2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THIS COMPLAINT NUMBER.10575493 I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE SEAT REPLACED WHICH IS A $1000+ REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHTS COME ON, THEN THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AS WELL AS THE RPMS WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR COASTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. AND TODAY WAS THE LAST STRAW WHEN IT DECIDED TO DO IT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD INSTEAD OF JUST WHEN BEGINNING THE DRIVE. *TR

2006 SONATA GLS VERY WELL MAINTAINED (FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE) BY TOP NOTCH LOCAL DEALER + NO ACCIDENT HISTORY - REPORTS DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ERR CODE, AIRBAG LIGHT ON/AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATED. DEALER ATTEMPTED OC3 TEST-PASSENGER SEAT VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUE - COULD NOT COMPLETE TEST-BUCKLE ERROR...REPLACED BUCKLE ASSY: SAME CODE + LIGHT. DASH OPENED, CONSOLE REMOVED, DRIVER SEAT REMOVED: AIRBAG SYSTEM HARNESS INSPECTION, RESEAT CONNECTIONS - NEW CODE APPEARS: DRIVERS BELT RETRACTOR ASSY. REPLACED BELT RETRACTOR ASSY. NO CODE! AND AIRBAG SYSTEM STILL NOT WORKING/AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON. ..DEALER ADVISED THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN TO 06, 07 SONATA OWNERS: SOLE VIABLE SOLUTION=REPLACE AIR BAG SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS. ORDERED PART # ON HARNESS - WRONG HARNESS DELIVERED (CONNECTORS IN WRONG LOCATION ON HARNESS/DON'T MEET UP WITH CAR CONNECTORS. ORDERED AGAIN, SAME RESULT (DEALERSHIP NOTED - THESE HARNESSES ARRIVE WITH BAG TORN OPEN (NOT FIRST MECHANIC TO ORDER IT FOR SAME PROBLEM AND OUTCOME).. LOCAL HYUNDAI TERRITORY ENGINEER (TROUBLESHOOTER FOR LARGE PROBLEMS) ASKED TO VISIT FOR DISCUSSIONS - RIGHT PART # / WRONG PART. SOLUTION = I'VE DEALT WITH THIS 3X RECENTLY AND IN THIS AREA - ORDER THIS PART #. GUESS WHAT, NEW PART IS $750 / DOUBLE OLD PART COST. NEW HARNESS REACHES INTO BACK SEAT AREA AS WELL AND CAUSES DOUBLE THE LABOR COSTS >$1,000. ..$1K ALREADY INVESTED IN PARTS AND LABOR PLUS FACING ANOTHER $2K IN HARNESS PARTS & LABOR. DEALER CAN'T PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEE THIS WILL SOLVE IT SHORT TERM LET ALONE LONG TERM - CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - DENIED DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY + 2ND OWNER/NOT ORIGINAL (HOW CONVENIENT FOR THEM)..AS MENTIONED, 3X '06 SONATA OWNERS IN THIS TERRITORY RECENTLY EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL ISSUES AND AFTER GETTING TOUGH WITH HYUNDAI USA, RECEIVED BUY-BACKS OF THEIR CARS. TRY TO GUESS MY NEXT MOVE ...UPDATED 08/14/14 *BF *TR *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, THIS BEING THE SECOND TIME. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ON TO A ROUNDED TURN EXIT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL FELT AS THOUGH I LOST POWER. IT TIGHTENED UP ON ME. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE TURN AND STRAIGHTENED THE WHEEL OUT THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE ON A CLOVERLEAF AT ABOUT 30MPH, SUDDEN DECREASE IN ABILITY TO STEER, AS IF POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. HAVE MADE THIS SAME TURN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE WITH SAME RESULTS AS WELL AS A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STRAIGHTENING UP THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS MAKING A TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR SLOWER TURN, SUCH AS IN TOWN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. HAPPENED WHEN HUSBAND DROVE CAR ONCE AS WELL. *TR

OIL PAN RUSTING OUT. A LOT OF ENGINE MOTOR OIL SEEPING OUT OF ENTIRE OIL PAN. PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC STATES THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. EVENTUALLY OIL WILL LEAK OUT CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE AND FAIL. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY OTHER YEAR. I AM HAVING THIS ISSUED FOR THREE TIME AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THEN THEY PUT NEW SEAT BELT BUCKLE IT GOES AWAY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2010 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2012, AND THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT WHILE SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. FOR A FEW WEEKS, ANYTIME THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS ADJUSTED, IT WOULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BUT ONCE THE SEAT WAS MOVED, IT WOULD GO OFF. NOW TO THE POINT, IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. SIMILAR THING HAPPENED LAST SUMMER, TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE SYSTEM CLEARED AS HYUNDAI IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROPER TOOL TO "SCRUB THE AIR BAG MEMORY". MY CONCERN, IS WILL THE AIR BAGS GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER TO PAY TO HAVE ERROR CLEARED IF NO MISUSE ON MY END? IT APPEARS BY READING THIS SITE THAT MANY HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES SO PERHAPS THIS IS A RECALL? *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 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 168,000.