2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

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

HYUNDAI 2006 SONATA AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

HYUNDAI SONATA, 2006 MODEL - DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JERKING AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THIRD GEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS AND OVERDRIVE SOLENOID WERE DEFECTIVE. ERROR CODE WAS P0765. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUNVISORS FAIL TO STAY UP AFTER BEING ADJUSTED, CAUSING A LOSS OF FORWARD VISION. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLIANT WITH SONATAS, AND CAN OCCUR ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SUNVISOR. *TR

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

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

2006 GLS SONATA - AIR BAG LIGHT ON. 51,000 MILES. WENT TO DEALER, HELPLESS. *TR

2006 V6 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN. WILL NOT HOLD POSITION. *TR

HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO POSITION BLOCKING DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS DON'T STAY. THEY ARE FLOPPY AND IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S SIGHT. IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER, SO I USED TAPES TO HOLD THEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE I HAD A WARRANTY AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON BOTH SIDES SEAT. *TR

SUN VISORS BROKEN. WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN HYUNDAI SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN-VISORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL DOWNWARD WHILE DRIVING, BLOCKING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN-VISOR WOULD FALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE ONE HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND HOLD IT ON THE SUN-VISOR TO KEEP IT FROM BLOCKING HIS VISION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

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

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IN 2007 I FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DASH WHERE THE CUTOUT FOR THE AIRBAG WAS LOCATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PERFORATION IN THE DASH CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE DASH. IT WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE AIRBAG PERFORATION IS BASICALLY CRACKING CAUSING THE EXPOSURE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IN THE DASH OF THE SAME VEHICLE I PREVIOUSLY HAD REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU, *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 6 CYL, MADE IN THE USA, AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR, IT STARTED TOWARD THE END OF MY WARRANTY, OF 60,000 MI., AND I INTENDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL TRIPS TO COLUMBUS OHIO AND PUT MILEAGE ON IN EXCESS OF THE 60000 MIL. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 65000 MI. ON THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT GOING TO COLUMBUS ON MY LAST TRIP WHEN A CAR CUT ME OFF AT AN EXIT ON I-75 AND IN THE MIDST OF TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR, THE SUN VISOR DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I LOST CONTROL AND RAN ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER OF THE EXIT RAMP; HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR AN ALERT DRIVER BEHIND ME, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISOR IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SPRING DESIGN WHICH HOLDS THE VISOR IN POSITION IT FAILS AND EXPRESSES IT'S FAILURE IN THAT GOING OVER A BUMP OR STOPPING SUDDENLY CAUSES IT TO DROP TO ITS FULL DOWN POSITION INTERFERING WITH DRIVER VISIBILITY; AND I DON'T THINK SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WARRANTEED ONLY TO THE FIRST PERIOD OF WARRANTY BUT FOR A REASONABLE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND OVER 75 PEOPLE ON LINE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF HYUNDAI. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF. *TR

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

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

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

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

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE FALLEN DOWN AND WON'T RETURN TO THE CORRECT POSITION RESULTING IN DECREASED VISIBILITY. *TR

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

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND IMPAIRS DRIVERS VISION AND HEAD MOVEMENT. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS AND WON'T STAY UP. IT OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW CREATING A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF SONATAS AND JUST REPLACING THE VISOR WITH A NEW ONE DOESN'T FIX IT PERMANENTLY. THERE IS A LARGE DISCUSSION AT: HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND WILL NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT IS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. MY DEALER SAID THIS WOULD COST $1,700 TO FIX. HOWEVER, BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, IT SEEMS LIKE MANY HYUNDAI MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT) AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE BRAKES LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,166.

THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IS BURNED OUT. I WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI THAT IT WILL COST $ 85.00 TO REPLACE THE BULB BECAUSE THERE IS NO USER ACCESS TO THE BULB. THE DEALER MUST REMOVE THE ENTIRE BACK SEAT AND REAR DECK TO PERFORM THIS REPLACEMENT. AS I CANNOT AFFORD $ 85.00 AT THIS TIME, MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS INOPERABLE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER HYUNDAI'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD. FORWARD VISIBILITY IMMEDIATELY BLOCKED. VISOR WOULD NOT GO BACK TO POSITION; FUMBLED WITH IT AND HELD IT UNTIL GETTING OFF HIGHWAY AND ONTO A SURFACE ROAD. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IN WHICH I BOUGHT IN OCTOBER 2007 WITH 24K MILES. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN, BUT JUST HANG DOWN IN MY FACE. HAD TO TRY AND CLIP IT TO THE ROOF UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING BOTH SUN VISORS REPLACED, I AM FACING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AGAIN. IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS MY VISION IS BLOCKED AND I AM CONSTANTLY DISTRACTED BY TRYING TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WAY. IT IS ALSO HAZARDOUS IN THE MORNING AND EVENING WHEN FACING THE SUN, AS MY EYES HAVE NO SHIELD AND AM BLINDED. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SONATA SO I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE AND FIND A SOLUTION WITH HYUNDAI. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIE RODS AND BOTTOM PLATE HOLDING RIGHT FRONT STRUT. PART FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACED THE PLATE AND STRUT A YEAR LATER. STILL, PROBLEM OF ROUGH RIDE ON ANY BUMP, CRACK OR RUT IN THE STREET OCCURS. APPEARS THAT FRONT SUSPENSION IS NON-EXISTENT EXCEPT ON SMOOTH STREETS AND FREEWAY. HATE DRIVING THIS CAR. ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS HAVE HIT THEIR HEADS ON THEM AND THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR ALSO FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FACE, OBSCURING HER VISION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. LJ UPDATED 12/29/10*JB

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY'D RESET IT (FOR $114) BUT THAT I MAY NEED A NEW CONTROL UNIT FOR $1,500. A WEEK LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *TR

I OWNED 4 SONATAS AND TWO CURRENTLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN BOTH 2006'S WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOING OFF AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER FIXED THE ONE WITH 60K+ MILES ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE OTHER ONE HAS 103K AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE $1500 FOR PARTS (ORIGINAL PROB WAS THOUGHT TO BE A LOW VOLTAGE). THE ONE WITH 60K HAS THE PROBLEM AGAIN. CALLED HYUNDAI CORP AND THEY OPENED A CASE, CALLED ME TWO DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I REALLY WANT TO BUY A 2010 AND TOLD THEM I COULD NOT KNOWING THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ASSIST. *TR

1.) I ENTERED MY CAR AND NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS DOWN. I PUSHED IT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BUT IT JUST FELL BACK DOWN. 2.) IT IS LIKE THE SPRING OR MECHANISM THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE JUST STOPPED WORKING. 3.) I HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER ABOUT REPLACING THE VISOR. WHEN THE VISOR IS DOWN I CAN NOT SEE THE STOP LIGHTS AND HAVE TO KEEP HOLDING THE VISOR UP, SO MY SIGHT IS NOT IMPAIRED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON RT3 TO BOSTON BLOCKING VISION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS BACKING UP & SLIGHTLY HIT A CEMENT PILLAR, CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE'S BACK BUMPER. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE I HAD LEFT SO THAT I COULD CHECK THE DAMAGE. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 8-10 FEET BETWEEN THE PILLAR AND THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN AT A VERY FAST SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EVEN WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT HIT A SIGN AND TREE CAUSING APPROX. $5600 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE GAS PEDAL CONNECTION. (I CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO SEE IF PERHAPS A CAR MAT HAD GOTTEN UNDER THE PEDAL, BUT THE MAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR HOLDER WHERE IT BELONGED.) I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND CAUSE A FATALITY. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING & IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL SOMETIMES DROP DOWN IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS FRACTURED, CAUSING THEM TO FALL INTO THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO REASON. HAVE ABOUT 68 K MILES, I AM CONCERN IF THE AIRBAG STILL WORK OR NOT. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI, AND DEALER NOT DOING FALLOW UP WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2009/04/20/MULTIPLE-HYUNDAI-RECALLS-FOR-BRAKE-LAMPS-AND-RUST-ISSUES-AFFECT/ HYUNDAI STATES THAT THEY DO NOT REPLACE THE LAMPS [BULBS] DUE TO THIS RECALL. CASE # 3905707 FROM AGENT ID # 54221 STATES THAT THE LAMPS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL DIRECTLY RELATES TO THEIR PREMATURE BURNING OUT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED AND DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE CASING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON..THE DEALER SAYS IT'S THE SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH IS A $1,400 REPAIR. WHEN YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG WARNING GOES ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 08V161000. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME ONLY CARS BUILT IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2006 WOULD BE HONORED FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN JULY 2006 (ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE). WHY WOULD THEY ONLY RECALL CARS BUILT IN MAY AND JUNE? OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTED DURING THE PRODUCTION OF MY CAR? WHAT MAKES MY CAR SEAT PARTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRODUCED IN MAY AND JUNE? I ASKED IF THEY HAD PART NUMBERS THAT WERE IN THE RECALL AND IF THEY CHANGED DESIGN IN JULY? THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT ANSWER ME. MY BET IS THEY ISSUED THE RECALL TO SATISFY A FEW IF ANY AND TURN-DOWN ALL OTHERS TO SAVE MONEY SINCE THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE SEAT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND SENT OUT TO BE CALIBRATED (COST ESTIMATE $1,400). THE BOTTOM LINE IS MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND HYUNDAI HAS A LONG LONG HISTORY OF AIR BAG ISSUES. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM TO HONOR MY CAR IN THE RECALL? IF I WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA: THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR STOPPED WORKING - IT BASICALLY LOST ITS TENSION AND, ALTHOUGH STILL HINGED, IT FLIPPED DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IT NOT ONLY STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME TO JERK THE WHEEL BUT IT DISTRACTED ME MOMENTARILY AND I WAS JUST THANKFUL IT WAS NOT A TWO-WAY ROAD WHERE I COULD HAVE HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN DIRECTLY IN MY VISION, OBSTRUCTING IT SO MUCH THAT I CANNOT SEE ADEQUATELY. I IMPROVISED AND USED VELCRO TO AFFIX IT IN ITS ORIGINAL, CLOSED POSITION. HOWEVER, THE VELCRO STICKY BACKING GAVE OUT TODAY AND, AGAIN, THE VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED STARTLING ME AND OBSTRUCTING MY VISION. MY CAR HAS OVER 72,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY TO REPAIR THIS. I LOOKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO FIX THIS DEFECT AND DISCOVERED COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK I'VE MISUSED THE VISOR - I DON'T EVEN USE IT THAT MUCH - SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF MISHANDLING. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I SAW ON-LINE, I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WARRANTS ATTENTION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON MARCH 24, 2010, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST THROTTLE CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR FAILED; THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. ON APRIL 22, 2010, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,749. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,011.

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN HISTORY OF THE SUNVISORS BREAKING OR NOT STAYING UP WHILE NOT BEING USED. AT FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON ME AFTER TRYING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT KEEPING IT IN THE CORRECT POSITION. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN MOVE THE VISOR TO THE SIDE BUT THIS CAUSES LOSS OF SIGHT TO MY SIDE WHEN DRIVING WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB IT SEEMS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO COVER OUT OF WARRANTY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE SAME THING WILL CONTINUE AND COST A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP REPAIRING. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN A SECURED POSITION. THE SUN VISOR EXHIBITED A CRACK AND WAS SECURED WITH TAPE TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION IN THE VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.