2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

VEHICLE SKIDS OF ROAD AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AND ITS NOT GOING BACK. THE BACK WELLS ARE MAKING FUNNY NOISE AND VIBRATES AT SPEED OF OVER 50MPH. *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A FEW HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN MY SEAT BELTS. THEY ALSO TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN 500-700 TO FIX IT. WHILE ADVISING ME THAT IS IT A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND MAY CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SONATA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ACCELERATING, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED VARIOUS GEARS BEING SHIFTED AND THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,596.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT HYUNDAI SAY THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE PRETENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A VOLTAGE DISCREPANCY FROM THE BATTERY CODES B1102 AND B1706. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE COLLAPSED AND REFUSE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF MY EYES AT VARIOUS TIMES CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

SRS SEAT BELT LIGHT FIRST ON RIGHT SIDE ...SEAT BELT CLIP REPLACED COST 350.00 DOLLARS.. TOLD NO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY... FEW MONTHS LATER LEFT SIDE INDICATOR SES SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ... DEALER REPAIR SAID 130 TO CHECK... POSSIBLE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX... I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN COST... THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON EARLY MODELS 06 THRU 09 ?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA YESTERDAY AND AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE RAIN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. IT HAPPENED ONE DAY LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AS WELL. MY BATTERY LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, MY CAR STARTED TO SQUEAL, AND THE SEATBELT LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. AFTER I REACHED A DRY PORTION OF THE ROAD, MY CAR WENT BACK TO DRIVING NORMALLY. I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS WAS VERY TERRIFYING BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I TYPED IN THESE SAME ISSUES IN A GOOGLE SEARCH BOX TO SEE IF ANY OTHER OWNERS OF A 06 HYUNDAI SONATA WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. QUITE A FEW NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND NO ONE HAD ANY CLEAR RESOLUTIONS AFTER TAKING THEIR CARS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND WHY SO I CAN HAVE IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM NOW WORRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE IT IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INVESTIGATED SINCE THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF CARS EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSOR PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.