Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10393203March 21, 2011
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ILLUMINATED AND WON'T TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392236March 19, 2011
VISIBILITY
BROKEN VISOR. WILL NO LONGER STAY IN UP RIGHT POSITION CAUSING RESTRICTED VISION FOR THE DRIVER. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392155March 18, 2011
VISIBILITY
1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: COMMON USE OF ROTATING THE SUN VISOR UP AND DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. 2. THE FAILURE: THE VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN PLACE AND HANGS DOWN "FREE-SWINGING" OBSTRUCTING BETWEEN 25% AND 45% OF THE DRIVERS VIEW DEPENDING ON HEIGHT OF THE DRIVER. IN MY CASE- THE VISOR HANGING DOWN DISTRACTS 40% OF MY VIEW THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD AND I AM 5'10". IF LEFT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, IT IS GOING TO PLAY A MAJOR PART IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG SONATA'S FOR 2006. MY DEALERSHIP EVEN ADMITTED TO IT WHEN I WENT IN TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED 3 YEARS AGO. 3. CORRECTION OF FAILURE- UNHINGE THE VISOR AND SHOVE IT INTO THE BRACKET BACKWARDS HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T FALL, BUT USUALLY DOES ON ANY SORT OF AGGRESSIVE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED OVER 3 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS GOING TO PLAY A MAJOR FACTOR IN WRECKS. YOU CAN FIND OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES TO ESTABLISH EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390346March 16, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND IT CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY WHO REPLACED THE SUN VISOR AND THE REPLACEMENT VISOR ALSO FAILED. THE PREVIOUS SUN VISOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE RECENT REPAIR WILL COST OVER $100. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEY MIGHT REIMBURSE HER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL NOT PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390218March 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390668March 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW. UPON RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATAS, ESPECIALLY THE 2006 MODELS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LIGHT WILL BE ON AND THEN TURN OFF. MONTHS LATER, IT WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386330March 3, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS ONLY 33,600 WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WENT THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI DOESN'T COVER THIS UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. IN LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY HYUNDAI OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THIS IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HYUNDAI HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE AND SHOULD BE MADE TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. IF THE AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING THEN THOSE RIDING IN THE CAR CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384298February 24, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON RT3 TO BOSTON BLOCKING VISION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384188February 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER SIDE "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE PASSENGER "AIRBAG" LIGHT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MYSELF OR A PASSENGER. A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR YEAR AND MODEL HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385009February 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS INACTIVATES THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. SHOULDN'T HIS PROMPT A RECALL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383800February 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SONATA HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS MANIFEST THEMSELVES USUALLY WHEN THE GAS IS NOT BEING APPLIED. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE RADIO SOMETIMES WILL GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE A/C FAN PERIODICALLY SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS TURNED OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON; SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE/LOW BRAKE FLUID, (RARELY HIGH BEAM), ESC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE RADIO AND LIGHTS AND AC TURNED OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. AT TIMES THESE OUTAGES WILL OCCUR WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. ALL THESE HAPPENINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY SAY THEY CANT GET IT TO REPEAT THE SYMPTOMS OR FIND A PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW A CODE INDICATING ANY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382697February 15, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, I'VE HAD THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT REPAIRED TWICE (UNDER WARRANTY) AND NOW IT'S ON AGAIN IN THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR (PURCHASED IN LATE 2008). I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DON'T SEE HOW HYUNDAI IS ABLE TO SELL A CAR WITH SUCH A FLIMSY AIR BAG SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR JUST WENT OVER WARRANTY SO IT MAY BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF IT'S NOT RELATED TO ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO OFF, WHICH THE DEALER WILL FIX FREE OF CHARGE. I'VE HAD A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA WHICH NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS (SOLD IN 2008) AND A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH IS STILL IN OPERATION WHICH HAS NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382488February 13, 2011
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD. GOING 65 MPH YOU TEND TO PANICK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REMOVED MY VISOR WHICH CAUSES ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM (THE SUN). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380654February 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
DASH BOARD AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS AN ERROR CODE THAT WAS NOT LONGER ACTIVE. A SENSOR MUST HAVE SET IT OFF, BUT THERE WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. A FEW WEEKS LATER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO STATED OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) OR SENSOR THAT WAS PART OF SYSTEM REGISTERED AN ERROR AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THAT IS WHY THE LIGHT WENT ON. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ERROR, BUT THAT THE SENSOR MUST BE GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILED. REASON BEING, ONCE THE SENSOR FAILED, THE AIR BAGS (AT LEAST PASSENGER AIR BAG, POTENTIALLY WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT OFF SO DRIVER AS WELL?) WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF AS A RESULT OF A SENSOR FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SENSOR COULD NOT BE REPLACED INDIVIDUALLY, BUT THAT THE WHOLE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR IS PART OF THE OCS SYSTEM. THE QUOTED COST FOR THE PART (SEAT CUSHION WITH ELECTRONIC SENSING SYSTEM) WOULD BE AROUND $1500 TOTAL ($1350 FOR THE PART, $150 FOR THE LABOR). AS OF NOW AIR BAG LIGHT NOT ON, SENSOR HASN'T FAILED YET. ONCE IT DOES, NEED TO REPLACE IF WANT AIR BAG SYSTEM TO DEPLOY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT HAVE THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED. AS A RESULT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN (AND MOST IF NOT ALL OF THEM DON'T REALIZE IT DISABLES THE AIR BAG). THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ALL INFORMATION I RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE WAS FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379902February 1, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVERSIDE SUNVISOR CRACKED DURING NORMAL USAGE. THIS IS AFTER VERY LOW USAGE. THE BROKEN SUNVISOR WOULD NO LONGER FOLD UP FLUSH WITH THE ROOF AND WILL LOWER ITSELF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLES. THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES AND COULD DROP TO THE POINT OF BLOCKING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THE DRIVER LOWERS THEIR EYES TO SEE BELOW THE VISOR . THE SUNVISOR WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED AS IT INTERFERED WITH SAFE DRIVING AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379903February 1, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR CRACKED DURING NORMAL USAGE, THIS IS A FEW YEARS AFTER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR. BOTH VISORS HAD VERY LITTLE USAGE AND WERE NEVER USED OTHER THEN TO BLOCK THE SUN WHEN IT WAS IN THE PASSENGERS OR DRIVERS EYES WHICH WAS AT MOST 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH. THE BROKEN SUNVISOR NO LONGER WILL FOLD UP FLUSH WITH THE ROOF AND STAYS DROOPING AND WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPING MOTION WILL LOWER ITSELF. THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES AND CAUSES THE DRIVER TO REACH OVER AND PLACE IT UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SO THAT VISIBILITY ISN'T REDUCED. THE SUNVISOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED NOR WAS IT SAFE TO DRIVE KNOWING THAT IT MIGHT DROP DOWN. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378852January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 SONATA NOW HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS MANIFEST THEMSELVES USUALLY WHEN THE GAS IS NOT BEING APPLIED, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE RADIO SOMETIMES WILL GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON; THE A/C FAN SOMETIMES SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS TURNED OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON; SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED THE ESC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE RADIO AND LIGHTS AND AC TURNED OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. AT TIMES THESE OUTAGES WILL OCCUR WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. ALL THESE HAPPENINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO REPEAT THE SYMPTOMS OR FIND A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378503January 24, 2011
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCANNED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE OCS SENSOR WENT BAD. THIS IS COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BUCKLE SENSOR IS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BUCKLE ONCE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THIS ASKING IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THERE IS NONE. I HAD THE SEAT BUCKLE REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376994January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I WOKE UP ONE DAY AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT LIT UP, WENT OFF THEN CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI PURPOSELY USE'S CHEAP MATERIAL AND DOES MEDIOCRE WORK AT BEST SO CUSTOMER'S WILL BE FORCED TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO MAKE THERE'S FAT. MY INSPECTION IS DUE AND THERE IS NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377062January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON.AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 67K MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "RF BUCKLE & OCS FAILURE" TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY WALLET = $1,700, AFTER I PAID THE $105 FOR THEM TO HOLD ONTO MY CAR ALL DAY LONG JUST TO PLUG A COMPUTER INTO THE CAR WHICH READS THE CODES AND SPITS OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAVE TO BE RECALL FOR THIS, HOW MANY COMPLAINS NEED TO BE FILL UP TO FORCE THEN TO HAVE A SAFE ISSUE FIX? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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