2005 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

FAILED INSPECTION IN PART DUE TO FRONT SUBFRAME RUST THROUGH. CALLED HYUNDAI AND SPOKE TO A CLAIMS REP. BY THE NAME OF NATHAN & TIER2 REP TIM. BOTH TOLD ME THERE WERE RECALLS ON SONATAS UP TO 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT 2005. THE 2005 MODEL IS THE SAME MODEL AS 2004. THE MODEL YEAR DIDN'T CHANGE TILL 2006 SO WHY WAS 2005 EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? MY CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT. BOTH TOLD ME IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY, AND THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME, . HOW IS IT THE A CAR 11 YEARS OLD HAS A BAD FRAME? HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US.

I JUST FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO HOLE RUSTED THRU SUBFRAME.

HAVING A CONSTANT MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR AFTER HAVING REPAIR AT LEAST 2 TO 3 DIFFERENT TIME OF HAVING THE CAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON .

MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NEW JERSEY PARKWAY SOUTH, THE AIR BAG ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE REFUSE TO DEPLOY, THESE HAS CAUSE MY WIFE BROKEN RIBBS AND SOME BODILY INJURIES ACCORDING TO DOCTORS REPORT....UPDATED 07/13/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND RELEASED A LOT OF TINY METAL CRYSTALS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FAILED INSPECTION IN PART DUE TO FRONT SUBFRAME RUST THROUGH. CALLED HYUNDAI AND SPOKE TO A CLAIMS REP. BY THE NAME OF MIKE EXT.631677. MIKE TOLD ME THERE WERE RECALLS ON SONATAS UP TO 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT 2005. THE 2005 MODEL IS THE SAME MODEL AS 2004. THE MODEL YEAR DIDN'T CHANGE TILL 2006 SO WHY WAS 2005 EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? MY CAR HAS 115K MILES ON IT AND THE UNDERBODY IS ALWAYS WASHED DURING WINTER SEASONS. MIKE TOLD ME IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME, TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP, MAYBE THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING. I HAVE A 1969 CAMARO AND THE SUBFRAME IS FINE. HOW IS IT THE A CAR 10 YEARS OLD HAS A BAD FRAME? HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US.

(TAKATA RECALL) I HAD A ACCIDENT ON 1/20/2016. MY AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATION, WHEN THE AIRBAG CAME OUT IT WAS DEFLATED. THE AIRBAG LET OUT CHEMICAL IN MY FACE, EYES, NOSE, THROAT.THE AIRBAG EXPOSURE CAUSE ME EYE TRAUMA, FACE SKIN IRRITATED , AND SINUS INFECTION, HEADACHE . I HIT SOME BLACK ICE ON HIGHWAY 77, THREE MILES BEFORE YOU GET TO NEWBORN, TN. MY CAR SLIDE OF THE ROAD IN TO A DITCH. THE BAG DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT, BUT IT CAUSE BODY PROBLEMS.

INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR CRASH EARLY THIS MORNING. I WAS THE LAST IN LINE AND REAR ENDED A TRUCK. THE SONATA IS TOTALED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S ONE. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GLASSES FLEW OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS A HARD IMPACT, THE FRONT END IS DESTROYED.

I NOTICE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON HYUNDAI SONATA'S FROM 2006 -2010 IN REGARDS TO RUST CONCERNS WITH REAR SUSPENSION. THIS WAS JUST DETECTED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ATTACHING POINT FOR THE CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. THE RESULT AND MY IMMEDIATE CONCERN WAS THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN VEHICLE HANDLING, A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. I WAS WONDERING WHY THE 2005 SONATA ISN'T COVERED IN THIS RECALL?

ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THE UPPER CONTROL ARM REAR PASSENGER SIDE IS RUSTED AND DETACHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

8 JUNE 2015- NEW TIRES AND BRAKES INSTALLED ON CAR. 11 JUNE 2015- UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME, HEARD LEAKING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. SAW VALVE STEM LEAKING DUE TO WHEEL COVER PRESSING AGAINST STEM. CHECKED RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IT ALSO HAD THE COVER PRESSING AGAINST THE VALVE STEM. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT LEAKING. TWO REAR TIRES WERE OKAY. I ASSUMED THE MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED THE FRONT COVERS IMPROPERLY. 12 JUNE 2015- PUT SPARE ON LEFT FRONT AND DROVE TO THE GARAGE, HAD THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED THE TIRES CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED. HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED ALL THE VALVE STEMS AND CORRECTLY REINSTALLED THE WHEEL COVERS.ALL SEEMED WELL. 13 JUNE 2015- WIFE AND DAUGHTER DEPARTED ON TRIP TO MAINE VIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ON NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE THEY HAD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE GO FLAT AND THE RIGHT FRONT BEGAN LEAKING AT 65MPH. UNABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, THEY CONTINUED ON TO A SAFE AREA, LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM DESTROYED. THEY CALLED AAA AND WERE TOWED 91 MILES TO THEIR DESTINATION. THE AAA MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE WHEEL COVER SHIFTING, ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS, PRESSING THE VALVE STEMS OVER AND CUTTING INTO THEM. THEY ARE NOW HOPING TO FIND A PLACE WHICH CAN REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM ON A WEEKEND. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN MONDAY WHICH NOW LOOKS DOUBTFUL. CHECKING ON LINE, I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THEY ARE LUCKY THEY DID NOT CRASH. I DO NOT SEE WHERE HYUNDAI HAS EVER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. BESIDE THE MONETARY BURDEN THIS HAS CAUSED US, WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT TURN INTO A TRAGEDY. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU CAN HAVE THIS SITUATION RESOLVED WITH HYUNDAI BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. FOR NOW THE WHEEL COVERS WILL REMAIN OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY OWN LANE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND THIS BUS WITH OUT LIGHTS CAME AND WAS SPEEDING HE CUT IN FRONT OF ME SO CLOSE IT SCRATCHED MY SIDE DOOR AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND I STILL HIT HIM GOING 55 SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 THE CAR ALL MOST EXPLODED THERE IS THINGS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY OWN LANE WITH MY SEATBELT ON AND LIGHTS ON AND I DIDN'T SEE THIS BUS COMING SPEEDING WITH NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL HE SCRATCHED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HE ALL MOST TOOK THE MIRROR OFF I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED TO 55 AND I STILL HIT HIM I WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT THE RADIATOR BROKE AND THE CAR ALL MOST EXPLODED ALSO THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AND THE SPEED MPH WAS ABOUT 5 OFF THE STEERING PUMP ALSO FAILED. I ALL MOST DIED. *TR

ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGAN A MONTH AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. FRONT AND REAR LIGHT BULBS CONTINUE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, THE DASH LIGHT ALSO WILL FLASH WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE TRUNK LEAKED THE FIRST CHRISTMAS, DEALER CLAIMED TO REPAIR IT, BUT FAILED, STILL LEAKS. AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON, WENT OFF EVENTUALLY, AND IS BACK ON AGAIN. FINALLY, CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER LAST YEAR AND CUTTING OFF SPORADICALLY IN TRAFFIC, AND NOW THE REAR AND WINDOW BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOT WHEN TURNED OFF. RECALL INFO POINTS TO DEFECTIVE STOP BRAKE SWITCH THAT FAILED EVEN AFTER REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE. CURIOUS, SINCE MY CAR IS OF THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR REPORTED! GREEDY AND IRRESPONSIBLE ! *TR

ARE MY AIRBAGS A PROBLEM? WERE THEY MANUFACTURED BY TAKATA? THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. SHOULD I GET THEM REPLACED? AM I IN DANGER FROM AIRBAGS? *TR

WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON IN THIS VEHICLE. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WE TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT SOME ITEMS GOT UNDER THE FRONT SEAT AND COMPROMISED THE WIRE HARNESS. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE REP THAT I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SAFETY SYSTEM COULD BE COMPROMISED BY ITEMS THAT MAY GET UNDER THE SEATS. THIS WEEK WE HAD ANOTHER AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN AN AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. ON 8/26/14 I CALLED A HYUNDAI SERVICE CONTRACT REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT COVERAGE FOR THIS UNDER A SERVICE CONTRACT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THAT AFTER TIME THE AIR BAG COMPONENT WOULD WEAR OUT. MY REACTION WAS THAT, YES, EVERY COMPONENT IN THE CAR WILL WEAR OUT OVER TIME. USING THAT ARGUMENT, HYUNDAI COULD ARGUE THAT NO COMPONENTS WOULD BE COVERED AS EVERY ITEM ON THE CAR IS ARGUABLY A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I FOUND THAT POSITION SHOCKING AS NO SERVICE VENDOR OR OWNER MAKES REGULAR INSPECTION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS EXPERIENCE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY REGARDING THE USE AND SAFETY OF THEIR AIR BAG SYSTEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

