THAT PASS. SIDE REAR BRAKE PAD HAD WORN DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY DUE TO "BRAKE PAD SLIDES STICKING ON CALIPERS". NEW SET OF REAR BRAKES WERE INSTALLED AT COST OF 240.00 . MY DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATION BOTH STATED THAT REPAIR WORK WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF REAR BRAKE PAD PREMATURE FAILURE BUT THE UNKNOWN EFFECT ON THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO OVERHEATING OF BRAKES/WHEEL. *TR

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAIL. *TR

BOUGHT A 2007 HYUANDI SONATA GL AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN AND FLOP DOWN IN YOUR FRONT OF YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP IN THEIR CLIPS. THIS IS A BAD DISTRACTION THAT COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT CAUSES LIMITED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WHEN IN THE UP POSITION, WILL NOT STAY LATCHED IN CATCH AND FALLS INTO DRIVER'S VIEW. WHEN PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, IT FALLS DOWN AND OBSCURES DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD. I WILL TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISOR 1. AROUND JUNE 25TH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR STARTED FALLING DOWN ON ITS OWN, AND NOT STAYING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THEN, THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. 2. AT FIRST, I COULD PUSH IT BACK UP, AND IT WOULD REMAIN UP, HOWEVER AFTER A FEW WEEKS, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AT ALL. AS SOON AS I WOULD PUSH IT BACK UP, IT WOULD FALL BACK DOWN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WERE AS FOLLOWS: WHEN IT FALLS DOWN, IT OBSTRUCTS MY LINE OF VISION. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE SUNVISOR SUDDENLY DROPPING DOWN WHILE GOING 70MPH IS NOT A VERY SAFE ACT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR, ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI, THERE IS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED A TSB, OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. A TSB IS ONLY COVERED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL, NOT A TSB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE CASE THAT A PROBLEM IS SAFETY RELATED, A RECALL IS PUT OUT FOR IT. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS "MASKED" THIS PROBLEM AS A TSB SO THEY CAN GET OUT OF FIXING ALL THESE PEOPLES VISORS. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES. FOUND LEFT REAR OUTSIDE PAD WAS WORN TO THE METAL AND RUINED THE ROTOR. ALL REMAINING PADS HAVE 50% OR BETTER REMAINING ON THE LININGS. THE WORN PAD WAS STUCK TIGHT TO THE ANTI RATTLE CLIP. I REPLACED THE REAR PADS, CLIPS AND LEFT SIDE ROTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING AT A NINETY-DEGREE ANGLE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VISOR WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR OF THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT EITHER FALLS AT AN ANGLE POINTING AT THE DRIVERS HEAD OR FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VISION. *TR

THE VISORS ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION. THIS IS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT OR DOWN POSITION. THE $120 TO FIX THIS IS PROHIBITIVE, SO I HAVE TRIED USING TAPE, VELCRO AND STRING TO KEEP IT UP. NONE OF THESE WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY FIELD OF VISION IS SEVERELY LIMITED BY MY VISOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONOTA AND BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION WHEN I AM DRIVING. THEY DID NOT BREAK UNTIL A FEW HUNDRED MILES OUT OF WARANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIPS WANT OVER $250 TO FIX THEM WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SINCE THEY BLOCK MY SIGHT I FEEL THAT THIS A DANGER THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FLOPS. IT STARTED TO DO THIS A WEEK AGO AND WHEN IT DID THIS I WAS ON THE TOBIN BRIDGE GOING INTO BOSTON AND I ALMOST LOST TOTAL VISIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! I SEE MANY PEOPLE ON HERE WITH THIS ISSUE. AT 120.00 FOR THE PART...THAT'S NOT RIGHT! *TR

MY SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS FLOPPY. THERE WAS NO MISUSE, I WAS MOVING IT TO THE WINDSHIELD POSITION AND IT BECAME FLOPPY FOR NO PROBABLE REASON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. IT CAUSES DISTRACTION, OBSTRUCTS VISION AND REQUIRES A HAND TO BE REMOVED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH GENERAL EXCLAIM TIRES, SIZE P215/55/R17. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JANUARY 2, 2010. HE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE ON MARCH 20, 2010, WHICH HAD A BLISTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO PLACE HE PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT PURCHASE A WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAD A BLISTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND FALLS IN DRIVER FACE. I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES HERE. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISORS WOULD FALL DOWN INTO THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT USED A PIN TO HOLD THE VISOR INTO PLACE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VISOR COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VISOR IN 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,565.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE AT A LATER DATE IF THE NOISE PERSISTED. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND THE DEALER, AGAIN, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,565 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA USED AT CARMAX IN 2007. WITHIN ONE MONTH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAD BROKEN. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT COST. NOW, OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BEGUN BROKEN AS WELL. BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER THE 60K POINT, THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE THE 1ST VISOR REPAIR WAS MADE, SAYS IT WILL BE A $150 REPAIR COST. I ALSO CALLED HYUNDAI USA- THEY CLAIM THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. I HAD A NISSAN SENTRA FOR 13 YEARS, AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE SUN VISORS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VISORS, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AND ALL THE OTHERS AND ISSUE A RULING IN FAVOR OF SONATA OWNERS. *TR

THE SUNVISORS IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WILL NOT STAY UP AND WILL NOT STAY FULLY EXTENDED. THEY HANG RIGHT IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY A MFG DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 1995 GMC AND 1967 PONTIAC BOTH STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL SUNVISORS THAT WORK PERFECTLY. *TR

SUN VISOR FAILURE. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERNAL METAL ROD AT THE BASE OF THE ROTATIONAL HINGE HAS SHATTERED. NO TENSION EXISTS IN THE VISOR ANYMORE SO IT JUST FREELY DANGLES... RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION OF THE DRIVER. IT IS AN ESTIMATED $120 REPLACEMENT; $120 I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND ON A TWO MINUTE PROCEDURE. THIS REPLACEMENT VISOR PROCEDURE SHOULD BE A COMPLIMENTARY OPERATION TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR DRIVERS. I'VE NOTICED THAT DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO NHTSA EXPRESSING CONCERN FOR THIS VERY TOPIC. *TR

THEN SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE SUNVISOR DROPS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, IN LINE OF SIGHT, AND YOU CAN'T SEE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY MATTER. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THEN 25,000 MILES ON CAR WHILE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS STILL LOOKED BRAND NEW. *TR

SUNVISOR ON BOTH SIDES OF MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 JUST FELL. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS FAIL, YOU HEAR A POP AND THEN THEY WILL NOT STAY UP ANY LONGER. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $100 TO HAVE ONE REPLACED NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKEN. THIS IS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER VISOR BOTH WILL NOT STAY UP DURING TRAVEL. BOTH FALL IN THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. *TR

SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES OF 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WON'T STAY UP. BOTH MADE CRACKING NOISES AND NO LONGER OPERATE CORRECTLY. DRIVER'S SIDE HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION. *TR

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 THIS IS FOR A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SWITCH. WHEN MY PASSENGER SITS THERE AT TIMES THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH WILL SHOW AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF. I HAVE PICTURES THAT CAN BE EMAILED TO YOU IF NEEDED. I SHOWED THIS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATION. THEY SAID BECAUSE IT DID NOT FAIL AT DEALERS LOCATION THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. I SHOWED THEM THE PICTURES AND THEY STILL SAID NO TO FIX. IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF I HAD NO PROOF. AS THEY SAY A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. HELP ME. THANKS *TR

