2007 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,061.

MY VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL PREMATURELY. MY RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED MANY HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVING RECALLS WITH THE SAME ENGINE SPECS BUT SONATA IS NOT COVERED. WHY IS THIS? WHY ARE SO MANY CONSUMERS PAYING FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE SONATA WHEN OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLE (SANTA FE; VERACRUZ) HAVING IDENTICAL ENGINE SETUPS ARE BEING RECALLED? I REALIZE MY SONATA IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD BUT SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE A CONSIDERATION?

HYUNDAI HAS A PROBLEM WITH "SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION" I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 ELANTRA , AND NOW AGAIN WITH MY 2007 SONATA. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HERE IN ST. GEORGE UTAH IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT THIS, THE SONATA WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE MORE THAN ONCE, THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE...WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR HYUNDAI TO DO SOMETHING ABUT THIS?

THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2016, MY SONATA''S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT'S SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT HAS STAYED ON EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT. ALSO, THE "PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT HAS COME ON.

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, MY 2007 SONATA'S ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM HAS TURNED OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE ESC BUTTON LOCATED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AN ESC OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISORS DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN VISORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY) AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS REMAINS ON EVEN WITH A PASSENGER ABOVE THE WEIGHT LIMIT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS HOOKED UP. THERE IS A RECALL FOR FAULTY SENSORS, RECALL NOTICE, 08V161000, FOR 2006 - 2008 HYUNDAI SONATAS BUT MY 2007 IS NOT COVERED? I FEEL LIKE MY SONATA HAS MANY OF THE ISSUES IN PAST RECALLS BUT FOR SOME REASON ISN'T INCLUDED IN THEM (OUTSIDE LIGHTING, ESC LIGHT PERIODICALLY KICKING ON, BRAKE SENSOR FAILING NUMEROUS TIMES, CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH REAR BRAKES, ETC.) I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD EXPAND THIS AIRBAG RECALL AS I HOPE WE AREN'T BEING PUT IN HARMS WAY WITH AN UNEXPECTED AIRBAG FAILURE WHEN WE NEED IT MOST.

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR HORNS ARE USUALLY OPERATED BY SMALL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HYUNDAI SONATA HORN IS SOUNDED BY PUSHING ON THE LARGE PAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS REQUIRES A LARGE FORCE. MY STRONG WIFE CAN'T PUSH HARD ENOUGH TO SOUND THE HORN. I REGARD THIS AS A BAD DESIGN.

I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 AND THIS IS FOR MY 2007 HYUNDAI VISOR. IT IS BROKE AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO READ THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VISOR ISSUE IN SOME STATES, BUT NOT ALL OR MINE IN ILLINOIS. NOT SURE HOW TRUE THIS IS, BUT IN ANY CASE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I START THE CAR. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE SEAT BELT IS HOOKED UP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MAY BE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTY SENSORS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DISCONCERTING BECAUSE I'VE REVIEWED THE ISSUES ON-LINE AND IT'S POSSIBLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT BE OPERATING PROPERLY. I'VE SEEN THAT OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO DEAL WITH THESE SAME ISSUES AND GOTTEN LITTLE OR NO SATISFACTION FROM THEIR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED RECALL NOTICE, 08V161000, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FOR 2006 - 2008 HYUNDAI SONATAS BUT MY 2007 IS NOT COVERED? IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT WHY THAT IS?

THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. THE ESC BUTTON INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES. SO FAR, THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR HYUNDAI'S. ALSO, MY ESC LIGHT GOES ON AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON. AGAIN ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR. BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE NEGLIGENT ON THE MANUFACTURES PART. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

LAST WEEK, I HAD TO HAVE THE FOURTH DOOR HANDLE (ALL, NOW) REPLACED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BREAKS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS 65455 MILES. THE FIRST HANDLE REPLACED WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE A RECALL NOTICE ON THESE. THE LATEST BROKEN HANDLE WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IN THE EVENT THE CAR WAS SUBMERGED, OR A CHILD OR PET WAS LEFT IN A HOT CAR, A RESCUER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RESCUE THOSE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND A NEEDLESS EXPENSE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS.

THIS CAR HAS THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK THAT OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES WITH THE V6 ENGINE. IT ONLY LEAKS RIGHT IN THE SAME CORNER AS ALL THE OTHERS AND IT LEAKS RIGHT ON TO THE ALTERNATOR. I AM ON MY SECOND MAYBE THIRD ALTERNATOR. I AHVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT NOT CAUSE ANY INJURY'S SO FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

SUN VISOR IS OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT DOES NOT WANT TO STAY UP ANYMORE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE ON THE BUMPY ROAD. THERE IS TSB OR CAMPAIGN ON IT, BUT LOCAL CLARKSVILLE, MD HYUNDAI DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VISOR.

ESC RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SIDE STREETS AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST YEAR .

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF WARNING IS COMING ON FREQUENTLY.

