2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE AIR, MY CAR BATTERY AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, MY WIPERS GO VERY SLOW AND A BELT STARTS TO SQUEAL. ALSO, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN IT IS RAINING, I AM UNABLE TO USE MY DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONING AS WELL.

MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THE ESC BUTTON ON AND OFF BUT IT DOES EXTINGUISH WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V122000 (SERVICES BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS STARTED ROCKING, FORWARD AND BACK. I BELIEVE THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRAVELER ON THE FRONT OF THE SEAT HAS FAILED. THE REAR ATTACHMENT IS STILL THERE, BUT THE SEAT ACTUALLY ROCKS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE THE SEAT ROCKS BASED UPON THE FORCES, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE CONDITION HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

THE ISSUE IS THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING A VERY EXPENSIVE ENGINE REPAIR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 6 CYL TENSIONER, BUT NOT THE 4 CYL WHICH I HAVE. MY RESEARCH SAYS THE SAME TENSIONERS WERE USED FOR BOTH ENGINES. IT FAILED AT 169,000. IT WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT FAILED TO START. IT WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT CATCH. I HAVE ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS SAVED BY THE MECHANIC. IF I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT FAILED, IT WOULD HAVE NOT ONLY BLOWN THE ENGINE BUT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE STOPPED MY CAR ON WHATEVER ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON, INCLUDING AN EXPRESSWAY.

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE INTERIOR DASH, WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS GOES OFF WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUS.

VISORS ON BOTH SIDES FALL AND OBSTRUCT VISION CAR HAS ONLY 28000 MILES AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON , CONCERN IT WILL SUDDENLY DEPLOY. THERE'S LOOSE SUSPENSION BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALREADY FEARFUL IT MAY BE A SIGN THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG YET I HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED BY MANUFACTURE

ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I TURNED THE KEY OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED UP. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHETHER I WAS AT HOME, WORK, OR ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES GETTING INTO THE CAR. I WOULD TRY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH THE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE FIRST TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO UNLOCK IT AGAIN (ESSENTIALLY UNLOCKING ALL OF THE DOORS) AND THEN THEY WOULD LOCK. I ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES LOCKING THE CAR DOORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR. I WOULD PRESS THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD LOCK EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S DOOR. IT ONLY LOCKS IF I MANUALLY PUSH THE LOCK SWITCH. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE SO I WENT AND READ SOME ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND I FIGURED THAT PERHAPS IT WAS A BAD SENSOR SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. I ASKED THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THAT EVENTUALLY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE KEY AND THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN THE CAR OR START IT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER GETS IN THE TRUNK GATE. WHEN I LIFT THE TRUNK GATE UP WATER COMES RUNNING DOWN INTO THE TRUNK. I HAVE HAD TO LIFT IT UP ONE QUARTER, THEN HALF WAY, THEN THREE QUARTERS WAY ALLOWING WATER TO RUN DOWN ALONG THE TRACK AND OUT OF THE TRUNK GATE. IF I AM LUCK ONLY A HANDFUL OF WATER EVER MAKES IT INTO THE TRUNK.