Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#10350797August 20, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR STOPPED "CATCHING" WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAVE TO OPEN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. CHEAP, PLASTIC MANUFACTURING. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR DURING AN ACCIDENT. OPENING THE WINDOW OR CLIMBING THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350794August 20, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY SUN VISOR SUDDENLY STOPPED LOCKING INTO A SAFE POSITION. IT FALLS DOWN WHEN I TRY TO PUT IT UP. I HIT MY HEAD ON IT AND IT IMPAIRS MY VISION. I CAN'T SEE STOP LIGHTS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR OUT OF MY EYES AND ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL. NOT EXACTLY THE 10 AND 2 POSITIONS SUGGESTED FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350569August 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FROZEN REAR CALIPERS CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND NEAR ACCIDENT. REQUIRED ACTION - NEW CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350425August 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SUN VISOR IN HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 IS LOOSE. IT DOESN'T STAY UP, IT JUST DRIFTS DOWN. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT HAPPENED ON MY PASSENGER'S SIDE TOO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MAKE THIS A RECALL SINCE THIS PART NOT COVERED AFTER 60000 MILES ON THE CAR. HYUNDAI MAKES IT REALLY COSTLY TO REPLACE A SINGLE PART. THEY CHARGE $145 TO REPLACE A SINGLE SIDE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349700August 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN TWICE ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS BLOCKS MY VISION. VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349726August 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN PLACE AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. IT STARTED TO SAG JUST A LITTLE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND NOW WILL NOT STAY UP. I HAVE TO PUSH IT FORWARD AND IT WILL STAY PUSHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD FOR NOW. IF IT FAILS ANY FURTHER IT WILL OBSTRUCT MY VIEW ENTIRELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349266August 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INTERMITTENT REAR BRAKE NOISE ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR OVER 1YEAR. TWICE INSPECTED AT DEALERS SHOP, NO PROBLEM FOUND AND ALL DISC BRAKE PADS WITHIN SPECS. I NOTICED RECENTLY AT 42,000 MILES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STEEL REAR WHEEL WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO REAR BRAKES OVERHEATING. MY DEALER STATED THAT PASS. SIDE REAR BRAKE PAD HAD WORN DOWN ALMOST COMPLETELY DUE TO "BRAKE PAD SLIDES STICKING ON CALIPERS". NEW SET OF REAR BRAKES WERE INSTALLED AT COST OF 240.00 . MY DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATION BOTH STATED THAT REPAIR WORK WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF REAR BRAKE PAD PREMATURE FAILURE BUT THE UNKNOWN EFFECT ON THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO OVERHEATING OF BRAKES/WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347934August 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347612August 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOUGHT A 2007 HYUANDI SONATA GL AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN AND FLOP DOWN IN YOUR FRONT OF YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP IN THEIR CLIPS. THIS IS A BAD DISTRACTION THAT COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT CAUSES LIMITED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347835August 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WHEN IN THE UP POSITION, WILL NOT STAY LATCHED IN CATCH AND FALLS INTO DRIVER'S VIEW. WHEN PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, IT FALLS DOWN AND OBSCURES DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD. I WILL TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347525August 5, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISOR 1. AROUND JUNE 25TH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR STARTED FALLING DOWN ON ITS OWN, AND NOT STAYING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THEN, THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. 2. AT FIRST, I COULD PUSH IT BACK UP, AND IT WOULD REMAIN UP, HOWEVER AFTER A FEW WEEKS, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AT ALL. AS SOON AS I WOULD PUSH IT BACK UP, IT WOULD FALL BACK DOWN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WERE AS FOLLOWS: WHEN IT FALLS DOWN, IT OBSTRUCTS MY LINE OF VISION. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE SUNVISOR SUDDENLY DROPPING DOWN WHILE GOING 70MPH IS NOT A VERY SAFE ACT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR, ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI, THERE IS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED A TSB, OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. A TSB IS ONLY COVERED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL, NOT A TSB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE CASE THAT A PROBLEM IS SAFETY RELATED, A RECALL IS PUT OUT FOR IT. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS "MASKED" THIS PROBLEM AS A TSB SO THEY CAN GET OUT OF FIXING ALL THESE PEOPLES VISORS. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347177August 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES. FOUND LEFT REAR OUTSIDE PAD WAS WORN TO THE METAL AND RUINED THE ROTOR. ALL REMAINING PADS HAVE 50% OR BETTER REMAINING ON THE LININGS. THE WORN PAD WAS STUCK TIGHT TO THE ANTI RATTLE CLIP. I REPLACED THE REAR PADS, CLIPS AND LEFT SIDE ROTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347051August 3, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING AT A NINETY-DEGREE ANGLE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VISOR WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347139August 3, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR OF THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT EITHER FALLS AT AN ANGLE POINTING AT THE DRIVERS HEAD OR FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346880August 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE VISORS ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION. THIS IS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345808July 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT OR DOWN POSITION. THE $120 TO FIX THIS IS PROHIBITIVE, SO I HAVE TRIED USING TAPE, VELCRO AND STRING TO KEEP IT UP. NONE OF THESE WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY FIELD OF VISION IS SEVERELY LIMITED BY MY VISOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345778July 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONOTA AND BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION WHEN I AM DRIVING. THEY DID NOT BREAK UNTIL A FEW HUNDRED MILES OUT OF WARANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIPS WANT OVER $250 TO FIX THEM WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SINCE THEY BLOCK MY SIGHT I FEEL THAT THIS A DANGER THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345001July 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FLOPS. IT STARTED TO DO THIS A WEEK AGO AND WHEN IT DID THIS I WAS ON THE TOBIN BRIDGE GOING INTO BOSTON AND I ALMOST LOST TOTAL VISIBILITY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! I SEE MANY PEOPLE ON HERE WITH THIS ISSUE. AT 120.00 FOR THE PART...THAT'S NOT RIGHT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344018July 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS FLOPPY. THERE WAS NO MISUSE, I WAS MOVING IT TO THE WINDSHIELD POSITION AND IT BECAME FLOPPY FOR NO PROBABLE REASON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. IT CAUSES DISTRACTION, OBSTRUCTS VISION AND REQUIRES A HAND TO BE REMOVED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344046July 19, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH GENERAL EXCLAIM TIRES, SIZE P215/55/R17. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JANUARY 2, 2010. HE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE ON MARCH 20, 2010, WHICH HAD A BLISTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO PLACE HE PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT PURCHASE A WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAD A BLISTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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