YOUR PROBE INTO THE HYUNDAI SONATA AIRBAG ISSUE SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO EARLIER MODELS AS WE HAVE A 2005 AND WHAT YOU ARE INITIALLY EXPLAINING AFFECTS OUR VEHICLE ALSO. WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT RESET A FEW TIMES BY THE DEALER (ZIMBRIK HYUNDAI IN MADISON, WI). THEY INITIALLY STATED THAT IT WAS JUST A WIRE UNDER THE SEAT THAT NEEDED TO BE REATTACHED. THEY'D DO THAT AND TURN OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT, IT'D BE OK FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THEY EVENTUALLY STATED THEY WANTED TO REPACK THE AIRBAG FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, SEEMED SOMEWHAT LIKE A SCAM, SO WE NO LONGER GO IT FIXED AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. TRIED PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, CAR STILL ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID LITTLE GOOD. WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO CUT THE ENGINE. SOME PROBLEM HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP. WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN THE ENGINE BEGIN MISSING AND SLOWING DOWN. BECAUSE OF THE RAIN TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I DRIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY (I 95). AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE RESTARTED , BUT WAS STILL MISSING BADLY I COULD ONLY GET TO APPROX. 20MPH. EACH TIME I STOPPED THE ENGINE WOULD STOP. USING THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT. I OPEN THE HOOD JUST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG. I CHECKED THE AIR FILTER AND FIND THAT IT WAS FULL OF WATER. WITH WET FILTER OUT AND THE WATER REMOVED FROM THE FILTER HOUSING THE CAR RUNS WITH OUT A PROBLEM. I CAN'T LOCATE WHERE THE AIR INTAKE IS TO SEE IF THERE IS PART MISSING ETC. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THE DEALERS ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM "DON'T DRIVE IN HEAVY RAIN". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS DID NOT DIM UNTIL THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

CHROME INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE CHROME ON THE HANDLE IS CRACKING AT THE CHROME EDGE. IT HAS A SHARP EDGE AND CUT MY PASSENGERS HAND. I HAD THIS HANDLE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE BEFORE FOR THIS ISSUE AND NOW IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE 2002 - 2003 SONATAS PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK THEY FIXED ANYTHING AND THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED FOR THE RECALL AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WHEN CONTACT TRIED TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THIS FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN MY AUTO, WHICH MANIFEST ITSELF WHEN I SWITCH ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON NORMALLY, BUT INSIDE THE CABIN THE DASHBOARD AND ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS WOULD START BLINKING ON/OFF LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD ALSO COME UNLOCK AND WHEN I CHECKED ON THE EXTERNAL LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE STEADY, BUT THE INDICATOR (AMBER) LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE BLINKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE AS THEY SAY, THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING FOR ELECTRICAL FAULTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY2005 SONATA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SCANNED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS EITHER A BAD MODULE OR A BREAK IN A WIRE. I TOOK IT TO A VERY GOOD LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY INSPECTED THE WIRING AND MODULE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. THEY PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, THE DID THE SAME THING AND IT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR

2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AC COMPRESSOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN. THE AC CLUTCH CAME APART AND THE CLUTCH MELTED ONTO THE COMPRESSOR.

I HAVE NOT OWNED MY 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR ONE YEAR YET AND IS EXPERIENCING A CONFUSING TIME WITH ONE SET OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING NOT WORKING AT ALL, THE FUSE WERE CHECKED SO I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE THE SWITCH, ALSO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE POWER DOORS ALWAYS LOCK THREE OUT OF THE FOUR DOORS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER WEEK THE CODE SAYS ITS A OXYGEN SENSOR. THE LIGHTING IT RESTRAINING ME FORM DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

DRIVING FROM DEALER AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR USED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS "REPAIRED" AND TOLD THAT THEY MUST HAVE LOOSENED THE CONNECTION WHEN THEY VACUUMED THE CAR. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, THEY CHECKED THE CODES AND RESET THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIME HE COULD NOT RESET THE CODES AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE TO HYUNDAII DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR MODEL, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SCAM BY HYUNDAII TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MAKE MONEY OFF OF A CAR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE DANGEROUS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I AM DRIVING THE CAR, BUT WILL BE UNABLE TO DO SO WHEN I NEED ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY $1500+ FOR A REPAIR ON A CAR ONLY WORTH ABOUT $4000. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME JUST LIKE EVERYDAY FROM WORK. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGH WAY IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS AN AIRPLANE TRYING TO TAKE OFF.. WELL IT TURNS OUT I HAVE A BAD MOTOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS NO NOTHING. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A WORST PLACE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WHERE NEAR THE MILEAGE THAT I SHOULD FOR MY MOTOR TO JUST GO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION, BUT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT DID NOT DISCOVER ANY TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

