2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, ONE WEEK LATER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT IS STILL BLINKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN UPDATED 01/13/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

THE DUMMY AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY 2006 SONATA HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TO SERVICE, IN JULY 2012- I WAS TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT MAY NEED TO BE SENT OUT, BUT THAT I WOULD ALSO NEED 2 NEW SEAT BELTS. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT.THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TURN THE DUMMY LIGHT OFF BUT ONLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS NOVEMBER 2013, THE SEAT WAS SENT OUT TO CA UNDER A RECALL NOTICE I WAS SENT BY HYUNDAI, AND I PAID TO HAVE MY SEAT BELTS REPLACED, BUT I FEEL THE WHOLE THING IS RELATED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT IT FEELS THE SAME WAY. THE SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT COST $350 PER SEAT EXCLUDING TAX. HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM (THROUGH MY DEALER) SINCE JULY 2012 AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO ME TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING, NOT REALIZING IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MISSED THE 5 YEAR 60K WARRANTY PROBABLY BY 10K MILES OR LESS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER SONATA OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR SEAT BELTS AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE SUING HYUNDAI TO HAVE THEM COVER THIS "REPAIR". I COULD GET NO STATISTICS FROM HYUNDAI WHEN I CALLED THEM REGARDING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED TO ME IS THAT THEY ARE SEPARATE PROBLEMS, NOT INTER-RELATED AND THAT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS GIVEN A CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER OF HYUNDAI ON OCTOBER 29,2013 FOR THE SAFETY RECALLS RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V-354 AND FAILURE OF OCS RECALL BY NHTSA).SINCE THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INSISTED TO DO 70,000 MILE SERVICE I AGREED AND AFTER 1 HOUR HE CALLED ME AND SAID THERE IS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR HOSE. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTERS AND ALWAYS HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS LIKE OIL LEAKS (CHANGED GASKETS (PAID$400), POWER STEERING LEAKS (PAID $300), BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEMS WHICH I HAD TO PAY $1300 TO REPLACE AT 30,000 MILES ETC ETC.THIS CAR COMES WITH 10 YEAR/100,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THAT IS FAKE.I HAD ALSO PAID ($1200) FOR AN EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW. BUT HYUNDAI DID NOT HONOR IT SINCE IT WAS A DEALER PACKAGE AND THAT DEALER NO MORE EXIST. ON OCTOBER 29,2013 AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE I PAID $400 SINCE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DID ALL THAT IS URGENT FOR THIS CAR. NEXT DAY MORNING I FOUND MY CAR IN A POOL OF MULTIPLE FLUIDS.I DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER, BUT ON THE WAY THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE GAS STATION WHICH HAD A WORK SHOP, FOUND THAT NO COOLANT IN THE CAR. THEY FILLED THE COOLANT AND PUT A NEW CLAMP ON THE HOSE WHICH WAS LOOSE. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AFTER 2 DAYS. CASE NUMBER IS 6156086. SINCE THEN I ESCALATED THE CASE CALLING THEM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO REASONABLE EFFORT FROM THERE SIDE TO HELP ME. ON NOVEMBER 13, THE CAR AGAIN BURNED AND GOT ENGULFED IN HUGE SMOKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS PARKING IN THE DRIVE WAY AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK. (I HAVE THE VIDEO ON MY CELL PHONE). AGAIN I CALLED HYUNDAI AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER. I CALLED THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF PARAMUS) AND THEY SAID THE SERVICE MANAGER WILL CALL BACK. BUT NEVER DID. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHY THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE OCS TEST RESULTED IN A PASS/COMPLIANT, BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRE-TENSIONER DIDN'T PASS.

BACK WHEN I PURCHASED THIS 2006 SONATA I WENT BACK IN AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON THE CAR WAS IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES DEALER SAID ALL SET AND I WENT IN TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAR LEGALLY SHOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION DUE TO SAID AIRBAG ISSUE AND THE GENTLEMAN PUT IT THROUGH BUT SAID AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE FUSE WAS PULLED PUT ONE IN BEEN ON SINCE AND IT IS ALL OVER HYUNDAI FORUM SAME PROBLEM/2 MY FRONT SUSPENSION IS RATTLING BAD AND COME TO FIND OUT SAME THING ON HYUNDAI FORUM THEY ALWAYS DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS NOISE IS/3 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE SEARCH SAYS EVAP LEAK BUT NEED 2 SAY YES ITS NOT FUEL CAP THIS IS A KNOWN SONATA PROBLEM FUEL TANK IS PLASTIC AND THERE IS A PART IN TOP THAT IS METAL RUST OUT AND CAUSES FUEL TANK TO CRACK THIS PART ALONE IS 1500 PLUS LABOR THESE CARS ARE LEMONS WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE THIS IS ALL IN 2 YRS OF OWNING NOT COUNTING THERE WAS A RECALL I JUST HAD DONE BUT NEVER GOT NOTICE ON ANY PRIOR TO HIS I WANT TO SEE ALL THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY DONE THANKS VERY DIS SATISFIED CUSTOMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/31/14*CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. IN 2013 HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT RECALLED. UPDATED 04/2/41/4

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT CONTROL ARMS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE FACT THE BUSHINGS WERE STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE CONSUMER ASKED ABOUT THE CAUSE, AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE, AND DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT AND HYUNDAI RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY DID NOT SHOW ANY OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON HIS VEHICLE. IN OCTOBER 2013, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL # 13V354000 WHICH OUTLINED AN ISSUE WITH CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN DETACHMENT OF THE INBOARD CONTROL ARM MOUNTING POINTS. AS A RESULT OF THE NOTICE, HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD, IT APPEARED TO BE RELATED AND THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN HE CALL THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE AND HIS ISSUE WITH THE BUSHINGS THAT WERE STARTING TO SEPARATE WERE TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES AND THAT THE INITIAL ISSUE WOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY THING THE DEALER DID, WAS ADD A CORROSION KIT UNDER-COATING AERO AND RUST PREVENTIVE V. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE NOT REPLACING THE CROSS-MEMBER ON ANY VEHICLES, THEY WERE MERELY USING SOME KIND OF PROTECTANT TO PREVENT FURTHER CORROSION.