2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

DURING COLD STARTS BATTERY & SEAT BELT LIGHTS COME ON. ALSO, POWER STEERING SEEMS TO NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR & BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DAMPENER PULLEY REPLACED & CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN A SECURED POSITION. THE SUN VISOR EXHIBITED A CRACK AND WAS SECURED WITH TAPE TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION IN THE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISOR - I JUST REPLACED MY FOURTH SUNVISOR AT $81 A PIECE AND $20 TO INSTALL IT HAS BECOME VERY COSTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DOES BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS DON'T STAY. THEY ARE FLOPPY AND IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S SIGHT. IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER, SO I USED TAPES TO HOLD THEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE I HAD A WARRANTY AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON BOTH SIDES SEAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IN EARLY MORNING. SUN WAS BRIGHT SO PULLED DOWN SUNVISOR. HEARD A CRACKING SOUND, A PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL ON MY LAP, AND NOW THE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION. IT JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING VIEW. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 VIN : [XXX]. WHILE DRIVING A DAY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 83K 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. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH OF MY CAR VISORS HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAS THE SAME CAR. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT POSES A RISK ON THE DRIVERS. THE VISOR STAYS HALF WAY, WHICH AFFECTS THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. TO BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE THE VISOR BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSES THE RISK TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AROUND 58,000 MILES THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG" LIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON RANDOMLY.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, SAYING THERE ARE NO LOGS. SHORTLY AFTER 60,000 MILES (WARRANTY EXPIRATION) THE LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF MORE OFTEN, ON ITS OWN, AND NOW IN ADDITION THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON SOLID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND NOW THEY CAN SEE THE LOGS (AFTER WARRANTY), THEY SAID THE AIR BAG SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAVE A SHORT AND THE COST IS $1200 + TAX + LABOR. AND FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM RISKS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT ACTIVATING IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, GOD FORBIDS. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING. IT APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. NO PARTS REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN HISTORY OF THE SUNVISORS BREAKING OR NOT STAYING UP WHILE NOT BEING USED. AT FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON ME AFTER TRYING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT KEEPING IT IN THE CORRECT POSITION. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN MOVE THE VISOR TO THE SIDE BUT THIS CAUSES LOSS OF SIGHT TO MY SIDE WHEN DRIVING WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB IT SEEMS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO COVER OUT OF WARRANTY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE SAME THING WILL CONTINUE AND COST A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP REPAIRING. *TR