2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS THE AIR BAG LITE ON AFTER I START THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THAT MY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY L/F PRETEENSIONER HAS HIGH RESISTANCE CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $400.00. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE ITEM WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAN CAUSE THE SEATBELT TO AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE. THIS DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE ITEM. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF SO THE ONLY CAUSE FOR MALFUNCTION TO AN ITEM LIKE THAT WOULD BE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEATBELT EQUIPMENT. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE FROM HIGHWAY MILES IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SUN VISORS WILL NOT REMAIN IN UP POSITION, FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION. DRIVER MUST THEN DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING VISOR IN THE UP POSITION. VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY. IT DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A WRECK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT STAY IN THE UP AND STOWED POSITION WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THEY FALL DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND IT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR FREEWAY ACCIDENT. THE VISOR FELL DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE I WAS ON THE I-15 FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT AS I WAS SWITCHING LANES DURING A VERY CONGESTED TIME OF THE DAY. AS I TRIED TO MOVE THE VISOR AND TOOK MY EYES OFF THE ROAD AND THE TRAFFIC AROUND AND NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR FREEWAY ACCIDENT. I FINALLY GRABBED THE VISOR AND TORE IT OUT OF THE OVERHEAD MOUNT AND TOSSED IT IN THE BACK SEAT! THAT IS HOW EXTREME AND HAZARDOUS THESE DARN VISORS ARE TO SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY 2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX. 55K. IT NOW HAS 70K AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS EVERYONE ELSE, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ISSUE. DISAPPOINTING. *TR

SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN UP POSITION ON 2006 HYUNDIA SONATA GLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND OCS FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THE INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED AND THERE IS NO FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEXT REPAIR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK WITHIN FOUR DAYS. THE CONTACT HAS YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,743.

I OWN AN 06 HYUNDAI SONATA AND WAS HEARING A GROWLING NOISE WHICH BECAME LOUDER WITH INCREASED SPEED. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THE HOPE OF IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS (TO A TUNE OF $1100.00). I AM SHOCKED BY THIS CONSIDERING THIS IS A FARELY NEW VEHICLE. I READ COMPLAINT AND DEFECT REPORTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH SITED FRAME CORROSION ISSUES IN MODELS UP TO 2002. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A 2006 MODEL. I KNOW THAT HYUNDAI CLAIMS TO HAVE IMPROVED THE ENGINEERING OF THEIR NEWER MODELS; HOWEVER, IT JUST SEEMS IRONIC THAT I AM NEEDING TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING (WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE FRAME) AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES AS OF THIS DATE, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THESE BEARINGS THAT I AM IN JEOPARDY OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF...WHICH COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

HAD CAR IN SHOP IN FOR THE DASH TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN 2007.THIS A 2006 MODEL HYUNDAI SONATA-DASH IS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS BEFORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ACCIDENT DEALER STATES IT IS OWNERS PROBLEM & EXPENSE AS IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 2 YEARS SINCE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM-FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL & A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE FOR MY NEIGHBOR-WHICH HAS A 2006 SONATA AS WELL. IT IMPAIRS VISION WHILE I'M DRIVING AND HITS PASSENGERS IN THE HEAD. I HAVE REPLACED THEM ONCE- AT $125 EACH- ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN A YEAR LATER. *TR

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUM FOR THIS ISSUE, IF NOT, PLEASE DIRECT ME WHERE I CAN LODGE MY COMPLAINT. HYUNDAI MOTORS PROVIDED A WARRANTY REPAIR NOTICE FOR MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS STATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (75 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE), THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS I BROUGHT THE PERSON WHO SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO NOT STAY INDICATED. THE PERSON IS MY DAUGHTER, AND PULLING HER OUT OF SCHOOL JUST TO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING IS NOT A REASONABLE EXPECTATION SO THAT THE PRODUCE DEFECT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT INDICATE CORRECTLY IF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND MY DAUGHTER SITS IN THE CAR. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ADVISING OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH OF MY 2006 HYUNDIA SONATA. I FOLLOWED HYUNDIA'S INSTRUCTIONS AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, COLONIAL HYUNDAI, DOWNINGTOWN, PA. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND ADVISED ME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL BUT WAS RATHER DUE TO ANOTHER PART. I WAS INFORMED I WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $1,409.96. AT THAT TIME, THEY RECALIBRATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT RETURNED TO ILLUMINATION DAYS LATER. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH THIS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TR

COMPLETE 4 WHEEL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT ONLY 27,000 MILES AT A COST OF $825. I AM A VERY SLOW AND CAREFUL DRIVER AND NOT HARD ON BRAKES. DEALER SAID ALL 4 WHEELS WERE METAL TO METAL AND HYUNDAI CLAIMS THIS IS A WEAR ITEM AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS IS WAY TOO SOON AND DANGEROUS. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR ABOUT 55MPH. ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN AWAY AND BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW CAR. ABOUT 3 TIMES THIS YEAR. TAKING CAR BACK TO HYUNDAI. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON TOOK CAR TO CARSPLUS, SHOP DIAG/ADVISE: FOUND DTC B1706 PASSENGER SEAT BEAT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACED SPO BUCKLE FOR REPLACEMENT/ TECH COMPLETED DIAG AND FOUND SEAT BELT MODULE FAULTY/ RECOMMEND TO REPLACE/PARTS ORDERED- DATE 11/12/08/ (2) DATE 12/15/08 TOOK IN TO SHOP AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM AIRBAG LIGHT ON/ TECH DIAG/ FOUND FAULTY SEAT BUCKLE RECOMMEND TO REPLACE. NOTE: AS OF OCTOBER 22, 2009 CALLED DEALER AND MENTIONED PROBLEM FOR THE 3RD TIME SUGGESTED TO BRING IN, ASKED IS THERE A RECALL TECH SAID THERE IS NONE, I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I AM CONCERNED WITH SAFETY AND COST IF THIS IS CONTINUING PROBLEM WHICH I'LL BE STUCK WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/12/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT WHO WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED NEEDED TO BE PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO TAKE HER CHILD OUT OF SCHOOL JUST TO BE PRESENT AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE SEAT. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO BRING THE PASSENGER SO THE FAILURE COULD BE VERIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE 120 LBS. WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IN THE SEAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,400 UPDATED 11-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER MOTHER-IN-LAW SAT IN THE SEAT IT DID NOT REGISTER THAT AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT MUST WEIGH 128 LBS. IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO ACTIVATE. THE OCCUPANT REFERRED TO IN THIS COMPLAINT ONLY WEIGHED 105 LBS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHANGE THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE HIS AIR BAG. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2008. TWO DAYS AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER (PARAMUS, NJ), I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE PARKWAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IT WAS OFF AGAIN/ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND RESET. AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. I WASN'T PAYING TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (MIRACULOUSLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF BY ITSELF). I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER IN UNION NJ WHEN I RECEIVED THE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE, AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND IT WAS CLEANED UP AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. NOW ITS 2015 AND ITS BEEN ON AGAIN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I AM AT WITS END WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LIGHT GETS FIXED WORKS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN FOR NO REASON. CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKED INTO. I SEE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS ISSUE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. *TR

60-70% OF THE TIME A SMALLER PERSON SITS IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" REMAINS LIT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2006, RIGHT AFTER BUYING THE CAR, TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE SITUATION. I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FRIENDS/RELATIVES/COWORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO VOUCH THAT WHEN THEY HAVE SAT IN THE SEAT AT VARIOUS TIMES THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED LIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TODAY PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND YET AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE SCENARIO AND SO MY VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD 3 CARS TESTED AT THIS DEALERSHIP SO FAR AND NONE HAVE HAD THE DEFECT DETECTED EVEN THOUGH ONE OTHER OWNER COMPLAINED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST. I DON'T BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS DONE ENOUGH TO DETECT WHICH CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT, NOR INFORMED THEIR DEALERSHIPS ON HOW TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE SIMPLY PICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR EMPLOYEE BASE TO SIT IN THE SEAT. THE WOMAN WHO WAS GOING TO TEST MY SEAT TODAY SAID SHE WEIGHED 150 LBS. I'M NOT SURE THAT REALLY QUALIFIES AS A SMALL STATURED PERSON, ALTHOUGH THEY DID END UP TESTING IT WITH A LIGHTER WEIGHT PERSON AFTER I SPOKE UP. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE OCS , OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM . ITS WHAT TELLS THE CAR TO TURN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHEN AN ADULT IS IN THE SEAT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS LIKE THE LETTER STATED AND WAS TURNED AWAY SAYING IT WORKS FINE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN ADULT IN THE SEAT AND THE SYSTEM SAID THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF . AFTER A FEW CALLS TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, THE DEALER DECIDED TO SEND THE PASSENGER SEAT IN FOR TESTING . I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP ON 10-27-08. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY 19 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SAYING "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RECTIFY THE SITUATION. TODAY IS 11-17-08 AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL REGARDING THIS MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HELP ME , STATING THAT " WE FIXED IT ONCE AND ITS NOT OUR PROBLEM ANYMORE" I AM AT MY WITS END AS TO WHAT TO DO NOW . NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SIMPLY TELL ME TO DEAL WITH IT . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED THE PERSON WHO WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO BE PRESENT. THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO OBSERVE IF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND DETERMINE WHAT REPAIRS NEED TO BE MADE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 11/07/08 *BF WHEN A CERTAIN SIZED ADULT SITS UPRIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT REGISTER THAT ANYONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE COMPLAINED THAT WHEN MY 25 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED. SHE WEIGHTS APPROX. 125LBS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH. THAT'S CRAZY SHE HAS NO PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER CAR. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY THEY SENT OUT THIS RECALL " WHEN A SMALL STRUCTURE ADULT SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE OCS DOES NOT PROPERLY ACTIVATE". HEALY BROTHERS HYUNDAI SAID THAT IF THE TECH SITS IN THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE RECALL IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT A SMALL ADULT. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLY WHEN SHE IS IN THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN HAVE THE OCS REPROGRAMMED AS THE RECALL SUGGESTS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MAKES RACHETING NOISE WHEN DRIVER ADJUSTS... THEN BREAKS AND NO LONGER MOVES UP OR DOWN OR STAYS IN UPWARD POSITION. RATHER,VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND HANGS IN DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AND DRIVER HITS HEAD ON IT UPON ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE VISORS WERE REPLACED BUT THEY CONTINUED TO FALL INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/26/10

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS: A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THE OCS "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY MY WIFE, WEIGHT 150 + LBS. I TOOK IT IN MANY TIMES TO MY DEALER. THEY MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT (UNSUCCESSFULLY) I COMPLAINED TO THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, MORE ATTEMPTS TO FIX (UNSUCCESSFULLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD AFTER SUBMITTING THE VIN # THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD BY NATIONAL OFFICE THAT THEY COULD NOT AND WOULD NO LONGER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD AFTER I KEPT EXPRESSING MY DISBELIEF THAT I COULD SUBMIT THE PROBLEM TO THE NATIONAL BBB DISPUTE RESOLUTION, WHICH I PROMPTLY DID. STRANGELY, TODAY 9/ 06/08, I RECEIVED A MOTOR RECALL NOTICE (AFTER BEING TOLD BY AT LEAST 4 HYUNDAI PERSONNEL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL. ) AFTER 2 YEARS, THE OCS STILL DEACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND USUALLY WHEN WE ARE ON THE FREEWAY WHERE STOPPING, JIGGLING IN THE SEAT, BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ARE NOT POSSIBLE (ALL SUGGESTIONS BY SERVICE DEPT.) MY CONCERN TO EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS BEEN AND STILL IS THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES AND WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I HAVE OFFERED TO HOLD THEM FAULTLESS IF THEY WOULD JUST DISABLE THE OCS SYSTEM AND LEAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OPERATIONAL AS WE HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. I AM HOPING ONE MORE TIME THAT THERE IS A REAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER NOT TO BRING THE CAR BACK UNLESS I HAD A RECALL NOTICE. OUR LAST WORD FROM HYUNDAI WAS THAT THEIR CONCLUSION IS THAT THE PROBLEM IS OUR FAULT, NOT THE VEHICLES, BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE SIT IN THE SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,132.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA - WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL ESPECIALLY DURING CITY DRIVING (NYC), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. OTHER TIMES WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IT IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT LURCHES FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THE MAT CAUSING THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND AFTER THE RECENT PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA'S GAS PEDALS I WANTED TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION. HYUNDAI CORPORATE HAS NOW ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CARE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TEST DRIVE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MUST BE DUPLICATED ON-SITE IN ORDER FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO BE MADE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AIR BAG SENSOR IN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,242.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE COULD ACCELERATE THAT FAST IS BY HER FLOORMATS BECOMING STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE REPLIED THAT THE FLOORMATS DO NOT MOVE AND SHE WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED HER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THE SAME DAY. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. DURING THE FINAL VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE FAILURE EXISTS AND COULD NOT PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING REMEDY THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND SHIP IT TO AN EVALUATION AND REPAIR FACILITY. THIS FACILITY WILL EVALUATE AND REPAIR OR REPROGRAM THE SEAT CUSHION AND OCS AS NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

