2007 Hyundai Sonata complaints

ESC OFF LIGHT CONTINES TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO PARK AND WONT RELEASE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PUSHING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. THEN ONCE IN DRIVE YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON AGAIN TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK.

MY ESC OFF LIGHT ONLY COMES ON AT NIGHT WHEN I START MY CAR AND DRIVE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNLESS I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I ALSO FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULLING AT TIMES WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. IT IS A BIG HAZZARD TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER WITH ME BECAUSE NOONE KNOWS WHEN YOUR STOPPING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WONT GO OFF. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING OUT OF POCKET WHEN ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WONT DO NOTHING FOR IT UNLESS THEY HAVE A STATEMENT FOR IT OR RECALL NOTICE. IVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS, NOT ONLY MYSELF. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP . STAYS DOWN AND BLOCKS VISIBILITY

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FOR MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DROOPING FOR OVER A YEAR. IT WOULD HANG JUST LOW ENOUGH TO OBSTRUCT MY VISION THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, BUT ALSO BLOCK VIEW OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. FOR SOME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO WORK AROUND THE PROBLEM, SHIFTING THE VISOR BACKWARDS AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLEAR VISION. THIS MORNING, HOWEVER, I ENTERED MY VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE VISOR HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN. NOW, THERE IS NO TENSION TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE OR THE WINDSHIELD, IT MERELY HANGS DOWN. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED. SHIFTING THE VISOR OFF TO THE SIDE ONLY SERVES TO BLOCK ANY AND ALL VIEW OF MY BLIND SPOTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BECAME DISABLED WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SHUTTING OFF ALL AIR BAGS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE ESC DEACTIVATES ITSELF AND THE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE ITSELF UNTIL THE AUTO IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. BECAUSE THE ESC TURNS ITSELF OFF IT PROBABLY COULD CAUSE THE AUTO TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. READING ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION WHICH SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

"ESC OFF" LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, OR DRIVING A FEW MILES. IT FIXES ITSELF WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. ESC ON/OFF SWITCH HAS NO EFFECT ON THE LIGHT. IT OCCURS FOR A NUMBER OF TIMES A DAY. IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IF ESC IS TRULY TURNED OFF WHEN WE NEED IT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. IT CAME BACK A FEW YEARS LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN INTO THE LINE OF SIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DRIVERS CONSOLE CAME ON AND WONT TURN OFF

BOUNCES UP AND DOWN IN THE FRONT

I WENT TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED WHICH PASSED WITH NO PROBLEM. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND NOTIFIED THE ATTENDANT WHO SHRUGGED IT OFF AND SAID IT WILL PROBABLY GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX TO THE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A DANGER BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. I THINK THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD DEFINATELY DO A RECALL ON THIS ASAP.

I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SEE OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL PREMATURELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN APRIL OF 2014 AND HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2015. OTHER MODELS UTILIZING THE SAME ENGINE HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WILL THIS MODEL BE RECALLED?

AT THE TIRE REPLACEMENT SERVICE AT ABOUT 61K MILES (VERY GENTLE, FIRST OWNER, STILL HAD MORE THAN 2/32 TREAD LEFT ON THE FACTORY TIRES AT 61K MILES) I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE REAR BREAK PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WITH IN 2 DAYS I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO SINCE THERE WAS A $35 BRAKE PAD SERVICE DEAL. I WAS TOLD AFTER INSPECTION THAT A CALIPER PISTON IS SEIZED AND SO THE CALIPERS, THE DAMAGED ROTORS AND OF COURSE THE BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED - PREFERABLY FOR BOOTH RARE WHEELS, IN ORDER TO HAVE SIMILAR BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS. WHILE IT IS COMMON SENSE THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WOULD WEAR FASTER, THE AAMCO FOLKS WERE SURPRISED TO FIND THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IN SUCH A BAD CONDITION WHILE THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL GOOD. PER THEIR OPINION IT IS MOSTLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I CALLED HYUNDAI WARRANTY IMMEDIATELY, THEY PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, BUT I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK SINCE I AM JUST PAST 60K MILES AND ALSO THERE IS NO RECALL SPECIFIC TO REAR BRAKES THAT WILL ADDRESS MY CONCERN. WITH THIS I THOUGHT I LOST ALL MY BRAGGING RIGHTS ABOUT HYUNDAI - ON THEIR RELIABILITY AND VALUE FOR THE MONEY. MOREOVER, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE SINCE ON A 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I OWN, I STILL HAVE 25% LEFT ON THE REAR BRAKES AT 125K MILES. SHORTLY LATER I FOUND SCORES OF SONATA OWNERS WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE INTERNET FORUMS AS WELL AS NHTSA SITE. I ALSO FOUND COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUN VISORS NOT STAYING IN PLACE, HANGING LOOSELY, A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE

