2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SENSOR WAS TRIGGERED DUE TO A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($385). THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY OUR EXTENDED 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. MUST HAVE BEEN FRONT BUMPER TO FRONT BUMPER COVERAGE. FORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO SEE IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. REGARDLESS, THE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO STAND BY ITS SAFETY FEATURES.. EVEN WITH REPEATED COMPLAINTS, HYUNDAI HAS STILL FAILED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WANDERING - THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM - NOT AN INCIDENT. ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL ROADS STEERING NEEDS CONTINUOUS CORRECTION TO STAY IN THE LANE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED IN FEBRUARY AND AGAIN IN JULY 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARD LOUD KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE BOTTOM. TOOK IT TO TUFFY AUTO AND WAS TOLD ENGINE IS LOSING OIL BADLY. THEY NOTICED BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 3 WEEKS PRIOR. WAS TOLD NEED NEW ENGINE. *TR

AFTER LOWERING THE SUN VISOR I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY. IF KEPT ON FALLING BACK DOWN. NOW, THIS WEEK THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT STAYS UP AND SOMETIMES IT FALLS DOWN. THIS CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FROM POLICE REPORT: THE COLLISION OCCURRED AS PARTIES WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-15 NORTH OF VIA RANCHO PARKWAY IN THE #1 LANE. P-1 (DRIVER) WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 1 (MITSUBISHI) AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH BEHIND VEHICLE 2 (HYUNDAI). P-2 (DRIVER) WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 2 (HYUNDAI) AND WAS STOPPED BEHIND VEHICLE 3 (TOYOTA). P-3 (DRIVER) WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 3 (TOYOTA) AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THIS COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN DUE TO VEHICLE 1'S UNSAFE SPEED; P-1 (DRIVER) ALLOWED THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 1 TO STRIKE THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. VEHICLE 2 WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE 3. VEHICLE 2 HYUNDAI PER INSURANCE CLAIM IS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR MECHANISM BROKE AND THE VISOR NOW HANGS DOWN IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR SONATA ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERV. BULLETIN #09-01-00, FEB. 2009 RE: THIS PROBLEM TO ITS DEALERS SO IT OBVIOUSLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO SEE NHTSA ITEM #10028945. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

THERE IS AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. I RECEIVED A PAMPHLET REGARDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI THAT MY VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR A "FREE" RECALIBRATION TO "RESET" THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, GOT THE CAR IN. THEY SAID THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO A FAULTY SEATBELT, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE SEAT, SEND IT TO CALIFORNIA AND IT WOULD COST ME $300. I SAID THAT I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK TO MY SPOUSE, AND THEY CHARGED ME $70.00 FOR THE VISIT FOR THEM TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM.....I THINK THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I ALSO SEE WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE VERY SAME ISSUE MY CAR IS HAVING. ALSO....I INTEND TO FILL OUT ANOTHER COMPLAINT FORM FOR A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WE OWN, THAT IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, AND NOT A THE CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE EITHER. OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN ISSUE HYUNDAI SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF. *TR