2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

BOTH SUN VISOR SPRING MOUNTS BREAK. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE IT CAUSES THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 TIMES OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE LAST 2 TIMES WE HAD IT IN UNDER WARRANTY TO GET REPAIRED WE WERE TOLD THAT HYUNDAI HAS FIXED THE KNOWN FLAW, ONLY TO HAVE THEM BREAK AGAIN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON WHICH MEANS AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. CALLED/CONTACTED HYUNDAI IN GUAM WHERE WE PURCHASED OUR SONATA 2006 ALL TO NO AVAIL. THEY JUST TOLD US THAT AS SOON AS OUR CAR IS OUTSIDE OF GUAM, OUR WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GERMAN DOES NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY SINCE WE DID NOT PURCHASE OUR CAR FROM A GERMAN DEALER. WE PURCHASED SONATA 2006 AND LATER THAT YEAR WE WERE RELOCATED IN GERMANY: HOHENFELS ARMY POST. *TR

SUN VISORS WILL NOT REMAIN IN UP POSITION, FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION. DRIVER MUST THEN DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING VISOR IN THE UP POSITION. VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY. IT DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A WRECK. *TR

09V122000-I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR AS THEY HAVE NOT STARTED THEIR CAMPAIGN YET. MY CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE ABS/ESC LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT / PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO CAR PROS HYUNDAI, SEATTLE WA ON AURORA. ADVISED THEM MY AIRBAG LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN STAYS ON. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS SEAT BELT ISSUE AND SOME WIRING UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD. HYUNDAI ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T WORK IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT. ASKED THEM IF THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID ONLY UP TO 60, 000 MILES. AND MY CAR IS OVER THAT. I ADVISED WHY AREN'T ALL SEAT BELT FUNCTIONS AND AIRBAGS COVERED THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE CAR. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ITS THE LAW THAT I HAVE TO WEAR A SEATBELT, WELL IT SHOULD BE A LAW THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY AND AIRBAGS FOR THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW TURN, "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL, WITH NO GAS POWER OR BRAKE CONTROL, BUT THE CAR IS RUNNING AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING (WINDOWS, RADIO, ETC). IT SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT TO RUN PROPERLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN 2006, AND IS INTERMITTENT BUT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. IT WILL ACT UP SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR MONTHS THEN NOTHING. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HAVING TO STOP IN SINGLE LANES WITH NO SHOULDERS, ON RAILROAD TRACKS, OR INTERSECTIONS AND RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN. TOOK TO MERCED CA HYUNDAI THEY REPLACED TSP WIRING, WHICH DID NOT HELP. OF COURSE IT APPEARED OK AS IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RETURN TO SHOP, WITH THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK, DRIVE 30 MILES TO THE DEALER, AND PAY FOR CAR RENTAL. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND BOUGHT A FAIRLY NEW CAR TO BE RELIABLE. THIS WAS NOT IT. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ADVISING OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH OF MY 2006 HYUNDIA SONATA. I FOLLOWED HYUNDIA'S INSTRUCTIONS AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, COLONIAL HYUNDAI, DOWNINGTOWN, PA. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND ADVISED ME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL BUT WAS RATHER DUE TO ANOTHER PART. I WAS INFORMED I WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $1,409.96. AT THAT TIME, THEY RECALIBRATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT RETURNED TO ILLUMINATION DAYS LATER. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH THIS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL THESE DEFECTIVE VISORS. WHEN THE VISOR BREAKS, IT HANGS DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT.

HAD CAR IN SHOP IN FOR THE DASH TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN 2007.THIS A 2006 MODEL HYUNDAI SONATA-DASH IS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS BEFORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ACCIDENT DEALER STATES IT IS OWNERS PROBLEM & EXPENSE AS IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 2 YEARS SINCE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM-FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL & A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON MARCH 21, 2006. BY APRIL OF 2006, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE WEIGHT RANGE, WHICH WAS WHY THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DECREASED THE AIR BAG SENSOR PRESSURE, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WANTS TO TRADE THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE THE DEALER CANNOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOT TRADE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE TOTAL COST VALUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.