I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN ON AND THE DEALER RAN THE CODE WHICH CAME BACK B1448 WHICH IS THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. THEY RECALLED SUBSTANTIALLY ALL 2006-2008 SONATAS FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, BUT SAID MINE IS EXCLUDED DESPITE IT BEING EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROBLEM YEARS. I HAVE AN AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WONT DEPLOY DUE TO A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY HYUNDAI AND THEY WONT FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS RANDOMLY ACTIVATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

"TANAKA RECALL " THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS. WHEN DECELERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" IN THE STRAIGHT-AHEAD POSITION. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN & NAVIGATE A HIGHWAY EXIT THAT CURVES. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL AND PULL HARD TO MAKE IT TURN, AT WHICH POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL "UNLOCKS" AND TURNS FREELY AGAIN. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NOW THAT I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, I PLAN ON SCHEDULING SERVICE AGAIN). I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES IN FRONT DUE TO THE SQUIRTING SOUND EVERTIME I GO OVER HOLE OR SPEED BUMP AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SLOWLY HANGING. I TOO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ESC AND JERKING AND PULLING NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THOSE ISSUES WEREN'T ADDRESSED OR FIXED BY THE MECHANIC. (AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE SHOP & SEVERAL ACCIDENTS LATER) MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 NEEDS HELP.

SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN 14V415000 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ RECALL. WHILE DRIVING THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ON, THEN INTERMITTENT BATTERY + SEAT BELT INDICATING ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSED BY LEAKING VALVE COVER. CAN CAUSE SUDDEN FAILURE. THIS DEFECT IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE VERACRUZ AND PERHAPS THE RECALL SHOULD BE BROADENED

ENGINE MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AND CANNOT BE USED. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. LOUD NOISE IN CYLINDER AND CRANK SHAFT. HYUNDAI SAYS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD BE LEFT STRANDED OR IN A BAD SITUATION. HYUNDAI DOES ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR NO RECALL.

3 OF MY FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NJ. I SEARCHED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AFTER THE SECOND ONE BROKE AND SEEING MANY OTHER SONATAS WITH MISSING DOOR HANDLES BUT THERE WASN'T ONE. I READ THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. I ALSO READ OF PEOPLE BEING TOLD IT WAS FROM THE COLD. HOWEVER I MOVED TO FLORIDA 2 YRS AGO AND 2 MORE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN MY HAND SINCE MOVING HERE. ONE IN JULY OF 2015 AND ONE LAST WEEK IN JUNE. ITS BEEN 85-90 DEGREES. SO THE COLD WEATHER IS CLEARLY NOT THE CAUSE. IF IM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYONE ELSE AND HAVE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE BACK SEAT. IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE FOR ANYONE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE HUNDRENDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS. ITS NOT JUST THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED ITS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY THE DOOR HAS TO BE TAKEN APART AND IT IS NOT CHEAP FOR ALL THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX JUST ONE HANDLE AND THE COST OF PAYING A SHOP IS NOT AFFORDABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE, AND I CANT DRIVE AROUND WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND NO DOOR HANDLES.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DASH ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO MECHANIC; CODE READ THAT IT WAS THE OCCUPANT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (KNOWN ISSUE) AND COVERED BY HYUNDAI. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALER TO HAVE SEAT REMOVED, SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA, FOR REPAIR. DEALER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF ONCE SEAT IS REPLACED; IT ALSO NEEDS CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS, TOO, IS A KNOWN/FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THIS AGE/MAKE/MODEL, HOWEVER IT'S NOT COVERED BY HYUNDAI. WILL COST $400 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT'S OCCURRING FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO FIND NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING, IT SHOULD BE A COVERED/WARRANTIED SERVICE PERFORMED BY HYUNDAI. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $400 FOR REPAIRS. VERY UPSETTING! :(

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REAL REASON AND NOW DEALE/MECHANICR IS QUOTING A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. WHEN I TRIED TO SEARCH ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI SONATA CUSTOMERS HAD A SAME ISSUE. HOW COULD GOVERNMENT ALLOWED THEM TO SELL THESE CARS WHEN THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS ?

THE ESC LIGHTS COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING FROM. CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE

THE CAR HAD IT'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2013. TODAY THE SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT ALL OTHER LISTS WORK FINE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND VERIFIED THE RECALL REPAIR AND ASKED IF THE REPAIR THIS TIME WOULD BE COVERED. IT WON'T AND THE CAR IS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS TILL FIXED

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING METALLIC CLICKING AND KNOCKING NOISES ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND BY THEN IT STARTED SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING. HE SAID IT WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND ASKED IF I HAD EVER LET IT RUN OUT OF OIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. WHEN DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC, LOST A LOT OF POWER ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC NEVER SEEN IN AN ENGINE WITH < 200,000 MILES UNLESS AN OIL EVENT, SO HE BELIEVES THIS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA WAS RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AS WELL. I WONDER IF THE PROBLEMS WERE ALSO EXISTING ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, SUCH AS THE 2007 MODEL.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. IN ADDITION TO THAT, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON/OFF, EVEN WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. FOR MONTHS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAUSES CAR TO APPLY BRAKES ON ITS OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DEALER INFORMED HIM, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE OF $125 TO JUST TO READ THE FAILURE CODE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BATTERY FROM A MECHANIC, HE TOOK OUT A READER AND READ THE CODE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE TWO CODES, THE DEALER HAD GIVEN HIM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AS LONG AS THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. UPDATED 05/17/16.*JB

