2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISORS SPORADICALLY FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE WHEN PLACED IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE MALFUNCTION DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. THERE WAS VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE SUN VISOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A SUN BELT STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE CAR STARTED WITH VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER 3 FUSE BOXES IT WAS FIXED BUT THEY BLEW THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR. DUE TO A MOVE I WASN'T ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FIRST THE DRIVERS SIDE NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE SCORCHED AND BRAKE LIGHTS BULBS LAST ONLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THESE WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL BUT HAVE AGAIN SCORCHED SINCE. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH. NO RESULTS YET FOR REPAIR SINCE MY APPOINTMENT ISN'T UNTIL MONDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,690.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR SPONTANEOUSLY FELL DOWN BLOCKING MY VIEW. THE VISOR WOULD NO LONGER STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. HYUNDAI HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR NUMEROUS STATES, BUT APPARENTLY, IT DOESN'T COVER MY STATE AND VEHICLE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR THE VISOR AT NO COST TO ME, EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S CONCERNING THERE IS NO RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

DURING A SNOW STORM, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP. MY BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE (AS IF SOMETHING WAS KEEPING THE BRAKE SHOES FROM ENGAGING ONTO THE WHEEL). THERE ALSO WAS A LOUD CLATTER. I DISENGAGED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND WAS ONLY THEN ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. TODAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STOP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I SAW HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 09V-122 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED APRIL 15, 2009. . ACCORDING TO MY VIN HISTORY, MY STOP LAMP SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON 4/4/09 BY MALONE HYUNDAI. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATION AND ASKED IF PERHAPS MY STOP SWITCH, SINCE BEING REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL, MIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ALSO A DEFECTIVE STOP SWITCH. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON PARTS WAS 5 YEARS, 60,000 MILES FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST DRIVEN NEW OFF THE LOT AND HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE STOP SWITCH UNLESS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CERTIFY THAT MY SWITCH WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ON SAFERCAR.GOV, YOU HAVE SEVERAL DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED RELATED TO THIS RECALL. IN THE DOCUMENT ENTITLED "OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER", PAGE 2 WHICH IS A NOTIFICATION TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP & SERVICE MANAGERS DATED 6/24/2009, PARAGRAPH 5 SAYS: "ALL HYUNDAI DEALERS WILL BE SHIPPED A SUPPLY OF STOP LAMP SWITCHES..." WHICH IMPLIES ALL EXISTING STOCK OF THESE SWITCHES WERE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE! YOUR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN GETTING HYUNDAI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT! *TR

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY; CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED IN 2010 BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FEE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES TO REPAIR. SHOULD HAVE PART OF RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE WELDED INTO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT, SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS STARTED IN SEPT. 2013, WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 82000. THE SCAN TEST FOUND CODE B1706 (BUCKLE ASSEMBLY OPEN SHORT). I WENT TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA) AND I WAS TOLD THE BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED (APROX $280), AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP. THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS AT THAT TIME, SO REFUSED TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED. I DON'T SEE WHAT REPLACING THE BUCKLES WOULD DO, IF THERE IS AN OPEN SHORT THAT IS CAUSING THEM TO SHORTEN OUT. HYUNDAI CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR AIRBAG LIGHT (ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DE-ACTIVATED). I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL TODAY, AND THEY ARE GOING TO SHIP THE FRONT PASSENGER CUSHION SEAT TO CALIFORNIA TO FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. HOWEVER THE ISSUE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY IS STILL NOT BEING COVERED. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN THERE NOT BE SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

1. AIR BAG IS ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE HAD IT FIXED BY DEALER BUT TO NO AVAIL; IT'S NOT OFF FOR VERY LONG. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 12 MONTHS. 2. SUN VISOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE BROKEN, WON'T STAY UP. I AM USING MAKE SHIFT ALTERNATIVE TO SUPPORT THEM. IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY DROP WHEN DRIVING. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS WITH THE SAME CONCERN. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. IT HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER. AFTER ITS FIXED, ITS OFF FOR A WHILE, AND THEN GOES ON AGAIN. SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I CALLED THE DEALER AND SPOKE TO A SALESMAN WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IT IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO ASK IF THEY WOULD FIX IT AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGE. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY AND ANY TIME BECAUSE SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THEIR CARS. *TR