2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP AND THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE BRAKES CALIPERS TEND TO STICK AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. *TR

REAR SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED FOR A RECALL 5 YEARS AGO! WENT O GET A STICKER AND THEY SAID IT WAS ROTTED. GOING TO A HYUNDAI DEAL ON MONDAY THE 23RD TO FILE A COMPLAINT JUST WANTED TO GET THE CALL STARTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NO RESISTANCE WITH THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (PLAZA HYUNDAI 2740 NOSTRAND AVE #2, BROOKLYN, NY 11210) FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EXAM. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FRONT PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER AXLE HAD FAILED. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION) AND 05V216000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL).*DT*JB

REPLACED ALTERNATOR DUE TO FAULTY LEAK OIL GASKETS. OIL LEAKS ONTO ALTERNATOR IN 3.3 LITER V6 SONATA. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ALTERNATOR IN LESS THAN A YR. I ALSO READ IN A AUTO FORUM OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS CAUSING CAR TO JUST DIE WITH LITTLE WARNING OTHER THAN BATTERY LIGHT LIGHTING UP ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT HOME.

PASSENGER OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR IS SHOWING AN TROUBLE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON ALWAYS. I TAKE THE CAR INTO A HYUNDAI DEALER WITH THE RECALL I ENCLOSED AND THEY DONT APPROVE IT.

MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING UPON COMING TO A STOP. I TRIED THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

PASSENGER OCCUPANT WEIGHT SENSOR IS SHOWING AN TROUBLE CODE B1448. NO DAMAGE TO SEAT OR ANY REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR?

I HEARD REALLY LOUD SOUND IN THE ENGINE BUT THERE'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER OF FEW DAYS OF DRIVING AND THE DAY I DECIDED TO BRING IT TO THE MECHANIC, FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE SHOP THE THE LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE IS GONE THEN CHECK ENGINE SHOW UP AND THE OIL PAN APPEARS. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE OIL PUMP AND THEY SAID THERE'S A METAL SHAVING INSIDE THE ENGINE, WHEN THEY DRAIN THE ENGINE OIL.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 I NOTICED AFTER STOPPING AT A STORE AND GOT BACK IN IT WAS HARD TO START. IT FINALLY DID START, THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE HAD MOVED FROM 3/4 OF A TANK TO 1/2. I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST LOOKED AT IT WRONG. BUT BY THE NEXT STOP LIGHT I WAS DOWN TO 1/4 TANK. BY THIS TIME I WAS CLOSED TO HOME, SO WHEN GOT HOME AND GOT OF THE CAR I NOTICED A TRAIL OF GAS BEHIND ME. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND GAS WAS POURING DOWN FROM THE GAS TANK ON TOP OF EXHAUST. HOW IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE I HAVE NO IDEA. I FOUND THAT THE GAD LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE MAIN GAS LINE HAD RUSTED AND UNDER PRESSURE IT BLEW. THANK GOD WE DINT GIVE THIS CAR TO OUR GRANDDAUGHTER AS WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BECOME JERKY AT 140,000 MILES. THIS OCCURED ON A VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AND IN DRIVE, IT WOULD DELAY AND THEN JERK WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN, SUCH AS WHEN THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AFTER STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR (ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS OR ENTERING HIGHWAYS) OR WHEN THE CAR WAS DECLERATING (ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A CITY STREET, MOVING 40 MP4 OR LESS) AND NEITHER THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR WAS BEING APPLIED. THE CAR ALSO DELAYED AND JERKED HARD WHEN SHIFTING TO AND FROM REVERSE.