2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE ABS/ESC LIGHT COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT USUALLY WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE ABS/ESC LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. BUT NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE ABS/ESC LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE ABS/ESC LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 3.3L V.6.

THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. I KNOW SOMEONE WITH THE SAME CAR AS ME EXCEPT IT'S A 2007 BUT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE CEILING OF THE VEHICLE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. MA 08/11/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO LOCATION. UPDATED 8/14/2015 *JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND SLOWED TO LET SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME TURN LEFT INTO A GROCERY PARKING LOT. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SURGING MAD I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. HOWEVER, I DID HIT THE CAR IN FONT OF ME, WITH NO DAMAGE TO HER CAR. I HAD POPPED THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER ON MY CAR. SO WE WENT ON WITH OUR BUSINESS WHEN SHE FOUND NO DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING. I CALLED THE DEALER GLENN HYUNDAI AND TOLD THEM OF THE INCIDENT, THEY IN TURN TOLD ME THIS WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! IT DID HAPPEN!! THEY CALLED ME AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE VIA TOW TRUCK AND TOLD ME THE THROTTLE WAS DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. SO I TOLD THEM GO AHEAD AND THEN ABOUT HALF HOUR LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THE CAR NEEDED A THROTTLE POSITION ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THEY HAD ALREADY CHARGED ME FOR THE CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE, AND THEN CHARGED ME TO REPLACE IT ALSO. DOESN'T CLEANING COME WITH REPLACING THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY? I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER HYUNDAI'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEY SUPPOSEDLY CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE USA, HOWEVER, I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM HYUNDAI. I REALLY HOPE ALL IS SAFE NOW????

I WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ON THE SAFETY OPERATION OF THIS CAR. SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM SANSONE AUTO MALL THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES AND NOW A 5TH TIME IN MAY OF 2015. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALWAYS POINTS TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI THEY HAVE NO CONCERN OF THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH WE COMPLAIN. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY ANYTHING. ALSO TALKED WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE NO CONCERN EITHER ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WE FEAR THE SAFETY OF NOT JUST THE DRIVE BUT THE PASSENGERS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AND THEY AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY OR THE SEAT BELTS WORK CORRECTLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE WHICH HAD TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. HYUNDAI AND THEIR DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING US AND AVERAGE OF $350.00 EACH TIME FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH WE BELIEVE IS THEIRS. APPARENTLY AS WE SEE IT THEY HAVE NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS MODEL CAR SERIES. WE HAVE TO TAKE IT AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION IN JULY OF 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WENT TO CRANK CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE BATTERY LIGHT CAME HOME N HAD NO STEERING FOR A MINUTES THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO FAR. *TR

I TURNED ON IGNITION AND, AS USUAL, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON THEN DISAPPEARED, AS USUAL. HOWEVER, THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT RETURNED ON AND THE WARNING CHIMES HAVE BEEN RINGING EVER SINCE .IF A PASSENGER SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT THEN THE LIGHT STAYS OFF. JIGGLING OF WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND REPAIR OF BUCKLE ASSY- FRONT (FIRST REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2009). I PAID FOR THE SECOND REPAIR ON 6/25/14 AS THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A ONE-TIME RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (PART: 88840-0A000-QS) NEEDED IT DONE FOR SAFETY SO I PAID; BUT, IT BOTHERED ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL AND I HAD PAID NEARLY $260. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR (2015) AND AFTER TALKING TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FOUND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT SHOULD COVER THE COST. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS, MAILING INVOICE WITH CHECK NUMBER, FAXING SAME ON 3/20/15, I GOT A PHONE CALL TODAY REQUIRING ME TO UPLOAD A FILE TO A PARTICULAR WEBSITE. I CALLED AND WENT THRU 2 MORE PEOPLE, ONE OF WHOM HAD MY HARD COPY INVOICE DOCUMENT IN HAND, COULD NOT ENTER MY PERSONAL INFO. (PHONE #, ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS) AND, WAS NOT IN THE DEPT. THAT HANDLED THE "CAMPAIGN" REFUND; SHE TRANSFERRED ME TO "SWEETIE" WHO STILL INSISTED I MUST CREATE A JPG FILE OF MY INVOICE TO POST TO THE NEW WEBSITE. (I AM 62 BUT FIGURED IT OUT, OTHERS WON'T. I HAVE DOGGEDLY PURSUED MY REFUND BUT HYUNDAI IS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE (WHICH I TOLD THEM). TODAY IS 4/20/15. WAITING FOR NEXT RIDICULOUS REQUIREMENT. TOO MANY PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES TO LIST HERE. ALSO HAD VALVE COVER OIL LEAK REPAIRED ON 6/25/14 AND BASED ON A COMPLAINT SEEN ON THIS SITE, I AM WAITING FOR A SECOND OCCURRENCE. INSTALLED 22453-3C110 GASKET-ROCKER COVER LH, REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET. WE CAN COMPLAIN ALL DAY BUT NOBODY IS STREAMLINING THE RECALL REPAIR PROCESS. AT LEAST I FINALLY DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE WHICH I AM SAVING TO FAVORITES. *TR

I WAS COMING OF SANFORD AVENUE JUST TURNED ON 3RD STREET HAD HEAD ON COLLISION HEAD HIT ROOF OFF CAR STOMACH HIT STEERING WHEEL KNEES HIT DASH BOARD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH VERTIGO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY HERD ON RADIO CAR HAD RECAP ON CAR BECAUSE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER CAR WRECK. *TR