2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

2006 SONATA: THE ESC ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES; MAY RETURN THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR..

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. HAVE TRIED TO RESET BY PULLING THE FUSE AS WELL AS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 2-5 MINUTES, BUT TO LIGHT COMES RIGHT BACK ON.

CLUNKING , TRUNKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE FROM FRONT SIDE SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING.COMPLAINED TO DEALER IN 2008 AND 2011 .THEY TEST TEST DROVE AND SAID IT IS NORMAL OR CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.IN 2016 THEY ARE SAYING IT NEED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS COSTING AROUND $2000. I SEE FROM DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MAY BE AVOIDING TO ADDRESS WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE LIGHTS, THE FUSE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

ON LAMBDA/LAMBDA II MPI SERIES ENGINES, ENGINE OIL CAN LEAK ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH COULD AFFECT CHARGING SYSTEM FUNCTION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND NOT RESTART. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AS WELL AS AFFECT POWER BRAKING AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM FUNCTION, WHICH WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, POTENTIALLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE RISK OF A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. EVERY MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS ENGINE HAS OIL LEAKS ON THE ALTERNATOR AND OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS (I'VE REPLACED 3 ALTERNATORS SO FAR! ~$200 EACH! + LABOR!!!) YET ONLY A CERTAIN YEAR OF THE "VERA CRUZ" RECEIVED A RECALL BECAUSE THE COST TO HYUNDAI WOULD BE HIGHER TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES (AZERA, SANTE FE, AND MY SONATA ETC. MODELS)

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE CUP HOLDER IS LEVEL AND NEXT-TO THE GEAR SHIFTER. WHEN I BRAKE, OCCASIONALLY FLUID FROM A BEVERAGE MAY FALL ONTO AND INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE SHIFTER ENCLOSURE ALLOWS FLUID TO FLOW INTO IT AND COLLECT AROUND A CONNECTOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS THAT END-UP COMMUNICATING TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER'AND THEN ONTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT I DOWNSHIFTED WHEN I DID NOT DOWN SHIFT. THE RESULT IS I HAVE TO FLIP OVER TO 'SHIFTRIONIC' MODE BECAUSE THE CAR IS PERFORMING LIKE I PUT IT IN THAT MODE WHEN I DID NOT. I TRY TO UPSHIFT BUT IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY'I END UP BEING DISTRACTED TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE CAR ENDS UP GOING FASTER THAN I INTENDED. I GENERALLY DON'T NOTICE THE DOWNSHIFT UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTS ROARING'.DROPPING INTO SECOND GEAR ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY UNSETTLING. AGAIN, I TRY TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED BY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ATTEMPTING TO UPSHIFT AND IT'S VERY DISTRACTING. I HAVE HAD A 'PLUS 5' DRIVER RATING FOR OVER 2 DECADES AND I OWN TWO OTHER CARS AND I NEVER BEEN TICKETED WITH EITHER CAR. BUT I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN TICKETED TWICE WITH THE SONATA AND IN BOTH CASES THE CAR DOWN-SHIFTED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND INITIALLY I DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE BEVERAGE SPILL TO CREATE A SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, SO IT'S NOT OBVIOUS WHAT IS HAPPENING FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT IS A SIMPLE BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE DETACHED. THE INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS ALSO DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,533.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE FRONT WAS SMASHED IN THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AND THE AIRBAGS AND NOT THE PLOY AND I NEED HELP.

THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON BY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THERE'S NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE RETURNED TO MY CAR FROM WORK AND THE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON DRAINING THE BATTERY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AS WELL AS IN THE DASH WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE VIDEO BUT IT'S NOT DOWNLOADING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,411. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