Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10925486November 11, 2016
ENGINE, STEERING
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 10/11/2016 AT J.D. BYRIDER OF MANSFIELD AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING TYPE SOUND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. ON 10/14/2016 WHILE MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK SHE WENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS VERY HARD BUT MANAGED TO GET HOME AND WOKE ME UP, I THEN WENT OUT AND VIEWED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS VERY LOOSE AND THAT THERE WAS A PULLEY LAYING BY THE ENGINE; JD BYRIDER FIXED THE ISSUE OF PULLEY AND BELT; AFTER WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK WE NOTICED THAT THE CLICKING TYPE NOISE WAS STILL THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925147November 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924875November 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I DONE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR, EACH TIME A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR BETTER AND I HIT IT AND TORE MY FRONT END UP BOTH TIMES AND EACH TIME THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT, SO THIS LAST TIME, MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE AIRBAG NEVER POPPED OUT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920475November 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD LIT UP AND STAYS ILLUMINATED. LOOKING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920128October 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
1) AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT KEEPS ON 2) PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS SOMETIMES SHOWED NO PASSENGER EVEN THERE IS A PASSENGER (THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918904October 25, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VISOR ON BOTH MY 2006 AND 2007 IS BROKE AND DOES NOT STAY UP. HAD TO GLUE IT. ALSO WE HAD AN THIRD 2007 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE SUN WITH ONE HAND AND HAD THE OTHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND USING ONLY ONE HAND ALMOST HAD ME IN THE OTHER PEOPLE WRECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917306October 19, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V316000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917318October 19, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
AFTER A VISIT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ESC SYSTEM - UNIT IS IN FAILURE MODE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED OF "DEFECTIVE PROBLEM" CONCERNING THEIR PRODUCT. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS RELATED TO REPLACEMENT REPAIR. $3000.00 > THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, IN WHICH HYUNDAI CORPORATION SHOULD ISSUE A "RECALL" OF YEARS 2006-2009, MODELS THAT ARE IN "FAILURE MODE" AS PER DEALERSHIP TODAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917450October 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO BAD SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE PRETENSIONERS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2007 AND DID NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY/RECALL. AFTER READING THAT MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE REPAIR STATUE AND STATEMENT MADE BY HYUNDAI MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER THAT I AM REFERRING TO IS CAMPAIGN NUMBER PE14023. THE FIRST REPAIRS OCCURRED AT 30K AND 35K MILES APPROXIMATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916101October 14, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISORS IN THESE VEHICLES FAIL, AND RANDOMLY FALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE POORLY MADE CHEAP MATERIALS. THE WAY THE VISOR FALLS PREVENTS VIEWING OF THE ROAD ENTIRELY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL YOU CAN SHOVE IT BACK UP, AND STRAP IT BACK INTO PLACE, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904268September 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET A BLANKET AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND MY ESC OFF LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903712September 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND MULTIPLE HOLES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904252September 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE DASH HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND IS STAYING ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR THAT SHOWS A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITHOUT A BELT ON IS FLASHING. BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS LIKE A RECURRENT PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WON'T DEAL WITH DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS READ ONLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903552September 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL..WE'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER, 2015. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND HAS REMAINED RED WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902943August 31, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESCOFF AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ONCE IN A WHILE. INTERMITTENTLY, THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER OVER NIGHT OR WAITING FOR COUPLE OF HOURS AND STARTING THE VEHICLE IT GOES OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902974August 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY SUDDENLY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT BLINKS ONCE AND THEN REMAIN LIT. I USED THE CODE READER TO GET THE CODES AND IT GAVE TWO CODES FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM, B1102 AND B1448. ON FURTHER GOOGLING, THE 1ST CODE INDICATES LOW INPUT VOLTAGE AND 2ND ONE INDICATES PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTING SYSTEM FAULT. NOW I AM CONCERNED TO USE THE CAR AS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897599August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS OFF SIGNS ARE SUDDENLY APPEARING IN THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SIGN ALSO APPEARING. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS FAULT DESIGN AND HAVE TO FIX THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897603August 22, 2016
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES SOUND WHEN WE DRIVE ON UNEVEN ROADS, BUMPS. CHECKED WITH COUPLE CLINICS, ALL SAYS DESIGN FAULT. I HAVE THIS SOUND FOR 2+ YEARS AND I AM WORRIED. FRONT BOTH TIRES SUSPENSION MAKES THIS SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895014August 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894861August 10, 2016
ENGINE
PURCHASED THIS SONATA USED 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 45,800 MILES ON IT, DROVE IT 4,000 MILES AND IT DEVELOPED A ENGINE TICKING NOISE WHICH NOW HAS TURNED INTO A KNOCKING SOUND AT 1800 RPMS GOES AWAY, THEN COMES BACK AT 2200 RPMS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A CASE NUMBER. THE DEALER HAS REMOVED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND SHAVINGS SAYING IT NEEDS A "SHORT BLOCK" MOTOR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $5,800. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA DENIED THE REQUEST FOR REPAIR TOTALLY. I FIND THAT AT 50,000 MILES AND BEING ONLY THE SECOND OWNER, THIS MOTOR HAD A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT! THIS IS MY THIRD HYUNDAI, NEW 2005 AND NEW 2007 AND I'M SERIOUSLY IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW SUV BUT IF HYUNDAI WON'T STAND BEHIND A COSTLY DEFECT LIKE THIS THEY WILL LOOSE A 10 YEAR VERY LOYAL CUSTOMER FOREVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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