2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE DASH HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND IS STAYING ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR THAT SHOWS A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITHOUT A BELT ON IS FLASHING. BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS LIKE A RECURRENT PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WON'T DEAL WITH DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS READ ONLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND MULTIPLE HOLES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TAKATA RECALL..WE'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER, 2015. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND HAS REMAINED RED WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS ON.

RECENTLY SUDDENLY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT BLINKS ONCE AND THEN REMAIN LIT. I USED THE CODE READER TO GET THE CODES AND IT GAVE TWO CODES FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM, B1102 AND B1448. ON FURTHER GOOGLING, THE 1ST CODE INDICATES LOW INPUT VOLTAGE AND 2ND ONE INDICATES PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTING SYSTEM FAULT. NOW I AM CONCERNED TO USE THE CAR AS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF .

THE ESCOFF AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ONCE IN A WHILE. INTERMITTENTLY, THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER OVER NIGHT OR WAITING FOR COUPLE OF HOURS AND STARTING THE VEHICLE IT GOES OFF.

VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES SOUND WHEN WE DRIVE ON UNEVEN ROADS, BUMPS. CHECKED WITH COUPLE CLINICS, ALL SAYS DESIGN FAULT. I HAVE THIS SOUND FOR 2+ YEARS AND I AM WORRIED. FRONT BOTH TIRES SUSPENSION MAKES THIS SOUND.

AIRBAGS OFF SIGNS ARE SUDDENLY APPEARING IN THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SIGN ALSO APPEARING. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS FAULT DESIGN AND HAVE TO FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

PURCHASED THIS SONATA USED 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 45,800 MILES ON IT, DROVE IT 4,000 MILES AND IT DEVELOPED A ENGINE TICKING NOISE WHICH NOW HAS TURNED INTO A KNOCKING SOUND AT 1800 RPMS GOES AWAY, THEN COMES BACK AT 2200 RPMS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER HAS REMOVED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND SHAVINGS SAYING IT NEEDS A "SHORT BLOCK" MOTOR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,800. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA DENIED THE REQUEST FOR REPAIR TOTALLY. I FIND THAT AT 50,000 MILES AND BEING ONLY THE SECOND OWNER, THIS MOTOR HAD A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT! THIS IS MY THIRD HYUNDAI, NEW 2005 AND NEW 2007 AND I'M SERIOUSLY IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW SUV BUT IF HYUNDAI WON'T STAND BEHIND A COSTLY DEFECT LIKE THIS THEY WILL LOOSE A 10 YEAR VERY LOYAL CUSTOMER FOREVER.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA. DEALER NEEDS TO RECALL THE PASSENGER SEAT/FAULTY SENSOR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS