2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT. IT IS STILL DOING IT TO THIS DAY. HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE DEALER DID A BRAKE JOB AT 77000 MILES. HAD TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO REDO THE ROTORS AFTER PAYING MONEY FOR A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AGREED TO REDO THE JOB AFTER A LONG ARGUMENT. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES TODAY. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, CAN HEAR GRINDING NOISES. WHEN BACKING UP AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAN HEAR GRINDING NOISES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE MANY TIMES. I HEAR NOISES FROM THE BACK AND FRONT SUSPENSION THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2009. AFTER HAVING THE DEALERSHIP CHANGE EVERY GASKET IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE, I HAVE BEEN HEARING TAPPING NOISES IN THE CAR, REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI MOTOR, BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY FIXED THE GASKETS, THE GASKETS LEAKED AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS JUNK AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING ALONE, MY PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES NOT STOP. THIS TWO THINGS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW. ALSO MY LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER I SWITCH MY LIGHTS OFF, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND TURN THEM BACK OFF UNTIL THEY SHUT OFF. A MECHANIC TOLD ME ITS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THESE ISSUES, AND IT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI IS MISSING OUT THE POINT THAT THE 2007 SONATA MODELS HAVE AN AIR BAG ISSUE TOO. *TR

UPON PURCHASE OF MY USED 2007 SONATA ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BOTH SUN VISORS BROKE. WE WERE INFORMED IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE LIVED WITH IT BUT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UPON SEARCHING FOR A RECALL I FOUND THIS HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF UNHAPPY SONATA OWNERS. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT APPLIES TO ONLY CERTAIN STATES. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THAT... SHOULD BE ALL STATES. *TR

I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING SONATA FAULTY REAR CONTROL ARMS THAT AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ON OCCASION, MY SONATA WILL LIGHT UP THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED DASHBOARD INDICATOR. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL INDICATE THAT IT'S OFF FOR A FEW MILES OF DRIVING AND THEN THE DISABLED LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND I AM PRESUMING THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS BACK ON. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE DRIVING WHEN STABILITY CONTROL BECOMES DISABLED, BUT THAT VERY WELL COULD BE BECAUSE I USUALLY ASEE THE INDICATOR LIGHT UP (ON THE OCCASIONS THAT IT HAPPENS) IN THE MORNING AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO EXIT. AFTER DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 FOR A FEW MILES, THE DISABLED INDICATOR DISAPPEARS. TOTAL TIMES ISSUE OCCURRED: ABOUT 10 OR LESS SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE MID 2012. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS SOMETIMES LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON DURING A TRIP, ON ANOTHER DAY IT STAYS OFF. HAPPENS WHEN NOBODY IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND ALSO WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER INSPECTED CAR ON 3/25/13 AND SAID THAT THE CONTROL UNIT NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF ABOUT $270. THINKS THAT WHEN LIGHT IS ON, AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. CLAIMS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME I HAVE SEEN A RECALL NOTICE FOR THAT PROBLEM. *TR

I PULLED MY VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. PLASTIC CRUSHED AND BROKE AT THE VISOR PIVOT ARM. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD IS HINDERED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HARDLY USE MY VISOR SO WEAR AND TEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI BUT I AM PASSED MY WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TPMS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR HAD FLAT. TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB 7 TIMES AND THEY KEPT CHECKING FOR A FLAT. SOMETIMES SOMETHING IN THE TIRE, SOMETIMES NOT. FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY RESET THE SENSOR BUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THEN I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. IT SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO PLUGGING MY CAR CHARGER IN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THOUGHT UNTIL I HAD THE FIRST FLAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXISTED. THE CONTACT WAS DENIED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE PER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT ABOUT 5000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. ($1200.00). *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY CAR STARTED TO COME ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO FLASH. RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM BROUGHT ME TO THIS RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY IN THE RECALL. AS THEY DIRECTED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN MY VIN TO SEE IF IT WAS IN THE RECALL SET BUT IT WAS NOT. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE ISSUE DEALT WITH ON THE RECALL BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR ($1,200) BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RECALLED. ABOUT THAT TIME I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DEALING WITH CALIBRATING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS LAWSUIT ONLY COVERS CALIBRATION AND NOT REPAIR WHICH MY CAR NEEDS. AS I COMMUNICATED MY CONCERNS TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BECAUSE THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WOULD ONLY DEAL WITH CALIBRATION, IT WAS MY COST TO REPAIR. TO ME THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY IN THE AREA OF DEFECT IN MATERIAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT CAUSED BY MY ACTIONS OR NEGLECT. AND SINCE HMA REPAIRED THE RECALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY OF THE CAR, AND MINE WAS OUTSIDE THE VIN SET, I REQUEST THAT THE RECALL BE EXAMINED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE VERY SAME ISSUE BUT FELL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL SET. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HMA WOULD TURN IT'S BACK ON A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AND REPAIRED IN SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR CARS, JUST BECAUSE IT FALLS OUTSIDE OF A TECHNICAL SCOPE OF VIN NUMBERS. *TR