2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE COULD ACCELERATE THAT FAST IS BY HER FLOORMATS BECOMING STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE REPLIED THAT THE FLOORMATS DO NOT MOVE AND SHE WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE FAILURE EXISTS AND COULD NOT PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING REMEDY THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND SHIP IT TO AN EVALUATION AND REPAIR FACILITY. THIS FACILITY WILL EVALUATE AND REPAIR OR REPROGRAM THE SEAT CUSHION AND OCS AS NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE HAS TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE TWO OR THREE TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. COMPLAINT NUMBER 3272955 WAS FILED WITH HYUNDAI. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,799 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,864.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SPOUSE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE HIT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN HAND AND THERE WAS $7,492.80 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,983, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,939. UPDATED 08/14/08 *BF UPDATED 08/14/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE FOR PASSENGERS WHO ARE LESS THAN 150 LBS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND, AFTER A SMALL DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS FOR THE FAILURE HE IS EXPERIENCING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

GOOD MORNING! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SONATA AND I NEED ASSISTANCE AND ADVISE. MY VEHICLE HAS BROKE DOWN WITH ME ON 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WILL BE RUNNING OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE A/C TO THE MOTOR AND THE ALTERNATOR CONTINUES TO FRAY AND BURN UP IN PIECES. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THESE BELTS WITH CHAIN BELTS ON THE NEW SONATA'S BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT HAS HAPPENED (3) TIMES. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI COMPANY LAST THURSDAY AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME OR MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TALK WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. MARCIA SMITH *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 120 LBS., OCCUPIES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DISPLAYS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD BE INJURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HYUNDAI WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. SPORADICALLY, THE AIR BAG DISCONNECTED LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FAILURE CORRECTED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 08V161000 (AIRBAGS), 08E021000 (HEADLIGHTS), 06V23400 (EQUIPMENT LABEL), 06V180000 (HEADLIGHTS), 05V377000 (FRONT SEAT RECLINER), AND 05V316000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND, WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/01/08

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD VERY OFTEN DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT A RECALL BUT, SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DIRECTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CONSTANTLY FLASHES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ALSO. SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHTS TO FLASH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM HER WHEN THEY RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,221.