Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10486236November 27, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND NOW IT NEVER COMES ON. NOW MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IN THE DASH CAME ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOT ALL OF THE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. SO NOW MY AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE BAD SENSOR AND IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING. I'M LOOKING TO GET THIS ISSUE COVERED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485382November 21, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEATS
ON OR AROUND 11NOV12, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAME ILLUMINATED ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THE CODE REPRESENTS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THAT SEAT, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2008 FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DESPITE ITS FALLING WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS. THE COST TO REPAIR COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00US, AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL NOTICE. FROM READING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, AND I SUBMIT THAT A NEW RECALL OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED OR THE EXISTING ONE OUGHT TO BE EXPANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483564November 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED OCT 26, 2012. MY SON NOTED SOME LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMP. I INSPECTED THE CAR AND NOTED THAT THE REAR DIVER-SIDE WHEEL WAS AT A WEIRD ANGLE. THE CAR WAS MOVED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON NOV 1ST. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SUBFRAME CORROSION EFFECTING THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. I CALLED GARVEY HYUNDAI, OF QUEENSBURY, NY, WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM MY SHOP TO GARVEY. HE INFORMS ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH SUBFRAME CORROSION AND THIS MODEL YEAR AND NO RECALLS. HE TELLS ME THAT IT WILL COST BETWEEN $1350 AND $2400 TO REPAIR AND ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE THEY OFFERED ME $500 TOWARD THE REPAIR WORK. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY A 2006 AND THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED IN FULL BY HYUNDAI. THE CAR HAS SPENT WINTERS IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD MULTI ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING NEEDING TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY) I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SUBFRAME CORROSION ISSUES WITH PRIOR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482807October 31, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW OPERATOR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. TODAY THE POWER WINDOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE BAD SOLENOIDS ON THREE DOOR LOCKS WERE REPLACED. BOTH SUN VISORS ON THE CAR WERE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTION. THE COVER ON AUTOMATIC CAR SEAT OPERATORS KEEPS ON FALLING DOWN. THE CASSETTE PLAYER IN THE CAR WAS REPLACED DUE TO BAD DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL PLAYER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482349October 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS COME OFF IN THE LAST 6MONTHS. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS THE CASE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 10YR OLD ELANTRA AND NONE OF HER HANDLES HAVE COME OFF. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YRS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482239October 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482269October 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYED ON, AND THE PASS AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT VARYING TIMES (W/PASS IN SEAT). IN 2010, IN THE SUMMER (?) THE DEALER REPLACED A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER RECALL. THE CAR MOST LIKELY HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME I TOLD THE DEALER'S (VAN HORN HYUNDAI OF FOND DU LAC, WI) SERVICE PERSON ABOUT THE PASS AIRBAG LIGHT AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON IT. WHEN THE PASS LIGHT WOULD COME ON I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT WOULD USUALLY STAY OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480084October 14, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVER SIDE (AND THE PASSENGER SIDE) SUN VISOR FALL DOWN(DROOP) WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN CAUSING SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478742October 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHTS) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2009 AND THE REPAIRS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC STABILTY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE FAILURE WOULD RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED, BUT A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STOMP LAMP SWITCH FAILING AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479122October 3, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 13, 2012, JULY 18, 2012 AND AUGUST 3, 2012, WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING AREA, MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO REASON. IN EACH INSTANCE, AN ACCIDENT RESULTED WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 SONATA. MY ONLY GUESS , IS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL. UPDATED 10/15/12 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478017September 30, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO FASTEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM) SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD "BURNT" ITSELF OUT. FAILURE TO REPLACE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO FAIL. DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SENSOR BACK IN 2008. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS "NOT" PART OF THE RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT "ON THE LIST". SAME MAKE, SAME MODEL--NOT PART OF RECALL???? THE REPAIR COST $1000 FOR A NEW SEAT. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE "NOT" PART OF RECALLS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475751September 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN THE 1ST OWNER AND COMPLETED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. ALWAYS A BIT BUMPY SHIFTING, BUT LAST THURSDAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40M ON FREEWAY ONCE PULLING OFF WOULD NOT STOP. CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AT ABOUT 40MPH REGARDLESS IF FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO SLAM INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN IN PARK IT REVES AND HAS RPMS UP. REVERSE YOU ARE PULLING OUT AT 30 AND SLAMMING IN NEUTRAL BEFORE YOU CRASH AND THEN FORWARD THE SAME. THIS CAN NOT BE ISOLATED AND IS WORSE THAN A FLOOR MAT IN A TOYOTA. I CANT TAKE A FLOOR MAT OUT TO MAKE IT SAFE. PLEASE HELP, EVEN IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA IS, HOW CAN I TRUST THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE SAFE TO EVER BE IN THIS CAR AGAIN? THERE ARE 100'S OF POSTS ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. MY CAR IS UNUSABLE WITH A PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO LACK OF CARE OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T SAFELY USE AND YET CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN AT THIS POINT. NOR CAN I AFFORD THE HUNDREDS I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO FIX THE YET TO BE FIXED PROBLEM. SO FAR TWO SEPARATE SENSORS. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY, ISN'T THIS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475442September 14, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY (CODE B1706). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED HOWEVER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473922September 5, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
I WAS JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CAR MADE THIS CLUNKING NOISE AND THEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER I GOT THE CAR HOME, IT WAS LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD THE CONTROL ARM ROTTEN OFF THE SUB-FRAME FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001-2004 HYUNDAI SONATAS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO HELP ME AND TOLD ME THIS HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST. IT APPERAS TO ME THAT IF THEY RECALLED PREVIOUS MODELS THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE CONTROL ARM DID NOT BRAKE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473822September 4, 2012
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,300. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472732August 28, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AIR BAG SENSOR IN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,242.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472447August 25, 2012
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DROOPING SUN VISOR, COMES DOWN WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THE SUN VISOR ALTHOUGH THIS IS KNOW PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI IS SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIR ONTO THE OWNER OF VEHICLE WHICH COSTS $80 PER SUN VISOR AND AN INSTALLATION OF $20 PER VISOR. BASICALLY, $200 FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT THE DRIVERS FAULT, BUT A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472246August 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL VEHICLE AIRBAG ISSUES *TGW SHORTLY AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN A 160 POUND PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, BUT NOT FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE FOR DAYS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT THE DAY, WHERE THE DEALER RECOMMENDING REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE SEAT AT A COST OF $1100. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN AND MODEL YEAR WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED HIS MODEL YEAR WAS INCLUDED AND A CASE FILE WOULD BE OPENED. RECALL # 08V161000 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471657August 20, 2012
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
JUNE 2008, SEATBELT LIGHT & AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PASSENGER SEAT. CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. PART WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI, UNDER WARRANTY. AUGUST 2012, MILEAGE 45,000 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN PERMANENTLY. CODE B1706 PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER, AGAIN. CONTACTED BOTH CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND DEALER AND TOLD NO WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM AND NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT. SEEMS THAT REPEATED FAILURES OF A COMPONENT OF THE SRS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, YET BUCKLE PRETENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE!! I HAVE NOTICED REPEATED ENTRIES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 SONATA. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE BE SURE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470798August 15, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESC COMES ON EVERYDAY I START THE CAR THEN IT COMES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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