2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER UNSURE OF CAUSE. SUSPECTS SENSOR IN SEATBELT. MAY PREVENT AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT RECEIVERS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,400. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 365.35.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON DURING A 200 MILE ROAD TRIP, WHERE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY KIND OF INCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS IN THIS VEHICLE WERE NEVER DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS ON. I JUST SAW THE NOTICE FROM NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE AND DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER EXPLAINING A RECALL FOR THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH MALFUNCTIONS. IT STATED THAT IF MY CAR DOES NOT DISPLAY THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TO CALL AND START A CASE. I CALLED AND DID SO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY $95 FOR THEM TO VERIFY THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I LEFT AND CALLED THE NUMBER FOR HYUNDAI ON MY LETTER AGAIN. THEY SENT A MESSAGE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. I DID SO AND LEFT MY CAR AND GOT A LOANER. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. I GOT MY CAR BACK AND IT WAS REPAIRED. FAST FORWARD TO JULY 2014, SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND SET UP A CASE AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR. I GOT A LOANER AGAIN. I LEFT MY CAR ON MONDAY AND ON FRIDAY THAT SAME WEEK MY CAR WAS READY. I DONT BELIEVE THEY SENT MY PASSENGER SEAT TO CALIFORNIA AGAIN. IT SCARES ME TO KNOW THST THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TO GIVE US REPLACEMENT CARS BECAUSE THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE DANGEROUS. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING FOR US. IM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT HAVE NO CHOICE. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN BUT I HAVE TO PUT DOWN AT LEAST $1000. *JS

PURCHASED SONATA 2006 IN SEPT 2012 AT 16,400 MILES . AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR FLASHES ON AND OFF,. BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER FLASH . IF I LOCK THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT, THE SENSORS SEEMS TO WORK , BUT IT DOESN'T LAST LONG .HAVE.BEEN READING ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS.HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHICH VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. PRESENT 32,567.MILES. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN JANUARY 2013. AT FIRST IT WOULD COME ON THEN GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN JUST STAYED ON UNTIL I FIXED IT IN FEB. 2013. IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE BELT, AND COST ME $668.95 THE FIRST TIME. THEN 6 MOS. LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND WAS CHARGED $50. A COUPLE OF MOS. LATER, IT COMES ON AGAIN, BUT I HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. I HAD THE PROBLEMS FIXED AT GARY ROME HYUNDAI IN HOLYOKE, MA. I SENT A LETTER TO HYUNDAI REGARDING THE ISSUES THAT I KEEP HAVING WITH THE AIRBAGS. THEY SENT A RESPONSE, BUT NOT THE ONE I WANTED. I ASKED THEM WHY A RECALL HADN'T BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AIRBAG PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING SINCE OBVIOUSLY I WASN'T CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. I ALSO PRINTED OUT AND ENCLOSED MANY PAGES OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE FAULTY SENSOR. UPDATED 3/31/2015 *JS

VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS DUE TO FRONT END FENDER BENDER. VEHICLE INDICATED "AIR BAG" SIGN PRIOR TO INCIDENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED; HOWEVER, THE "AIR BAG" SIGN RE-APPEARED AFTER A FEW MONTHS. ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON 7/3/2013. FRONT END FENDER-BENDER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AGAIN. NO INCIDENT REPORT IN EITHER CASE. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 80% OF THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HER APPROXIMATE WEIGHT IS 140 LBS. WHEN I SIT THERE ,165 LBS, THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THAT TELLS ME THAT MY WIFE IS NOT SAFE SITTING IN THAT SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN 2007 AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT, SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. DEALER SAYS NOT, THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK IF NOT FIXED AND WANTS TO CHARGE $485 TO DO SO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PARTS FAILURE. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS USED FAR MORE OFTEN THAN THE PASSENGER, IT IS HASN'T FAILED AS A RESULT OF USE. *TR