Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#10208822November 13, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S WIFE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 105 LBS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND COULD NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT WAS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,062. UPDATED 11/26/07
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206644October 23, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT PROPERLY ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND (5'6", 115 LBS) SITS ON THE SEAT. TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES WILL USUALLY MAKE THE SENSOR ACTIVATE. IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DISARMING WHILE TRAVELING (HITTING BUMPS ESPECIALLY SEEMS TO MAKE THE AIRBAG GET DISARMED). THIS MAKES ME WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR IF I NEEDED TO SWERVE AND/OR BREAK IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT, AND ENDED UP GETTING INTO THE ACCIDENT ANYHOW. IT SEEMS LIKELY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD DEACTIVATE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE SENSOR SENSITIVITY APPEARS TO VARY GREATLY FROM ONE 2007 SONATA TO ANOTHER ONE. WHEN MY SONATA WAS IN THE SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE, I RENTED ANOTHER 2007 SONATA (SAME MODEL AND SAME OPTIONS), AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSED MY GIRLFRIEND'S PRESENCE JUST FINE. HYUNDAI HAS ALSO BEEN EXTREMELY UNCOOPERATIVE. AFTER RETURNING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND CALLING HYUNDAI USA DIRECTLY MULTIPLE TIMES, I STOPPED RECEIVING RETURN CALLS. AFTER THREATENING LEGAL ACTION VIA A DEMAND LETTER, HYUNDAI IS AT LEAST TALKING TO ME AGAIN THOUGH THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO CAPABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME WEB SEARCHES, IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH HYUNDAI ELANTRAS AND SONATAS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205823October 16, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN MAKING A TIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205359October 10, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT PROJECTING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF LIGHT ONTO THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. INSTEAD, IT ONLY BLINDED ONCOMING DRIVERS IN THE OPPOSITE LANES. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER WANTED TO RAISE THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. HE CALLED THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 782 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,800. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203713September 22, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DIMLY WHEN PASSENGER(OVER 120LBS) IS SEATED. THIS HAPPENS AT WILL NOT ALL THE TIME. WE CAN MAKE IT TURN OFF BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND REENTERING. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL BE INOPERATIVE IF THE INDICATOR IS LIT. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND HAVE ARE NOT REASSURED THAT THIS ISN'T A REAL PROBLEM. SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR A DEALER CHECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202457September 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON ( I SHOULD SAY WAS OFF ) EVEN WHEN DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHS 110LBS SAT IN THE SEAT. THIS BEGAN AT 2,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM AND NEVER FIXED .. MILEAGE NOW 3,200 AND STILL DOES IT AT RANDOM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201953September 5, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN HIS WIFE IS SEATED. SHE WEIGHS OVER 80 LBS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD BE OFF WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201874September 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM. 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE V6 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 6500 MILES AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. *JB UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 01/08/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201236August 30, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT'S VISION IS RESTRICTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200964August 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE "PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG" LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 123LBS, RIDES IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS MEANS THAT THE FRONT AIR BAGS ARE NOT ACTIVATED. WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE & WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. SPOKE TO HYUNDAI HQ & WAS INFORMED THAT SPECIFICATIONS SHOULD BE 80LBS. WE HAVE AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT FOR 9/18 TO MEET WITH A COMPANY SERVICE REP, WHICH WE CAN NOT MEET (WE WILL BE UP NORTH VISITING G'KIDS) ADVISED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT AFTER OUR RETURN LATE SEPTEMBER, WHICH APPOINTMENT WOULD BE IN OCTOBER. IN THE MEAN TIME I GUESS WE ARE TO DRIVE EXTRA CAREFULLY. IF THIS HAPPENED TO US THERE MUST BE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION & NO ONE FROM THE COMPANY OR DEALER SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED, WHEN I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200984August 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HIS 120 LB WIFE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF AND SHE IS NOT PROTECTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE REGIONAL MANAGER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193045June 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN A PERSON SMALL IN STATURE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186452March 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END NOISE. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186877March 29, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS CONCERNS ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED.**CC *JB UPDATED 04/04/07 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184407March 7, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT ROCKED BACKWARDS, AND WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED FORWARD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAT. HOWEVER , THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ENGINEERING ERROR. HYUNDAI WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON THE SEAT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 7400 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183330February 23, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING A HILL WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE FURTHER THAN 2 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. WHEN DRIVING IN COUNTRY SETTINGS USING THE LOW BEAMS WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS HE HAD THE MOST DIFFICULTY. WHEN DRIVING ON A LEVEL STREET WITH LIGHTS ON EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE ROAD CONDITIONS VARIED, AND CONTACT HAD THE PROBLEM NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AT 670 MILES, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 2, 200 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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