2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

CASUAL DRIVING JUST PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY ESC FLASHES AND STEERING GOT STIFF AND BRAKES SEEMED TO STUTTER AND GRINDING SOUND WITHOUT MY PRESSING OF BRAKE. HAD COSTLY REPAIR DONE AT HYUNDAI DEALER AND EXACTLY 12 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM. THE ESC SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AND DOES INTERRUPT NORMAL DRIVING EVEN IF THE ESC IS OFF. *TR

MY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT (RED TEXT: AIR BAG) WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING AND HAS NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO AIR BAG SENSORS ON PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS PART OF AN ONGOING OCS SETTLEMENT SO THEY MADE AN APPT WITH NORTH COUNTY HYUNDAI. WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ISSUE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OCS SETTLEMENT AND THAT IT IS A SEAT BELT TENSIONER/SEAT BELT BUCKLE ISSUE (DIAGNOSTIC CODE B1706) AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ITEM, NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME $336.90. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS ISSUE RENDERS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SO I AM WONDERING WHY HYUNDAI IS NOT FORCED TO COVER THIS SYSTEM DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY OR IF THERE ARE PLANS AT NHTSA TO ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL. *TR

CAR HAS STARTED MAKING CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR END OF CAR. TOOK TO AN AUTO MECHANIC REPLACED STRUTS WHEEL BEARINGS HAS SPENT HOURS ON TRYING TO FIND NOISE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF RIDING IN THE TRUNK FOR 15 BLOCKS.VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMETHING BAD. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON FOR THE ESC OFF, NOTHING HAPPENED. A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED A MINOR STUTTER-STEP OF THE CAR'S FORWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE, AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE ESC OFF LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE ESC LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AUGUST 27, 2014, I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND PROCEEDED TO WORK, THEY "FOUND DAMAGE TO LEFT-FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL. THEY ALSO STATED BOTH THE SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER DIAGNOSIS COULD BE PERFORMED. AUGUST 30, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 M.P.H. WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD BEGAN SLOWING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DIDN'T JUST STUTTER & GRIND, IT WAS LIKE ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WASN'T BRAKING AT ALL AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS BREAKING HARD. THE CAR JERKED SIDE TO SIDE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN SEEMED TO RIGHT ITSELF. THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS NOW ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER, OR IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, THIS CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, NOT AN ERROR ON MY PART AS THE CONSUMER, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUE. MY BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN WORKED ON AND THERE'S NO LOGICAL REASON FOR THE SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT-FRONT TONE WHEEL TO BE DAMAGED. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE( ECO OFF) LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS NO POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUTOFF THE IGNITION, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR IS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE SOLUTION IS ALWAYS THE SAME, PULL OVER AND CUTOFF THE IGNITION FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

CAMPAIGN #092 WAS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AT BEL AIR HYUNDAI ON 9/14/2010. THE VEHICLE WAS THERE FOR OTHER REGULAR SERVICE AND THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT THAT TIME, THE SWITCH WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THIS RECALL WAS EVEN PERFORMED. I'M SURE IT WAS LISTED ON MY PAPERWORK. THIS WEEK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE. THE CODE WAS P0504. FAULTY STOP LAMP BRAKE SWITCH. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE, UNAWARE THAT IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. CALLED BEL AIR HYUNDAI, MADE MY APPOINTMENT, TOOK THE CAR IN ON AUGUST 29, 2014. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. NOT THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $160 REPAIR ON THE SWITCH THAT I REALLY AND TRULY THOUGHT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS RECALL. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED CASE# [XXX]. THE GENTLEMEN I SPOKE WITH GAVE ME THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPLETED CAMPAIGN FROM 9/14/2010 AND SUGGESTED THAT I CALL BEL AIR HYUNDAI BACK AGAIN AND THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS SWITCH FOR FREE. I DID AS HE SUGGESTED AND WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR POLICY TO PERFORM RECALLS TWICE AND THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO COST ME $160. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M A LITTLE UNHAPPY ABOUT ALL OF THE WORK THAT I'VE HAD TO PUT INTO THIS AND I'M STILL GOING TO BE OUT MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A FAULTY SWITCH AS PER THE RECALL. WHO IS TO SAY THE 2ND ONE IS NOT FAULTY AS WELL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?*TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND SUDDENLY THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ABLE TO SWITCH IT OFF WITH ESC CONTROL BUTTON. ITS QUIET FREQUENT NOW WHENEVER CAR TOUCHES 60 MPH AND SOMETIME IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITHIN CITY DRIVING 30-40 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO WHEEL WORKS FOR THE CHECKUP AND THEY SUGGESTED TO GET IT CHECKED WITH DEALER AS IT COULD BE A SIGN OF A BIGGER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ SEVERAL FORUMS AND COME TO KNOW THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE FACING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE RELATED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP IN ASSISTING ON THIS PROBLEM AND YOUR URGENT ACTION WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 09-23-14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT TURNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MORE SPEED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY, NOT MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.