Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#10507036April 4, 2013
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING ALONE, MY PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES NOT STOP. THIS TWO THINGS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW. ALSO MY LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER I SWITCH MY LIGHTS OFF, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND TURN THEM BACK OFF UNTIL THEY SHUT OFF. A MECHANIC TOLD ME ITS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THESE ISSUES, AND IT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI IS MISSING OUT THE POINT THAT THE 2007 SONATA MODELS HAVE AN AIR BAG ISSUE TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505555April 3, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
UPON PURCHASE OF MY USED 2007 SONATA ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BOTH SUN VISORS BROKE. WE WERE INFORMED IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE LIVED WITH IT BUT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UPON SEARCHING FOR A RECALL I FOUND THIS HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF UNHAPPY SONATA OWNERS. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT APPLIES TO ONLY CERTAIN STATES. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THAT... SHOULD BE ALL STATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505136March 31, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING SONATA FAULTY REAR CONTROL ARMS THAT AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ON OCCASION, MY SONATA WILL LIGHT UP THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED DASHBOARD INDICATOR. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL INDICATE THAT IT'S OFF FOR A FEW MILES OF DRIVING AND THEN THE DISABLED LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND I AM PRESUMING THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS BACK ON. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE DRIVING WHEN STABILITY CONTROL BECOMES DISABLED, BUT THAT VERY WELL COULD BE BECAUSE I USUALLY ASEE THE INDICATOR LIGHT UP (ON THE OCCASIONS THAT IT HAPPENS) IN THE MORNING AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO EXIT. AFTER DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 FOR A FEW MILES, THE DISABLED INDICATOR DISAPPEARS. TOTAL TIMES ISSUE OCCURRED: ABOUT 10 OR LESS SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE MID 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504442March 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS SOMETIMES LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON DURING A TRIP, ON ANOTHER DAY IT STAYS OFF. HAPPENS WHEN NOBODY IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND ALSO WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER INSPECTED CAR ON 3/25/13 AND SAID THAT THE CONTROL UNIT NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF ABOUT $270. THINKS THAT WHEN LIGHT IS ON, AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. CLAIMS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME I HAVE SEEN A RECALL NOTICE FOR THAT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503852March 20, 2013
VISIBILITY
I PULLED MY VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. PLASTIC CRUSHED AND BROKE AT THE VISOR PIVOT ARM. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD IS HINDERED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HARDLY USE MY VISOR SO WEAR AND TEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI BUT I AM PASSED MY WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503399March 18, 2013
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TPMS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR HAD FLAT. TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB 7 TIMES AND THEY KEPT CHECKING FOR A FLAT. SOMETIMES SOMETHING IN THE TIRE, SOMETIMES NOT. FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY RESET THE SENSOR BUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THEN I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. IT SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO PLUGGING MY CAR CHARGER IN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THOUGHT UNTIL I HAD THE FIRST FLAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502705March 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXISTED. THE CONTACT WAS DENIED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE PER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501946March 7, 2013
VISIBILITY
PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ON 2007 SONATA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501948March 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
AT ABOUT 5000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. ($1200.00). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499623February 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY CAR STARTED TO COME ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO FLASH. RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM BROUGHT ME TO THIS RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY IN THE RECALL. AS THEY DIRECTED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN MY VIN TO SEE IF IT WAS IN THE RECALL SET BUT IT WAS NOT. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE ISSUE DEALT WITH ON THE RECALL BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR ($1,200) BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RECALLED. ABOUT THAT TIME I RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DEALING WITH CALIBRATING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS LAWSUIT ONLY COVERS CALIBRATION AND NOT REPAIR WHICH MY CAR NEEDS. AS I COMMUNICATED MY CONCERNS TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BECAUSE THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WOULD ONLY DEAL WITH CALIBRATION, IT WAS MY COST TO REPAIR. TO ME THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY IN THE AREA OF DEFECT IN MATERIAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT CAUSED BY MY ACTIONS OR NEGLECT. AND SINCE HMA REPAIRED THE RECALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY OF THE CAR, AND MINE WAS OUTSIDE THE VIN SET, I REQUEST THAT THE RECALL BE EXAMINED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE VERY SAME ISSUE BUT FELL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL SET. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HMA WOULD TURN IT'S BACK ON A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AND REPAIRED IN SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR CARS, JUST BECAUSE IT FALLS OUTSIDE OF A TECHNICAL SCOPE OF VIN NUMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499416February 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499327February 19, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE OCS AND THE DEALER FOUND TWO FAULT CODES B1701 AND B1706 INDICATING THAT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE BELT PRETENSIONERS RESISTANCE IS TOO HIGH.I SEE THERE ARE MANY 2006 AND 2007 SONATAS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. DEALER WANTS A TOTAL OF 871.74. WITH THE NUMBER OF REPEATED COMPLAINTS I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496701February 7, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007. WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. IT CAME BACK ON I THINK AROUND 11,000 MILES. SAME THING HAPPENED, THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM & TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. IN OCTOBER 2010 WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT 47,458 MILES. THE DEALER REPAIRED A PASSENGER SEAT BELT. IN MAY 2011 WITH 58,640 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPAIR PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN 2012 BUT WE'VE BEEN DRIVING IT THIS WAY FOR A WHILE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MORE OFTEN THAN OFF IT SEEMS, AND IT ALWAYS IS SOME MINOR ISSUE OR CAN'T BE FOUND. IN FEB 2013 WITH 87,725 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY SAY IT IS A DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ISSUE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CLEARLY HYUNDAI IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND THE OCS SYSTEM. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496227February 3, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK GOING SOUTH ON I-65 AND AT 4:00 PM, APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF EXIT 179 PRATTVILLE ALABAMA A DEER JUMPED OUT OF THE DITCH AND I HIT THE DEER GOING AT 70 MPH.I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FORTUNANTLY I ONLY SUSTAINED BRUISING AND PAIN THAT KEPT ME OUT OF WORK FOR 2 DAYS.THE CAR WAS ATOTAL LOSS AND I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT ON 1/17/2013. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493634January 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY THAT WAS 5 YEARS AND 60,000. IT WAS FIXED BY DEALER AND NOW WITHIN A YEAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK THE BAGS SHOULD NEVER FAIL AT THIS AGE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS FIXED WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487841December 10, 2012
VISIBILITY
MY SUNVISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY SUNVISOR HAS BROKEN. ONE ON EACH SIDE. I HAVE SPENT 100 DOLLARS REPLACING THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS JUST MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487842December 10, 2012
VISIBILITY
MY SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY SUNVISOR HAS BROKEN. ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE SPENT 100 DOLLARS REPLACING THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS JUST MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VISORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487837December 10, 2012
VISIBILITY
MY SUNVISOR JUST FELL DOWN AND IT WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE UP POSITION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487864December 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF EXTENSIVE TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,352.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483579November 7, 2012
VISIBILITY
BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS ARE DROOPING AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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