GOOD MORNING! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SONATA AND I NEED ASSISTANCE AND ADVISE. MY VEHICLE HAS BROKE DOWN WITH ME ON 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WILL BE RUNNING OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE A/C TO THE MOTOR AND THE ALTERNATOR CONTINUES TO FRAY AND BURN UP IN PIECES. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THESE BELTS WITH CHAIN BELTS ON THE NEW SONATA'S BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAS HAPPENED (3) TIMES. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI COMPANY LAST THURSDAY AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME OR MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TALK WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. MARCIA SMITH *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WITHIN 2 YEARS, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IDENTICAL COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD VERY OFTEN DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT A RECALL BUT, SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DIRECTLY. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (23JUL08) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED CODE B1701 AND REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AT 43,340 MILES (03FEB09) I NEEDED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY (B1706 CODE) REPLACED. AT 57,106 MILES (06NOV09) I NEEDED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED (CODE NOT DOCUMENTED BY DEALER). NOW (19DEC12) THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT IS LIT AGAIN (103,121) AND THE CODES B1701 AD B1706 BOTH SHOW UP. MOST LIKELY REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AN UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACEMENTS IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE SEAT BELT ISSUES LIKE THIS ILLUMINATE THE "CHECK AIRBAG" INDICATOR LIGHT, I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR RELATED PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT UNLESS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE THE PASSENGER IS SEATED, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/16/08.*JB

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: COMMON USE OF ROTATING THE SUN VISOR UP AND DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. 2. THE FAILURE: THE VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN PLACE AND HANGS DOWN "FREE-SWINGING" OBSTRUCTING BETWEEN 25% AND 45% OF THE DRIVERS VIEW DEPENDING ON HEIGHT OF THE DRIVER. IN MY CASE- THE VISOR HANGING DOWN DISTRACTS 40% OF MY VIEW THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD AND I AM 5'10". IF LEFT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, IT IS GOING TO PLAY A MAJOR PART IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG SONATA'S FOR 2006. MY DEALERSHIP EVEN ADMITTED TO IT WHEN I WENT IN TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED 3 YEARS AGO. 3. CORRECTION OF FAILURE- UNHINGE THE VISOR AND SHOVE IT INTO THE BRACKET BACKWARDS HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T FALL, BUT USUALLY DOES ON ANY SORT OF AGGRESSIVE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED OVER 3 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS GOING TO PLAY A MAJOR FACTOR IN WRECKS. YOU CAN FIND OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES TO ESTABLISH EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

JUNE 2008, SEATBELT LIGHT & AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PASSENGER SEAT. CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. PART WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI, UNDER WARRANTY. AUGUST 2012, MILEAGE 45,000 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN PERMANENTLY. CODE B1706 PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER, AGAIN. CONTACTED BOTH CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND DEALER AND TOLD NO WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM AND NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT. SEEMS THAT REPEATED FAILURES OF A COMPONENT OF THE SRS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, YET BUCKLE PRETENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE!! I HAVE NOTICED REPEATED ENTRIES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 SONATA. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE BE SURE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE "AIR BAG OFF" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH THE FREE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THE SPEED WOULD DECREASE TO 20-30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT IT WOULD JERK REPEATEDLY WHILE IT DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND HAS TAKEN PLACE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS. INITIALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 1,400 MILES LATER. SECONDLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CYLINOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 1,600 MILES LATER. THE THIRD DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER CYLINOID THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AT SPEEDS NO GREATER THAN 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK TO 20 MPH AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE SUPERVISOR STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE SUN VISOR HAS JUST ABOUT DISINTEGRATED. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND I HAVE TRIED VELCRO, TAPE, ETC. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT JUST FLIPS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. DEALER SAY NOT A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO WAIT UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME. ONCE THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE CRASH, IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.