2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

UNDER NORMAL USE, AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, THE SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 BREAKS AND FALLS INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE SUN VISOR SNAPS AND THEN THE VISOR CAN NO LONGER BE USED NORMALLY. BLOCKED VISION, SUN VISOR SWAYING ON ITS OWN. THIS PART OUT OF WARRANTY COSTS OVER 100 DOLLARS AT A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE SUN VISORS IN THE 2006-2009 SONATAS BREAK FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT CAUSE. *TR

2006 GLS SONATA - AIR BAG LIGHT ON. 51,000 MILES. WENT TO DEALER, HELPLESS. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 52,000 MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR NO LONGER MAINTAINS ITS TENSION, CAUSING TO FALL DOWN FREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER IT THE HEAD. DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON BOTH SMOOTH AND ROUGH PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT, VISOR CAN NOT BE RELIED UPON TO PROVIDE INTEND SAFETY BENEFITS OF BLOCK EXCESSIVE SUNLIGHT TO ENABLE SAVE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION. IT HANGS CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH VISION. I'M FEARFUL OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BRAND NEW. I LIVED THERE UNTIL JUNE 2009 AND MOVED TO VIRGINIA. I NEEDED THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS THEY WERE PULSATING AND SQUEALING AT 45K MILES. UPON COMPLETE INSPECTION AT THE MECHANICS IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR ON THE INTERNET AS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 70K MILES AND IS NOT GOING OFF. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 50K MILES WHICH THE DEALER FIXED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE TWICE BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW THE VISOR IS BROKEN AGAIN, BUT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT UP CRACKED AND I CANNOT GET IT TO STAY UP OR DOWN. IT JUST HANGS IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS HAD REPEATED AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTS AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT OVER 1300.00. THE PART NUMBER IS 88200-0A541-FZ0. HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION DESPITE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. NO AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNLESS COMPONENT IS REPLACED. CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE #[XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2006 SONATA I HAVE APPROX 59,000 MILES AND THE VISOR CRACKED AND NO LONGER STAYS UPRIGHT. BECAUSE IT KEPT FALLING AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW I HAD TO REMOVE IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2005. IT IS JUST UNDER 79,000 MILES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND NO MATTER WHAT HAS NOT TURNED OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HYUNDAI SHOULD HANDLE AND NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO PAY FOR AT SUCH HIGH PRICES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN WITH HYUNDAI TO GET THEM TO STOP PUTTING CHEAP PARTS INTO THEIR VEHICLES. *TR