2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SHOP . THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTED, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ALL AIRBAGS SYSTEM IN THE CAR. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING A WHOLE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1065.07 + TAX. PREVIOUSLY, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM OF OCS (RECALL NUMBER 08V161000). THERE ARE SO MANY SAME COMPLAINTS MADE HERE. THERE SHOULD BE URGENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY OWNER/DRIVER. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY IN US SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS SAFETY ISSUE (IT'S AIR BAGS!!! NOT SOME EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR ISSUE). THIS HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SEAT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,648 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,708. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED ON MAY 31, 2012. UPDATED 07/09/12

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND CANNOT STAY UP. I HAVE TO PUT IT TO THE SIDE, BUT IT BLOCKS SIDE VIEW DANGEROUSLY. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR SONATA 2006-2008. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER MENTIONED TO ME DURING WARRANTY. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HYUNDAI HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121, BUT HYUNDAI SIMPLY IGNORES IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I HAD JUST LEFT THE STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT 55 MPH, HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR BUT ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 55MPH, THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHICH I TRIED TO AVOID FROM HITTING BUT COULD NOT AVOID DUE TO ACCELERATOR KEPT ACCELERATING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH I THEN CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORCED CAR TO PARK AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TURNED OFF CAR, CAR WAS SMOKING FROM DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. *JS

I HAD JUST LEFT THE STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT 55 MPH, HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR BUT ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 55MPH, THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHICH I TRIED TO AVOID FROM HITTING BUT COULD NOT AVOID DUE TO ACCELERATOR KEPT ACCELERATING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH I THEN CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORCED CAR TO PARK AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TURNED OFF CAR, CAR WAS SMOKING FROM DRIVE SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TOLD MY FLOORMATS GOT STUCK UNDER GAS PEDAL BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT MY FLOORMATS DO NOT MOVE. *JS

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO 'AIR BAG' WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $350.00+. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. CAME HOME AND GOOGLED PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALL LISTED FOR THIS ISSUE YET. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS DISCOVERED QUITE OFTEN WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, MODEL CAR IN THAT WITH THIS PROBLEM THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. IS THERE ANY RESEARCH GOING ON NOW RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS FRACTURED, CAUSING THEM TO FALL INTO THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DETECTION SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS ILLEGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,920.