Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#11210420May 28, 2019
AIR BAGS
SRI BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210193May 27, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY, FAULT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER HIGH RESISTANCE. DISABLING THE SRS SYSTEM. LIGHT JUST CAME ON UPON STARTUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209947May 25, 2019
ENGINE
I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I DID SO, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY, SMOKE FILLED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO CAME OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. I ALSO SAW DEBRIS FLEW OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, LOOKING LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND OIL EVERYWHERE, MORE SMOKE FLOODING OUT OF THE HOOD AND BITS OF METAL DEBRIS ALL OVER. OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC HAS JUDGED THAT THE ENGINE BURST WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207214May 13, 2019
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
1. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY GOES ON AND STAYS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196172April 14, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT EVEN TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER SITS ON THE FRONT SEAT. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195460April 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THERE IS A RECALL #083 (08V161000) THAT IS EXACTLY MY ISSUE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $1500.00. SPOKE WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT MARKED FOR RECALL. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH A NUMBER OF JUNK YARDS THINKING WE COULD OBTAIN A USED SEAT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND THEY CANNOT KEEP SEATS IN STOCK DUE TO THE SEAT SENSOR ISSUE. I CANNOT PASS MY STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS FIX. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. PLEASE REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT AND LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE. THANK YOU (XXXX) 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192041March 27, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT REMINDER LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THAT WAS PART OF THE ACTUAL SEAT. THE REPLACEMENT SEAT CUSHION WAS GOING TO COST UPWARDS OF $1200, WITH THE INSTALLED PRICE OF OVER $1500! AFTER LOOKING AT THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS, I SAW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH ALSO SHOWED A PLETHORA OF OTHER COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS/AIRBAG/SEAT BELT SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES, AND I AM HOPING A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. HYUNDAI COULD NOT TELL ME IF THIS ISSUE WOULD AFFECT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM OR NOT. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187000March 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WON'T TURN OFF AFTER STARTING CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184692March 6, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEATS
HAD AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON AND GOT SEATBELT BUCKLE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. NOW ONE MONTH LATER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I'M TOLD IT IS BAD SENSORS INSIDE THE SEAT. THESE CARS HAVE POOR ENGINEERING. WE CAN'T EVEN RELY ON AIRBAGS, SINCE THEY WON'T WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON FOR BAD SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184175March 4, 2019
ENGINE
OIL LEAK FROM VALVE COVER GASKET DROPPED ON ALTERNATOR. DAMAGE TO ALTERNATOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE GOING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE. MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED (INCLUDING THE ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STARTED FLASHING), I LOST POWER TO THE RADIO AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR STOPPED WORKING, QUICKLY AFTER THESE TWO ISSUES STARTED I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE (AGAIN, WHILE GOING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE). VERBATIM TEXT FROM COMPLAINT 14V415000 FOR THE HYUNDAI VERACRUZ (INCLUDING THE MODEL YEAR 2007)- "AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH." I BELIEVE THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES AS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SONATAS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, INCLUDING 2007. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $1372.43 TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, AND BATTERY (ATTACHED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182431February 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I EXIT MY CAR AND MY HEADLIGHT ARE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND CLOSE DOOR, MY RUNNING LIGHTS STAY ON. WHICH I HAVE JAD TO CHARGR MY BATTERY DUE YO THIS. SO ER THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A COUPLE DIFFERENT FORUMS STATING THAT THIS IS A RELAY PROBLEM. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THIS RELAY IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FUSE BOX. SO IN ORDER FPR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED I AM TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE A FUSE BOX. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THOS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENES EVERY TIME I EXIT MY VECHICLE AFTER DRIVING IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. 2. MY DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER VISORS DO NOT STAY UP. I HAVE GOTTEN HIT IN THE HEAD. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE ON RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172282January 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
IM NOT PAYING HYUNDAI DEALERS $125.00 SO THEY CAN TELL ME THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT WORKING BUT NO RECALLS, THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY, RED AIRBAG IS ON AND NOT SURE ITS MY SEAT BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT IS ON AND OFF ,DIFFERENT READINGS ON BY MY SEAT,I HAVE A 175000 MILES AND NEED TO PUT ON ANOTHER 175000 IF I CAN. I GUESS WHEN THE PASSENGER IS NOT IN THE SEAT ALL THE TIME, WHY SHOULD IT GO BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170634January 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
(XXXX) VIN NUMBER OF HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 . AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON .. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP,THEY TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL..FOR THIS VIN NUMBER.,. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164733January 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS OFF EVEN WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. CODE B 1448 OCS OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MAT DEFECT. CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR WITH AIRBAG ISSUES, UNDERSTOOD THAT HYUNDAI EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. IT OCCURRED 2 MONTHS AGO, LIGHT JUST APPEARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152626November 19, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON AND CODE READER DOES NOT PICK UP AN ERROR CODE BUT AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ON FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER DAMAGE CAUSING THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152236November 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVE AIRBAG SIGN ON ON MY CAR DASHBOARD. WHEN I CHECKED IT WITH CAR CODE READER, THE NUMBER I GOT IS B1448. BECAUSE OF THIS AIRBAG SIGN IF MY CAR WILL CRASH IN FUTURE, AIRBAG WILL NOT BE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149554November 5, 2018
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WANT IT REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138761October 6, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALARM KEEP BEEPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133278October 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
CALLED DEALER SAID NO RECALL-AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND IS DISABLED FOR PASSENGER. HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR 2 MONTHS. CONTINUES TO STAY LIT UP AND INDICATES IT IS DISABLED. NOTED PREVIOUS RECALL IN OTHER CARS. DEALER NOT WILLING TO REPLACE IN WILMINGTON, MA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132693October 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIR BAG TURNS ON AND REMAINS ON. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WHEN I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SIMPLY SENT ME AWAY STATING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND HYUNDAI IS STILL WORKING ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE HYUNDAI DEALERS ARE SENDING AWAY CUSTOMERS WITHOUT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR AT LEAST TRYING TO ORDER THE PART. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DEALERS ARE SIMPLY AVOIDING TO ADDRESS. THE DEALER DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK THE CAR WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, AS SOON AS I MENTIONED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY SIMPLY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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