2007 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. IT HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER. AFTER ITS FIXED, ITS OFF FOR A WHILE, AND THEN GOES ON AGAIN. SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I CALLED THE DEALER AND SPOKE TO A SALESMAN WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IT IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO ASK IF THEY WOULD FIX IT AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGE. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY AND ANY TIME BECAUSE SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THEIR CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE NORMAL WEIGHT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS 117 LBS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 01-23-08. *KB UPDATED 01/23/08 *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR ON MAY 27, 2007, IN FLORIDA. AS MY MOTHER AND I WERE IN THE CAR ONE DAY SHE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER, IN FLORIDA, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I WAS WITH MY MOTHER AGAIN AFTER THAT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER IN FLORIDA, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY AGAIN FOUND NO PROBLEMS & THEY TOLD ME THAT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MY MOTHER WEIGHS THE SYSTEM MAY NOT REGISTER THAT AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY MOTHER WEIGHS ABOUT 130LBS. IN LATE NOVEMBER I WAS MOVING TO VIRGINIA. BEFORE I LEFT FLORIDA, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE 1ST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AGAIN. AND THEY TOO TOLD ME THAT MY MOTHER'S WEIGHT WAS THE PROBLEM. I WAS VERY ANNOYED, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE TIME TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TO A NEW STATE. I AM NOW SETTLED IN VIRGINIA AND LAST WEEK I RECEIVED HYUNDAI'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL ON THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE VEHICLES. HOW FUNNY, THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD IN FLORIDA. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN VIRGINIA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI, THEY NEED THE PASSENGER WITH THE PROBLEM TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT THEY COULD TEST THE SYSTEM. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME SEEING AS HOW MY MOTHER LIVES IN FLORIDA. THEY TOLD ME IF I WASN'T SATISFIED THEN I COULD CALL THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I DID AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE ANOTHER PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AGAIN. THAT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE WHY WOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE POSSIBLY GETTING HURT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH OR WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ON SETEMBER 7, 2007 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS CHECKED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY REMOVED THE FRONT SEAT CUSHION; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE PASSENGER WITH HIM TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE SEAT WITH THE ORIGINAL SEAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS FRACTURED AND CONTINUED TO FALL, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE SUN VISOR UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2007 SONATA, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ILLUMINATED WHEN A SMALL ADULT IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE 08V161000 (AIRBAGS) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS FIXED. WHEN I ARRIVED THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF SO THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE THIS PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN WHEN SMALL ADULTS ARE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE USED A SMALL ADULT TO DO THEIR TEST. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF THE WITNESS THE LIGHT ON AND CAN HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, PULL OVER, DO NOT TURN THE CAR OFF, CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GOT THERE TELL THEM THEY NEED TO TOW THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT. ON 11/23/2008 (SUNDAY) THE LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN A SMALL ADULT WAS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT, WHEN I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY COULD TOW ME TO A HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY THEY WOULD BE CLOSED. EVERY DEALER I CALL SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE HYUNDAI SAID THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE LIGHT ON AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO SEND THE SEAT IN TO BE FIXED. HYUNDAI'S RECALL PROCESS FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS TERRIBLE AND INCONVENIENCES THE OWNER. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

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

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVES WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AT LOWER SPEEDS. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING OUT. SEAT FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE STATE THAT IS A ENGINEERING DEFECT ON 2007 AND 2008 MODELS, AND THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY. FAULT BECAME REALLY NOTICEABLE AT AROUND 5,000 MILES. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IDLING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ROLLS BACKWARDS AS IF IT HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH OR INJURY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC. HE CALLED THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, BUT NEVER TOOK ANY ACTION. AS OF OCTOBER 8, 2008, THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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

