2008 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WILL NOT GO OUT. PASSENGER SEATBELT AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO WILL NOT GO OUT WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. BOTH LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AFTER A WARRANTY VISIT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND DID THE TENSIONER REPAIR, BUT LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SEVERAL BLOGS WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAVE COME UP WITH AN INTERNET SEARCH BUT EVEN THOSE PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THE $ TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON FOR THEM TOO. PLEASE FIX!!!!!

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT GO ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAR GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE ("LIMP MODE") AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 15 OR 20 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI IN WHICH THEY ISSUED TSB #'S 09-FL-003-2 AND 10-FL-010. THE TSB'S ADDRESS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS THAN THE ORIGINAL. ONE THE PART IS CHANGED, AN UPDATE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS REQUIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING. HOW CAN A FLAW OF THIS MAGNITUDE NOT WARRANT A RECALL?

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS BOTH DROPPED TO A DOWNWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT HOLD THIER PLACE SO THEY BLOCK VIEW OF ROAD. THE DRIVER SIDE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED MOMENTARY INABILITY TO VIEW THE ROAD. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLIANTS THIS DOESNT APPEAR TO BE ISOLATED AND HYUNDAI SHOULD SOLICIT A RECALL OF THESE VISORS AS THEY IMPAIR THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS EVENT HAPPENED RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING AND I WOULD CONSIDER A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW BANK AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, ONE DAY LATER, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS IN BOTH SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISORS LOST THEIR GRIP AND FALL DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND CAUSE SUDDEN IMPACT TO THE VIEW AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER AND THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

SUN VISOR PROBLEMS - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL TO A DOWNWARD POSITION AND WOULD NOT HOLD ANY POSITION ADJUSTMENT, NOT EVEN ALL THE WAY UP. MADE DRIVING UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. HYUNDAI REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITH THE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD TO PURCHASE THE PART FOR NEARLY $100 AND REPLACE IT MYSELF. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL, THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN DENSE TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE, A BEGAN TO HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND THAT BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT MY CAR AND BOTH SAID THAT THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO THROW A ROD. ON DECEMBER 13, 2014 THE CAR STOP RUNNING ALTOGETHER. I HAD NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, AND I HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. IN FACT I HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I AM HAVING RICART HYUNDAI IN COLUMBUS, OHIO (WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW) LOOK AT MY CAR ON APRIL 2, 2015. I AM INTERESTED IN WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO SAY OR DO ABOUT THIS SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST WANT THEM TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS ENGINE AND WHAT IF ANYTHING THEY (MANUFACTURER) CAN DO ABOUT REPAIR. THIS IS MY SECOND SONATA (I STILL HAVE THE OTHER CAR WITH OVER 150,000+ MILES) AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. IT MAY BE MY LAST HYUNDAI, IF I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH RESULTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED IN PLACE, THE AIR BAG AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.