2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND IT CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY WHO REPLACED THE SUN VISOR AND THE REPLACEMENT VISOR ALSO FAILED. THE PREVIOUS SUN VISOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE RECENT REPAIR WILL COST OVER $100. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEY MIGHT REIMBURSE HER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL NOT PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, I'VE HAD THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT REPAIRED TWICE (UNDER WARRANTY) AND NOW IT'S ON AGAIN IN THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR (PURCHASED IN LATE 2008). I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DON'T SEE HOW HYUNDAI IS ABLE TO SELL A CAR WITH SUCH A FLIMSY AIR BAG SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR JUST WENT OVER WARRANTY SO IT MAY BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF IT'S NOT RELATED TO ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO OFF, WHICH THE DEALER WILL FIX FREE OF CHARGE. I'VE HAD A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA WHICH NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS (SOLD IN 2008) AND A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH IS STILL IN OPERATION WHICH HAS NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THREE OUT OF MY FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF OF MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO FELL OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD RECENTLY FELL OFF AND I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE DOOR HANDLE ON IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR LABOR. *TR

DURING BRAKING, BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AND RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY BRAKING. GRINDING NOISE NOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR. UPON CHECKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH SONATA'S ONLINE, I DETERMINED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT ISSUE WITH SONATA BRAKE ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING AWAY. AGAIN, IN 9/2011, I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME REAR ROTORS, AND WILL HAVE TO GET THIS REPLACED. INITIAL COST WAS VERY HIGH, AS THE AUTO SHOP NOTED THAT THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE BEYOND REPAIR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *KB

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED OR EXCEL PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED, ALL ELECTRICITY FUNCTION(RADIO, A/C, AND HEADLIGHT) WENT DOWN FOR A SECOND AND CAME BACK AGAIN. IT STARTED HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE MARKED OVER 100,000 MILES AND OCCURRED FREQUENTLY DURING DRIVING. EVEN AFTER CHANGING BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WHICH DEALER POINTED AS REASONS OF THE PROBLEM THROUGH WHOLE ELECTRICITY CHECK-UP, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE DEALER COULDN'T POINT OUT THE REASON. I APPEAR THIS PROBLEM HERE FOR SERIOUS POTENTIAL ACCIDENT POSSIBILITY.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD. GOING 65 MPH YOU TEND TO PANICK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REMOVED MY VISOR WHICH CAUSES ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM (THE SUN). *TR

I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON.AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 67K MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "RF BUCKLE & OCS FAILURE" TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY WALLET = $1,700, AFTER I PAID THE $105 FOR THEM TO HOLD ONTO MY CAR ALL DAY LONG JUST TO PLUG A COMPUTER INTO THE CAR WHICH READS THE CODES AND SPITS OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAVE TO BE RECALL FOR THIS, HOW MANY COMPLAINS NEED TO BE FILL UP TO FORCE THEN TO HAVE A SAFE ISSUE FIX? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AFTER 65,000 MILES. *TR

BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AS ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP ($200). DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK AS IT WAS ROTTED. I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR BUT HOW DOES A 6 YEAR OLD CAR HAVE A ROTTED GAS TANK? DEALERSHIP (BALISE TOYOTA, SPRINGFIELD, MA) CLAIMED "WELL THAT IS NEW ENGLAND FOR YA". I AM OVER 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS IN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE YEARS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER HAD A ROTTED GAS TANK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCANNED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE OCS SENSOR WENT BAD. THIS IS COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BUCKLE SENSOR IS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BUCKLE ONCE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THIS ASKING IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THERE IS NONE. I HAD THE SEAT BUCKLE REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE. *TR

DASH BOARD AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS AN ERROR CODE THAT WAS NOT LONGER ACTIVE. A SENSOR MUST HAVE SET IT OFF, BUT THERE WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. A FEW WEEKS LATER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO STATED OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) OR SENSOR THAT WAS PART OF SYSTEM REGISTERED AN ERROR AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THAT IS WHY THE LIGHT WENT ON. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ERROR, BUT THAT THE SENSOR MUST BE GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED. REASON BEING, ONCE THE SENSOR FAILED, THE AIR BAGS (AT LEAST PASSENGER AIR BAG, POTENTIALLY WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT OFF SO DRIVER AS WELL?) WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF AS A RESULT OF A SENSOR FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SENSOR COULD NOT BE REPLACED INDIVIDUALLY, BUT THAT THE WHOLE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR IS PART OF THE OCS SYSTEM. THE QUOTED COST FOR THE PART (SEAT CUSHION WITH ELECTRONIC SENSING SYSTEM) WOULD BE AROUND $1500 TOTAL ($1350 FOR THE PART, $150 FOR THE LABOR). AS OF NOW AIR BAG LIGHT NOT ON, SENSOR HASN'T FAILED YET. ONCE IT DOES, NEED TO REPLACE IF WANT AIR BAG SYSTEM TO DEPLOY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT HAVE THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED. AS A RESULT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN (AND MOST IF NOT ALL OF THEM DON'T REALIZE IT DISABLES THE AIR BAG). THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ALL INFORMATION I RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE WAS FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.

