2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

THE SUN VISORS BREAK AND DON'T STAY UP CLOSE TO THE CEILING. THEY FALL DOWN AND OBSTRUCT VISION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND FALLS DOWN INTO MY LINE OF VISION ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ALMOST HAD MORE THAN ONE ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO POSITION BLOCKING DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR RECENTLY BROKE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AND REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE 2008 SONATA HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND CORRECT THE APPARENT DEFECT WITH THE SUN VISORS. I HAVE EVEN HEARD OF REPORTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR VISORS REPLACED THAT THE REPLACEMENTS HAVE ALSO BROKEN. IT MAKES FOR VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE WHEN THE VISOR HANGS DOWN, YOUR VISION IS IMPAIRED. EVEN WHEN YOU PUSH IT TO THE SIDE, YOUR VISION IS PARTIALLY BLOCKED. WHAT OTHER RECOURSE DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO ENSURE THE MANUFACTURERS ARE SELLING MERCHANTABILITY GOODS. WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE NO WAY OF INSPECTING THE SUN VISOR MECHANISMS TO KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING OR WILL WORK PROPERLY WHEN A CAR IS PURCHASED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3. I STARTED MY CAR ONE MORNING AND HAD NO ACCELERATION IN THE GAS PEDDLE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF GOT HUSBAND AND WE RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK A TRIP TO HOUSTON A FEW WEEKS LATER AND AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM HAPPEN TO ME A FEW TIMES THERE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HAD TO RETURN HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $100 DOLLARS OR MORE TO JUST SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. MY HUSBAND SAID TO BRING IT HOME AND WE WILL CHECK ON IT. ON MY TRIP HOME THE ESC OFF LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS HAPPENED TO ME MANY OF TIMES ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. WHEN IT WENT OUT ON ME, SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND 3 TIMES NEARLY GOT HIT IN THE REAR AND 1 TIME WAS SERIOUSLY ALMOST RAMMED IN THE REAR WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LETTING THE CAR REST BEFORE RESTARTING IT. THE MOST TERRIFYING MOMENT WAS GOING OVER THE BRIDGE IN BATON ROUGE, LA. AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT KICKED IN AND I LOST ACCELERATION AND THERE WAS NO SIDE ROAD TO PULL OVER ON. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT 3 TIMES BEFORE THE ESC OFF LIGHT WENT OFF AND I AGAIN HAD ACCELERATION. THEN ABOUT 20 MILES OUTSIDE OF METAIRIE, LA. WHERE I WAS HEADING, IT STARTED SPUTTERING. THE RPMS WOULD GO DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD PULL BACK, THEN THEY WOULD JUMP UP AND THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION WHAT IS NORMALLY A 4 1/2 HR DRIVE TURNED IN TO A VERY STRESSFUL AND FEARFUL 8 HR DRIVE. I DID LOOK UP ON GOOGLE ABOUT 2006 SONATA'S AND ESC OFF LIGHT AND FOUND MANY OFF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM PUTTING THE CAR IN THE SHOP TOMORROW MORNING. I READ OF A WOMAN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HER CAR ACCELERATING ON HER AND PLUNGED INTO A TREE. THIS SOUNDS TO ME A SERIOUS MATTER AND SEEMS IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO FIX WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY HYUNDAI. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS HAVE HIT THEIR HEADS ON THEM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR ALSO FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FACE, OBSCURING HER VISION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. LJ UPDATED 12/29/10*JB

2006 SONATA. JUST AFTER WARRANTY ENDING 60,000 MILES ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY VEHICLE BROKE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT HANGS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VISION NOW. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PART COSTS $101. HOWEVER, IT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. KEEPS FALLING DOWN OR WILL ALWAYS BE DOWN IN FIELD OF VISION. *TR