Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10428859October 5, 2011
AIR BAGS
WE OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. OUR DEALER HAS TRIED 3 TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY TO FIX IT. A MONTH OR TWO AGO OUR ABS AND AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. WE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND A WEEK OR SO LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT BACK OFF A FEW TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK. IT THEN STAYED ON SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONNECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS WENT BY AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE SO THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. LESS THAN A WEEK WENT BY AND THE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. WE HAD IT BACK IN TO THE DEALER TODAY, THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW THEY SAY IT IS THE SAME PART BUT THIS TIME ITS THE DRIVERS SIDE INSTEAD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE BELIEVE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN IN ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THINKING BACK, EVERY TIME THE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON IT HAS BEEN ON MY LUNCH HOUR WHEN I DECIDED TO EAT LUNCH IN THE CAR AND I MOVED MY SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND CASES WHERE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428712October 4, 2011
SUSPENSION
BROKEN LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM NOT COVERED UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH COULD HAVE ADVERSELY CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, PER MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428392October 3, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAD MY AIRBAG AND RIGHT SEAT BELT LIGHT COME ON AT THE EXACT TIME. RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO MENTION THIS DEFECT WITH THE 2006 SONATA AND FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO AIRBAGS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE COST TO GET THIS FIXED IS AROUND $400.00 AND I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS REGARDING IT. IT'S A DEFECT HAVING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT/SEAT BELT. THIS CAN RESULT IN SOMEONE'S DEATH IF NOT ADDRESSED AND NEEDS TO NOT BE IGNORED, BUT CORRECTED BEFORE IT DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427813September 28, 2011
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA (82K MILEAGE). THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. BASED ON A WEB SEARCH THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND ONE THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. [THE REASON FOR THE VISIBILITY COMPLAINT, THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR FAIL (ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANOTHER TIME)] I TOOK THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER WHO DID NOT CONSIDER THE PROBLEM WITHIN WARRANTY. THE DEALER DID NOTE THAT THE COST TO REPAIR COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1500.00 SINCE THE ENTIRE SEAT AND SAFETY BELT SYSTEM MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. FOLLOW UP CALLS TO HYUNDAI FOUND THAT, THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THEY HAVE ELECTED NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM AS THEY DID FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR CAR MODEL WITH A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATION. I STRONGLY SUSPECT YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL ARRIVE AT THE SAME CONCLUSION AND WITH YOUR HELP MAYBE HYUNDAI WILL ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED. HERE IS A WEB LINK WITH NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/HYUNDAI/SONATA/FRONTAL+AIRBAG THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426896September 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER AIRBAG SIGN LIT UP IN DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE BUCKLE SENSORS HAD FAILED. I ASKED HOW THIS HAPPENED AND THEY SAID, "THERE IS NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS" . IT HAPPENS AND YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 SONATA HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426188September 18, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN SEPT 09. SAME PART WENT AGAIN IN APPROX JULY 2011. CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACEMENT OF STOP LAMP SWITCH 1429 CKR $79.95 AND 1 93810-SK000 SWITCH ASM $6.60 FOR A TOTAL OF $86.55. DEALER, MOTORWORLD OF WILKES BARRE, PA INDICATED THAT I ALREADY HAD RECALL DONE SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I ALSO OWN A 2011 SONATA AND HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO (UNDER WARRANTY). SEEMS LIKE THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424512September 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED HOME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BURNED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421534August 26, 2011
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA VISORS BOTH FAILED ONE AT A TIME REPLACED ONE FOR FREE CHARGE ME FOR OTHER RECALL ON PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR I HAVE RECALL PAPER THEY MAILED ME THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421525August 25, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WILL NOT STAY UP NOW, GREATLY AFFECTING DRIVING VISION AND SAFETY. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR JUST TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOW HAVE NO SUN BLOCK WHEN DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL I GET IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420788August 20, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA V6 THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED ( THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED). THIS HAPPEN WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING AS WELL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST HYUNDAI SONATA THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN. I HAVE CHECKED A HYUNDAI FORUMWEBSITE ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL WITH HYUNDAI. HOWEVER, I WAS FORTUNE, I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE CAR OFF THE TO THE SIDEOF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419976August 18, 2011
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
IN 2008 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI STATING MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THE LETTER STATED ONLY THOSE CARS WHICH HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ARE AFFECTED. AT THE TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IN 2010 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALER, AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF A "BAD BATTERY". NOW A MONTH AGO THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS THE OCS SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT IS BAD. I INFORMED THEM OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF MY VEHICLE BEING PART OF THAT RECALL. I HAD CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT PARTICULAR CAMPAIGN WAS NO LONGER IN THEIR SYSTEM, SO THEY HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MY CAR IS NOW 5K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME OVER $1K TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419494August 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2006 SONATA V6 STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL WHEN STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS CLATTERING SOUND CONTINUES FOR 4-5 MILES BEFORE SUBSIDING. THIS STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX. 25,000 MI. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. THEY CHANGED THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER A COUPLE OF TIMES, CHANGED AN AC REED VALVE, AND LAST TIME REPLACED THE VALVE LIFTERS, WHICH THEY SAID WERE BADLY WORN. NONE OF THESE EFFORTS FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN THIS WEEK FOR TRY #7. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419350August 14, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND HAS FALLEN DOWN INTO MY DRIVING LINE OF SIGHT. IT HAS ALSO FALLEN DOWN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418384August 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
HINGE ON DRIVER SIDE VISOR OF 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS BROKE AND VISOR NO LONGER STAYS UP. WENT TO PULL VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SUN AND IT SNAPPED AND NOW THE VISOR JUST HANGS THERE. I HAVE TO FLIP THE VISOR BACKWARDS INTO THE BRACKET TO KEEP IT OUT OF VIEW. HAVE CONTACT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I AM 4 MONTHS OUT OF MY WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER VIEWING MULTIPLE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL PLACED FOR THESE. THEY POSE SUCH A HAZARD IN BLOCKING ONES VIEW FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, STOP LIGHTS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. CONSIDERING ALL THE ISSUES THAT HYUNDAI USED TO HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE CORRECTED AND PLACED A RECALL FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417169August 5, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. AIRBAG WILL NOT DELPOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416922August 3, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415672July 22, 2011
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAME ON AND STAYED ON GIVING ERROR CODE. TODAY THE AUTO BODY SHOP DOING THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER'S IN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT WORKING AND BOTH NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413962July 21, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG FAILURE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413787July 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ONE LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413794July 20, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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