2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

RE: OCSSETTLEMENT.HYUNDAI.COM DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL IS INVOLVED IN THE HYUNDAI AIRBAG CLASS ACTION SUIT. I TOOK MY CAR SO THAT THE DEALER COULD DO THE RECALIBRATING TO THE SEAT ON 8/27/2013. THEY TOLD ME BEFORE THEY SENT IT TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE RECALIBRATING TO BE DONE TO THE SEAT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT THE IMPACT JARS THE SEAT CONNECTION AND CAUSES CODES AND THAT THE LIGHT WILL STILL ILLUMINATE WHEN IT CAME BACK AND IT IS. HE SAID I HAVE TO PAY SOME $600.00 TO GET SOMETHING REPAIRED AND THE ATTORNEY ADVISED AGAINST ME PAYING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CLASS ACTION ALREADY TOLD ME HYUNDAI IS COMING UP WITH ALL KINDS OF REASONS; EVEN THE INSPECTOR THEY SENT SEEMED BIASED FOR THE COMPANY. THE ATTORNEY ALSO STATED THAT THE CAR IS UNDER RECALL AND IF THE LIGHT IS ON WHATEVER THEY SAY DOESN'T MATTER THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER ME SOMETHING UNDER THE SETTLEMENT AND THEY ARE NOT. THE CASE INVOLVES THE AIR BAG LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. SINCE THE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND THE SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, I AND WHOEVER RIDES WITH ME ARE IN DANGER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. HYUNDAI WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT ME PAYING. I SHOULD NOT PAY. I HAVE NOT HAD AN IMPACT. I GOT A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI TODAY STATING I SHOULD KEEP THIS LETTER IN MY VEHICLE AND THEY LISTED THAT THIS CONTACT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IF I AM UNSATISFIED. I AM NOT SATISFIED AND FEEL I AM NOT GETTING THE OFFER OPTIONS IN WHICH I AM ENTITLED. PLEASE INFORM ME HOW I SHOULD PROCEED IF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU DOES NOT COMPLY. I CALL THE ATTORNEY OVER THE CLASS ACTION AND THEY INFORM I SHOULD BE PERSISTENT AND I HAVE. BUT WITH HYUNDAI OVER THE INSPECTIONS, ETC., I FEEL THIS WILL NOT COME OUT FAIR. PLEASE INFORM WHAT I NEED TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAG). THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE RECALL CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND COULD MALFUNCTION DURING A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AFTER EXITING A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT I ATTAINED A SPEED OF ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A TRAFFIC LITE ABOUT 100YDS AHEAD TURNED TO RED. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND AFTER A FEW YARDS APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING ACTION. I GRABBED AND THE PULLED THE HAND BRAKE AS HARD AS REASONABLE WITHOUT BREAKING THE HANDLE OR DOING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH I STOPPED ABOUT 2-3 CAR LENGTHS SHORT OF AN ACCIDENT I'M SURE THAT USE OF THE HAND BRAKE PREVENTED A REAR END COLLISION. ONLY AFTER I HAD DRIVEN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY DID THE RED BRAKE FAILURE LITE COME ON CONFIRMING THAT I HAD SURVIVED A SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AS OPPOSED TO A SLOW LEAK FAILURE. WITH A RATHER SHAKY HAND, I GRABBED A FLASH LIGHT AND WHILE MY PASSENGER PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A LOCATION ABOUT 16 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE CAR IS IN THE YARD NOW BUT W/O A LIFT THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. HUNDAI DID NOT SEEMED TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEAR ACCIDENT STATING THERE ARE NO KNOWN BRAKE ISSUES BUT DID GIVE ME A CASE NUMBER FOR REFERENCE, THAT NUMBER IS 6046357. SINCE HUNDAI DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED ABOUT NEAR ACCIDENT SO I WILL BE TAKING THE SONATA TO A LOCAL DEALER.

HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OUT... STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. NOW I DON'T HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS .... SOMETHING IS VERY VERY WRONG WITH HYUNDAI'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF COURSE HYUNDAI SAYS MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL... AND I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONGS WITH THE CAR

A PART ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS FAILED ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, RENDERING THE AIRBAG INEFFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS, BUT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES. WE ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED TWICE, BUT NOT THE THIRD TIME SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME PART AND THE TIME PERIOD IN BETWEEN PART FAILURES WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT SENSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FULLY REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/24/13*CN

UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED & WERE REPLACED 9/27/2012. THIS REQUIRED ANOTHER DEALER ALIGNMENT. FRONT TIRES THEN WORE OUT 6,200 MILES LATER. TIRES WORE DOWN TO METAL BELT CORE; COULD HAVE EASILY BLOWN OUT. I HAD 3 PREVIOUS DEALER ALIGNMENTS AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER IN APRIL 2013 THERE IS NO MORE CAMBER/CASTER ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE, MY CAR IS "OUT OF SPECS", THAT I NEED A $650 AFTERMARKET CAMBER ADJUSTMENT KIT. DEALER TOLD ME TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3,500 MILES WHICH IS MUCH SOONER THEN THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED 7,500 MILES. I WAS TOLD TIRES WILL LOSE 50% OR MORE OF TREAD LIFE. MY APRIL 17, 2013 DEALER ALIGNMENT FAILED, COULD NOT BE DONE. I HAD DEALER ALIGNMENTS SEPT 26, 2012 (WITH NEW UPPER CONTROL ARMS), JAN 22, 2010, JULY 29, 2010, JULY 29, 2009. I HAVE GOOD PHOTOS OF THE SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE, STEEL BELTING CLEARLY VISIBLE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE DETAILED REPAIR RECORDS FROM THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,232.

I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INDICATED ALL AFFECTED PARTS LISTED ABOVE WENT ON. DROVE THE CAR FOR 3 MILES AND SHUT IT OFF FOR 2 HOURS. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT HAVEN'T SEEN A RESOLUTION THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUES GOD FORBID THE AIR BAGS DON'T EJECT IN A ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I DO?? *TR