DEC 22 2010 BOTH MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON DRIVE SIDE STAYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLASHES OFF AND ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DOESN'T NOT STAY UP ALREADY HAD THE DRIVE SIDE VISOR REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASON IT WOULDN'T STAY UP. *TR

SEATBELT LIGHT ON FOR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR CRACKED DURING NORMAL USAGE, THIS IS A FEW YEARS AFTER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR. BOTH VISORS HAD VERY LITTLE USAGE AND WERE NEVER USED OTHER THEN TO BLOCK THE SUN WHEN IT WAS IN THE PASSENGERS OR DRIVERS EYES WHICH WAS AT MOST 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH. THE BROKEN SUNVISOR NO LONGER WILL FOLD UP FLUSH WITH THE ROOF AND STAYS DROOPING AND WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPING MOTION WILL LOWER ITSELF. THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES AND CAUSES THE DRIVER TO REACH OVER AND PLACE IT UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SO THAT VISIBILITY ISN'T REDUCED. THE SUNVISOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED NOR WAS IT SAFE TO DRIVE KNOWING THAT IT MIGHT DROP DOWN. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 <80,000 MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO SHORT IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT IS STILL FUNCTIONABLE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLE- SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. CALL HYUNDAI CONSUMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-633-5151 AND FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THAT THIS CAN BE ESCALATED. IF CONSUMERS CHOOSE NOT TO FIX THE SEAT BELT FOR $400 THIS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK ON AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH. TOLD BY DEALER THAT SENSOR IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $375.00. AND THAT ALL AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE UNTIL SENSOR IS REPLACED. CAR IS 8K MILES PAST WARRANTY. CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOTLINE TO FILE COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY HYUNDAI AT THIS TIME. B&*L S&%T. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT & THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED 10% OF THE TIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER SONATA OWNER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE, A MORON CAN DISCERN THAT THIS IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW & HYUNDAI SHOULD STEP UP & CLAIM RESPONSIBLY AND MAKE THIS RIGHT B-4 PEOPLE DIE & THIS PROBLEM TURNS REAL UGLY. *TR

AIR BAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED AND DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,100.

ON MY 2006 SONATA THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BREAKS, TURNING ON AIR BAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO CRAIN HYUNDAI OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND THEY STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT CRAIN THIS WILL STOP THE SEATBELT FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WILL TURN OFF THE AIR BAG. THIS IS TWO MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS. 1 SEAT BELT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, 2 THE AIR BAG IS NOW TURNED OFF. THIS MAKES THE CAR WORTHLESS AS FAR AS RESALE VALUE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN THE PLASTIC ATTACHMENT CRACKED. THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. *TR

