2006 Hyundai Sonata Lighting Problems

I CAME HOME RURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OUT. I LOOKED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WAS STILL ON. I CHECKED THE LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEY STILL WON'T GO OFF.

PASSENGER SEAT BELT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO REMAIN SECURED AND LOCKED. HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY. AT NIGHT THE ROAD IS BARELY VISIBLE AND COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH IF NOT PROVIDING PROPER ATTENTION AND FOCUS TO ROAD. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AGAIN, INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH IT THE NEXT TIME I CAME IN. THE PARK LIGHTS WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT OFF WHEN IN THE AUTO SETTING, SO FAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM TO SHUT OFF BY REPEATEDLY TURNING LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. THE ABS/ESC LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND WILL USUALLY GO OFF AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. NOW, THE TRUNK WILL NOT CLOSE AND THE TRUNK LIGHT IS ON CONTINUALLY AND THE LIGHTS WILL NOT LIGHT WHEN HITTING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS SECURE AND SAFE TO ENTER AT NIGHT. THESE SITUATIONS ALL OCCUR EITHER WHEN PARKING OR IN THE CASE OF THE ABS/ESC WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND STATIONARY.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON AND THE PASSENGER CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS. I HAPPENED TO CLICK/ENGAGE THE SEAT BELT (WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT) AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OFF BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS ON. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE THIS STARTED HAPPENING BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IT AND SHE'S GOING TO COLORADO COLLEGE IN COLORADO SPRINGS. BUT TODAY'S DATE IS 6/5/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE LIGHTS, THE FUSE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. FURTHERMORE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. KEN GARTH HYUNDAI (10770 AUTO MALL DRIVE, SANDY, UTAH 84070) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REQUESTED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EVAP AND O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ON ANOTHER DAY, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AFTER WEARING THE SEAT BELT . IT ALWAYS BEEPS

TAKATA RECALL - IN SEPTEMBER 2014 MY BATTERY WERE GOING DEAD. CHANGED BATTERY AND IT WENT DEAD ALSO. AFTER THE 4TH TIME FOR THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD, NOTICED THE SIDED BEAMS WERE ON. WHEN I HAD THE LIGHTS IN THE AUTO POSITION, WHEN GOING UNDERNEATH A BRIDGE, THE LIGHTS WILL COMES ON AND GOES OFF ACCORDINGLY TO THE LIGHT OUTSIDE. WHEN DAYLIGHT, YOU WILL NOT KNOW KNOWN IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF. SO THIS WAS PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE FOR MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD. STARTED NOTICING AT NIGHT WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE AFTER USING HEADLIGHTS, THE SIDE BEAMS WILL NOT CUT OFF UNTIL AFTER TRYING 15 TO 20 MINUTES OF TRYING TO TURNING IT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT WERE THE SWITCH. AFTER ONE HOUR OF WAITING, FOUND OUT IT WAS NOT THE SWITCH AND THEY HAD PUT THE OLD SWITCH BACK. STATED THAT IT WAS THE JUNCTION BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT WHILE SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. JS

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. RECALL ID #09V122000 DEALER OFFERED NO HELP,SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ,I WOULD HAVE TO ABSORB COST. *TR

P0504 BRAKE SWITCH A/B CORRELATION . LIGHT ABS - ESC/OFF AND CHECK.*TR

MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN MAY THAT WHEN I LOOK THEM UP, ARE LISTED AS ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY HYUNDAI YET WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI THESE WERE NOT OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. MY ABS/ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND RE-START IT THEN THE LIGHT WILL BE GONE, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN AT SOME POINT WHEN I'M DRIVING. I JUST GOT NEW BRAKES IN JANUARY AND MY BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. THE ONLY TIME I WAS CONCERNED WAS DURING A ROAD TRIP WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT CAME ON WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES ON THE HIGHWAY. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AROUND THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED CONSISTENTLY COMING ON. THIS LIGHT DOES NOT GO AWAY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE A BACK BREAK LIGHT THAT IS OUT YET WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET A NEW BULB IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN BACKING UP, I COULD SEE MY CAR'S REFLECTION IN A WINDOW AND THAT LIGHT WAS OUT, INDICATING SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO TOP IT ALL OFF, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR IN THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT THAT IS. MY CAR IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NEW BRAKES, NEW SPARK PLUGS, AND A NEW BATTERY. I'M NOT SURE WHY THESE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE RECALLS FOR SOME OF THESE ISSUES, AND THEY JUST AREN'T ON MY CAR SPECIFICALLY. *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

SEE E-MAIL EXCHANGE: DEAR [XXX] : THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. WE APOLOGIZE YOU WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH OUR PREVIOUS EMAIL. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT IN YOUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WE UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE FRUSTRATING TO YOU. HOWEVER, WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THIS INFORMATION IS WITHHELD FROM YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL, AS IT IS ONLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE REPLACEMENT BE COMPLETED BY AN AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO ENSURE IT IS DONE TO HYUNDAI SPECIFICATIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO COMPLETE THIS REPLACEMENT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF YOUR DEALERSHIP, TO ENSURE IT IS DONE CORRECTLY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PURCHASE A SERVICE MANUAL. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT REQUIRED. THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR BULB REPLACEMENT IS 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE (DFU), OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FOR FACTORY DEFECT IN PART OR WORKMANSHIP ONLY. HYUNDAI'S WRITTEN WARRANTIES ARE LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENTS THAT CAN'T BE ALTERED OR EXTENDED FOR ANY REASON. IN ADDITION, HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS ARE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED, AND SET THEIR OWN PRICING ON VEHICLES THEY SELL AND SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. WE ARE UNABLE TO REGULATE ANY SERVICE COSTS, OR FORCE YOUR DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE. WE APOLOGIZE ABOUT ANY DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MAY CAUSE. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED YOUR REQUEST UNDER CASE # [XXX] . THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. EMAIL RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRSHYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I FIND YOUR REPLY TO BE TOTAL [XXX] . YOU HAVE DESIGNED A SAFETY HAZARD INTO YOUR AUTOMOBILES. YOUR REPLY THAT I MUST EITHER PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE DEALER CHARGE OR PAY FOR A MAINT. MANUAL WHILE MY CAR WHICH IS 500 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE FED. AGENCY IN CHARGE OF SAFETY HAZARDS. I OWN 2 HYUNDAI'S NOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT) AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE BRAKES LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,166.

THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IS BURNED OUT. I WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI THAT IT WILL COST $ 85.00 TO REPLACE THE BULB BECAUSE THERE IS NO USER ACCESS TO THE BULB. THE DEALER MUST REMOVE THE ENTIRE BACK SEAT AND REAR DECK TO PERFORM THIS REPLACEMENT. AS I CANNOT AFFORD $ 85.00 AT THIS TIME, MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS INOPERABLE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER HYUNDAI'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2009/04/20/MULTIPLE-HYUNDAI-RECALLS-FOR-BRAKE-LAMPS-AND-RUST-ISSUES-AFFECT/ HYUNDAI STATES THAT THEY DO NOT REPLACE THE LAMPS [BULBS] DUE TO THIS RECALL. CASE # 3905707 FROM AGENT ID # 54221 STATES THAT THE LAMPS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL DIRECTLY RELATES TO THEIR PREMATURE BURNING OUT.

RECALL NOTICE FOR A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CONCERNING MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN CORRECTED WHEN HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK THE PREVIOUS MONTH. *JB