TRAVELING AT 50 MPH HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. A RATTLING IN THE ENGINE - BROKEN ROD - LOSS OF POWER AND NO ACCELERATION.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW GLASS FLY FROM MY CAR IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF GLASS PANEL HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED, LEAVING A HOLE ABOUT A FOOT IN DIAMETER. THERE WAS NO OBJECT THAT HIT MY CAR. I HAD MY SUNROOF COVER CLOSED; I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND LIKELY TO CAUSE A WRECK IF IT HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN CITY STREETS OF HIALEAH FLORIDA ON A 4 WAY STOP(MY SON WAS DRIVING) AND WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE HIT MID DRIVERS SIDE OF A A FLAT BED TRUCK AND FRONT OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED. THANK GOD MY SON IS OK. WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ON THE CAR ONE OF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENT FROM THEM YET

AIR BAG SIGN IS STILL ON AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE. IN FACT, I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING IT FIXED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE WITH FREE OF CHARGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR PARTIALLY DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/02/18*JB

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING/LIGHTING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.

WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE / LIGHTS OFF, OPEN THE DOOR AND LEAVE, THE PARKING LIGHTS OF THIS VEHICLE STAY ON. THE CAR BATTERY HAS DIED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT NEAR ODOMETER STAYS LIT. ORANGE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT STAYS LIT EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THESE LIGHTS REMAIN ON REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE A FEW YEARS AGO. THE DEALER REMOVED THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SENT IT OFF TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS PERIODICALLY IF SOMETHING GETS STUCK UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT ARE EXPOSED. HOWEVER, THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING STUCK UNDER THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHTS REMAIN ON.

A LOT OF TIMES THAT I AM DRIVING, EITHER PULLING OFF OR WHEN IM AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND PUSH GAS TO GAIN MORE SPEED (AS IF GOING AROUND TURN), THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL SHAKE AS IT IDLES. THE GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING WHEN THIS ,LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES, THEY ARE HARD. AS MY CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE TIME. THEN WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, IT SOMETIMES GOES AWAY BUT IT SOMETIMES STAYS ON AND MY CAR WON'T MOVE. BUT IT HAPPENS A LOT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ONE TIME GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. BEING A FEMALE AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT NIGHT IS SCARY. IT STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN DOING IT A LOT WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

OIL POURS INTO MY DRIVEWAY, OR WHEREVER ELSE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. I KEEP PUTTING OIL IN AND IT COMES OUT.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AIR BAG ISSUES, SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED A CODE CAME UP AS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

NUMEROUS ISSUES FROM ALMOST DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR. 1) WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON EVEN WITH SOMEONE WEIGHING WELL OVER 100 LBS IN SEAT. DEALERSHIP BRUSHED IT OFF AS 'SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT INCORRECTLY'. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR SO LONG, WITH THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING, THAT WE FEEL IT EVENTUALLY BURNED OUT. 2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VERY EARLY IN OWNERSHIP AS WELL AND DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO RESOLVE. HAD TO HAVE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED AT ONE POINT BECAUSE CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING WITH PLENTY OF FUEL. 3) REPLACE HEADLAMPS, BRAKE LAMPS, AND TAG LAMPS ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS WE ARE REPLACING 1 OR 2 LIGHTS. WE'VE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE A LIGHT HAS FAILED. 4) DRIVER DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. 5) AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE CAME ON AROUND 2013 OR 2014 AND REMAINS ON. 6) PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DOESN'T STAY UP WHEN NOT IN USE. DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME. 7) PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES EVEN WHEN SEAT IS EMPTY.

BOTH OF MY VISORS HAVE NEVER STAYED UP, THEY ARE ALWAYS DOWN IN MY LINE OF VISION THIS PROBABLY STARTED 6 MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED. A FEW YEARS BACK THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG COMES ON AND GOES OFF REGULARLY. MY BACK BREAK LIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACES SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. AGAIN THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THEM AFTER MY HUSBAND HAD JUST REPLACED THEM. THERE ARE SO MANY PARTS THAT ARE FALLING APART. THE GEAR SHIFT HAS BROKEN AND THE BACK HANDLES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ARE BROKEN. MY BRAKES ROTATE AND THE WHOLE CARE SHAKES WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAKS ON THE FREEWAY. NOW MY BACK END IS MAKING NOISES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW , BUT WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN, THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER NEVER WANTED TO FIX ANYTHING UNLESS I PAYED FOR IT. I AM NOT PAYING FOR THINGS THAT I DID NOT BREAK. .