NUMEROUS ISSUES FROM ALMOST DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR. 1) WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON EVEN WITH SOMEONE WEIGHING WELL OVER 100 LBS IN SEAT. DEALERSHIP BRUSHED IT OFF AS 'SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT INCORRECTLY'. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR SO LONG, WITH THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING, THAT WE FEEL IT EVENTUALLY BURNED OUT. 2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VERY EARLY IN OWNERSHIP AS WELL AND DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO RESOLVE. HAD TO HAVE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED AT ONE POINT BECAUSE CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING WITH PLENTY OF FUEL. 3) REPLACE HEADLAMPS, BRAKE LAMPS, AND TAG LAMPS ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS WE ARE REPLACING 1 OR 2 LIGHTS. WE'VE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE A LIGHT HAS FAILED. 4) DRIVER DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. 5) AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE CAME ON AROUND 2013 OR 2014 AND REMAINS ON. 6) PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DOESN'T STAY UP WHEN NOT IN USE. DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME. 7) PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES EVEN WHEN SEAT IS EMPTY.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ONLY FUNCTIONED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD SHOW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF AT LEAST 60% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (08V161000) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. HE WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD GET 24 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY AND 34 MILES PER GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE BEGAN RECORDING HOW MANY MILES TO THE GALLON THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2007. ACCORDING TO HER RECORDS, THE VEHICLE GETS 17 MILES IN THE CITY AND 25 MILES IN THE HIGHWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,248 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS 5'5, 125 LBS. WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (ACCORDING TO THEIR NOTES) AT THE TIME AND REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,278 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT AFFECT THE AIR BAG. THERE WAS ONLY A MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS ON HER VEHICLE, WHICH DESCRIBED THE FAILURES SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR HER VEHICLE UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AT THE TIME. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

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

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE DEALER IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED THE TEN YR BUMPER TO BUMPER GUARANTEE. *NJ

OWN 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE WITH ONLY 5000 MILES. HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. REAR SUSPENSION HAD TO REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE 2. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. ONE SEAT RUNNER WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. UPDATED

MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TRAVELED WITH ME BEFORE SHE WAS RECENTLY MARRIED. SHE HAS MOVED TO GA BUT I WILL BE MOVING HER BACK HOME TO FL WHEN HER HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEVER WORKED FOR HER NO MATTER HOW WE MADE HER SIT IN MY CAR. SHE IS 5'7" AND WEIGHS 130#. MY DEALER WILL NOT FIX MY AIR BAG SENSOR BECAUSE SHE IS NOT HERE WITH ME SO THEY CAN SEE THAT IT IS NOT WORKING. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE TO GA AND HAVE MY CAR FIXED THERE AFTER I SHOW A DEALER IN GA THAT SHE ACTIVATES THE DEACTIVATION OF THE AIRBAG. THIS WILL LEAVE HER AT RISK OF INJURY WHEN SHE COMES HOME TO SEE ME. I AM A FORMER CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTOR AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS. I WANT MY SYSTEM DISABLED SO MY AIR BAG WILL REMAIN ON. HOW CAN I GET MY CAR FIXED? LAURIE *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 'SONATA', ON 9/27/06, WITH 10YRS./1000000 GUARANTY WITHIN 6 MONTHS MY A.M. RADIO DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE TNEMET MOTORS( DEALER SOLD ME THE CAR WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL ANTENNA. I TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER AS WELL HYUNDAI TO PUT THE COLORCORDINATED EXTERNAL ANTENNA WITHOUT ANY EFFECT. KINDLY HELP ME IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES EACH TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS 4'9 AND WEIGHS 135 LBS., BUT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS SEATED IN THE SEAT, IT WORKS FINE. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERS. THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE SHIPPED TO ANOTHER STATE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,170 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY AND CAUSED A DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ADJUSTED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RELATED RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) OR 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TROUBLE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN SOMEONE WHO 125 POUNDS WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NOT REGISTER THAT THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *LJ AN EXHAUST SHIELD HAD TO BE ORDERED DUE TO A RATTLE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DID NOT OPEN FROM THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY TURNED IN THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SECOND TIME PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY WITH THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 940 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ THE POWER SEAT SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HOW THE PASSENGER SAT IN THE SEAT. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,514.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND 100 MILES LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IT WOULD NOT OCCUR WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS NO FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE ISSUE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED THE PASSENGER TO BE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WITHOUT A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT BELT HARNESS. THE FAILURE IS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE THAT BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,590.

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.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS AN AIR BAG AND BACK LIGHT PROBLEM WITH RECALL NOTICE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED THE USE, SAFETY AND VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER EXPRESSED A DISCONTENT IN REGARDS TO THE COST OF THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES AND THE LABOR CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVED THE REASON THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT WAS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP. *JB