WITH FAMILY IN CAR A TRAFFIC SITUATION OCCURRED THAT REQUIRED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR NOSE-DIVED, & SWUNG STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. THE SITUATION WAS VERY SCARY & I REGAINED CONTROL. FORTUNATELY NO CAR WAS IN THE NEARBY LANE. TOOK THE CAR INTO FIRESTONE WHERE AMONG OTHER THINGS THEIR CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC DID A FULL BRAKE INSPECTION, CHECKED THE TIRES FOR SIZE AND PRESSURE & DID A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ABS PROBLEM & I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN DENTON, TX WHO RAN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC'S AND SAID THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (589203C500) SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED, WAS DEFECTIVE FINDING ONLY FLUID FLOW TO THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CA. THE DEALER QUOTED APPROX. $2500 FOR MATERIALS, TAX AND LABOR SAYING THERE WAS NO WARRANT COVERAGE. WE WERE SHOCKED BY BOTH THE COST TO FIX AND THAT AN APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AT THE DEALER 10/01/2012, I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTORS USA & FILED CASE #5034644. AFTER QUITE SOME TIME ON THE PHONE THE CASE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE, THEY FELT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND ESSENTIALLY THAT IT WAS ALL ON ME TO FIX IT. EVEN AFTER ADDITIONALLY SHARING MY LACK OF EMPLOYMENT & TOUGH FAMILY FINANCIAL SITUATION IT WAS, "SORRY WE CAN DO NOTHING AS YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE NOW HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET AS THE CAR IS CRUCIAL TO OUR NEEDS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CHECKED BY AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICE SHOP, RESET LIGHT, BUT ILLUMINATES AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. CONSTANT PROBLEM. TOLD AIR BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE IF LIGHTS IS ON. DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME TRIM ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO SEPARATE, LEAVING SHARP EDGES AND LACERATIONS TO WHOMEVER OPENED THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED SMALL LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT HAND AS A RESULT OF OPENING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CAR STOPPED MOVING, EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING HYUNDAI ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AT 34,000 MILES. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS TOWED TO THE A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT APPYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO PEEL OFF, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SHARP EDGES BEING FORMED. SINCE THEN IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE CUT OR LACERATION FROM THESE SHARP EDGES. YESTERDAY (03/02/2014) AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF MY VEHICLE I RECEIVED A CUT ON MY HAND ABOUT AN INCH LONG AND A QUARTER INCH DEEP. IT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE OPEN WOUND.I KNOW THAT HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THEIR 2003-2004 MODELS. CLEARLY MY 2005 NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, THE PROCEDURE WOULD BE VERY TIMELY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR MOLDING TO THE WINDOW FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS ONLY A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE MOLDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,500. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHROME ON TOP OF THE MOLDING, ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, BECAME DETACHED AND FLEW OFF. UPDATED 01/10/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AS I PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR, I FELT IT GO DOWN UNDER MY FOOT, THUS HITING THE RIGHT REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED IN JANUARY. 2012. I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPOT, AND I HAD SOFTLY BRAKED. AND AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELEATOR, AND LIKE THE FIRST TIME, I FELT THE ACCELERATOR GO DOWN BENEATH MY FOOT, WITHOUT PRESSING TOO HARD. I RAN INTO MY APARTMENT, AND CAUSED A GOOD DEAL OF DAMAGE TO IT.AS WELL AS MY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT SINCE, BUT I REMAIN SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO OXMOOR HYUNDAI, IN LOUISVILLE, AND COULD NOT FIND FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND I HAD TO PAY JUST UNDER $100.00 TO TELL ME THIS. AND MY AUTO INSURANCE WENT UP DRASTICALLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE WIRING TO THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I DON'T HAVE VIN ON HAND. WHEN I GO FOR GAS EVERYTIME, THE GAS CLICKS OFF AND GAS POURS ONTO GROUND. IF I HOLD THE LEVER TO STUDY THE FLOW IT STILL SPILLS. CALLED HYUNDAI, THEY DENY THIS PROBLEM. TALKED TO MANY OWNERS ALL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. GAS ON GROUND. PLUS THE GAS REMAINS ON THE FENDER. IF THERE WAS TO BE A CIGARETTE THROWN OUT OF ANOTHER MOVING CAR OR SPARK THE CAR WOULD EXPLODE. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT HYUNDAI TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A RECALL. THEIR CONTENTION IS TO WAIT TIL I BLOW UP ON FIRE BEFORE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. EVEN THEN THEY WOULD DENY THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. TODAY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE COST OF REPAIRS BY THE DEALERS, IT SEEMS THIS IS A DEFECT AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2005 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON (AND PRODUCES CODE OF P0441) . FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, WHENEVER YOU ADD GAS TO THE TANK, THE CAR HARD STARTS AND CONTINUALLY STALLS. PURGE CONTROL VALVE REPLACEMENT BECOMES NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY HYUNDAI (PERHAPS ALL) MODELS, AND THEREFORE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR