2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LOST CONTROL AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A COLLISION WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, WHICH CAUSE SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR, AS WELL AS THE FIRE HYDRANT. MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE INJURED MY RIGHT THUMB FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, RESULTING IN A TORN LIGAMENT AND A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. I BELIEVE THIS INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE NONE OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS SEEM TO LINE UP CORRECTLY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE REPAIR SHOP ARE BOTH AWARE OF THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. THE REPAIR SHOP CLAIMED THEY CAN NOT LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF WHY THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY HELP EITHER. I WON'T BOTHER CONSULTING THE HYUNDAI DEALER SINCE THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTIONS, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, AS WELL AS HAVING OTHER UNRELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST. *TR

OCCURRED THREE DAYS SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 4-CYLINDER 4-DOOR SEDAN. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SUMMER OF 2006. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN JAN 2007 AND MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS ON JAN 28, 2008. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COMING TO A STOP BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP. CAR STALLED WITH BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

SEAT BELT STRAP BROKE PASSAGER SIDE DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. RICKY J. CAPERTON WAS THE PASSAGER. SPEND 6 HOURS IN THE ER VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454. *TR

SINCE LAST SIX MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK IS NOT WORKING AND ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WATER PUMP IS NOT OPERATING. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AND APPROXIMATED 19,750 MILE. THE CAR IS 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA V6. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND STRUCK A CURB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTOR FAILED DUE TO IMPACT. THE CONTACT DISAGREES AND HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,349.

I HAD NOTICED AT FIRST THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD IN 2006 RIGHT AFTER I HAD PURCHASED MY CAR. THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD, BUT NOT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. WHEN I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY CAR ON, AT THAT TIME ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OF MY CAR WENT OUT. THERE WERE WIRES THAT WERE APPARENTLY SWITCHED. AT THIS TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND INFORMED THEM OF THE NEW PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD I STARTED TO HAVE PROBELMS WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS GOING ON.THE TURNED THEM OFF AND STATED IT WAS MY FAULT. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER BOTH AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO LOOKED UP INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER AND STATED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FAULT AGAIN. SOMEONE WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND SHUT THEM OFF BUT NO PAPERWORK WAS WRITTEN UP. THEN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED ANOTHER DASHBOARD FOR THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I ASKED THEM AGAIN TO CHECK TO SEE ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHTS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK NOW (I STILL DO NOT HAVE IT BACK). WHILE ALL THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ISSUE WAS HAPPENING, THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS ALSO COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE THE ABS AND ESC LIGHT WAS COMING ON BECAUSE THERE IS A BRAKING ISSUE WITH THE CAR. AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS THAT KEEP COMING ON AND STAYING ON IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THEY ARE ALSO NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND ESC LIGHTS. *JB

AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEM THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW THAT IT WAS GETTING HOT. I FOUND THAT YOU COULD MAKE THE TEMPERATURE GO UP AND DOWN JUST BY ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AC. THE CAR WOULD RUN FINE THEN THE TEMP WOULD RED LINE IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND DROP BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SHIP. THEY CHANGED EVERY THING IN THE CAR FROM THE DASH CLUSTER TO THE WATER SENSOR AND EVERY THING BETWEEN. AFTER 2.5 WEEKS THEY SENT AN ENGINEER FROM THERE MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY FOUND THE GROUND BAD. I WAS GIVEN A LONER CAR AND THEY TOOK CAR OF ALL THE ISSUES UNDER WARRANTY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS LOUDER WHILE MAKING A TURN WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE REAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS; THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT FAILED TO SOLVE THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,997. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE, PASSENGER SEAT AREA MAKES A RATTLING SOUND, RIGHT TRUNK TRIM VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION AND HEARS KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

HYUNDAI SONAT GLS/ PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATES WHEN SEAT OCCUPIED. WE PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IN JULY OF 2006, IT HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT CAR EXCEPT FOR ONE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEACTIVATION SIGN WOULD COME ON WHEN MY WIFE WAS IN THE SEAT. THE MANUAL STATES THAT THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED OR A PASSENGER LESS THATN 50 LBS. MY WIFE WEIGHS 150 LBS PLUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HUMBLE HUNDAI: 1ST VISIT: I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HE CHECKED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG, SO HE COULD NOT FIX IT ----PROBLEM CONTINUED 2ND VISIT: TOLD HIM WE WERE ON TRIP OF 50 MILES EACH WAY AND LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HE SAID HE GOT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE OF VARIOUS SIZES TO RIDE IN IT AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON 3RD... CALLED THE NATIONAL HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS.... YOUNG MAN ACTED LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT 4- STARTED ON TRIP, LIGHT CAME ON, SO..DECIDED TO TAKE IT AND SHOW IT TO SERVICE DEPT. TOOK IT BY DEALER, MGR. NOT IN.. INSISTED THAT SERVICE PERSON DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT HE SAW THE LIGHT ON. 5: CALLED HYUNDAI NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AGAIN, ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR, SHE ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE ALLEVIATED 6. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE TOOK THE CAR IN. HIS SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE A SEAT OUT OF A CAR ON THE NEW CAR LOT AND SWAP IT OUT WITH MY SEAT. 7. THE PROBLEM IS BETTER BUT THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCCASIONALLY, WE HAVE TRIED ALL THE TRICKS THEY SUGGESTED TO GET THE LIGHT OFF WHEN IT COMES ON. CONCLUSION: I TOLD EACH PERSON ABOVE THAT IF WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AT F.W. SPEEDS, HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG FAILED, I WAS HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE PUT THIS IN WRITING. HYUNDAI CONSIDERS THE PROBLEM SOLVED. IT IS NOT. I EVEN ASKED THEM TO DISCONNECT THE SAFETY FEATURE WHICH CAUSES THE AIR BAG TO DEACTIVATE. THEY REFUSED.