2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER ON JUNE 5, 2014. I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE STATED IT WAS AN EASY FIX. HOWEVER AFTER TWO VISIT TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING AND I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED BOTH SUN VISORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. UPDATED 10/07/14

SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN I NOTICED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH (I HAD A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF IT). I'M GOING BY MY DEALER TODAY BUT I DON'T EXPECT ANY GOOD NEWS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE TO ME A SAFETY ITEM LIKE THIS ISN'T COVERED WARRANTY/RECALL. IF AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I ASSURE YOU THIS IS MY FIRST & LAST HYUNDAI. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA ON 5/29/2009 WITH 26,923 MILES FROM GETTEL HYUNDAI, SARASOTA FLORIDA. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09 (34,151 MILES) BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY FOUND B1706 ERROR (THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RESISTANCE WAS HIGH) SO THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITH NO CHARGE. ON 6/8/12 (61,000 MILES) I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND CODES: B1448, B1701 AND B1706.THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVER BY WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $800. I DECLINED THE WORK. BEFORE I LEFT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. LAST MONTH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA BACK IN APRIL 2008 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. TODAY (7/18/2014), (91,000 MILES) I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION AIRBAG SENSOR AND WITH BOTH SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSORS. THEY WILL SHIP THE FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION SEAT TO CALIFORNIA TO FIX THE AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM FOR FREE BUT IT WOULD COST $630 TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IF I DECLINED TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELT SENSORS THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I EVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WELL, I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. IT IS A SAD SITUATION. HYUNDAI MUST KNOW BY NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT MONEY AND THAT HYUNDAI IS PAYING FOR THE COST OF RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE SEAT CUSHION SENSOR BY CHARGING FOLKS TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. I'M SURE SOME LAWYER WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIND PEOPLE INJURED DUE TO THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONS AND FILE A LAWSUIT. I JUST HOPE NO ONE DIES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. THE STANDARD REPAIR FROM HYUNDAI IS TO REPLACE A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS CAN BE EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THREE SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED (2 DRIVER, 1 PASSENGER, AS WELL AS THE OCS RECALL WORK DONE). ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TWO WERE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS APRIL, 2014. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY FLASHING WHILE DRIVING, WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO BUCKLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI IN THE PAST TO SUGGEST VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT IN THE 2007 SONATA AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT THAT WAY. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007 AND AT FIRST IT WAS GOOD BUT FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO THE IGNITION KEEPS LOCKING, WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE HYUNDAI SONATA IN 2007 BRAND NEW. IN 2009-2010 I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WHERE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WAS STUCK AT WORK FOR 4 HOURS TRYING TO TURN THE KEY. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FELL BACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW 2014 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I WORK NIGHTS AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK LAST NIGHT MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER, AND I TRIED FOR 2 HOURS. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE DRIVERS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY $200-325 EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST. THE COMPANIES SAYS TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE KEY, BUT SOMETIMES THAT DOES NOT WORK. IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS THE DRIVERS GUIDE, AND I LEARNING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I SAW A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE WHERE A MAN WAS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO START THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. AFTER RESETTING THE VISOR IN THE UPWARD POSITION, THE VISOR CONTINUED TO DETACH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO GO OFF IS TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE OF THE TIMES I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR IN TO PARK BUT AFTER PLAYING AROUND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FINAL ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY, I HAD IT CHECK FOR ERROR CODES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT KEEPS FALLING INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINS ON THE WEB FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. SEEMS TO BE A POORLY BUILT PART. *TR