2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCANNED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE OCS SENSOR WENT BAD. THIS IS COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BUCKLE SENSOR IS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BUCKLE ONCE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THIS ASKING IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THERE IS NONE. I HAD THE SEAT BUCKLE REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON.AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 67K MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "RF BUCKLE & OCS FAILURE" TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY WALLET = $1,700, AFTER I PAID THE $105 FOR THEM TO HOLD ONTO MY CAR ALL DAY LONG JUST TO PLUG A COMPUTER INTO THE CAR WHICH READS THE CODES AND SPITS OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAVE TO BE RECALL FOR THIS, HOW MANY COMPLAINS NEED TO BE FILL UP TO FORCE THEN TO HAVE A SAFE ISSUE FIX? *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I WOKE UP ONE DAY AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT LIT UP, WENT OFF THEN CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI PURPOSELY USE'S CHEAP MATERIAL AND DOES MEDIOCRE WORK AT BEST SO CUSTOMER'S WILL BE FORCED TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO MAKE THERE'S FAT. MY INSPECTION IS DUE AND THERE IS NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PASS. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS AND WON'T STAY UP. IT OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW CREATING A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF SONATAS AND JUST REPLACING THE VISOR WITH A NEW ONE DOESN'T FIX IT PERMANENTLY. THERE IS A LARGE DISCUSSION AT: HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MODEL YEAR IN AUGUST 2005. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AT LEAST 4 TIMES. ON TWO OF THOSE FOUR OCCASIONS, THE HEADLAMPS BURNED OUT AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF USE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED AND DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE CASING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

PASSENGER SIDE "AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON/OFF" LIGHT FLASHES BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF SAME ON THE INTERNET - SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF AUTOMOBILE. IT IS REPORTED TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BUT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER AS MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO SHARE THE PROBLEM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED IN THE AREA THAT HOLDS THEM STABLE THEY WILL NOT STAY UP ON THEIR OWN. 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

DEC 22 2010 BOTH MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON DRIVE SIDE STAYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLASHES OFF AND ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DOESN'T NOT STAY UP ALREADY HAD THE DRIVE SIDE VISOR REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASON IT WOULDN'T STAY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY BLEW OUT; THEY WERE REPLACED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.