2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. I SEE THERE WAS A RECAL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BUT I THINK IT WAS "FIXED ONCE" AND NOW IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. COME TO FIND OUT MY AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY. AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC GRACEFULLY CHECKED MY AIR BAG CODES FOR FREE. THIS IS NOW PUTTING MY LIFE AND ANYONE RIDING WITH ME IN DANGER SEEING AS NONE OF MY AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL FORUMS I'VE SEEN, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO SEND OUT A RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION.

HYUNDAI REPLACED ORIGINAL ENGINE THAT EXPLODED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE THAT SUFFERED SAME FATE WHILE DAUGHTER WAS EVACUATING FROM HURRICANE IRMA ON INTERSTATE 95

FOR A LONG TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THIS DEACTIVATED THE AIRBAG, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WENT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I HAVE TO PAY $ 1600, TO REPAIR IT. IM STIIL USING MY CAR I NEED TO WORK

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE I PURCHASED IT 3 YEARS AGO. IT PULLS A B1701 CODE INVOLVING A BAD SEAT BELT SENSOR. $500+ TO FIX.

AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR REMAINS LIT DUE TO MODULE CONTROLLING THE OCS SYSTEM ON PASSENGER SEAT, AIR BAG SYSTEM IS SEVERELY COMPENSATED. DEALER INDICATES $1200 REPAIR TO FIX PROBLEM. AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON WITH CAR IN A PARKED POSITION.

APRIL 3, 2018: TWO YEARS AGO WE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN OUR CAR. SUDDENLY WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF OR STAYING ON. WE WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES OF THE SAME KIND. WE FIND THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED WITH THE OIL VALVE AND ALTERNATOR PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF OR STAYING ON. SO WE TOOK THE ALTERNATOR OUT AND RETURNED IT BECAUSE THANKFULLY IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEREFORE, THIS IS NOW THE THIRD ALTERNATOR FOR OUR CAR. HOWEVER, IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, WE WANT TO BE PART OF DOCUMENTED CASES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AS OF TODAY, THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE WITH THE NEWEST ALTERNATOR. OUR FRUSTRATION IS WITH THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN TWO YEARS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON. THANKS...

WHILE DRIVING THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING.

THE ESC OFF INDICATOR LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND STAY ON STEADILY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN ON, BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE, CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM AND ME HAVING TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO ENGINE POWER TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE ROAD OR WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 3.3L V6. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISSUE OF A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE INCIDENT WHERE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY MARCH 11TH 2018 WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE IS ON ENCE THE ESC OFF LIGHT INDICATOR IS NO LONGER LIT ON THE DASH. AND THE ONLY WAY I AM SOMETIMES ABLE TO GET THIS LIGHT TO TURN OFF, IS BY DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY FOR 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR OR SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (CENTRAL AVENUE HYUNDAI, 111 S CENTRAL AVE SUITE 1, HARTSDALE, NY 10530, (315) 519-4437) INDICATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE TO DETERMINE IF THEY OR THE DEALER WOULD ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.