BOTH SUNVISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND WILL FALL. THIS CAUSES LINE OF SIGHT BLOCKAGE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM REPLACED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE MANUFACTURER CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PASSENGER SIDE "AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON/OFF" LIGHT FLASHES BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF SAME ON THE INTERNET - SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF AUTOMOBILE. IT IS REPORTED TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BUT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER AS MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO SHARE THE PROBLEM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS WON'T STAY UP ANYMORE. IT FLOPS DOWN AND IMPAIRS MY ABILITY TO SEE WHILE I'M DRIVING. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI SONATAS SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN AND PASSENGER CAN NOT SEE. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUTAGE INCLUDING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DIMMING LIGHTS, RADIO TURNS OFF/ON, AC SHUTS OFF/ON, DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND EVENTUALLY TURN ON (ENGINE, ABS LIGHTS, ETC...). THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, 4-5 TIMES IN A 10-15 MINUTE DRIVE. USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN DECELERATING/ACCELERATING, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR LAST 3 MONTHS. AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUES COUPLE YRS AGO AND TOOK TO DEALER FOR RECALL ISSUE, ATTRIBUTED TO A SENSOR ISSUE, WHICH SEEMED TO FIX IT UNTIL RECENTLY. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO, WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. 3 MECHANICS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE. VERY FRUSTRATED! OTHERWISE CAR HAS DONE WELL. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED, AS I'VE NOTICED MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE OR PATTERN, UNTIL IT REACHED A POINT OF STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. TO ME, THIS INDICATES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED SPECIFICALLY, ALTHOUGH AT ONE POINT, MY MECHANIC MENTIONED OFF HAND THAT I HAD A BROKEN SEAT BELT, BUT, AFTER I LOOKED THEM OVER MYSELF, ALL SEAT BELTS FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY FINE, SO I DID NOT REPLACE ANY OF THEM. THIS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE WARNING LIGHT, HOWEVER, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS WARNING LIGHT MAY BE ON FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS, AND MOST CASES INVOLVE EXPENSIVE AND UNRELIABLE REPAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS WITHOUT REASON. BECAUSE OF THIS, I HAVE ELECTED NOT TO PAY TO HAVE IT "FIXED." IT HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS YEAR, WHEN MY CAR ONLY BARELY PASSED INSPECTION (PRIOR INSPECTORS HAVE APPARENTLY NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT). READING FURTHER, I AM EVEN LESS INCLINED TO FIX IT - SPENDING $1500 ON A REPAIR THAT HAS REPORTS OF RE-OCCURRENCE ON A 7-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE SEEMS SILLY. HOWEVER, I'M LODGING THE COMPLAINT HERE ANYWAY. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO GET A DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED IN THE AREA THAT HOLDS THEM STABLE THEY WILL NOT STAY UP ON THEIR OWN. 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/31/14*CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. IN 2013 HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT RECALLED. UPDATED 04/2/41/4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,411. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ

AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 WITH UNDER 17K MILES. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH LIGHT ON. SAFETY HAZARD. TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT IT WILL COST $400-$1800 TO FIX. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT ALL THE TIMES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS INACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. SHOULDN'T THIS PROMPT A RECALL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS SUN VISORS THAT DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. AT FIRST THE VISORS WOULD SLIP AND I WOULD MOVE THEM BACK INTO PLACE. THEN A WEEK OR SO AGO BOTH VISORS HAVE STARTED THIS. THIS IS A HUGE DRIVING/SAFETY HAZARD. THE ROADSIDE ISSUES ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME. I CANNOT BELIEVE HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY CARS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE APPLIED LIBERALLY SUPER GLUE TO THE ROLLERS ON THE VISOR ITSELF. FOR NOW, THE VISORS STAYS IN PLACE. I WILL HAVE TO LIFT EACH VISOR OUT TO MOVE IT INTO ANOTHER POSITION,EVEN THE SLIGHTEST MOVE WOULD SEEM TO BREAK THE SEAL THE GLUE HAS MADE. I WILL CARRY SOME SUPER GLUE WITH ME FOR NOW. BUT FOR NOW, THE VISORS ARE UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI CORP FOR NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX. BROKEN DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. PLASTIC CRACKED WHERE THE METAL ROD ON THE VISOR MOUNTS INTO THE SWIVEL ARM. CRACKED WHEN RAISING THE VISOR. NOW VISOR SLOWLY FALLS AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW WHENEVER DRIVING. FAULTY PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE VISOR. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE PASSENGER "AIRBAG" LIGHT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MYSELF OR A PASSENGER. A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR YEAR AND MODEL HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 SONATA HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS MANIFEST THEMSELVES USUALLY WHEN THE GAS IS NOT BEING APPLIED. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE RADIO SOMETIMES WILL GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE A/C FAN PERIODICALLY SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS TURNED OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON; SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE/LOW BRAKE FLUID, (RARELY HIGH BEAM), ESC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE RADIO AND LIGHTS AND AC TURNED OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. AT TIMES THESE OUTAGES WILL OCCUR WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. ALL THESE HAPPENINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY SAY THEY CANT GET IT TO REPEAT THE SYMPTOMS OR FIND A PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW A CODE INDICATING ANY PROBLEM.