THE ISSUE RELATES TO DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. NOTE: HYUNDAI ISSUED A RECALL - SERVICE CAMPAIGN # T74, TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER VISORS, BUT EXCLUDED MY STATE OF NEW YORK! BOTH MY VISORS ARE BROKE AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS BUT THEY WONT PAY THE COST TO REPLACE THEM. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED? HOPING YOU CAN INFLUENCE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS AT NO COST TO ME. THESE DEFECTIVE VISORS ARE A DRIVING HAZARD AS THE VISORS ARE UNABLE TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION REMAINING IN THE DOWN POSITION REDUCING MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHT OFF WILL APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR FROM THE DASHBOARD.

THE PASSENGER VISOR BROKE CREATING A VISUAL HAZARD BECAUSE IT WILL NOT FOLD UP TO THE CEILING. IT REMAINS IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT JUST SNAPPEF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST IT. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER VISORS THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. THIS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR 5 YEARS AGO AND WAS COVERED INDER WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN WHICH CAUSES THE VISOR TO SNAP.

PAINT IS CONSTANTLY CHIPPING.

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. A DASHBOARD LIGHT HAS COME ON / STAYS ON, SAYING AIRBAG NOT WORKING AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT CAUSES THE DASHBOARD LIGHT TO CONSTANTLY BLINK, BECAUSE THE OCCUPANT MATT SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING /CODE B1448 SENSOR HAS DEACTIVATED FOR THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THIS . I CALLED HYUNDAI TO CHECK AND THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. HYUNDAI HAS HAD NUMEROUS SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER MODELS. I WANT CONSUMER SATISFACTION. I HAVE HAD THEM REPAIR ANOTHER RECALL. I TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY. PLEASE RSVP MY EMAIL IS [XXX]@GMAIL.COM CONTACT # [XXX] THANK YOU [XXX] [XXX] BRADENTON, FL 34203 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

MY 07 SONATA HAD A RECALL FOR AIRBAG ISSUE WHICH I TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE CORRECTED. THE DEALER HAD TO SHIP THE SEAT CUSHION OUT TO ADD PADDING TO FIX AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT. I'VE BEEN WAITING 2 WEEKS FOR HYUNDAI TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE WILL COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT DUE TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE. MY SPOUSE DRIVES THIS CAR WITH MY KIDS AND IT'S UNSAFE TO HAVE TO BE DRIVING AROUND LIKE THIS WHILE THEY TAKE THEIR SWEET TIME. *TR

FIRST EXPERIENCED TWO OCCURRENCES OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING BOTTOM OF SEAT AND REPROGRAMMING. THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON FOR A YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT MAY BE THE PRETENSIONER OR IT MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE AND TO EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT $600. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. MY "ESC OFF" LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. I HAD A MECHANIC SCAN MY CAR REGARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES AND THE CODE THAT DISPLAYED WAS "P0504". AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CODE I HAVE DISCOVERED: THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) HAS DETECTED A FAULT IN CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO BRAKE SWITCH CIRCUITS. THIS VERY PROBLEM HAS RESULTED A MASSIVE RECALL FOR HYUNDAI & KIA VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE VIN LOOK UP FOR THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN (110). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT!!! *TR

ESC LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE ESC SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. THIS IS USUALLY PRECEDED BY THE FEELING THAT THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH FOLLOWING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC LIGHT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAKS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING, IT LEAKED ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IDLER PULLEY AND DAMAGE BOTH OF THEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH MIRRORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS. WHEN DECELERATING WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY, 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 ONLY TAKEN FOR SERVICE ONCE, 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 MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DUE TO THE SPRING BREAKING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SLOWLY HANGING AND WILL PROBABLY BREAK TOO. I TOO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ESC AND JERKING AND PULLING NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THOSE ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED (AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE SHOP & SEVERAL HIGHWAY SCARES) AND FINALLY REPAIRED. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING NORMALLY, THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND REMAINS LIT UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN DRIVE AND CAN ONLY BE MOVED INTO NEUTRAL. LEADING UP TO THIS HAPPENING THE ESC LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND EVENTUALLY STAYED PERMANENTLY ON. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY BREAK LIGHT WAS ALSO OFF. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BY PRESSING DOWN THE BYPASS. AS IT IS IN ORDER TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN THE BYPASS. I HAVE TO DO THE SAME WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. BREAK LIGHT STILL NOT WORKING AND ESC LIGHT IS ON. *TR

