2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

ON THIS DATE IT WAS UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER FOR OUR STATE AT A HIGH OF 7 DEGREES PLUS WIND CHILL ("THE POLAR VORTEX"). I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND HAD LET MY CAR RUN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE BEGINNING TO DRIVE. I WAS NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY (ACTUALLY ONLY ABOUT A STREET OVER) FROM MY HOME WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS AN SUV IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY FORWARD, I DID THE SAME. WHEN I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO DRIFT FORWARD AT THE PACE OF THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME, IT ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS ABOUT 5 FEET IN BETWEEN THE SUV AND MY CAR, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH AND REAR ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE, HOWEVER THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNAVOIDABLE AND UNNECESSARY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHICH WAS ALSO A VERY COLD DAY, I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE FOR WORK AND WHEN I WENT INTO REVERSE IT DID THE SAME EXACT ABRUPT ACCELERATION. THANKFULLY THIS TIME THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND---IN COMBINATION WITH MY AWARENESS OF THIS POSSIBLY BEING AN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION) THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS CONCERNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION) BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CAR WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR OCS RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECALL. A FEW HOURS LATER DEALER CALLED TO ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE OCS AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THE CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHT BEING ON INDICATING "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NOT WORKING, NOT THE OCS. SINCE THE SEAT BELT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF IT AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THE DEALER (RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN DAVIE, FL) REFUSED TO DO SO SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE OCS RECALL AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THAT HYUNDAI REPAIR THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THEY READ ME A PREPARED STATEMENT STATING THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE OCS RECALL AND WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER I SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI, THEY AGREED TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SEAT BELT REPAIR. HYUNDAI WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK WITHIN A WEEK TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WORKED OUT. THEY DID NOT. WHEN I CALLED BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, HYUNDAI AGAIN READ ME THE PREPARED STATEMENT SAYING THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I REITERATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I EXPECTED THEM TO REPAIR IT. THEY CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I ADVISED I WAS GOING TO REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO NHTSA. HYUNDAI WAS UNCONCERNED. AS NHTSA SHOULD SEE, SEVERAL HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM TO NHTSA. MY PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A HYUNDAI SAFETY DEFECT FOR WHICH THE DEALERS AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A RECALL AND REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE.I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT REMOVED AND SENT TO HYUNDAI FOR ANALYSIS AS NOTED IN THE OCS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE READING OF THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SIX MONTHS. GOT THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT PASSENGER OCCUPANT SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THAT IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT OKAY. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE INDICATED THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT. *TR

I ONLY PUT 2 ITEMS BUT I HAVE OTHER CAMPAIGNS IN WITH SAME CARE BUT IM DRIVING THE CAR AND I LOOSE POWER IN CAR TO EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS SHUT OFF AT KEY THEN GOES BACK ON DOES IT LIKE 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR DUE TO NO POWER TO BRAKES THEN CAR JUST GOES RIGHT BACK ON WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING OTHER PROBLEMS NEVER HEARD BACK IS THE ISSUE WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK LEAK DUE TO THE METAL ON TOP RUSTING AND CRACKS PLASTIC TANK CAUSE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON THEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CLUNKING SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YRS AGO BUT DEALERSHIP CANT FIND NOTHING ITS THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MY AIRBAG LIGHT IN DRIVER CLUSTER WAS ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT SAME DAY I BOUGHT IT WENT FOR STATE INSPECT WOULDN'T PASS THE FUSE WAS PULLED SO LIGHT STAYS OFF THIS CAR IS A LEMON THEY SHOULD REPAIR OR BUY IT BACK I PUT MORE IN CAR IN 2 YEARS THAN WHAT I PAID FOR IT SO FAR AND STILL NEEDS MORE WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY DIM AND LIMITED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THREE MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. JR