2007 Hyundai Sonata complaints

HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAY IT IS THE PRETENSIONER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CODE WAS B1706. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $500 TO FIX. CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2010. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DID NOT GO TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AROUND OCTOBER 2012 AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT ONE OF THE CONNECTORS TO THE AIRBAG HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. HE CONNECTED IT BACK BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN THE COMPUTER. HE TOLD ME I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP BECAUSE HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS COMPUTER. I TOOK IT TO PRIDE HYUNDAI BECAUSE THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY ERASED THE CODES THAT WERE STUCK IN THE COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL JULY OF 2014 WHEN MY SON ADJUSTED THE SEAT BY PUSHING IT BACK. THE AIRBAG LIGHT POPS ON AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A GIMMICK OF HYUNDAI BY MAKING THE CONNECTORS EITHER TOO LOOSE OR TOO SHORT. OF COURSE I DO NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IT EXPIRED AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I KEEP READING HORROR STORIES OF HOW MUCH HYUNDAI CHARGES THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL THEM IT IS A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIX IT AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SENT THE SEAT OFF TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT EVER 2-3 MONTHS UNTIL JANUARY 2012 AND IT DID NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL AUGUST 2012 BUT DURING THIS MONTH I TOOK IT BACK A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING BACK ON! THE LAST TIME THEY FIXED IT WAS IN OCTOBER 2012 AND I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY THEY WOULD NO LONGER FIX IT FOR "FREE" AND SUGGESTED I PURCHASE ONE OF THEIR NEW CARS. I AM A WIDOW AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A NEW CAR. IN DECEMBER 2012 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTED. THEY SAID THE COST OF FIXING IS APPROXIMATELY $500.00, AND THE INITIAL FEE WAS $110. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRIC SWITCH FOR DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTINUALLY FAILING TO WORK. DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUALLY FAILING TO STAY UP BLOCKING VIEW.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES, WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGER PRESENT. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO ONGOING RECALL, BUT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $267. A HALF YEAR LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON, INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, BUT ON THAT OCCASION THE LIGHT STAYED TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALER'S LOT IT TURNED BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO IGNORE IT, BUT THE RECENT RECALLS MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR

RECENTLY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN COMING ON. SINCE STATE INSPECTION WAS AROUND THE CORNER HAD IT INSPECTED AND THE VEHICLE FAIL BECAUSE OF AIR BAG LIGHT, CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE MALFUNCTION. ESTIMATE OF $400 TO REPLACE, THAT INCLUDES PART AND LABOR. I AM FORCED TO GET THIS FIXED FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BUT ALSO MY CAR WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT SOMEONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SO DEFINITELY NOT OVERUSED. AFTER FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE REPORTING FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL SINCE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BUT ALSO BECAUSE THIS KIND OF BUCKLE MALFUNCTION DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN OFTEN WITH OTHER VEHICLE TYPES. FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY MAKE I HAVE OWNED. *TR

THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE WAS RECALLED I THINK IN 2008 FOR ESC OFF LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN RE-OCCURRING FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF, LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. PRESSING THE ESC SWITCH HAS NO AFFECT. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I HAVE TO BRAKE TO AVOID A PROBLEM WHILE ON WET SLIPPERY ROADS (LOTS OF RAIN IN MY AREA), THE ESC WOULD BE OF NO USE. THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS STILL PRESENT IN MY VEHICLE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD CONTINUE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LAST SEPTEMBER. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED VERY WARM ONE DAY I PUT IN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, AND THE KEY WOULDN'T START. I LOOKED IN THE BOOK THAT CAME WITH THE CAR, AND IT SAID TO JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE KEY. THIS HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. HE ACTUALLY CAME TO MY HOUSE AND WE BOTH TRIED EVERYTHING AND WE COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN. I KEPT AT IT. I DIS-ENGAGED IT OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED MOVING THE CAR. AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN HOURS OR TWO, I TRIED IT AGAIN, AND FINALLY THE KEY TURNED. I CALLED HYUNDAI IN MEDFORD, OREGON, AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHY THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. GREAT SERVICE!! NOW IT SEEMS WHENEVER IT GETS REALLY HOT IT DOES THIS OFTEN. I HAVE GOTTEN STRANDED SO MANY TIME AND HAVE HAD OTHERS HELP ME. MY INSURANCE TOWING SERVICE GUY CALLED ME AFTER I GOT STUCK AT THE GROCERY MARKET, AND EXPLAINED THIS WAS A SECURITY LOCK, AND TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE WHEELS TURNED STRAIGHT, AND TO JUST JERK THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT, AND THE KEY SHOULD UN-LOCK. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THIS MAY BE WHY THE PRIOR OWNER SOLD THIS CAR. I AM 69 YEARS OLD, AND I AM AFRAID AT SOME POINT I WILL BE OFF WITH NO-ONE AROUND TO HELP ME. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL? WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A GLITCH WITH THIS 2007 MODEL. PLEASE HELP ME WITH A SOLUTION. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. THANK YOU. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES WERE RUN AND REVEALED SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE THE ISSUE. ESTIMATED REPAIR VIA THE DEALER WAS $500. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON PREVIOUSLY LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY 4/2013. THE CODES WERE THE EXACT SAME, BUT DEALER WAS ABLE TO CLEAR CODES FROM COMPUTER. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ILLUMINATED - DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED BELT BUCKLE SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING. *TR

RECENTLY I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT DAY MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TPMS LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED MY CAR UP TO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE TPMS LIGHT AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THEY WANT TO CHARGE EVERY TIME JUST TO LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY ALREADY LOOKED AT THE TPMS LIGHT. I AM AFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY WANT A $100 TO LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY SHOULD ALREADY KNOW SONATA HAS HAD SEVERAL IF NOT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

AIR BAG CAME ON, TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLLD ME THE DRIVER SEAT BELT ASSY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $500. THERE IS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS POS. SHOULB B RECALL. IM NOT GOING TO FIX IT. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WEEKS AGO. TODAY, WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND REMOVED THE FUSES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A MALFUNCTION THAT IS COMMON IN OUR CAR MODEL AND AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER AND DOES NOT GO OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (HARDIN HYUNDAI, ANAHEIM, CA) TO HAVE IT RESET BUT IT HAS REAPPEARED. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM FROM A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE WARNING. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI THAT MY CAR WAS UNDER RECALL (ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DE-ACTIVATED) & URGED ME TO VISIT THE DEALER IF OCS LIGHT WAS ON. HENCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BASED ON THIS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT MY SYSTEM WAS FINE. LESS THAN 1 MONTH LATER THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON PERMANENTLY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RUN A SYSTEM CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SENSOR WAS TRIGGERED DUE TO A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400!!! I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY WORKED ON OR CHECKED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DUE TO THE RECALL IN THE 1ST PLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE $400 JUST LAYING AROUND TO SPEND, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET AND NOW MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE!!! IF HYUNDAI HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD IT NOT BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT IT TO SEE IF THE RECALL IS APPLICABLE INSTEAD OF CHARGING THE CUSTOMER FOR IT? SECONDLY, IF THIS INVESTIGATION PROVES THAT HYUNDAI HAS INSTALLED DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES ACROSS THE BOARD, SHOUL

