2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL OF THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FUNCTIONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. HYUNDAI WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. CASE # 4011415 WAS FILED BY HYUNDAI. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,500.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISORS FAIL TO STAY UP AFTER BEING ADJUSTED, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD VISION. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLIANT WITH SONATAS, AND CAN OCCUR ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SUNVISOR. *TR

THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR ALMOST ALL THE TIME, ALL ROAD TYPES AND ALL SPEEDS. DEALERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE KNOW ABOUT SUCH PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING HOT WEATHER(ABOVE 80 DEGREES) HAS BEEN GOING ON AT LEAST 3 YEARS AND GETTING WORSE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON EDMONDS.COM BUT HYUNDAI SERVICE TECH AT PINEHURST REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS A VALID SITE. MOST PEOPLE THAT RIDE IN CAR GET SCARED THAT CAR IS GOING TO COME APART. WIFE WORKS AS REALTOR AND IS AFFECTED BY PROBLEM. *TR

JULY 14, 2010: WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, I WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. AFTER GOOGLING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED APRIL 14, 2009, NO. 09V122000, REGARDING THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. HAVING RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL, I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR ON JULY 31, 2009, WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE "STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS CIRCUIT OPEN." THEY REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL "FIX" IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION AND REMEDY THAT, NOT JUST REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WITH ANOTHER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JERKING AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THIRD GEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS AND OVERDRIVE SOLENOID WERE DEFECTIVE. ERROR CODE WAS P0765. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY 2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX. 55K. IT NOW HAS 70K AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS EVERYONE ELSE, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ISSUE. DISAPPOINTING. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA-PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED. THE COST WAS $600.00. I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS 40,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AFFECTING NUMEROUS SONATA OWNERS AND THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ARE THEY POSSIBLY USING DEFECTIVE PARTS? IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHY ISN'T THE COMPANY ADDRESSING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE BELT GETTING WET BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF THE CRANK PULLEY WAS REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 09/20/10

LOW NOTE HORN FAILED AT 94K MILES. HIGH NOTE HORN WORKS, BUT IS MUCH LESS EASILY HEARD. THE LOW NOTE HORN WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY MOTHER'S CAR, SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AT ABOUT 32K MILES. *TR

I HAVE RUST STARTING TO FORM ON THE EXTERIOR DECK LID SEAMS . THE RUST ID NOT SURFACE RUST BUT HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE THE PAINT AT THE SEAMS ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE AND RUST AT THE SPOT WELDS. THERE IS ALSO THE BEGINNING OF RUST THROUGH ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE DECK LID. *TR