2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND FROM STRUT MOUNTS. THUMP NOISE WHEN BUMPS ARE THERE. INITIALLY, THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THOROUGHLY AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WITH RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT IT COST AROUND $1220 TO REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ME AND MY FAMILY. A SIMILAR RECALL HAS BEEN DONE (NUMBER 113). IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO HEAR WITH NO FAULT OF OURS. THE HYUNDAI NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. IT STILL MAKES A NOISE UNDER HOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO PARK AS THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AROUND 70000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER HAS CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED THERE. THE DEALER SAID IT MAY BE THE GROUND AND LIKE OTHER I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR FREQUENTLY MISTAKES AN ADULT FOR A CHILD AND TURNS OFF. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT 3 YEARS. AUTO HAD ABOUT 125000 MILES WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY WELL OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. INSTEAD, I BOUGHT BLACK TAPE TO COVER THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I THOUGHT THIS SAFETY DEFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW. APPARENTLY, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, GIVEN THE REMAINING AIRBAG SENSORS MOST LIKELY WORK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THINGS CAR. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND JUST NEVER WENT OFF. NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR. WENT TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CODE ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES WAS. HYUNDAI CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE PASSENGER BUCKLE CANISTER. THAT'S FINE, BUT 400,000 OF THESE IN THE 06-08 SONATA MODELS HAVE NOW "FAILED" AND AT $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, THEN ANOTHER $250 FOR A BELT BUCKLE REPAIRS, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE VEHICLE. JUST SEEMS LIKE EASY MONEY FOR HYUNDAI. HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON. *TR

CAR SLIDES REPLACED BRAKES ROTORS AND TIRES HAD A WHEEL ALIMENT STILL HAPPENS THEN MY ESC ABS LIGHTS COME ON THEN THE CAR DRIVES FUNNY AND DOESN'T WORK. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE G SENSOR AND ESC MODULE. RESEARCHED IN THE NET AND FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST FOR SIMILAR MODELS. THE COST OF REPLACING THE PIECE FROM OUT OF POCKET IS OUTRAGES AND NEED HELP IN GETTING ATTENTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND WILL COST ME $432. EDMUNDS RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE NHTSA IS STUDYING THIS PROBLEM IN CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

AROUND 18 MONTHS AGO THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH CLUSTER WOULD COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND PAID $100 TO HAVE IT RESET AND WAS TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A POOR GROUND WHICH THEY CLEANED. THE LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR LESS THAN A MONTH, CAME ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE AND IS NOW ON FULL TIME. HAVE READ MUCH ABOUT PEOPLE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT DEALERS WITH NO END IN SIGHT AND NOTHING FIXING THE PROBLEM. I CAN NOT FIND ACCURATE INFORMATION EXPLAINING IF THE LIGHT BEING ON IS A INDICATION OF THE AIR BAGS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY OR AT ALL, OR IF IT ONLY INDICATES SOME SECTION HAS A PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS MY SAFETY AND WELL BEING AS WELL AS CAUSING A LOSS OF VALUE WHEN I SELL THE CAR. I WOULD THINK THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD STAND BEHIND ANY PARTS AND LABOR THAT ARE RELATED TO VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR