2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE IN THE BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

CAR SEEMED TO LOOSE ITS ABILITY TO TURN FOR A FEW SECONDS TWICE ON SAME DAY. SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES THEN COULD NOT STEER CAR . I WAS GOING AROUND CURVE AND ALSO MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS ALSO. *TR

I HAVE BEEN GETTING AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASH. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT BELT. THIS IS ODD SINCE I ONLY HAVE 67,000 ON THE CAR, AND PROBABLY LESS THAN 10,000 ON THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THE SHOP SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT PRETENSIONER CIRCUIT. IN READING FOR ISSUES, I FOUND THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE COVERED BY WARRANT OF 15 YRS OR 250,000 AS AGREED BY HYUNDAI TO HAVE YOU CLOSE YOUR INVESTIGATION. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI REGARDING YOUR CASE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023. THIS CASE WAS CLOSED BECAUSE HYUNDAI SAID THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY - I AM CALLING THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT - THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT. IN READING THE WEB FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT HYUNDAI, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANYONE. *JS

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ENGAGED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS EMPTY OF A PERSON OR ANY OBJECTS, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT BLINKS. *TR

OIL LEAKED FROM VALVE COVER ONTO ALTERNATOR. ENGINE STALLED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON RURAL MOUNTAIN ROAD. FINALLY GOT TOWED HOME. MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND ALTERNATOR. CAR IS 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 3.3L 6CYL ENGINE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED THE RECALL ON 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000. THE EXISTING RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE HYUNDAI VEHICLE MODELS THAT EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT STAY UP. IT HANGS LOOSELY DOWN ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BLOCKING YOUR VISION DAY AND NIGHT. AT NIGHT IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU JUST CAN'T PLAIN SEE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CORRECTED ON LATER MODELS BUT THERE A NUMBER OF VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT USED THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I WROTE HYUNDAI AND THERE RESPONSE WAS "YOUR 2006 SONATA IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED WARRANTY BASED ON THE DATE OF FIRST USE (DFU). WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR YOUR SONATA. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MAY CAUSE YOU. PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO NAVIGATE ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT." THIS IS NOT RIGHT. IF THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE THEN THEY SHOULD FIX IT. THEY KNOW THEY BUILT A PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND HINDERS THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE AND DO NOT OFFER TO FIX IT?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ON EACH OCCURRENCE, THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V180000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD ONLY UNLOCK MANUALLY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. MA 09/25

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA'S AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER. THIS MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION STATED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED BECAUSE HYUNDAI WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS OR 250K MILES. MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HONOR THIS WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET NOTICE FROM CORPORATE. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CONNECT CENTER 1-855-671-3059 WITH THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE NHTSA CASE NUMBER. I TALKED TO A AGENT AND HIS SUPERVISOR AND HIS SUPERVISOR. NEITHER ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023. THEY SAID I HAD TO REPAIR THIS ON MY OWN COST. I AM SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT HYUNDAI JUST IGNORES THE AUTHORITY OF NHTSA ESPECIALLY ON THE AIRBAG ISSUE. I HAVE RECORDED THE PHONE CONVERSATION WITH BOTH SUPERVISORS FOR REFERENCE. *TR