2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. IN ADDITION TO THAT, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON/OFF, EVEN WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. FOR MONTHS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAUSES CAR TO APPLY BRAKES ON ITS OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DEALER INFORMED HIM, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE OF $125 TO JUST TO READ THE FAILURE CODE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BATTERY FROM A MECHANIC, HE TOOK OUT A READER AND READ THE CODE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE TWO CODES, THE DEALER HAD GIVEN HIM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AS LONG AS THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. UPDATED 05/17/16.*JB

TRAVELING AT 50 MPH HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. A RATTLING IN THE ENGINE - BROKEN ROD - LOSS OF POWER AND NO ACCELERATION.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW GLASS FLY FROM MY CAR IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF GLASS PANEL HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED, LEAVING A HOLE ABOUT A FOOT IN DIAMETER. THERE WAS NO OBJECT THAT HIT MY CAR. I HAD MY SUNROOF COVER CLOSED; I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND LIKELY TO CAUSE A WRECK IF IT HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN CITY STREETS OF HIALEAH FLORIDA ON A 4 WAY STOP(MY SON WAS DRIVING) AND WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE HIT MID DRIVERS SIDE OF A A FLAT BED TRUCK AND FRONT OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED. THANK GOD MY SON IS OK. WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ON THE CAR ONE OF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENT FROM THEM YET

AIR BAG SIGN IS STILL ON AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE. IN FACT, I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING IT FIXED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE WITH FREE OF CHARGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR PARTIALLY DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/02/18*JB