Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10304481February 3, 2010
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ALONE ON HIGHWAY THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD "RF BUCKLE AND OCS FAILURE". NEITHER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS I WAS 3,000 MILES OVER, AND HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 08V161000). TO DATE (2/03/10), NO REPAIRS OR SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304034February 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA - WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL ESPECIALLY DURING CITY DRIVING (NYC), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. OTHER TIMES WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IT IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT LURCHES FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THAT IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THE MAT CAUSING THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND AFTER THE RECENT PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA'S GAS PEDALS I WANTED TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION. HYUNDAI CORPORATE HAS NOW ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CARE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TEST DRIVE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302587January 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OWNS TWO OF THESE VEHICLES AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 30 MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES BARELY WORKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURS IN COLD SNOWY WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59000. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302631January 27, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED WITH CODES 1448 AND RESET THE SENSOR LIGHT BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WHERE THEY RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND STATED ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FOURTH TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL, THE DEALER STATED THE OCCUPANT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE CAMPAIGN (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000; COMPONENT: AIR BAGS; POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 393308). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 93,359. *KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299611January 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ON BOTH OF MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATAS OFTEN FREEZE DURING BLOWING SNOW OR AFTER DRIVING THROUGH SNOW. THUS, THE BRAKES WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED, OR THEY WILL INADEQUATELY SLOW/STOP THE CAR WHEN BRAKING. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY WHENEVER IT SNOWS, EVEN IF IT ONLY SNOWS A LITTLE . SOMEHOW, I'M SPECULATING, THE SNOW BLOWS INTO THE BRAKES (CALIPERS?) AND MAKES THEM DYSFUNCTIONAL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS IN THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES. THE WORST CASE HAPPENED TO ME DURING THE RECENT 2009 CHRISTMAS SNOWSTORM IN THE MIDWEST. I COULD ONLY GET MY CAR TO BARELY STOP EVEN WHEN I WAS MOVING LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOURS. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WINTERS, BUT THIS LATEST INCIDENT PROMPTED ME TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299041January 11, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. . IT HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THIS LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE NJ TURNPIKE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. A STATE TROOPER SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND PULLED IN BEHIND ME. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION HE SAID THAT HE KNEW OF SEVERAL OTHER SONATA'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299058January 11, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, NORTH BOUND ON ROUTE 8 IN CONNECTICUT (IN THE AREA OF TORRINGTON) AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT 12:30 PM ON THE JANUARY 10, 2010. IT WAS A CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30'S. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR (IN THE FRONT SEAT) AND TWO SNOW BOARDS AND SOME SNOWBOARDING EQUIPMENT IN THE TRUNK. WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, THE SIDE WALL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED IN TWO PLACES WITH A LOUD BANG AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF PRESSURE. AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE (ABOUT A HALF MILE AS THIS SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY HAS NO SHOULDER) THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE TIRE CHANGED. THE TWO HOLES IN THE TIRE ARE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES APART. ONE IS 1" BY 2". THE OTHER IS 1/2" X 1 5/8". BOTH HOLES GO THROUGH ALL LAYERS OF THE TIRE. THE MATERIAL FROM THE FIRST HOLE WAS EJECTED FROM THE TIRE. THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES WAS CHECKED AND SET BY KEY HYUNDAI OF MILFORD ON NOVEMBER 14, 2009. THE TREAD WAS CHECKED BY KEY HYUNDAI OF MILFORD ON DECEMBER 30, 2009 AND FOUND TO BE LOW BUT SAFE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MORE MILES. THE EXACT TIRE LINE IS ENERGY MXV4 S8. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298144January 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER PORTION STRUCK VEHICLE SENDING IT TOWARD MEDIAN DIVIDER. BRAKES WORKED WELL DURING EMERGENCY MANEUVER HOWEVER, A NO BRAKE SITUATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 10 -20 SECOND DURATION OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE RECOVERY. BRAKES THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297926January 3, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, LEFT SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297700December 31, 2009
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296320December 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
MY DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA BEGAN HANGING LOWER AND LOWER UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NEITHER STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE CAR OR OUT TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. THE VISOR NOW ONLY HANGS DOWN, WHICH OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296364December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR; ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD STARTING; THIS IS 3.3L V6 ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS WAS ON AND BEFORE 22 SEP 2009 WITH ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. GAS SMELL GETTING STRONGER AND PERSONAL MECHANIC FOUND RIGHT FRONT FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. ALSO MILEAGE HAS DROPPED ABOUT 10 MPG DURING LONG ROAD TRIP. MECHANIC RECOMMENDS CHANGE OF FUEL INJECTOR O-RING SEAL(S) ON THE LEAKING INJECTOR AND ALL OTHERS (5 MORE). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY/FIRE ISSUE WITH RAW FUEL BEING SPRAYED ON THE HOT ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295760December 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WHOLE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IN MY 2006 SONATA IS ISN'T WORKING. ESPECIALLY THE LIGHTS OVER THE LAST 3 YEAR WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR, WE CAN'T COUNT HOW MANY LIGHTS BULBS WE HAVE REPLACED. THE DASH BOARD LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN EVER IT FEELS. WE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD WARRANTY BUT WE DON'T, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEIR ELECTRIC SYSTEM BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295791December 15, 2009
