2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

HINGE ON DRIVER SIDE VISOR OF 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS BROKE AND VISOR NO LONGER STAYS UP. WENT TO PULL VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SUN AND IT SNAPPED AND NOW THE VISOR JUST HANGS THERE. I HAVE TO FLIP THE VISOR BACKWARDS INTO THE BRACKET TO KEEP IT OUT OF VIEW. HAVE CONTACT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I AM 4 MONTHS OUT OF MY WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER VIEWING MULTIPLE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL PLACED FOR THESE. THEY POSE SUCH A HAZARD IN BLOCKING ONES VIEW FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, STOP LIGHTS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. CONSIDERING ALL THE ISSUES THAT HYUNDAI USED TO HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE CORRECTED AND PLACED A RECALL FOR. *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. AIRBAG WILL NOT DELPOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAME ON AND STAYED ON GIVING ERROR CODE. TODAY THE AUTO BODY SHOP DOING THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER'S IN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT WORKING AND BOTH NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG FAILURE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ONE LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT ALL THE TIMES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS INACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. SHOULDN'T THIS PROMPT A RECALL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AFTER 60,000 MILES AND APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS MAKING IT JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR NOW HANGS LOOSELY AND DOES NOT RETAIN ITS POSITION OUT OF THE WAY OF DRIVER'S VISION. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE PROPERLY WITH THE BROKEN SUN VISOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. IN A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, THIS IS A _VERY_ COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THE HYUNDAI 2006 - 2008 SONATAS. THIS CONDITION CAUSES REDUCED VISION TO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. IF HYUNDAI READS THE FORUMS, THEY ALREADY KNOW THIS IS A PRODUCT DESIGN DEFECT. IF THEY TRACK THE SERVICE INCIDENT RATE OF REPLACED SUN VISORS ON THIS MODEL, THEY WOULD ALSO KNOW THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED TO MOVE THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,586.