Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10851099March 22, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
"ESC OFF" LIGHT IS "ON" AND CAN'T BE RESET. HYUNDAI HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE OF A SAFETY RELATED SYSTEM AND DOESN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN REPAIRING WHAT IS A SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCY. I THINK A RECALL IS WARRANTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850631March 20, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND ALSO CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FROM HYUNDAI AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846389March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2006 SONATA: THE ESC ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES; MAY RETURN THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845868March 9, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTED AND DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837389February 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. HAVE TRIED TO RESET BY PULLING THE FUSE AS WELL AS DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 2-5 MINUTES, BUT TO LIGHT COMES RIGHT BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836837February 18, 2016
SUSPENSION
CLUNKING , TRUNKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE FROM FRONT SIDE SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING.COMPLAINED TO DEALER IN 2008 AND 2011 .THEY TEST TEST DROVE AND SAID IT IS NORMAL OR CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.IN 2016 THEY ARE SAYING IT NEED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS COSTING AROUND $2000. I SEE FROM DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MAY BE AVOIDING TO ADDRESS WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824557February 5, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE LIGHTS, THE FUSE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823964February 3, 2016
ENGINE
ON LAMBDA/LAMBDA II MPI SERIES ENGINES, ENGINE OIL CAN LEAK ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH COULD AFFECT CHARGING SYSTEM FUNCTION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND NOT RESTART. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AS WELL AS AFFECT POWER BRAKING AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM FUNCTION, WHICH WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, POTENTIALLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE RISK OF A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. EVERY MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS ENGINE HAS OIL LEAKS ON THE ALTERNATOR AND OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS (I'VE REPLACED 3 ALTERNATORS SO FAR! ~$200 EACH! + LABOR!!!) YET ONLY A CERTAIN YEAR OF THE "VERA CRUZ" RECEIVED A RECALL BECAUSE THE COST TO HYUNDAI WOULD BE HIGHER TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES (AZERA, SANTE FE, AND MY SONATA ETC. MODELS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821610January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE CUP HOLDER IS LEVEL AND NEXT-TO THE GEAR SHIFTER. WHEN I BRAKE, OCCASIONALLY FLUID FROM A BEVERAGE MAY FALL ONTO AND INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE SHIFTER ENCLOSURE ALLOWS FLUID TO FLOW INTO IT AND COLLECT AROUND A CONNECTOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS THAT END-UP COMMUNICATING TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER'AND THEN ONTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT I DOWNSHIFTED WHEN I DID NOT DOWN SHIFT. THE RESULT IS I HAVE TO FLIP OVER TO 'SHIFTRIONIC' MODE BECAUSE THE CAR IS PERFORMING LIKE I PUT IT IN THAT MODE WHEN I DID NOT. I TRY TO UPSHIFT BUT IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY'I END UP BEING DISTRACTED TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE CAR ENDS UP GOING FASTER THAN I INTENDED. I GENERALLY DON'T NOTICE THE DOWNSHIFT UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTS ROARING'.DROPPING INTO SECOND GEAR ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY UNSETTLING. AGAIN, I TRY TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED BY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ATTEMPTING TO UPSHIFT AND IT'S VERY DISTRACTING. I HAVE HAD A 'PLUS 5' DRIVER RATING FOR OVER 2 DECADES AND I OWN TWO OTHER CARS AND I NEVER BEEN TICKETED WITH EITHER CAR. BUT I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN TICKETED TWICE WITH THE SONATA AND IN BOTH CASES THE CAR DOWN-SHIFTED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND INITIALLY I DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE BEVERAGE SPILL TO CREATE A SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, SO IT'S NOT OBVIOUS WHAT IS HAPPENING FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT IS A SIMPLE BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821251January 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE DETACHED. THE INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS ALSO DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,533.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819161January 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE FRONT WAS SMASHED IN THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AND THE AIRBAGS AND NOT THE PLOY AND I NEED HELP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10817022December 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON BY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THERE'S NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE RETURNED TO MY CAR FROM WORK AND THE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON DRAINING THE BATTERY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AS WELL AS IN THE DASH WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE VIDEO BUT IT'S NOT DOWNLOADING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816673December 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,411. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811672December 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON NOV. 7, 2013, I NOTIFIED HYUNDAI THAT WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SONATA'S OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS). THE SYSTEM DID NOT CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZE MY WIFE AS AN ADULT PASSENGER, EVEN THOUGH SHE CLEARLY EXCEEDED THE NECESSARY WEIGHT THRESHOLD DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SENSOR. HYUNDAI, AFTER MECHANICAL/ELECTRONIC REVIEW, STATED THE OCS WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. IT WASN'T. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 1, 2014, AND AGAIN ON MAY 22, 2014, ONLY TO HAVE HYUNDAI TELL US THE OCS WAS OPERATING "OK". AGAIN, ON JULY 30, 2015, WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE, AS THE OCS WAS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. HYUNDAI, AT THAT TIME, PERFORMED A REPROGRAMMING. STILL THE OCS DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZE MY WIFE AS AN ADULT PASSENGER. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AN ALMOST INNUMERABLE NUMBER OF TIMES IN REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. THOUGH HYUNDAI EVEN HAD AN ARBITRATOR DOCUMENT THE DEFECT, TO DATE WE STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION. IT IS UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE, OR ANY OTHER ADULT PASSENGER, TO RIDE IN THE CAR. AND, AS ONE CAN SEE BY THE HISTORY, IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811295December 20, 2015
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AIR BAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. ESC INDICATOR TURNS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. REAR SUSPENSION KNOCKS WHEN FUEL TANK IS LOW (I.E. NEAR EMPTY).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810717December 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, AT 100,000 (HWY MILES) THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS BECAME SQUEEKY AND DETATCHED FROM THE RUBBER BUSHINGS, MAKING A HORRIBLE RIDE AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR BOUNCY AND UNSTABLE. THERE IS ALSO A KNOCKING OR LOUD CLICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AT CRUSING SPEEDS, WHEN I BARLEY PUSH THE GAS PEDAL. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL VALVE. IT GOES AWAY WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL ELECTORNICS SEEM TO WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TOO!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810604December 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH SUN VISORS FAILED DROPPING DOWN INTERFERING FRONT VISIBILITY. ONE WAS REPLACED AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE OTHER ONE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795120November 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WITH AN OCCUPANT PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794927November 19, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794936November 19, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 83000 MILES AND ALREADY HAS BAD UPPER CONTROL ARM IN THE FRONT. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE THIS EARLY AND IT BEGAN WHEN I HAD LESS MILEAGE THAN 83000. I HEAR SQUEAKS WHEN GOING ON CRACKED PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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