DEALER FOUND CODES B1706 AND B1102 PRESENT. DEALER TECH STATED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACING, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $344.56. THE SRS MODULE IS NOT ALLOWING CODES TO BE RESET, NEEDS REPLACING ALSO, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,004.00. I SEE NHTSA HAS JUST STARTED INVESTIGATING THE B1706 CODE -- MY UNDERSTANDING FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IS THAT A SHORT CIRCUIT IS CAUSING THE ERROR CODE, AND REPLACING THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IS NOT PERMANENTLY FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR MOST OWNERS. MOST OWNERS MENTION REPEAT BILLS OF ABOUT $350, BUT A FEW OF THE COMPLAINTS MENTION MUCH HIGHER REPAIR ESTIMATES, OVER $1,000. I SUSPECT THESE ESTIMATES INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS MODULE, LIKE MY ESTIMATE DID. NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS ALSO A RASH OF SRS MODULE FAILURES DUE TO THE SAME SHORT CIRCUIT. MY B1102 CODE, INDICATING A HIGH-VOLTAGE ERROR, COULD ALSO BE MORE COMMON AND COULD ALSO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME SHORT CIRCUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED ONCE HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS ($75). THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE TWO ISSUES - THE OCS WHICH IS ALREADY UNDER RECALL SO NO CHARGE AND THE OTHER IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ISSUE REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS HERE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS $300+ REPAIR IS NECESSARY FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY. CLEARLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM OR AT LEAST REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE IF IT OCCURS. ALSO, THE DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN CREDIT ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH ONE OF THE ISSUES IS A RECALL AND THE OTHER IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR WHAT THE LIGHT MEANT AND I SAW THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON MY MODEL AND YEAR. I FILLED MY GAS TANK HALF WAY AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT AGO AND THE LIGHT IS BACK AGAIN. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEN GOES ON AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO EXPAND IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD CAUSE DEATH.. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HYUNDAI IS NOT RECALLING THESE CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

HYUNDAI HAS CHANGED MY SEAT BELT BUCKLE NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF AN AIR BAG RELATED ISSUE. NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. AIR BAG LIGHT BACK ON AND THEY WANT,$400 TO REPLACE THE BAD SEATBELT WITH ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS PROBABLY THE 4TH TIME SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW THAT IM HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I NEVER IN MY LIFE EXPERIENCED SO MANY AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE OTHER THEN A HYUNDAI. ALSO NOW THEY ARE SAYING MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS BAD YET AGAIN AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED IT OUT A FEW YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL, TO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HYUNDAI. SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR FEELS LIKE I BOUGHT A LEMON. WISH THERE WAS MORE THAT HYUNDAI COULD DO FOR THERE CUSTOMERS BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T CARE. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HYUNDAI SLOGAN ABOUT SAFETY 1ST.. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING NO STEERING OR ANY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY STATED IT HAD DONE THAT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT WAS NOT WARRANTED TO BE FIXED, BUT YET WE ONLY PURCHASED THIS CAR 6 MONTHS AGO. SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME BY AND SCANNED IN WHICH I GOT THE FOLLOWING CODES: P2106,P1295,P2135. ITS A SENSOR ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT CANT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN REARENDED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE CONTACT ASAP!!!!!! *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN OCTOBER 2012, WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *JB

TWO WEEKS AGO MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE. FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE PART WOULD RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. ALSO, THE STATE I LIVE IN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS LIGHT BEING ON. SO I CAN NOT WAIT FOR A RECALL, I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PART NOW. SEEING AS HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. *TR

I WAS PARKING THE CAR (GOING ABOUT 5 MPH ) AT THE FOOD MARKET , HAD COASTED INTO THE SPACE AND WAS USING THE BRAKE READY TO TOTALLY STOP AT THE CEMENT STOP BLOCK..SUDDENLY THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE A RACECAR AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND UP OVER THE CEMENT STOP BLOCK INTO THE CONCRETE WALL /COLUMN WHERE IT STOPPED ! I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO BE IN THAT PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE WALL OR I WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHT INTO THE GLASS WALL OF THE MARKET !!SEVERAL PEOPLE RAN OUT OF THE MARKET TO HELP ME OUT OF THE CAR.THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SOME LIQUID WAS DRAINING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR..SOMEONE DECIDED TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT..BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GASOLINE.. SOMEONE ELSE SUGGESTED THAT I TURN OFF THE MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS STILL RUNNING..I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR SO I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT WORK . WE DECIDED TO LEAVE IT ALONE UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED .I WAS REALLY RELUCTANT TO DO TOO MUCH BECAUSE IT WAS ON A SLIGHT SLANT AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT START MOVING AGAIN.NOONE ELSE WAS IN THE CAR. THE SKIN ON MY KNEE WAS SCRAPED AND MY KNEE FELT A LITTLE SORE...NO MAJOR INJURIES.JUST VERY SHAKEN!!.THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL SCHEDULE AN INSPECTOR FOR THE REPAIR ORDER. I AM IN NO HURRY TO GET IT BACK. I'M FEELING VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING IT AGAIN....AFFECTED PARTS? ( ITEM ON THIS FORM) I CAN SEE THAT THE HOOD AND THE FRONT BUMPER ARE DAMAGED..FLUID AND STEAM CAME FROM SOMEWHERE U

MY AIR BAG HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR 2 MONTHS AND LIKE ANOTHER COMPLAINTS I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BRING IT AND PAY 85 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO RUN A TEST TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG.I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL ABOUT THE SEAT BELT WHERE THEY HAD TO SHIP IT TO CA. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH YOUR AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK IT FOR FREE. MY ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSES THAT PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE PAINT FLAKING OFF. I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL BODY SHOPS ABOUT THIS CONCERN. THE BODY SHOPS STATE THAT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PRIMER NOT HOLDING THE PAINT. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE ROOF REPAINTED AND NOW MY TRUNK IS DOWN TO BARE PRIMER. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY. I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING A COUPLE DAYS AGO MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS NOW. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I MUST PAY $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEN HUNDREDS OF MORE DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I MUST PAY FOR A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS SO SLOW MOVING IN FORCING A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT PUTS LIVES AT RISK. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND THOSE OF US THAT HAVE PAID FOR IT BE REIMBURSED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED BOTH SUN VISORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. UPDATED 10/07/14

PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS TIGHTER AND WILL NOT GET SLACK AGAIN. WHEN YOU PUT IT ON, THAT'S HOW IT STAYS. IF YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH IT WILL TIGHTEN AND ONLY IF YOU DISENGAGE THE SEAT BELT CAN YOU BREATH REGULARLY AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK LIKE THIS. MY ELANTRA ALLOWS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN OR EXPAND AS NEEDED BUT STILL LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS SONATA PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. NO ONE LIKES TO BE A FRONT PASSENGER IN THIS CAR. FORGET PICKING SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR OR TURNING TO HAND SOMETHING TO SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT-YANK!! THIS CAN'T BE SAFE, YET WE ARE TOLD IT IS. WE HAVE OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER SITTING IN THE FRONT SOMETIMES AND I AM WORRIED, THAT THIS MAY NOT BE SAFE. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, AT ALL TIMES. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER ON JUNE 5, 2014. I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE STATED IT WAS AN EASY FIX. HOWEVER AFTER TWO VISIT TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING AND I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. *TR

AFTER MY 2007 SONATA AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON, I PHONED MY HUNDAYI DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW- WAIKEM AUTO IN CANTON, OH. THEY SAID THEY HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON IT, AND TO BRING IT IN. AFTER I TOOK IT IN, AND THEY INSPECTED IT, THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THE RECALL THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO MY FRONT SEAT BELT SENSORS - BOTH FAILING - THAT WAS CAUSING MY AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON & STAY ON. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THIS SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILURE! IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT- WHY WOULD A SEAT BELT SENSOR BE TIED TO MY AIR BAG FUNCTION ?? THIS IS NOT RIGHT. MY SEAT BELTS FUNCTION FINE. I SEE ON NEWS TODAY, THAT YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE MATTER. I WANT TO FILE MY COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME REASON AS OTHERS HAVE LODGED, AND FEEL THAT HUNDAYI SHOULD BE MADE TO MAKE A RECALL AND REPAIR THESE SEAT BELT SENSORS, SO THAT MY AIR BAGS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN I NOTICED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH (I HAD A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF IT). I'M GOING BY MY DEALER TODAY BUT I DON'T EXPECT ANY GOOD NEWS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE TO ME A SAFETY ITEM LIKE THIS ISN'T COVERED WARRANTY/RECALL. IF AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I ASSURE YOU THIS IS MY FIRST & LAST HYUNDAI. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA ON 5/29/2009 WITH 26,923 MILES FROM GETTEL HYUNDAI, SARASOTA FLORIDA. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 (34,151 MILES) BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY FOUND B1706 ERROR (THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RESISTANCE WAS HIGH) SO THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITH NO CHARGE. ON 6/8/12 (61,000 MILES) I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND CODES: B1448, B1701 AND B1706.THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVER BY WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $800. I DECLINED THE WORK. BEFORE I LEFT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. LAST MONTH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA BACK IN APRIL 2008 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. TODAY (7/18/2014), (91,000 MILES) I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION AIRBAG SENSOR AND WITH BOTH SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSORS. THEY WILL SHIP THE FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION SEAT TO CALIFORNIA TO FIX THE AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM FOR FREE BUT IT WOULD COST $630 TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IF I DECLINED TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELT SENSORS THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I EVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WELL, I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. IT IS A SAD SITUATION. HYUNDAI MUST KNOW BY NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBL

I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. THE STANDARD REPAIR FROM HYUNDAI IS TO REPLACE A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS CAN BE EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THREE SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED (2 DRIVER, 1 PASSENGER, AS WELL AS THE OCS RECALL WORK DONE). ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TWO WERE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS APRIL, 2014. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY FLASHING WHILE DRIVING, WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO BUCKLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI IN THE PAST TO SUGGEST VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT IN THE 2007 SONATA AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT THAT WAY. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007 AND AT FIRST IT WAS GOOD BUT FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO THE IGNITION KEEPS LOCKING, WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE HYUNDAI SONATA IN 2007 BRAND NEW. IN 2009-2010 I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WHERE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WAS STUCK AT WORK FOR 4 HOURS TRYING TO TURN THE KEY. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FELL BACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW 2014 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I WORK NIGHTS AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK LAST NIGHT MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER, AND I TRIED FOR 2 HOURS. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE DRIVERS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY $200-325 EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST. THE COMPANIES SAYS TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE KEY, BUT SOMETIMES THAT DOES NOT WORK. IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS THE DRIVERS GUIDE, AND I LEARNING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I SAW A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE WHERE A MAN WAS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO START THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. AFTER RESETTING THE VISOR IN THE UPWARD POSITION, THE VISOR CONTINUED TO DETACH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO GO OFF IS TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE OF THE TIMES I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR IN TO PARK BUT AFTER PLAYING AROUND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FINAL ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY, I HAD IT CHECK FOR ERROR CODES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *TR

SUNVISORS FALL DOWN BLOCKING VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT KEEPS FALLING INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINS ON THE WEB FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. SEEMS TO BE A POORLY BUILT PART. *TR

I HAVE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA MODEL. MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR (INSIDE) IS NOT HOLDING AND SUNVISOR IS KEEP GOING DOWN. BUT I USED ONLY FEW TIMES BECAUSE I USED DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR LOT OF TIMES AND USUALLY USING DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS FINE. AND LAST YEAR MIRROR IS CRACK (INSIDE SUNVISOR AT PASSENGERSIDE). SO I HAD COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO HYUNDAI USA HQ AND LOCAL DEALER BUT THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR AND FIX THAT. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND I ONLY USED FEW TIMES THAT VISOR IS PROBLEM? THAT SUN VISOR HAS KEEP MOVING AND SHAKING WHEN I HAVE DRIVING AND BOTHER TOO. IT IS MEAN WORRY ABOUT DRIVING. BUT HYUNDAI SAID WE CAN DO NOTHING!!! *TR