AT 107,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THE FIRST MECHANIC WHO LISTENED - DIDN'T EVEN OPEN THE HOOD, JUST LISTENED SAID "YOU NEED A NEW ENGINE". COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR WAS ESTIMATED $4000-$5000 WHICH WAS MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH, SO I DROVE IT ANOTHER 20,000+ MILES WITH THE TICKING GETTING LOUDER UNTIL ONE MORNING IT BLEW A HOLE IN THE BLOCK ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE HEARD OF THIS WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE LOW MILEAGE SONATAS. SEEMS TO ME HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF A BAD ENGINE - THIS WAS A SINGLE OWNER 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY. YEP, THE BATTERY LASTED LONGER THAN THE ENGINE! *TR

RE: INVESTIGATION SEAT BELT BUCKLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023 NHTSA CLOSED THIS INVESTIGATION 12/1/14 ON THE CONDITION THAT HYUNDAI WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS AND 250,000 MILES FOR THIS REPAIR. PER THE LETTER ATTACHED TO THE CASE I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TODAY TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ($380.75). I SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENT REPS AT HYUNDAI AND NEITHER HAD ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE THIS CASE CLOSED AND HYUNDAI IS NOT HONORING THE NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON SINCE 2013 AND I BELIEVE THIS MEANS IN CASE OF AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT AIR BAG WILL NOT KICK OFF. SEARCHING ON GOOGLE I CAME TO KNOW THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.....*JS

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CARS LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF FOR YEARS. I HAVE MENTIONED IT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR OTHER RECALLS AND ISSUES UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS IGNORED. AFTER MUCH READING I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING ISSUES THAT PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ABOUT. THIS DOESNT INCLUDE THE MANY LIKE MYSELF THAT HAVE NOT GONE TO THE INTERNET AND ASKED OR COMPLAINED. I CAN NOT GET MY LIGHTS IN MY CAR TO SHUT OFF ON AUTO OR MANUALLY. IT IS IN THE ELECTRICAL FUSE SYSTEM. I HAVE TO LAY DOWN ON MY FLOOR OF DRIVERS SIDE AND REACH UP AND PULL OUT THE ELECTRIAL PLUG THAT GOES INTO THE BOX TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HYUNDAI TURNS THEIR CHEEK TO THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A FIRE AND ELECTRICAL HAZARD. THE PART COSTS OVER 500.00 AND THEN TO GET SOMEONE TO PUT IT IN. IT HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR YEARS AND MANY OTHER HYUNDAIS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE RESEARCH AND MAKE THIS A RECALL!!! IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!! ALSO MY OTHER LIGHTS IN THE CAR ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE, THEY ARENT ALWAYS ON. ITS REALLY TERRIBLE AND ALSO NOT TO MENTION THE FAULTY BRAKES IN THE REAR LEFT CALIPER, ANOTHER THING OVERLOOKED BY HYUNDAI. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,909.

VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAY FIXED ONCE UNDER RECALL VEHICLE AIR BAD LIGHT DISPLAY FIXED SECOND TIME IN 2013 AT A COST OF OVER $800 DEALER INSISTED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYS AGAIN SCHEDULED FOR 3 ATTEMPT TO FIX WITH DEALER ON 2.19.15. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR SECOND TIME AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT TRIPS UP THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. QUOTE IS $310 TO FIX ON TOP OF $130 THEY CHARGED ME TO DETERMINE REASON FOR AIR BAG LIGHT. *TR

HEARD CRACKING SOUND WHEN VISOR WAS PUT IN DOWN POSITION. AFTER THAT THE SUN VISOR DOESN'T STAY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE CONTACTS PATH WHILE MAKING A TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES TO THE LEGS AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED ,I HAVE TO TAKE MY HAND & KEEP HITTING UNTIL IT WILL STAY ENGAGED. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH TWO DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS. ONE STARTED TO FALL DOWN AND NOT STAY UP IN POSITION ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. NOW BOTH ARE DEFECTIVE AND STAY DOWN ALL THE TIME AND ARE NOT ABLE TO STAY UP AT ALL GREATLY EFFECTING THE VISIBILITY FROM WITHIN THIS VEHICLE. I'M A TALL PERSON AND HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SHIFT THE VISOR ON BOTH SIDES IN ORDER TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HYUNDAI HAS A "CAMPAIGN" NOTICE FOR 2006-2008 SONATA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN WARM STATES. THE COST OF THE VISORS ARE BETWEEN $90 AND $100 DOLLARS. HYUNDAI OFFERED TO GIVE US $100.00 TOWARD OUR NEXT SERVICE, BUT WE'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED LIKE IN THE WARM STATES. *TR

OUR 2007 SONATA AIR BAG RED LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, JUST AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAID WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. PROBABLY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO GET HELP FROM HYUNDAI AT THIS POINT SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED $400 PLUS FOR REPAIRS THAT ONLY LAST FOR A SHORT TIME, AND NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. ALWAYS LIKED THIS CAR TILL THIS ISSUE STARTED. BECAUSE OF HYUNDAI'S DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO OWN THEIR VEHICLES, I WILL BE SELLING THIS CAR, NEVER BUY FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN AND WILL INFORM OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM SO THEY CAN AVOID THE DANGER AND FRUSTRATION OF DEALING WITH HYUNDAI. *TR

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS USUAL. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AS USUAL BUT IMMEDIATELY RE-ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED EACH TIME SINCE THEN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN RED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO EVENT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION. *TR

THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 4 CYLINDER 2.4 L, AT 39 225 MILES, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CIRCLE HYUNDAI DEALER IN SHREWSBURY NJ TO CHECK IT OUT. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST TO ME OUT OF POCKET WOULD BE $ 450.00 I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED. I HAVE READ MANY, CLOSE TO 100 COMPLAINTS ON JUST THIS SAME ISSUE, ON JUST THIS SAME VEHICLE MODEL AND MAKE BEING REPORTED ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. IT IS OVERDUE FOR A RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE A RISK OF INJURY TO THEIR PERSONS SHOULD THEY BE INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH AND THE AIRBAG NOT RESPONDING AND PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS.. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD MANY OF THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND POSTED THEM HERE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND HAVE PAID OUT OF THEIR POCKETS TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLES. REPAIRS SUCH AS REAR DISC BRAKES THAT ARE STAYING ONTO THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPER NOT RELEASING AND WEARING OUT THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY, ALSO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS THAT DROP DOWN AND BLOCK YOUR LINE OF SIGHT, AND NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LOYAL OWNERS OF THESE HYUNDAI VEHICLES SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS TO THEM TO KEEP THE CARS SAFE. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO START A RECALL OF THESE MANY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAN HARM OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS A PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INSIDE THE SEATBELT BUCKLE AND THAT IT CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG. CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW MANY, MANY HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 AND 2007 USERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE HYUNDAI PAPERWORK THEY WROTE: " SCANNED AND FOUND CODE B1701 DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE SHORTED NEEDS DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PARTS AND LABOR". *JS

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALL I DID WAS START THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THE ERROR THAT THE GARAGE GOT WAS "B1706 - PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER VOLTAGE HIGH". THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $400.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVER SUN VISOR DROPPED TO THE POINT WHERE IT OBSCURED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT NOW WONT STAY UP AND ITS A DANGER. THE SAME HAS ALSO STARTED TO HAPPENING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING PASSENGERS TO BECOME ANNOYED WITH HAVING TO TRY AND WEDGE AN OBJECT IN TO THE TOP OF THE SUN VISOR TO STOP IT DROPPING DOWN. THIS IS A RISK BECAUSE IF THERE IS A CRASH THEIR FACE WOULD BE PROPELLED TOWARDS THE NOW PROPPED UP BLUNT EDGE OF THE VISOR, SAME WITH THE DRIVER. I WENT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL WHICH I FIND INSANE AS THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. I COULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED FOR FREE AT 60,000 MILES BUT I AM NOW WELL PASSED THAT MILEAGE AND THE ISSUE DID NOT START UNTIL AFTER 60,000 MILES. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO OBSCURED ROAD VISIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT PRETENSIONER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON , SO TOOK IT TO DEALER AN THEY SAID PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF 400 BUCKS. SO AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY AN SEAT BELT MAY NOT WORK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AN SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS I SEE IT HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF PEOPLE YEARS 2006 2007 2008. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE RECALL ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PRESSING THE "ESC OFF" BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD HAS NO EFFECT AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ESC IS ACTUALLY DISABLED OR IF THE WARNING IS ILLUMINATED IN ERROR. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF, BUT IT SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER. I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NOT FOR THE 2007 SONATA. *TR

ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WOULD STAY OFF. NOW, I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON WITH NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

ENTERING THE CAR THE INTERIOR SMELLED OF GASOLINE. I DROVE THE CAR A FEW MILES AND ONCE STOPPED, I COULD SMELL THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKING UNDERNEATH, I SAW GASOLINE DRIPPING TO THE GROUND FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE GASOLINE TANK. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE PART THAT FAILED WAS FROM THE GASOLINE LINE AND HAS A ROUNDED RIGHT ANGLE BEND IN IT. TOTAL OVERALL LENGTH, INCLUDING THE BEND IS APPROX 7 INCHES. THE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING GASOLINE TO ESCAPE THE LINE. THE FAILED PART COULD EASILY HAVE LEAD TO A FIRE OR CATASTROPHIC EVENT. *TR