2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. TOOK TO DEALER UNDER RECALL NOTICE. CODE B1706 FOR SENSOR PROBLEM NOT UNDER RECALL. NOT FIXED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *JS

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT TURN AT ALL. STEERING DID NOT LOCK UP INITIALLY, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY ALONG WITH STEERING, IT GOT LOCKED....EVEN AFTER THAT STEERING WOULD MOVE A BIT (NOT REALLY STALLED). CALLED AAA, COUPLE OF GUYS CAME OVER, TRIED TO UNLOCK THE IGNITION BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND MOVING(SHIFT OVERRIDE), BUT OF NO HELP. CALLED ONE OF MY FRIEND WHO HAS A HYUNDAI SONATA AS WELL, HE SAID IT HAPPENS OFTEN ON HIS CAR...HE TRIED FOR 10-15 MINS...GOT THE MAGICAL COMBINATION OF BRAKE, STEERING AND IGNITION KEY TURNS AND IT FINALLY WORKED. DID A SEARCH ON INTERNET AND APPARENTLY ITS NOT UNCOMMON FOR HYUNDAI'S AT ALL. HATE TO SPEND MONEY FOR A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ESPECIALLY AS THE CAR IS ONLY 5-6 YEARS OLD. *TR

HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 ABOUT 89K MILES THAT FAILED MASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY $100 FEE WAS TOLD THE SEATBELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $700 TOTAL AND SENSOR PAD ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1000. I INQUIRED IF KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NO AND THESE THINGS HAPPEN. I AM QUITE LEERY OF MAKING THESE TYPES OF REPLACEMENTS WHEN DEALER CANNOT TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED AND CHANCE IT WILL JUST REOCCUR. I HAVE NOTICED SAME COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND THIS MILEAGE. I BOUGHT PREOWNED AFTER 1 OWNER WHEN CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY COLLISIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRETTY BIG REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT I WOULD NEVER THINK TO RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASING A VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SHOP . THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTED, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ALL AIRBAGS SYSTEM IN THE CAR. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING A WHOLE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1065.07 + TAX. PREVIOUSLY, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM OF OCS (RECALL NUMBER 08V161000). THERE ARE SO MANY SAME COMPLAINTS MADE HERE. THERE SHOULD BE URGENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY OWNER/DRIVER. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY IN US SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS SAFETY ISSUE (IT'S AIR BAGS!!! NOT SOME EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR ISSUE). THIS HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, DASH BOARD AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN EARLY APRIL. DID NOT GO OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN EARLY MAY, THEY GAVE ME A CODE B1448. SAID NEEDED TO HAVE $2200 REPAIR DONE. FOUND TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ON LINE THAT GOT THE SEAT REPROGRAMMED IN MID-MAY AT DEALER COST. "FIX" WAS TO REMOVE SEAT AND SEND IT BACK FOR REPROGRAMMING. EARLY JUNE: NOW, BOTH DASH AIR BAG LIGHT AND FLASHING PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT ARE ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ONLY WAY TO GET THE FLASHING TO STOP IS TO HOOK THE SEAT BELT. SECOND VISIT TO DEALER DOCUMENTED THAT CODE IS THE SAME FOR THE DASH LIGHT. NO EXPLANATION FOR PASSENGER LIGHT. NO PATH FORWARD FROM HYUNDAI CORPORATE, ACCORDING TO DEALER. NOW WHAT?. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND SO IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. THEY "RE-CONNECTED" AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ALSO I HAVE A HARD TIME CONNECTING MY DRIVER SEAT BELT, ONE TIME I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT AT ALL SINCE I COULD NOT GET IT TO SNAP IN AT ALL. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DISPLAY LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I CALLED AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT . THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD NO PRESSURE, THAT THE HOUSING WAS MELTED/BURNED AND HAD A FAULTY/WORN CONNECTION. AS SUCH, THE PUMP WAS INOPERABLE CAUSING THE FAILURE. HYUNDAI OF HUNTINGTON, NY STATED BACKORDER OF FUEL PUMPS WITH NO ETA FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND HOUSING WAS ALSO UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS "NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY." INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING SUITABLE REPLACEMENT/NEW PART(S). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE COLLAPSED AND REFUSE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF MY EYES AT VARIOUS TIMES CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER. CODE INDICATED DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE RESISTANCE HIGH AND NEEDED NEW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. ON 5/16/2014 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE PASSENGER SEAT REMOVED FROM RECALL RELATED TO SENSOR, THEY ALSO FOUND THE CODE FOR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE AND STATED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THAT AT 400.00 FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AND PAID FOR. YESTERDAY ON 5/29/14 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY SAY THAT THE CODE INDICATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THE 2006 SONATAS AND THE AIRBAG SENSORS. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE. *TR

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHEN NOT NEEDED. VISOR FALLS DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS LINE OF VISION ALSO CREATING A CONSTANT DISTRACTION AS THE VISOR DROPS DOWN AND THE DRIVER TRIES TO MOVE IT UP OUT OF THE WAY WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO FOCUS ON TRAFFIC, SIGNALS, ETC. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WILL NOT STAY UP NEAR THE CEILING OF THE CAR. BOTH SLIP DOWN WHICH IS A HUGE DISTRACTION. I HAD TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR AND ONLY KEEP THE DRIVER SIDE ONE ATTACHED IN CASE THE SUN IS IN MY EYES. PUTTING IT TO THE LEFT CREATES A BIG BLIND SPOT. IT IS UP TO $100 TO REPLACE THE VISOR AND HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING DESPITE THE HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IMPAIRS THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY BY PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE WINDSHIELD AND/OR REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND SO THE OTHER HAND CAN HOLD UP THE VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHILCE WAS AWAITING REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE ESC COMES ON EVERYDAY I START THE CAR THEN IT COMES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

THE SAFETY LABELS ON THE VISORS HAVE CURLED UP AND LOST THEIR ADHESION TO THE VISORS MAKING THE LABELS UNREADABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 4/26/05. A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL, CAMPAIGN ID NO. 06V234000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT FOR VEHICLES BUILT MAY 15, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 2005. THIS RECALL WAS INADEQUATE TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THESE EARLIER BUILT VEHICLES. *KB

SUN VISOR IS NOT FOLDING UP OBSTRUCTING DRIVER VIEW AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG FAILED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON 1/26/2012 AND HAPPENED ON A REPLACED SEAT, AS THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ON 10/10/2009 AND WAS REPORTED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THEN . THE ODI ID NUMBER IS 10289803. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS NOT HELPED BY HYUNDAI, AS I REPLACED THE SEAT AT MY EXPENSE; NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A RECALL (AND NOT HAVING BEEN NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI) I AM TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO RED HOAGLAND HYUNDAI DEALER IN WINTER HAVEN, FL. THIS COMING TUESDAY, 1/31/2012 TO SEE WHAT RECOURSE WILL HAPPEN AND WILL ADVISE NHTSA. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON 01/31/12, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AFTER 150 MILES. UPDATED IVOQ 02/23/12. *JB *TR

MY CAR IS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND LAST NIGHT MY CARS' HEADLIGHTS DIM OR SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY, THE FAN SPEED SEEMS TO DROP FOR A SECOND ALSO BUT NEVER SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I NOTICED LAST NIGHT MY TACHOMETER WOULD ONLY GO TO A 1 AT THE LOWEST. IT WOULD GO HIGHER AS I DROVE BUT NEVER BACK DOWN TOWARDS A 0 OR 1. YOU COULD FEEL THE HARSH VIBRATION AS I SAT AT A STOPLIGHT WHILE IT RESTED AT 1. I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING AS I TAKE OFF OR TRY TO TURN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! WHAT IF THE GAS PEDAL STICKS OR THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING??? I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND YOU BET I WOULD SUE OR MY FAMILY WOULD ON MY BEHALF IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO US AS A RESULT OF HYUNDAI NOT ISSUING SOME KIND OF RECALL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP AS TO AVOID ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY A SIMPLE RECALL. *TT

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A FEW HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN MY SEAT BELTS. THEY ALSO TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN 500-700 TO FIX IT. WHILE ADVISING ME THAT IS IT A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND MAY CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SONATA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ UPDATED 02/24/12

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND NOW IT NEVER COMES ON. NOW MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IN THE DASH CAME ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOT ALL OF THE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. SO NOW MY AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE BAD SENSOR AND IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING. I'M LOOKING TO GET THIS ISSUE COVERED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,500.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, I NOTICED A LOUD SOUND WHILE TURNING MY CAR. AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS DAMAGED. THIS IS TOO SOON FOR MY VEHICLE TO HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR STABILIZERS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 176,000. UPDATED 03/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE FRAME WASN'T BROKEN. UPDATED 05/11/12 THE CONSUMER STTED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE SUBFRAME WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY HYUNDAI. UPDATED 12/21/2012 *JS

THE DUMMY AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY 2006 SONATA HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TO SERVICE, IN JULY 2012- I WAS TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT MAY NEED TO BE SENT OUT, BUT THAT I WOULD ALSO NEED 2 NEW SEAT BELTS. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT.THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TURN THE DUMMY LIGHT OFF BUT ONLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS NOVEMBER 2013, THE SEAT WAS SENT OUT TO CA UNDER A RECALL NOTICE I WAS SENT BY HYUNDAI, AND I PAID TO HAVE MY SEAT BELTS REPLACED, BUT I FEEL THE WHOLE THING IS RELATED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT IT FEELS THE SAME WAY. THE SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT COST $350 PER SEAT EXCLUDING TAX. HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM (THROUGH MY DEALER) SINCE JULY 2012 AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO ME TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING, NOT REALIZING IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MISSED THE 5 YEAR 60K WARRANTY PROBABLY BY 10K MILES OR LESS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER SONATA OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR SEAT BELTS AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE SUING HYUNDAI TO HAVE THEM COVER THIS "REPAIR". I COULD GET NO STATISTICS FROM HYUNDAI WHEN I CALLED THEM REGARDING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED TO ME IS THAT THEY ARE SEPARATE PROBLEMS, NOT INTER-RELATED AND THAT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS GIVEN A CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR

ON NOVEMBER OF 2011, THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT IN MY SONATA CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON INVESTIGATION BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY SEAT BELT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $325.79. AT THAT TIME I MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO YOU. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10436650 NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN! MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE WEEK OF 4/7/13 (ODOMETER 112,660) AND AGAIN I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE SEAT BELT. AGAIN IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $300.00. AND THIS IS JUST 19,250 MILES SINCE I HAD IT REPAIRED IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN INDICATION OF EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART OR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SO I SEE THIS AS A CRITICAL DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. IF A VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS SHUT DOWN EVERY 20,000 MILES OR SO, IN MY OPINION THE VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO CONSUMERS. JUDGING FROM A CURSORY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER HYUNDAI SONATAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT THE STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT 55 MPH, HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR BUT ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 55MPH, THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHICH I TRIED TO AVOID FROM HITTING BUT COULD NOT AVOID DUE TO ACCELERATOR KEPT ACCELERATING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH I THEN CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORCED CAR TO PARK AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TURNED OFF CAR, CAR WAS SMOKING FROM DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. *JS

I HAD JUST LEFT THE STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT 55 MPH, HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR BUT ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 40 AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 55MPH, THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHICH I TRIED TO AVOID FROM HITTING BUT COULD NOT AVOID DUE TO ACCELERATOR KEPT ACCELERATING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH I THEN CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORCED CAR TO PARK AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TURNED OFF CAR, CAR WAS SMOKING FROM DRIVE SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TOLD MY FLOORMATS GOT STUCK UNDER GAS PEDAL BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT MY FLOORMATS DO NOT MOVE. *JS

VALVE COVER GASKET AND TIMING COVER LEAKING OIL ON THE ALTERNATOR. WAS FIXED BY A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2013 FOR ~$1,800 (INCLUDING AN NEW ALTERNATOR). NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME OIL LEAK ONTO THE NEW ALTERNATOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND LESS THAN 20,000 MILES LATER. [XXX] 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 3.3L V6. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS AND WHY ARE DEALERSHIPS ONLY TRAINED TO FIX THE RESULTING SYMPTOMS AND NOT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE LEAK TO START? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. IT WAS REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON (AND IT WAS NOT COVERED ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY). FROM RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2006. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM MOMENTARILY, RADIO GOES OFF MOMENTARILY, PASSENGER SEAT SIDE KICK PANEL RELAY GOES "TICKING" MOMENTARILY, CAR JERKS MOMENTARILY WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED AND GEAR IS CHANGED FROM 1 TO 2 OR 2 TO 3 WHEN I JUST START MY JOURNEY (I.E. JUST START THE ENGINE AND START DRIVING, USUALLY). IF GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED WHILE ANY OR ALL OF THESE ARE HAPPENING, ABS, BRAKE AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON THE DASHBOARD. THESE WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON TILL THE NEXT TIME I START A NEW JOURNEY AND WILL ONLY GO OFF IF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE DON'T HAPPEN AS THE GEAR CHANGES FROM 1 TO 2 OR 2 TO 3. I'VE BEEN TO A HYUNDAI DEALER COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED. GROUND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED. THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE FIX THIS. IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM AND STILL IS CREATING PROBLEMS FOR HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS. *TR

A PART ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS FAILED ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, RENDERING THE AIRBAG INEFFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS, BUT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES. WE ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED TWICE, BUT NOT THE THIRD TIME SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME PART AND THE TIME PERIOD IN BETWEEN PART FAILURES WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE INSPECTION THE DEALER MECHANICS REPORTED THE REAR DISK BRAKES WERE WORN "ALMOST METAL TO METAL". I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS MYSELF. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE PAD WAS WORN ALMOST TO THE METAL BUT THE OTHER THREE PADS WERE WORN NOT MUCH AT ALL. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE BEFORE AND AFTER THE PADS WERE REPLACED. MY SON HAS THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND TYPE VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE THAT EXHIBITED THE VERY SAME PAD WORN IN A LIKE MANNER. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND SEAT BELT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPONENTS WOULD POSSIBLY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND WOULD PREVENTS HER FROM TURNING ON THE IGNITION OR OPENING THE DOORS WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 102,000.

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

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO (ESTIMATE), THEY RESET THE SENSOR AND FIDDLED WITH THE CABLE UNDER THE SEAT. IN AUGUST OF 2011 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK IT IT THE DEALER WHO SCANNED THE CODES WHICH READ "B1701" AND "B1706" AIRBAG RESISTANCE TOO HIGH FROM THE SEAT BUCKLES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUCKLE AT MY COST. MILEAGE 62,966 THERE SEEMS TO BE A HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS OCCURRING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. SEE ALSO: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/HYUNDAI/SONATA/10315909 HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/HYUNDAI/SONATA/SEAT_BELTS/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/HYUNDAI_AIRBAGS.HTML *TT

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FLOPPED OPEN. IT STARTLED ME AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SUN VISOR HAS NOT STAYED UP EVER SINCE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT BLOCKS MY LINE OF VISION. *TR

PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON. DIAGNOSIS WAS "PASSENGER SIDE PRE TENSIONER" SINCE THIS TIME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE SEAT ITSELF WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS IN DECEMBER 2012. SERVICE SAYS THAT THE OCCUPANT WEIGHT LESS THAN 110 MAY CAUSE THE WARNING, BUT THE DECEMBER 2012 DIAGNOSIS USED 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE (100,120, AND 170 POUNDS) AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE AIRBAG WILL FUNCTION IN A CRASH.AFTER THE DECEMBER 28 CHECK THE WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON BUT ONLY ONE SHORT DRIVE FROM DEALER. *TR