2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE 120 LBS. WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IN THE SEAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,400 UPDATED 11-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER MOTHER-IN-LAW SAT IN THE SEAT IT DID NOT REGISTER THAT AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO WAIT UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME. ONCE THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,500.

60-70% OF THE TIME A SMALLER PERSON SITS IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" REMAINS LIT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2006, RIGHT AFTER BUYING THE CAR, TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE SITUATION. I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FRIENDS/RELATIVES/COWORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO VOUCH THAT WHEN THEY HAVE SAT IN THE SEAT AT VARIOUS TIMES THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED LIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TODAY PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND YET AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE SCENARIO AND SO MY VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD 3 CARS TESTED AT THIS DEALERSHIP SO FAR AND NONE HAVE HAD THE DEFECT DETECTED EVEN THOUGH ONE OTHER OWNER COMPLAINED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST. I DON'T BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS DONE ENOUGH TO DETECT WHICH CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT, NOR INFORMED THEIR DEALERSHIPS ON HOW TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE SIMPLY PICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR EMPLOYEE BASE TO SIT IN THE SEAT. THE WOMAN WHO WAS GOING TO TEST MY SEAT TODAY SAID SHE WEIGHED 150 LBS. I'M NOT SURE THAT REALLY QUALIFIES AS A SMALL STATURED PERSON, ALTHOUGH THEY DID END UP TESTING IT WITH A LIGHTER WEIGHT PERSON AFTER I SPOKE UP. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ACTUATION SENSORS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. MY WIFE CAN RIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SOMETIMES THE DASH LIGHT SHOWS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF AND SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THAT IT IS WORKING. THE MECHANICS CLAIM THAT MY WIFE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH, BUT SHE ASSURES THEM THAT SHE IS PLENTY HEAVY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) APPLIED TO HIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WITH A 120 LBS. PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 23,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED THE PERSON WHO WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO BE PRESENT. THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO OBSERVE IF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND DETERMINE WHAT REPAIRS NEED TO BE MADE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 11/07/08 *BF WHEN A CERTAIN SIZED ADULT SITS UPRIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT REGISTER THAT ANYONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IN OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA RANDOMLY ILLUMINATES INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING, EVEN WHEN A LARGE ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SIT, SITTING UPRIGHT WITH NO SEAT COVERS. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE AT WILL. HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP AND DENNIS HYUNDAI OF DUBLIN, OH HAVE BOTH REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE AT WILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT UNLESS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE THE PASSENGER IS SEATED, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/16/08.*JB

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MAKES RACHETING NOISE WHEN DRIVER ADJUSTS... THEN BREAKS AND NO LONGER MOVES UP OR DOWN OR STAYS IN UPWARD POSITION. RATHER,VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND HANGS IN DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AND DRIVER HITS HEAD ON IT UPON ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HIS 140 LB. WIFE RIDES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHICH INDICATES THE AIR BAG IF OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. AN AIR BAG RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,915. UPDATED 10-08-08 *BF UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB