Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2006)

1,047 consumer complaints on file.

#10342595July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE BELT GETTING WET BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF THE CRANK PULLEY WAS REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 09/20/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342724July 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA-PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED. THE COST WAS $600.00. I ONLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS 40,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AFFECTING NUMEROUS SONATA OWNERS AND THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ARE THEY POSSIBLY USING DEFECTIVE PARTS? IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHY ISN'T THE COMPANY ADDRESSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342764July 12, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE EARLY 2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX. 55K. IT NOW HAS 70K AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS EVERYONE ELSE, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ISSUE. DISAPPOINTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342526July 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE RUST STARTING TO FORM ON THE EXTERIOR DECK LID SEAMS . THE RUST ID NOT SURFACE RUST BUT HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE THE PAINT AT THE SEAMS ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE AND RUST AT THE SPOT WELDS. THERE IS ALSO THE BEGINNING OF RUST THROUGH ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE DECK LID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342551July 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW NOTE HORN FAILED AT 94K MILES. HIGH NOTE HORN WORKS, BUT IS MUCH LESS EASILY HEARD. THE LOW NOTE HORN WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY MOTHER'S CAR, SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, AT ABOUT 32K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341531July 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
UNDER NORMAL USE, AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, THE SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 BREAKS AND FALLS INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE SUN VISOR SNAPS AND THEN THE VISOR CAN NO LONGER BE USED NORMALLY. BLOCKED VISION, SUN VISOR SWAYING ON ITS OWN. THIS PART OUT OF WARRANTY COSTS OVER 100 DOLLARS AT A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE SUN VISORS IN THE 2006-2009 SONATAS BREAK FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341357July 3, 2010
AIR BAGS
2006 GLS SONATA - AIR BAG LIGHT ON. 51,000 MILES. WENT TO DEALER, HELPLESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340961July 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 52,000 MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR NO LONGER MAINTAINS ITS TENSION, CAUSING TO FALL DOWN FREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER IT THE HEAD. DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON BOTH SMOOTH AND ROUGH PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT, VISOR CAN NOT BE RELIED UPON TO PROVIDE INTEND SAFETY BENEFITS OF BLOCK EXCESSIVE SUNLIGHT TO ENABLE SAVE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340743June 30, 2010
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 70K MILES AND IS NOT GOING OFF. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 50K MILES WHICH THE DEALER FIXED AT NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340780June 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BRAND NEW. I LIVED THERE UNTIL JUNE 2009 AND MOVED TO VIRGINIA. I NEEDED THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AS THEY WERE PULSATING AND SQUEALING AT 45K MILES. UPON COMPLETE INSPECTION AT THE MECHANICS IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR ON THE INTERNET AS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340833June 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION. IT HANGS CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH VISION. I'M FEARFUL OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340396June 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE TWICE BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW THE VISOR IS BROKEN AGAIN, BUT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT UP CRACKED AND I CANNOT GET IT TO STAY UP OR DOWN. IT JUST HANGS IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336378June 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 SONATA I HAVE APPROX 59,000 MILES AND THE VISOR CRACKED AND NO LONGER STAYS UPRIGHT. BECAUSE IT KEPT FALLING AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW I HAD TO REMOVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336410June 15, 2010
AIR BAGS
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS HAD REPEATED AIR BAG SENSOR FAULTS AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT OVER 1300.00. THE PART NUMBER IS 88200-0A541-FZ0. HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER ANY PORTION DESPITE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. NO AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNLESS COMPONENT IS REPLACED. CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE #[XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336304June 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2005. IT IS JUST UNDER 79,000 MILES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND NO MATTER WHAT HAS NOT TURNED OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HYUNDAI SHOULD HANDLE AND NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO PAY FOR AT SUCH HIGH PRICES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN WITH HYUNDAI TO GET THEM TO STOP PUTTING CHEAP PARTS INTO THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336085June 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH APPROXIMATELY 39,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT FALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336094June 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE FALLEN DOWN AND WON'T RETURN TO THE CORRECT POSITION RESULTING IN DECREASED VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335205June 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE VISORS WERE REPLACED BUT THEY CONTINUED TO FALL INTO THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/26/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334174June 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
FAULTY SUNVISOR ON 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH WHEN IT STARTED TO CREEP DOWN WHEN ON BUMPY ROADS. NOW, JUNE 2010, IT FAILS TO STAY UP AT ALL. IT IS RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION OF 5' 10" MALE. I HAVE REMOVED 2 SCREWS TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CAR UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. IT HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN. THIS IS ON DRIVERS SIDE. IT HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED IN ANY WAY. I HAVE KEPT THE VISOR IN TRUNK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334185June 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPPER RITE POSITION. BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS FALL DIRECTLY IN THE FACE SO THAT MY PASSENGER OR MYSELF IS HIT IN THE HEAD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE SUN VISORS WILL DAMAGE OUR HEADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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