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 30,000 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR JUST FLOPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ON I-95 AT 70 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE VISOR BLOCKED THE DRIVERS VISION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE "UP" POSITION. SINCE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A VACATION TRIP THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PLANNED AND IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION, IT WAS NOT PRACTICAL TO GO TO A STRANGE DEALERSHIP. TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, I USED A "WOODEN CLOTHSPIN" CLIPPED TO THE VISOR AND PUT THE SUNVISOR TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE CLOTHSPIN BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE HAND HOLD LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROOF OF THE CAR. SINCE THE TRIP WAS GOING TO BE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, I LATER USED A RUBBER BAND TO KEEP THE VISOR HIGH ENOUGH TO ENTER AN EXIT THE DRIVER DOOR. THE VISOR WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER BACK HOME AND I BECAME AWARE THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THIS AGENCY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER VISIBILITY WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS. OF ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 40 YEARS, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295076December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH AND THE ECU SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294662December 6, 2009
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN IN LINE OF VISION. STARTED WITH PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR AS I WAS <5000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. BASED ON INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI'S. SEEMS SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TO 4 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293787November 28, 2009
VISIBILITY
INTERIOR SUN VISORS FAIL AND DO NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. ON GOING PROBLEM. AN ORDER FOR REPLACEMENTS HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF FAILURES. BECAUSE THE VISORS DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN RAISED, THERE IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FROM VISION IMPAIRMENT. DRIVING WITH THE VISORS DOWN IMPAIRS VISION OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY FOR TALLER DRIVERS--BECAUSE THE VISORS BLOCK MORE OF THE NORMAL RANGE OF VISION. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE VISORS ALSO CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY USED AS INTENDED IN ADVERSE LIGHTING CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293559November 25, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT ACTIVATE IF A FEMALE ADULT SITS IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT; VARIOUS INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSES ARE GIVEN, SUCH AS POOR POSTURE, INADEQUATE WEIGHT OR "HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT IN THE BACK." IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I HAVE MADE REPEATED VISITS TO MY DEALER, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IN ONE CASE, THE DEALER HELD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND SUPPOSEDLY SENT THE SEAT BACK TO HYUNDAI, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. DURING MY MOST RECENT DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID THAT THE SENSOR WOULD ONLY ACTIVATE IF THE PERSON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHED OVER 130 POUNDS. THIS ELIMINATES ME - I WEIGH 115 POUNDS - OR MOST OF MY FEMALE FRIENDS. MY DAUGHTER WEIGHS OVER 130 POUNDS, BUT IT DOES NOT ACTIVATE FOR HER, EITHER. MOST OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE A WEIGHT "TRIGGER" OF 90 POUNDS. THE DEALER SAID THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT SET THE ACTIVATION/TRIGGER WEIGHT AT LESS THAN 130 POUNDS. THIS MEANS I CANNOT HAVE MOST OF MY GUESTS OR RELATIVES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS DESIGN CHEATS A LARGE NUMBER OF ADULTS OF AIRBAG PROTECTION, AND CREATES AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. A HYUNDAI RECALL FALSELY CLAIMS THAT HYUNDAI WILL ADDRESS THE SITUATION, BUT THIS IS ONLY FOR SHOW - NO WORK IS DONE AND THE COMPANY INSTRUCTS THE DEALERS NOT TO REPAIR THE SEATS. THE DEALERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO SAY THAT FAILURE TO ACTIVATE IS NOT A DEFECT, AND THAT THE COMPANY CONSIDERS AN ACTIVATION WEIGHT OF OVER 130 POUNDS TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERS ARE ALSO TOLD TO TEST THE SEAT THEMSELVES - THIS MEANS A LARGE MALE IS CHOSEN TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT, WHICH THEN ACTIVATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292227November 15, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE
AT FIRST IT WAS THE RADIO, TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF WHEN I WOULD TRY TO LOWER THE VOLUME IT WOULD BE LOUDER. MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND TURN ON AGAIN, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WILL TURN ON AS MY CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SIGN IS ON AND THE BAG IT IS NOT DEPLOYED. THE ABS, ESC AND OTHER GLOW LIGHTS WILL TURN ON; SOMETIMES I CANT ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS OR LOCK THE CAR WITH THE BUTTON. NOW MY CAR WILL NOT START, NO POWER AND IT RESETS MY CLOCK. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY ARE GREEDY MONEY HUNGRY '!@#$% WHO DO NOT CARE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR AND ITS BEEN THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE ONLY THING FOUND WRONG. I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR AT LEAST TWICE A DAY AND THREE TIMES ITS DIED COMPLETELY. THIS IS AN 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IT SHOULD NOT GIVE ME THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291447November 9, 2009
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA - DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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