ON MAY 17TH, 2014 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 95 IN BROWARD COUNTY, FL. A DRUNK DRIVER HIT ME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUNK THEN HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN THEN CAME BACK AND HIT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVER SIDE AND BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THEN HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN CAME BACK TOWARDS MY CAR AND FLIPPED AND HIT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. SO BASICALLY THE WHOLE LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS SMASHED IN. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHEN THIS ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. WHAT MY CONCERN IS, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT STATES THE NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDED ON THIS VEHICLE IS SIX AIRBAGS STANDARD. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IF I WASN'T WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND PROBABLY LOST MY LIFE. MY ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY IS DAMAGED AND THE MORE SEVERE INJURY IS TO MY LEFT LEG AND FOOT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY LEFT BIG TOE, ALL OTHER FOUR TOES HAVE NO FEELING IN THEM AND MY FOOT IS DEFORMED. I DO PLAN ON TAKING THIS ISSUE TO MY ATTORNEY THAT IS HANDLING THE ACCIDENT CASE FOR ME AND HOPEFULLY HYUNDAI HAS A VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION FOR WHY NOT ONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

I HAD NOT HAD VERY MANY RIDERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA UNTIL I WENT TO UPSTATE NY FOR A FAMILY REUNION. DURING MY 2 WEEK STAY IN NY I HAD PASSENGERS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHEN I WAS RETURNING HOME TO CT I NOTICED THAT MY RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT WAS ON. FROM THAT POINT IT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY. I CALLED LIA HYUNDAI IN HARTFORD, CT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TEST AND ANY REPAIRS. I OPTED TO NOT HAVE THE TEST AND REPAIRS DONE. IN 2013 I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND WARNING LIGHT. I HAD MOVED TO FL IN APRIL OF 2013 AND AFTER I HAD SETTLED IN, I CALLED COCOA HYUNDAI IN COCOA, FL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IF MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY, ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ON 7-25-13 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO COCOA HYUNDAI TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER A WAIT OF AROUND 2 HOURS, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY WAS A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HE SAID THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND IT WOULD COST ME $481 TO REPAIR. I OPTED NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE THE QUOTE TO REPAIR A SEAT BELT BUCKLE ($481) WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH. I HAVE SINCE BEEN NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI THAT COCOA HYUNDAI DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROTOCO

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US 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 TO THE RIGHT TO NAVIGATE A HIGHWAY EXIT THAT CURVES TO THE RIGHT. 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 VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE HAD OUR MECHANIC INSPECT IT MORE THAN ONCE AND BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS TELLING TALES OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS SHOWN A FAILURE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD RE-TEACH THE SYSTEM AND THE TPMS LIGHT RETURNS ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER THEN SAID I HAD 2 FAULTY TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. I HAD ALL 4 TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS REPLACED AT A NON-DEALER (THEY ASSURED ME THEY COULD MAKE THE NEW SENSORS COMMUNICATE WITH THE CAR) LOCATION AND THE TPMS LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT A WEEK LATER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A RE-TEACH AND AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK THE TPMS LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THIS SAFETY SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNING OF TIRE LOSING AIR PRESSURE, IS NOT VERY ROBUST AND IS VERY MANUFACTURER DEPENDENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND HAS BEEN FOR 2 YEARS. I FEEL SURE THE DEALER WILL SAY THEY NEED TO PUT HYUNDAI PARTS IN THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE SYSTEM OPERABLE. THE COST FOR THAT SERVICE IS TWICE WHAT THIRD PARTIES CHARGE. ON A LIMITED INCOME THAT PREMIUM IS NOT PRACTICAL. THESE UNIVERSALLY REQUIRED SAFETY SYSTEMS NEED TO BE MORE GENERIC AS TO MAKE THEM EASIER TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR. IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME IF HYUNDAI IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM ON OTHER CARS. *TR