SUN VISOR ON 2006 HYUNDAI / SONATA DOES NOT STAY UP. IT IS KEEP ON FALLING. I HAD IT REPLACED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S BROKE AGAIN AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. I SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUE WITH SAME MODEL. THIS WOULD BE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE VISOR FALLS WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS RIGHT AWAY. *TR

BOTTOM LINE IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT IF MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELING ON A CURVING ROAD OR HAD MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD STUDENT DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL WE WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TODAY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA (VIN EXCLUDED) BECAME STUCK FULLY OPEN. YESTERDAY EVENING IN SHELBYVILLE KY AFTER ACCELERATING TO GET THROUGH A YELLOW LIGHT, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING CALLED THIS TO MY ATTENTION AS SHE JAMMED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I (FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT) TRIED TO GET THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO FIRST GEAR TO SLOW THE CAR. THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO DOWN SHIFT AFTER ASKING MY WIFE IF THIS WAS BETTER SAID SHE SAID NO! SO SHE HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. BUT IT SLOWED SOME AND I THOUGHT MY WIFE HAD THE CAR UNDER CONTROL SO I POINTED TO A LOWES PARKING LOT AND THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AS SHE MADE THE TURN AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE SO I TRIED TO GET IT BACK INTO LOW AND IT WOULD NOT GO. WE ROUNDED THE TURN INTO THE LOWES PARKING LOT AT A HIGHER THEN EXPECTED SPEED WHEN MY WIFE LET OFF A LITTLE ON THE BRAKES DUE TO THE FORCES ON HER. I HAD HER POINT THE CAR TO WHERE THERE WERE NO CARS AND THEN I REACHED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND CAR SHUT OFF. THE SMELL OF BRAKES AND OVER HEATED ENGINE WAS SICKENINGLY STRONG. THE HEAT FROM THE BRAKES AND ENGINE COULD BE FELT SEVERAL FEET FROM THE CAR WHEN WE WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE ROLLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING PLACE FOR SAFETY. WE THEN TRIED TO GET OUR KEYS OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR INTO PARK AND WE COULD NOT NO MATTER WHAT WE DID. WE EVEN TRIED TO STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY START IN NEUTRAL (WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON BUT NOT THE FOOT BRAKE) AND YES WE HAVE WITNESSES TO THIS (OTHERS TRIED). WE CALLED THE 1-800-HYUNDAI EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE. THEY RECORDED OUR CALL TO THEM WITH A SU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED HOME. SHE WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT A PART WITHIN THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IN EARLY MORNING. SUN WAS BRIGHT SO PULLED DOWN SUNVISOR. HEARD A CRACKING SOUND, A PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL ON MY LAP, AND NOW THE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION. IT JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING VIEW. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WILL FALL TO A POSITION THAT CAN BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISUAL FIELD. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT HYUNDAI FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR ISSUE A RECALL.

DASH IS CRACKING. IT APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. NO PARTS REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AROUND 58,000 MILES THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG" LIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON RANDOMLY.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, SAYING THERE ARE NO LOGS. SHORTLY AFTER 60,000 MILES (WARRANTY EXPIRATION) THE LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF MORE OFTEN, ON ITS OWN, AND NOW IN ADDITION THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON SOLID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND NOW THEY CAN SEE THE LOGS (AFTER WARRANTY), THEY SAID THE AIR BAG SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAVE A SHORT AND THE COST IS $1200 + TAX + LABOR. AND FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM RISKS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT ACTIVATING IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, GOD FORBIDS. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT-REMAINS ON. SEPARATELY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHT FLASHES UNTIL THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED-CINCHED. MY AUTO MECHANIC REPORTS THAT HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION SENSOR. ANOTHER MECHANIC REPORTS THAT A DEFECTIVE SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. BOTH MECHANICS ADVISE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I HAVE HAD DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS SINCE PRIOR TO 10/8/12 AT WHICH TIME I REPORTED TO HYUNDAI MOTORS USA AND A LOCAL DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. HYUNDAI MOTORS USA AT THAT TIME DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. HYUNDAI MOTORS TODAY 7/23/12 CONTINUED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS NOW HAS COME TO SPECIAL ATTENTION AS THE VEHICLE, REGISTERED IN VERMONT, DUE TO THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON, WILL NOT PASS NEW VERMONT INSPECTION REGULATIONS. A COMPLAINT TODAY HAS ALSO BEEN FILED WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS USA; CASE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISOR - I JUST REPLACED MY FOURTH SUNVISOR AT $81 A PIECE AND $20 TO INSTALL IT HAS BECOME VERY COSTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DOES BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS VICTIM TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID FIXED IT BUT IT STILL DOES IT AND THEY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE THEY ALREADY PEFORMED FIX. I ALSO BROUGHT IN VEHICLE DO TO SEATBELT DEFECT. SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE WONT CATCH UNLESS ALOT OF FORCE IS APPLIED WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AS WELL, WHICH STILL EXISTS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR MY NEXT STEP??? *TR