2008 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN - COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR, MECHANISM THAT HOLDS IT UP HAS BROKEN, VISOR IMPEDES DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISOR WILL NOT HOLD THE DESIRED POSITION. SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10028945 FOR 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SUPPOSEDLY A SERVICE FLAG WAS SENT TO DEALERSHIPS AND JUST "FLUSH" THE TRANSMISSION. 5 DAYS LATER AND 550 MILES FROM HOME, THE CAR BROKE DOWN, WAS TOWED AND ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. STILL SITTING OUT OF STATE WAITING FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A 30FT MOUND/RAILROAD TRACK. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, ENOUGH TO DEEM THE CAR A "TOTAL LOSS", YET NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I SUFFERED PHYSICAL INJURIES TO TOP HALF OF BY BODY BY LITERALLY SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. HAD MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MINIMAL INJURIES TO MY BODY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A FAILURE. HOWEVER AFTER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS MISCLASSIFIED AN ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS RECONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE SPEED REDUCED WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE AIR BAG. THE SEATS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND REPROGRAMMED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE COSTLY TO REPLACE THE SEAT OR THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED MULTIPLE CASES EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK IF THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR. THE CONTACT IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

IT WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2008 FROM DAVE MENGAY IN RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA. WITHIN WEEKS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WAS NOT GOING OFF WHEN ADULTS WERE SEATED. PER THE MANUAL, THIS LIGHT SHOULD ONLY BE ON WHEN PASSENGERS LESS THAN FIFTY POUNDS WERE SEATED IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2008, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA TO HAVE SERVICED AND TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT. AT THE TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUES. I LATER CALLED BACK, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT MY SEAT MAY NEED TO BE SERVICED IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER MY MOVE TO ILLINOIS, I TOOK MY CAR TO BE SERVICED FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES. THIS IS TRULY RIDICULOUS. THE AIRBAG IS ONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT HAVE DECREASED ACCIDENT RELATED FATALITIES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, MY PASSENGER MAY NOT BE PROTECTED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER MANY TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE. JUST RECENTLY, A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS WORKING WITH THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WANTED TO TRY ONE LAST OPTION BEFORE SEEING WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE. ON THE SAME DAY OF MY LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. I CONTACTED HER A FEW DAYS LATER. DESPITE HER PROMISES OF CALL BACKS, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE. I CALLED LAST SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009 TO INFORM THE MANAGERIAL STAFF THAT I WAS ABOUT TO WRITE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WANTED TO GIVE THEM ONE MORE ATTEMPT TO HELP ME. THE SALES MANAGER, PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY AFTER 2 PM. NOT ONLY DID HE NOT CALL ME BACK, BUT WHEN I CALLED HIM ON THE MONDAY, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS WAITING ON A CALL BACK AND WOULD CALL ME BACK BY 9 PM WHICH HE DID NOT. NOW MY ESC LIGHT IS COMING ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FOR THIS BUT IT STILL DOES IT. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH ONLY 12,600 MILES, WHILE DRIVING WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM BACK OF CAR WHILE TAKING A TURN. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS DUE TO RUST ON THE ROTOR. DIDN'T HAVE THEM DO THE WORK AS THE COST WAS LARGE. BROUGHT TO OUR OWN MECHANIC WHO SHOWED US THE LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD WAS DOWN TO METAL BUT THE RIGHT WAS NORMAL SMALL WEAR. HE CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER AS THIS DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL TO HIM EITHER. WARRANTY ONLY COVERS UP TO 12,000 MILES SO WE WERE OUT OF LUCK. HYUNDAI GOES ON IN EVERY COMMERCIAL ABOUT SAFETY AND WHEN I THINK OF A CAR BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE THERE IS. *TR