2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS RANDOMLY ACTIVATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

"TANAKA RECALL " THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS. WHEN DECELERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" IN THE STRAIGHT-AHEAD POSITION. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN & NAVIGATE A HIGHWAY EXIT THAT CURVES. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL AND PULL HARD TO MAKE IT TURN, AT WHICH POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL "UNLOCKS" AND TURNS FREELY AGAIN. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NOW THAT I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, I PLAN ON SCHEDULING SERVICE AGAIN). I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES IN FRONT DUE TO THE SQUIRTING SOUND EVERTIME I GO OVER HOLE OR SPEED BUMP AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SLOWLY HANGING. I TOO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ESC AND JERKING AND PULLING NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THOSE ISSUES WEREN'T ADDRESSED OR FIXED BY THE MECHANIC. (AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE SHOP & SEVERAL ACCIDENTS LATER) MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 NEEDS HELP.

SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN 14V415000 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ RECALL. WHILE DRIVING THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ON, THEN INTERMITTENT BATTERY + SEAT BELT INDICATING ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSED BY LEAKING VALVE COVER. CAN CAUSE SUDDEN FAILURE. THIS DEFECT IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE VERACRUZ AND PERHAPS THE RECALL SHOULD BE BROADENED

ENGINE MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AND CANNOT BE USED. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. LOUD NOISE IN CYLINDER AND CRANK SHAFT. HYUNDAI SAYS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD BE LEFT STRANDED OR IN A BAD SITUATION. HYUNDAI DOES ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR NO RECALL.

3 OF MY FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NJ. I SEARCHED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AFTER THE SECOND ONE BROKE AND SEEING MANY OTHER SONATAS WITH MISSING DOOR HANDLES BUT THERE WASN'T ONE. I READ THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. I ALSO READ OF PEOPLE BEING TOLD IT WAS FROM THE COLD. HOWEVER I MOVED TO FLORIDA 2 YRS AGO AND 2 MORE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN MY HAND SINCE MOVING HERE. ONE IN JULY OF 2015 AND ONE LAST WEEK IN JUNE. ITS BEEN 85-90 DEGREES. SO THE COLD WEATHER IS CLEARLY NOT THE CAUSE. IF IM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYONE ELSE AND HAVE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE BACK SEAT. IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE FOR ANYONE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE HUNDRENDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS. ITS NOT JUST THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED ITS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY THE DOOR HAS TO BE TAKEN APART AND IT IS NOT CHEAP FOR ALL THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX JUST ONE HANDLE AND THE COST OF PAYING A SHOP IS NOT AFFORDABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE, AND I CANT DRIVE AROUND WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND NO DOOR HANDLES.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DASH ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO MECHANIC; CODE READ THAT IT WAS THE OCCUPANT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (KNOWN ISSUE) AND COVERED BY HYUNDAI. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALER TO HAVE SEAT REMOVED, SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA, FOR REPAIR. DEALER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF ONCE SEAT IS REPLACED; IT ALSO NEEDS CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS, TOO, IS A KNOWN/FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THIS AGE/MAKE/MODEL, HOWEVER IT'S NOT COVERED BY HYUNDAI. WILL COST $400 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT'S OCCURRING FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO FIND NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING, IT SHOULD BE A COVERED/WARRANTIED SERVICE PERFORMED BY HYUNDAI. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $400 FOR REPAIRS. VERY UPSETTING! :(

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REAL REASON AND NOW DEALE/MECHANICR IS QUOTING A HUGE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. WHEN I TRIED TO SEARCH ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI SONATA CUSTOMERS HAD A SAME ISSUE. HOW COULD GOVERNMENT ALLOWED THEM TO SELL THESE CARS WHEN THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS ?

THE CAR HAD IT'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2013. TODAY THE SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT ALL OTHER LISTS WORK FINE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND VERIFIED THE RECALL REPAIR AND ASKED IF THE REPAIR THIS TIME WOULD BE COVERED. IT WON'T AND THE CAR IS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS TILL FIXED

THE ESC LIGHTS COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING FROM. CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING METALLIC CLICKING AND KNOCKING NOISES ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND BY THEN IT STARTED SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING. HE SAID IT WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND ASKED IF I HAD EVER LET IT RUN OUT OF OIL, WHICH I NEVER DID. WHEN DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC, LOST A LOT OF POWER ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC NEVER SEEN IN AN ENGINE WITH < 200,000 MILES UNLESS AN OIL EVENT, SO HE BELIEVES THIS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA WAS RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AS WELL. I WONDER IF THE PROBLEMS WERE ALSO EXISTING ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, SUCH AS THE 2007 MODEL.