2007 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPERS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO CORROSION ON SLIDE??? RESULTING IN NEED OF REPAIR WORN PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND DETERMINED THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS STUCK DUE TO CORROSION AND BRAKE DUST BUILDUP, CAUSING THE BRAKE TO BE APPLIED 100% OF THE TIME, THUS WEARING AWAY THE PAD AND CAUSING THE BACKING PLATE TO CONTACT THE ROTOR. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON SONATA IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED. PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS W/17,000 MILES.CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED EITHER BY DEALER OR BY CAR-X EVERY 3,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AUG. OF 07. UPON BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT 17,286 MILES(TIRE ROTATION, OIL, LUBE, & FILTER) MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE RIGHT DOWN TO THE METAL. UPON INSPECTION OF REMAINING 3 WHEELS HE FOUND THEY WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PERTAINING TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE DAMAGED PARTS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINT OF ONLY 1 WHEEL HAVING A PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I CALLED HYUNDAI IN CALIF. AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM.SHE ASKED QUESTIONS AND WAS COURTEOUS BUT I COULD TELL SHE KNEW ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE .SHE CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY (AUG.27TH) ,AND INFORMED ME SHE CALLED 2 OF THE DEALERSHIPS I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED???? SHE THEN INFORMED ME THE SERVICE MGR. SAID I DID NOT HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT AND COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAD THAT WHEEL LOCKED UP FROM THE DAMAGED BRAKE PAD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING FOR ME IN THIS MATTER AS HYUNDAI WILL NOT. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD FAILED - DAMAGING ROTOR - OVER HEATING AND WARPING ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEN GOES ON AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO EXPAND IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD CAUSE DEATH.. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HYUNDAI IS NOT RECALLING THESE CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 07 WHICH HAS 27K MILES ON. FEW DAYS AGO I HEARD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING AND WHEN GOING FROM A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BREAK PADS ARE PUT IN AND LEFT WITH ALMOST NO ROOM IN THE HOLDERS (I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PART THAT HOLDS THE PADS). I'M ABOUT TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED AND I'LL SAVE THEM FOR YOU BUT I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM AND NOBODY I ASKED HAD TO CHANGE THEIR BREAKS AFTER 27K MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IS WHY I'M WRITHING THIS COMPLAIN AND IT IS ISSUE DUE TO EITHER BAD PARTS OR BAD DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO THE CALIPERS NOT RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS INDICATIVE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT WAS 57,000.

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO GRINDING NOISE OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 25,450 MILES. THEY SAID I NEEDED A BRAKE JOB AND THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS BAD AND ROTOR HAD TO BE RESURFACED. NO CHIRPING WARNING TONES HAD PRECEDED THE GRINDING NOISE. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT, SAYING IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. I HAD A BRAKE CHECK DONE AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE (THE NEXT ONE WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER MONTH TIME-WISE, LONGER THAN THAT MILEAGE-WISE) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS 40-60% OF GOOD WEAR LEFT ON ALL OF THE PADS. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE STEERING HAD BEEN FEELING LOOSE FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING BUT THAT STILL FEELS LOOSE. AND EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE JOB (DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE WAS THE MAIN CULPRIT), THE BRAKES ARE NOT AS FIRM AS THEY WERE ABOUT 8 DAYS BEFORE THE DEALER VISIT THAT WAS SCHEDULED. THEIR APPOINTMENT BOOK WAS FULL FOR THE FOUR DAYS PRECEDING MY APPOINTMENT. WE HAPPENED TO BE TALKING TO A SALESMAN AND HE MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE 2007 SONATAS THEY HAD ON LEASE RETURNS HAD THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND MANY FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WHILE THE CONSUMERS ARE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG AND THEIR CARS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I DID 4 MONTHS OF RESEARCHING BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, AND HAD I KNOWN THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). AFTER DRIVING ALMOST 32,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE. AFTER DRIVING 244 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,559.

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS FAIL TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER AND CAN BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VISION. AFTER INVESTIGATING SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, THE 2007 SONATA SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THE SUN VISORS. THE PLASTIC PART (NOT METAL) THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UPRIGHT IS NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED. PASSENGER FAILED AT 40K MILES AND THE DRIVER AT 80K MILES. *KB

REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AT 25K MILES AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE CALIPER PADS DUE TO CORROSION ON CALIPER GUIDES. *TR

PURCHASED HYUNDAI SONATA RECENTLY AND HEARD HIGH PITCHED CHIRP/SQUEAL SOUND IN REAR AREA OF CAR. SEARCHED INTERNET TO SEE IF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED. LEARNED THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE MECHANISMS. BRAKES APPEAR TO BE MALFUNCTIONING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND FREEZING BRAKE PADS AGAINST ROTORS. ROTORS WEAR OUT FROM PREMATURE WEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI UNRESPONSIVE TO CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS INDICATING ROAD SALT IS TO BLAME. THIS IS COSTING HUNDREDS OF AMERICANS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF POTENTIALLY FAILING BRAKES CAUSING ACCIDENTS. INVESTIGATION AND ACTION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT AND INITIATE A FORMAL RECALL FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BECAME DISABLED WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SHUTTING OFF ALL AIR BAGS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISOR. IN THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE TWICE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. WHEN IT FAILS THE VISOR DROPS DOWN AND YOU CAN'T SEE PAST IT. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA - 4 CYLINDER REAR BRAKES NOTICED SMELL & HEAT COMING FROM REAR WHEELS AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT FUEL MILEAGE HAS BEEN POOR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SUSPECTED PARK BRAKE STICKING, BUT TOOK TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE. THEIR INVESTIGATION CAME BACK THAT REAR BRAKES WERE STICKING AND REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AFTER 27,000 MILES. RECOMMENDED I HAVE THE REAR PADS & ROTORS REPLACED, AND SHOULD HAVE A "BRAKE SERVICE" DONE WHERE THEY DISASSEMBLE THE BRAKES, CLEAN AND REASSEMBLE. BRAKE SERVICE WAS DONE AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. REFUSED NEW ROTORS BASED ON A 2ND OPINION THAT THEY WERE FINE. I ASKED SERVICE MANAGER WHY THIS WOULD BE NECESSARY WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2004 MAZDA6 WITH REAR DISC BRAKES. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND TRADED IT WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT, HAVING SPEND $0 ON THE BRAKES. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT ALL HYUNDAI SONATAS EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AND UNLESS ANNUAL BRAKE SERVICE IS PERFORMED, I WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES STICKING. I VIEW THIS AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HYUNDAI CHARGES ME FOR THE BRAKE SERVICE, AND SINCE I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, MY REAR BRAKES WERE STICKING ON , CAUSING MY POOR MILEAGE AND A REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. NONE OF THIS WORK WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I AM NOW OUT APPROX $500 FOR WORK PERFORMED ON MY CAR, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I WILL NOW NEED TO SPEND MONEY EACH YEAR TO HAVE A "BRAKE SERVICE" PERFORMED. A QUICK CHECK ON MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY HYUNDAI IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT, AND AN IMPROVED DESIGN SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED (SUCH AS ON MY MAZDA). *TR

MY 2007 SONATA DRIVER'S SUNVISOR LOCKED UP AT AROUND 58000 MILES AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO LOWER IT THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE SUNVISOR BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE SUNVISOR TO DROP DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IF RAISED OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION IT WOULD DROP UNEXPECTEDLY, BLOCKING MY LINE OF SIGHT LEAVING ME IN DANGER OF HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SUNVISOR AT NO COST TO ME. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR DID THE SAME THING. ONCE AGAIN I RETURNED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR AT NO COST TO ME. AT 90000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR ONCE AGAIN LOCKED UP WITH THE SAME RESULTING MALFUNCTION OCCURRING. THIS TIME THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $160.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE THE SUNVISOR DROP DOWN WITH OUT WARNING BLOCKING YOUR LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE SINCE WHILE SURFING THE WEB I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER NHTSA# 08V161000; AIR BAGS WAS COMPLETED IN 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE HYUNDAI EXPERT INVESTIGATORS WHO HAVE ALSO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COMPLAINTS WERE FILED; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO REFER HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,284 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR OF THE DISC PADS. THE CONTACT WAS GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC, UNTIL HE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. HE WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK WITH INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WHILE AND THE BRAKES HAVE A STRANGE ODOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000. UPDATED 07/28/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STTED THE PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND LUBRICATED. UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR HAD SUDDENLY FALLEN IN FRONT OF HER VIEW, AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN THE TPMS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 01/26/10*JB

REAR BRAKES CEASED (LEFT SIDE) WHICH CAUSES PAD TO WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT AT 22,000 MILES!! NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY....CHARGED ME $173.95 +TAX TO REPAIR. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA ACQUIRED HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL, ODOR, AND WHEELS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH AT 19,800 MILES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES PADS AND RESURFACED ROTOR. SEEMS TO BE PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE MECHANISMS CAUSING THE PADS TO FREEZE AGAINST THE ROTORS. DEALER MAINTAINS THE BRAKES NEED "ADJUSTING" EVERY 10,000 MILES TO AVOID THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES FAILING ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATAS ARE GETTING TO HOT AND MELTING. I HAVE TRIED TO PULL DOWN BOTH VISORS AND THE BOTH HAVE CRACKED AND BROKE. I AM A FAIRLY TALL PERSON AND NOW WHEN I PUSH THE VISORS BACK UP THEY CONTINUE TO FALL BACK DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE. I THINK THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

MY HUSBAND NOTICE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND GOING OFF AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 20,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES FOR BOTH MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE WE DIDN'T NOTICE IT HAPPENING UNTIL WE WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST A HALF HOUR, I WASN'T SURPRISED THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE TEST DRIVING IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS IN TOWN. SINCE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR THE DEALERS, AND THE ABS LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIDN'T COME ON WHEN IT HAPPENED, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 66,000 MILES, BOTH THE PASSENGER ABS LIGHT AND THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT HAVE COME ON AND WON'T GO OUT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT WAS FLASHING WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD HIS SEATBELT ON AND BUCKLED. I AM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THIS WILL BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT AM SURE THEY WILL SAY IT'S NOT COVERED AND WILL COST ME. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE AND THERE IS NO TENSION IN THE VISOR RESULTING IN THE VISOR BEING COMPLETELY VERTICAL AND ALWAYS IT THE LINE OF SIGHT. I HAVE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WITH MY HAND WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN ONLY ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI'S AND FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TR

A CHIRPING NOISE AND BURNING SMELL IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SENT ME TO MY HYUNDAI DEALER. $400 LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE RUSTY AND SEIZING UP. INVOICE SAID, "20442 LR PADS SEPARATING LOCKED IN SLIDES RESURFACED REAR ROTORS, REPLACED PADS, ADJUSTED PARK BRAKE, AND SERVICED FRONT BRAKES." MANAGER SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WINTER SALT ON OUR NH ROADS AND THAT HE'D BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THESE BRAKE ISSUES AND HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO HYUNDAI WITH NO RESULTS. MANAGER SAID I NEED TO HAVE THE RUST REMOVED FROM THE BRAKES EVERY 15,000 MILES. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT HERE IN YOUR DATABASE. SEE HTTP://HYUNDAIFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=6314. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES NEVER OPERATED CORRECTLY ON HER VEHICLE. SHE FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE STICKING AND DRAGGING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE PAD FAILED AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING METAL-ON-METAL. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS WERE NEAR FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS DUE TO SNOW MELTING SALTS THAT WERE RUSTING THE METAL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 22,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CAKED WITH RUST. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. THE PADS WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY WERE GRINDING INTO THE ROTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 16,000.

JUST BOUGHT A 07 SONATA GLS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP ANY MORE WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT KEEP FALLING DOWN AND I CAN'T SEE UNDER IT. IT IS REALLY A DESIGN FLAW AND I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET!!! *TR

ON 4/17/09 AT ABOUT 2PM, I WAS TRAVELING IN A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SOUTHBOUND AT 70MPH ON I-75 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN SR64 AND SR70. SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW, NO ROAD HAZARDS, BUMPS, POTHOLES OR DEBRIS. WEATHER 80 DEGREES, OVERCAST. I HAD MY AC ON, WINDOWS CLOSED AND SUNROOF/SUNSHADE CLOSED WHEN "BOOM" I HEARD AN EXPLOSION ABOVE MY HEAD FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF WIND. STARTLED, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, GOT OUT AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD LITERALLY EXPLODED UPWARD, WITH THE SHATTERED RIM EDGES INTACT. THANK GOD I HAD MY SUNSHADE CLOSED OR I MIGHT HAVE HAD GLASS FLY INTO MY EYES, BLINDING ME AND CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I DROVE HOME AND PUT A TARP ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVERCAST AND I WAS AFRAID OF RAIN DAMAGE. I HAVE USED THE SUNROOF ON ALMOST EVERY DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT, GRINDING NOISE, LEAK OR CONCERNS OF ANY KIND. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS SUNROOF EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY A STRUCTURAL OR MECHANICAL DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS, POSSIBLY FATAL, ACCIDENT. I AM TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS AND WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN FROM ITS NORMAL STOWED POSITION AGAINST THE HEADLINER DIRECTLY INTO MY LINE OF VISION. THIS CAUSED A BRIEF LOSS OF VISION OF THE ROAD AHEAD AND A MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER STAY IN STOWED POSITION AND HAD TO BE FORCIBLY REMOVED IN ORDER TO SAFELY CONTINUE MY TRIP. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH BRAKES AS REPORTED MANY TIMES BY OTHERS IN THIS FORUM, WITH HYUNDAI REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FINALLY HAVE CANADIAN MOTOR VEHICLE ARBITRATION PLAN WILLING TO SET UP ARBITRATION WITH HYUNDAI. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WILLING TO COME TO TORONTO AREA AS WITNESS. IF MY ARBITRATION SUCCESSFUL, THIS MAY BE A GOOD STEP TOWARD GETTING HYUNDAI TO COVER REPAIRS FOR ALL. *TR

THE SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER AND CAN BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VISION. AFTER INVESTIGATING SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, THE 2007 SONATA SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THE SUN VISORS. THE PLASTIC PART (NOT METAL) THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UPRIGHT IS NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED. BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR. *TR

2007 SONATA W/ 34000 HIGHWAY MILES. CAR WAS MAKING A HIGH PITCHED SOUND FROM THE BACK LEFT, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK WHEEL WAS BECOMING VERY HOT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER, NAPLETON HYUNDAI BASICALLY SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE, I JUST NEED TO PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW SET OF BACK BRAKES. KNOWING THE HEAT WAS FROM THE PADS NOT RELEASING, I REFUSED THE WORK AND INVESTIGATED MYSELF. LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE, I FOUND THAT THE PADS ARE TOO TIGHT IN THE CALIPERS, AND ALSO ARE CORRODED. THE HEAT ISSUE ONLY MAKES THEM FIT TIGHTER. THE PAD GUIDES NEEDED TO BE LIGHTLY FILED AND COATED WITH ANTI-SEIZE TO FIT AND SLIDE PROPERLY. I GOOGLED THIS AND SCANNED THE HYUNDAI FORUMS, AND THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH SONATAS AND OTHER HYUNDAIS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HYUNDAI WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE, PREFERRING TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR NEW BRAKES AND REGULAR BRAKE "LUBE" SERVICE. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALSO DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW. SOONER OR LATER THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN OVERHEATED WHEEL/TIRE TO FAIL, OR A WHEEL TO LOCK UP UNDER SLIPPERY ROADS, AND SOMEONE WILL BE OUT MORE THAN JUST REPAIR MONEY. *TR

NOTICED LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING BUT THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW WORKS PROPERLY. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. REPLACED FUSES ANYWAYS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER DASH BY BRAKE PEDAL AND STILL DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. I THINK THERE IS A RELAY THAT MAY BE BAD, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION FROM SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTS. ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS (4 OF THEM) ARE FINE AND IT WOULD BE SURPRISING IF ALL 4 WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME. ALL OTHER LIGHTS OPERATE PROPERLY INCLUDING TAILLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND REVERSE LIGHTS. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2007 SONATA BROKE WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP. THEY BROKE AFTER 60,000 MILES SO THEY ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2006 TO 2008, HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL. KNOWING THEY HAD A PROBLEM BACK IN 2006 AND ALLOWING THIS PROBLEM TO GO ON FOR 2 MORE YEARS IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND THE HYUNDAI CAR SOMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL THE DEFECTED SUN VISORS. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE REPAIR HE NOTICED THAT WHEN AN OCCUPANT SITS IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT, THE FRONT AIR BAG DOES NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF AN ADULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 11/23/09 *BF THE IDLER PULLEY BEARING WAS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB

REPLACING REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE OF WORN PARTS ON VEHICLE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

22,000 MILES ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKE CALIPER STUCK. THE STUCK CALIPER LEFT THE PAD AGAINST THE ROTOR. BOTH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ROTOR AND BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $400 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE OCS (AIR BAG DETECTION SYSTEM) IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS IMPROPERLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER DUE TO A RECALL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT DETECT WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,029.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ACTIVATION DEFECT ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF I HAVE THIS DEFECT I SHOULD CONTACT LOCAL DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. I CALLED LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER IN BURLINGTON VERMONT AND THEY GAVE MY AN APPOINTMENT FOR DEC. 31, 2008 AT 8:00 AM. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO DEALER SHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEED THE PROOF OF I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM OF NOT ACTIVATING THE AIR BAGS. THEY NEED THE PERSON WITH ME TO SHOW THEM THAT IT DOES NOT WORK WHILE PERSON IS IN THE CAR SEAT. I TOLD THEM HOW COME YOU DID NOT TELL ME WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT ALSO THERE IS NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT ME PROVING IT IN THE NOTICE FOR RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT PERSON WITH WHOM I MADE THE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE POLICY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL TAKE TWO WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY JAN. 5, 2009 AND THEY WILL WORK ON THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP REP. THAT I CAN NOT KEEP TAKING TIME OFF FROM MY WORK TO GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED. THE DEALER REP. AGREED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT TO GET THE CAR TO DEALER SHIP FROM MY HOME ON MONDAY JAN. 5, 2009. MY CONCERN IS MANY PEOPLE WILL JUST LIVE WITH DEFECT INSTEAD OF GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF ROAD BLOCK FROM THE DEALER SHIP. *TR

AIR BAG SIGN IS STILL ON AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE. IN FACT, I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING IT FIXED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE WITH FREE OF CHARGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

I HAVE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 21,000 MILES. BRAKE PADS WERE STICKING CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND BRAKING. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES WITHIN 46,000 MILES ON MY PREVIOUS 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED WITH METALS WHICH CORRODE PREMATURELY IN SALT/SNOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT BECAME STUCK AND FAILED RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

SUN VISOR FAILURE. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERNAL METAL ROD AT THE BASE OF THE ROTATIONAL HINGE HAS SHATTERED. NO TENSION EXISTS IN THE VISOR ANYMORE SO IT JUST FREELY DANGLES... RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION OF THE DRIVER. IT IS AN ESTIMATED $120 REPLACEMENT; $120 I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND ON A TWO MINUTE PROCEDURE. THIS REPLACEMENT VISOR PROCEDURE SHOULD BE A COMPLIMENTARY OPERATION TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR DRIVERS. I'VE NOTICED THAT DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO NHTSA EXPRESSING CONCERN FOR THIS VERY TOPIC. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON (6) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE RETENSIONER. DURING WARRANTY YEARS THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, . NOW ITS BEEN (2) TIMES THERE-AFTER & YET AGAIN I'M BEING TOLD ITS THE (RH) BUCKLE RETENSIONER. THIS IS AN SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE DEALERSHIP/ HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE IS "NOT" ADDRESSING. HOW CAN A CORPORATION EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO KEEP PAYING FOR A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUE TO APPEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SITE REGARDING THIS MATTER. I HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE YEARS BACK & I WILL YET SUBMIT ANOTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS. THEY REMOVED THE SEAT AND SENT IT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED DIM FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN HIS CALL FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I HAD NOTICED THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS SOMETIMES COMING ON EVEN WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. WE THEN RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALER 11/3/08 AND WERE ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD BE SENT TO CALIFORNIA FOR REPAIR. I PICKED UP THE CAR 11/9/08. BECAUSE WE LATER NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, WE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER 6/16/09. THEY AGAIN ADVISED US THEY WOULD RETURN THE SEAT TO CALIFORNIA FOR REPAIR. I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER 7/6/09. AGAIN THE CAR LIGHT CONTINUED TO INDICATE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF WHEN THERE WAS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. ONE EVENING MY HUSBAND AND I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO SHOW THEM THAT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WAS ON WHILE I WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ASST SERV MGR WAS THERE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ON 9/23/09 I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS MET BY THE CENTRAL REGION DIST PTS & SVC MGR WHO DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH ME. HE SUGGESTED THINGS TO TRY (HAVING THE BACK OF THE SEAT IN THE STRAIGHT UP POSITION, BEING SURE TO BE SEATED IN THE CENTER OF THE SEAT, SITTING STILL FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR TO BE SURE EVERYTHING HAD ENGAGED PROPERLY). HE SAID WE SHOULD LET HIM KNOW IF NONE OF THIS HELPED TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. NONE OF THESE SUGGESTIONS HELPED SO WE AGAIN CONTACTED THE CNTRL RGN DIST PTS & SVC MGR AS INSTRUCTED. AFTER PHONE CALLS AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN HIM AND MY HUSBAND WE HAVE NOW BEEN ADVISED THAT NOTHING ELSE WILL BE DONE. OUR CONCERNS ARE: HOW DO WE KNOW WHETHER THE AIRBAG WILL WORK IF A CRASH SHOULD OCCUR? WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAG ITSELF IS OK, BUT IF THAT'S TRUE THEN WHY CAN'T WE GET THAT IN WRITING? IF IT'S JUST THE LIGHT THAT'S DEFECTIVE, WHY WON'T SOMEONE FIX IT? WHAT ARE THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS IF A PASSENGER SHOULD BE INJURED IN OUR CAR SINCE WE ARE UNSURE IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE IS STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.