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE WAS PUT DOWN TO BLOCK SUN. WHEN PUSHING IT BACK UP OUT OF THE WAY, VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN UP POSITION AGAINST CEILING. SUN VISOR NOW WILL NOT STAY UP AND CONTINUALLY DROOPS DOWN BLOCKING MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER DRIVERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM ASSUMING THERE IS A PART DEFECT, AND THIS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND FIXED BY HYUNDAI AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP OR DOWN. IN UP POSITION HANGS SO LOW I CAN'T SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE DOWN POSITION IT STICKS OUT TO WHERE IT ALL=MOST HITS ME IN THE FOREHEAD, BUT BLOCKS THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. NEITHER IS SAFE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE ONLY WAY TO BE ABLE TO SEE & DRIVE IS TO HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH 1 HAND. DRIVING WITH 1 HAND IS STILL A SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AS WELL AS EXHAUSTING ON THE ARM! *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING INTO MY FIELD OF VIEW. EVERY FEW SECONDS. ALL DAY LONG. IT IS A DISTRACTION AND FALLS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY FACE. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING INTO MY FIELD OF VIEW WITHOUT RESORTING TO DUCT TAPE. I AM CONSTANTLY PUSHING IT UP,DOWN, SIDEWAYS. I MIGHT AS WELL BE TEXTING. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR 135.00. SAME BAD VISOR WITH BAD DESIGN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED, PURCHASED NEW. WITHIN OUR WARRANTY PERIOD (UNDER 60,000 MILES) THE PASSENGER VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT WILL COST US $130 TO GET IT FIXED. I GUESS BECAUSE WE ARE OVER THE 60,000 MILES THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. IT SEEMS LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SO I DOUBT THIS IS AN ISOLATED ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BOTH VISORS ABOVE WINDSHIELD FALL, OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW AND CAUSING DISTRACTION. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR REPLACED TWICE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR IS GOING TO BE REPLACED TODAY FOR THE 3RD TIME. I NEARLY WENT OFF INTERSTATE WHEN VISOR FELL DOWN, DUE TO THE DISTRACTION CAUSED. MY HYUNDAI DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN KEEPING VISORS IN STOCK. MY DEALER DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT THROUGH DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR "HYUNDAI VISOR PROBLEMS", THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION OFFERED. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INJURY, OR LOSS OF LIFE, NOT ONLY IN MY VEHICLE, BUT IN OTHER VEHICLES INDIRECTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM MENTIONED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. WHEN SHE REACHED OVER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE DRIVERS SEAT TURNED AROUND. THE DRIVER SEAT ALSO MOVED FORWARD AND TRAPPED HER IN BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT. HER RIGHT RIBS WERE FRACTURED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT FUNCTIONED AS IT SHOULD. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE FUSE TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND PINNED THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL FOR FOUR HOURS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER ADJUST SWITCH, RADIO AND PANIC BUTTON ON THE REMOTE WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE POWER SEAT SWITCH. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

DURING DEALER INSPECTION, REAR BRAKE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS FOUND TO BE WORN DOWN ASYMMETRICALLY - ON ONE SIDE COMPLETELY - DUE TO STUCK BRAKE CALIPER. THIS WAS AT 34,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP BEHIND A TRUCK, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT IF THE FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR AGAIN, THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY FOLLOWING THE DEALER'S ADVICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

UPON STARTUP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS PUT INTO GEAR, BUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT; CAR WAS IN "LIMP" MODE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WENT BACK TO "NORMAL" MODE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THEIR NUMBER ONE PROBLEM/COMPLAINT. SERVICE MANAGER AT TUSCALOOSA HYUNDAI SAID THEY REPLACE THE $500+ THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR ON 4-5 CARS PER WEEK. HE SAID HYUNDAI WOULDN'T ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE GOT HURT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. AGENT CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS; THAT MINE WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. CALLED MANAGER BACK, AND HE SAID THAT A HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE HAD TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, AS IT SEEMS IT IS WIDESPREAD, AND PERHAPS BEING COVERED UP OR HIDDEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LAP. SHE PULLED OVER AND LATER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AT HER EXPENSE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR AN EXTERIOR LIGHT RECALL. WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THREE OUT OF FOUR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON; ONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FUNCTION EVEN WITH THE HEADLIGHT ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

EXTREME BRAKE WEAR ON HYUNDAI SONATA 2007. I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS IN 2008 AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AGAIN. THIS IS UNUSUALLY HIGH WEAR ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN DRIVE MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY CAR WORKED FINE AND THEN THE NEXT BOTH OF THEM STOPPED WORKING. THE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND HAND DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT WHICH LIMITS MY VISION. RECENTLY, THIS FAILURE OF THE SUN VISOR CAUSED ME TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE UP. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 07 SONATA GLS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP ANY MORE WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT KEEP FALLING DOWN AND I CAN'T SEE UNDER IT. IT IS REALLY A DESIGN FLAW AND I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET!!! *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP OR DOWN. HAS TO BE TIED IN UP POSITION OR HITS DRIVER IN THE FOREHEAD. VERY ANNOYING, POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER SAYS - "IF VEHICLE UNDER 60,000 MILES, WILL REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY." SEEING INTERNET FULL OF SAME PROBLEMS, LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FREE TO OWNER NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. BOTH SUN VISORS: THE PLASTIC CRACKS, YOU HEAR A CLICKING NOISE THEN THE VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. THE VISORS HANG DOWN IN YOUR LINE OF VISION. I TRIED VELCO TO FIX BUT IT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH SO I LITERALLY SEWED THE VISOR TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR. *TR