2008 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I WAS UNAWARE WHEN I HAVE TURNED ON MY PARKING LIGHTS - NOT MY HEADLIGHTS. DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE THE SAME FOR EITHER CHOICE. TOO OFTEN I AM UNAWARE WHEN I HAVE NOT TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON.. DEALER RESPONSE WAS - NO CARS GIVE YOU VISUAL INDICATION OF THE SELECTED LEVEL OF OUTSIDE LIGHTING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSE NEAR MISSES OFTEN AT DUSK. *TR

I HEARD A TICKING WHILE TRAVELING TO MA ON 684 NORTH OF CT WHEN THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. I STOPPED AND HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME. WHEN I WHEN ON IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA FORUM THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY MENTIONED TALKING TO THE DEALERS BUT NO ONE HEARD OF A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. SO I JUST LIKE THEM HAD TO FIX THE ENGINE BY THE WAY WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE OUT THERE. I ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE'S NO RECALL YET AND I HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. WELL I WENT TO GOT THE BEARING AND CRAFT AND A OIL PUMP. THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE REDESIGNED A OIL PUMP THAT CAR 06 07 08 09 MODELS. I ASKED THE GUY WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT, CAUSE IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO BUY A NEW OIL PAN AND BOLTS, HE SAID THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL OIL PUMP. SO I SAID IT'S COSTLY FOR US SO WHY THEY DON'T DO A RECALL? HE SAID NO ONE IS COMPLAINING AND IT'S VERY COSTLY FOR THE COMPANY. SO I ASK CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT . REALLY WHY WOULD THEY REDESIGN A OIL PUMP FOR A CAR AS OLD AS JUST FIVE YRS OLD. *TR

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE WAS ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO OIL LEAK FROM FRONT VALVE COVER. THIS IS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA 2008 WITH 3.3 LITERS V6. *TR *JS

MY CAR'S AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. MAYBE SOMETHING PROBLEM FOR AIR BAG FUNCTION. AIR BAG WILL BE NOT WORKING. I THINK THE AIR BAG IS VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTION REGARDING SAFETY. HOW CAN I DO ? *TR

1ST AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SECOND SEAT BELT LIGHT KEEPS ON BLINKING. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. WAS TOLD PROBLEM WAS SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALSO, SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSOR BAD IN PASSENGER BUCKLE. ON GOING INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA NOW FOR THESE ISSUES ON 2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATA'S. QUOTED PRICE OF $575.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND E.S.C LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, A SIMULTANEOUS INTERNAL ENGINE EXPLOSION RESULTED IN AN INSTANT FIRE AS WELL AS A ROD THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE DAMAGING BLOCK AND SETTING THE CAR ON FIRE FROM A RESULTING MASSIVE OIL LEAK. THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT NOR ANY INDICATION TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS WITH MY CAR TILL IT WAS TOO LATE UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

I CANT KEEP HEADLIGHTS WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE WIRES ARE MELTED SO ITS HARD TO EVEN CHANGE THE BULBS. ANYWAYS I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4-6 BULBS SINCE FEB. BUT MOST OF THE TIME I GO WITHOUT LIGHTS ON THAT SIDE EVEN THOUGH IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR

EVER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TPMS AND ESC LIGHTS/SYSTEM. OVER THE YEARS IF I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT SEEMED TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. I DID HAVE THE TPMS SYSTEM REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY YEARS BACK AND IT SEEMED TO LESSEN THE PROBLEM HOWEVER NOW 8/29/2014, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING THE CAR. I HAD THE WHEEL SENSORS TESTED AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING. THE REPAIRS DONE WHEN I FIRST HAD THE CAR TOOK DAYS AND I REMEMBER THEY HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING BEHIND MY GLOVE BOX WHICH THEY SAID WAS A RADIO THAT READ THE SIGNAL FROM THE WHEEL SENSORS. SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE LIGHTS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (PRESTON HYUNDAI IN BOARDMAN, OH) AND AM WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. *TR

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE HEADLINER AND NOW OBSTRUCT MY VIEW. *TR