2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

COMPLAINT CENTERS ON A PATTERN OF DECEPTIVE AND MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS, PLANET HYUNDAI. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER JULY 1, 2007, WITH A DRIVER COMPLAINT OF FAILURE TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY RESULTING IN EXCESSIVELY HIGH RPMS. DEALER RESPONDED BY RESETTING THE COMPUTER CODES AFTER CONSULTING WITH MANUFACTURER IN CALIFORNIA, ALLEGEDLY. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER WITH PROMISE THAT IF THIS REOCCURRED, TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED, AS PER MANUFACTURERS DIRECTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, A WEEK LATER THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN ON THE DEALER'S LOT SINCE MIDDLE OF JULY, NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, AND CAR HAS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE WHILE ON THE LOT. DEALER ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK ON CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 55MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS STILL WAITING FOR IT TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,967 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,053.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DISABLE WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE SIZE OF THE PERSON WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE AIR BAG WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, HOWEVER HYUNDAI HAD NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,713.

PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE EVEN WHEN PASSENGER WEIGHING 165 LBS WAS SEATED AND RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELT. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR AIRBAG TO NOT ALWAYS BE ON AND ARE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A AN ERROR THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE IT LET TO SERIOUS HARM OF ANY ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE RADIO AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED: THE ALTERNATOR, FUSE BOX, COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL HARNESS, AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

SINCE NEW, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, HOWEVER, ONLY WHEN 120 POUND WIFE IN SEAT. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF HYUNDAI. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME IF AIRBAG LIGHT OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH WIFE IN SEAT, SYSTEM DETERMINED NOT NECESSARY TO DEPLOY BAG. UNDER EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AIR BAG LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. NO PATTERN IN THE ON/OFF CIRCUMSTANCES. OWNER MANUAL STATED IF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, HAVE PASSENGER SIT IN BACK SEAT, AND YET DEALER CLAIMED OKAY TO SIT IN SEAT WITH WARNING ILLUMINATING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB