2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND IS NOT GOING OFF. WORRIED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS WHETHER SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NO LONGER WORKS, BUT HE COULDN'T TELL ME IF THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR BUT WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY COULDN'T FIND A RECALL. I THINK THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REOPENED AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR BY ITSELF COSTS ALMOST $1,100 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THAT AND THEREFORE WILL NOT GET IT FIXED. WHICH MEANS HYUNDAI IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY GET SUED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BEFORE HYUNDAI DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I'VE READ OVER AND OVER ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WITH HYUNDAI'S. IT'S ALWAYS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR THAT MALFUNCTIONS. THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THE HYUNDAI PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALLED.

DRIVER DOOR LATCH WEAKENS OVER TIME AND FAILS TO FULLY SEAL. DOOR WILL NOT FULLY STAY FULLY CLOSED. 'DOOR OPEN' CHIME AND LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN GRAVITY AND INERTIA AFFECT THE DOOR. DOOR DOES NOT SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING BUT IS NONETHELESS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PART SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LIFETIME PART ABLE TO HANDLE MUCH MORE STRESS THAN THE TYPICAL LIFE OF A CAR.

FOR THE SECOND TIME, I HAVE HAD OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE VALVE COVER OR TIMING BELT COVER ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. SO MUCH SO, THAT THE ALTERNATOR BECOMES SOAKED AND "SHORTS OUT" ACCORDING TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. MECHANICS WHO HAVE REPAIRED THIS ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A HAZARD AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. "FIRE RISK" AND "SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS" WERE BOTH MENTIONED. HYUNDAI STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE AND SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DESPITE THE OBVIOUS RISKS THAT THEIR MECHANICS AND OTHER MECHANICS MENTION. AFTER VERY LITTLE EFFORT IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A COMMON RECALL FOR HYUNDAI CONCERNING THIS ENGINE(3.3L V6). THE RECALLS NAME OTHER HYUNDAI PRODUCTS BUT FOR SOME REASON SKIP MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH TWO REPS AT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE STATE THAT "YOU ARE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM". WE HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1000 ON THIS ONE ISSUE IN THE LAST YEAR. IT NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE TO BE STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE 10HRS FROM HOME. AND HYUNDAI ADMITS THAT IT IS AN ISSUE BUT BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT LISTED, THEY REFUSE TO HELP FIX OR REFUND ANY THING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT ON THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. AGAIN, I EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DESPITE RECENT REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH EACH TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED. I HAVE RECORDS OF REPAIR FROM INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND STATEMENT FROM HYUNDAI STATING THIS PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED AT 118,000 AND 132,000 MILES. IT SEEMS LIKE IT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS AS WELL(LOOKING FOR RECORDS).

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO WORK WITH THE FOB OR THE INTERIOR SWITCH. I TRAVEL WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN AND AN UNLOCKED DOOR COULD LET THEM OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING AT SPEED.

CAR IDLES BUT WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ENGINE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. IT HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO WHEN STARTING AFTER SITTING FOR 2MTHS. DEALER SUGGESTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RE-CONNECT. THAT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN!!! NOW FEAR OF DRIVING VEHICLE!!! I HAVE READ BLOG'S REGARDING OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE!!! WHAT IS HYUNDAI DOING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM AND TO AVOID OWNER BARRING THE EXPENSE OF THE DEFECT???

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A CRACK IN IT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREMATURE. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR WENT BAD. MADE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY SAID SENSOR WAS BAD AND WITH LIGHT ON AIRBAG WOULDN'T WORK. SO I HAD IT FIXED . 1800.00 AND A NEW NEW LATER IT'S FIXED. BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THEIR IS GOING TO SPEND 1800. ON A 2007. IF THAT'S NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. LOTS OF BAD AIRBAG SENSORS OUT THERE.

HEAD LIGHTS BULBS KEEP BLOWING OUT. THEY WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE. ALL OF THE HEAD LIGHTS BULBS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT BLOW ABOUT THE SAME TIME. IT DOES NOT MATTER DRIVING OR SITTING STILL OR THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF.