2008 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED. REAR BRAKES WORN. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35,570 MILES. FRONT BRAKES FINE. REAR BRAKES SHOULD BE RUSTED AND NEED REPAIR AT 35,570 MILES. *TR

AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE OR SO THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE IT WOULD ALWAYS RESET AND GO OFF BUT IT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A MILE OR SO OF DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT STAYS OFF FOR A PROL;ONGED PERIOD OF A MONTH OR SO THEN THE CONDITION STARTS UP ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 YEARS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED/REPLACED AS REQUIRED. SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SENSOR? THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

THERE IS NO SHUTOFF WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. ONCE THE TANK IS FULL OR APPROACHING FULL, GASOLINE FORCEFULLY SPEWS OUT AND DOUSES THE INDIVIDUAL WHILE HOLDING THE NOZZLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE THE THROTTLE HAD STUCK, I PULLED ON THE FLOOR MAT AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AS THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN. I POPPED THE THROTTLE WITH MY FOOT HOPING THIS WOULD FREE UP THE THROTTLE, WHICH JUST MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKE UNTIL I SAFELY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM THAT SAME DAY TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP HAD FAILED. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. PROBLEM BEGAN ON 11/28/10 AT APPROX. 61000 RECORDED MILES. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR (NEW). LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AT 68,000 MILES AND WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS $124.00 TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS DROP DOWN INTO THE LINE-OF-SIGHT VIEW OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO PREVENT IT FROM BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. ONCE THEY FAIL, IT IS PERMANENT, THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY EVER AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SOMEDAY WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY, OR POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. THESE PARTS WILL FAIL EVEN IF REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN INHERENT DESIGN DEFECT. HERE IS A LINK TO NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK OR MOVE AND THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOTICED WHEN DOORS WERE LOCKED REMOTELY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED, WE SEE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DOOR LOCK LINKAGE RECALLS AND SERVICE NOTICES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RANDOM POINT AND TIME THE E.S.C CONTROL COMES ON BY ITSELF AND IF I DO NOT NOTICE RIGHT AWAY AND APPLY THE BRAKE THE BRAKE SEEM TO BECOME EFFECTED I WILL HEAR A GRINDING NOISE THE CAR WILL SLIDE AS OPPOSE TO COMING TO A STOP THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AS YET I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES AT 24,000 MILES. MY DEALER SAID THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CALIPERS STICKING AND THIS CAUSED MY REAR BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. MY DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS "A HYUNDAI PROBLEM" AND THEY SEE THIS A LOT WITH "THESE CARS." I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE TO SAY THE LEAST WITH REGARD TO THEIR RESPONSE. THEY CLEARLY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOR THE MOST PART LAYS THE BLAME ON THE DRIVER AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE REAR BRAKES REQUIRE REPLACING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, YET NO INVESTIGATION IS BEING LAUNCHED AND HYUNDAI CLEARLY REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEARLY SUBSTANDARD BRAKING SYSTEMS. *TR

I HAD A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND NEAR/MISS THIS MORNING. MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA (LIMITED EDITION) CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON AS I WAS EXITING AN EXPRESSWAY DOING 65 MPH! I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR! MY FOOT WAS SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND I FELT/SMELLED THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I FLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP, BLOWING MY HORN, WHIPPED AROUND THE CURVE TO A STREET ON THE RIGHT, NEARLY HITTING 4 CARS BEFORE I FINALLY THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. MY CAR HAS CRUISE CONTROL, BUT I DON'T USE IT. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP, BUT MIRACULOUSLY, NO ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIANS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WON'T DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. NO WAY. I WAS TERRIFIED. THIS WAS CLEARLY A CASE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. SHE HEARD A NOISE NEAR THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD BE INSPECTED EVERY 15,000 MILES BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 27,100.

AT 10K MILES REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE GLAZED FROM STICKING BRAKE PADS; ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 26.8K MILES THE REAR BRAKES WERE "METAL TO METAL" AND BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN DUE TO DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD BEING SEIZED INTO ROTORS (DEALERS LANGUAGE). DEALER ATTRIBUTED BRAKE FAILURE TO INCREASED CORROSION DUE TO OUR MAINE LOCATION. NONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WE HAVE HAD EXHIBITED THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT I HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE CAR FOR AN INDETERMINATE TIME WITH NO REAR BRAKES. THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A NORMAL TIRE ROTATION. I SUSPECT HYUNDAI ENCOURAGES TIRE ROTATION AT EVERY SERVICE INTERVAL IN ORDER TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE REAR BRAKES. *TR

OWN A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND WON'T RESET. DEALER SAID IT COULD BE SEVERAL THINGS ... REPLACE SEAT BELT OR THE SEAT AT A VERY HIGH PRICE. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AGAIN AFTER MAKING THE SO-CALLED REPAIR. THEY COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD FUNCTION WHILE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IN MY CAR. I'M PRETTY MUCH AT A LOSS ON THIS ONE. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SAFETY FIRST?? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION OR THE FULLY FORWARD POSITION. IT HANGS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT AND MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS. *TR

PASSENGER-SIDE VISOR MADE A CRACKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS PULLED DOWN, NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP ALL THE WAY; IT JUST HANGS HALFWAY DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER TEMPERATURES WERE HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO STAY UP. IT DROOPS SO SUN VISOR IS IN DRIVER'S LINE OF SITE. DROOPING SUN VISOR ALSO IS VERY NEAR DRIVER'S HEAD. MAKING IMPACT WITH EDGE OF VISOR HIGHLY LIKELY IN A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A METAL TO MEDAL LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT LUBRICATE THE PISTONS PROPERLY; AND THE QUALITY OF THE LUBRICANT WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTED THAT THE BRAKES BE DIAGNOSED EVERY 15,000 MILES, AND IF THE BRAKES LUBRICATION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY THEN THE CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MANUAL WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO HIM AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2008 SONATA WITH 46,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES HAVE GIVEN ME A PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TOO. THIS TIME REAR BRAKES ARE GOING OUT AGAIN AND ARE DOWN TO THE ROTORS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF WARNING LIGHT TO WARN THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOING BAD. BUT TWICE AT 46,000 MILES THAT IS NOT NORMAL! THE DEALER HAS SAID IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE MOSTLY DRIVEN HIGHWAY MILES AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA WHOSE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. WHILE MOVING THE VISOR INTO POSITION A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE FROM THE VISOR. NOW THE VISOR RANDOMLY FALLS FROM IT'S POSITION AT THE CEILING ONTO THE DRIVER'S HEAD. DESPITE WEARING SUN GLASSES THERE ARE TIMES THE USE OF THE VISOR IS CRITICAL - ESP WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. ALSO THE UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT CAUSES A STARTLE REACTION COMPROMISING THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC. *TR

ON STARTUP WHEN COLD, ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING OR TAPPING NOISE. NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER +/- 30 SECONDS. I'M TOLD IT'S A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE 3.3 V-6 ENGINES, BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THEM. THE REASON, I'M TOLD, IS THAT THE ENGINE MUST ALMOST BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CAR FOR REPAIR. *TR

"ESC OFF" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR USUALLY FIXES IT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR MADE A CRACKING NOISE AND WILL NOT COME DOWN ANYMORE. IT DOES NOT STAY IN THE FULL UPRIGHT POSITION EITHER. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2008 4 DOOR GLS FULL SIZE SEDAN 6 CYLINDER VIN: [XXX] THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR , WHEN TAKEN OUT TO PROTECT WHEN DRIVING EAST IN THE MORNING OR WEST IN THE EVENING TO AND FROM WORK, JUST HANGS , AND DOES NOT GO BACK UP TO ITS SOCKET OR GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AGAINST THE WINDOW. IT JUST HANGS BLOCKING THE EYE VIEW OF THE ROAD AHEAD. I HAD TO PRACTICALLY CATCH THE VISOR AGAINST MY HEAD OR HOLD IT WITH ONE HAND TO COMPLETE THE TRIP THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2008 HYNDAI SONATA LIMITED. DRIVERS SIDE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS UP. CRACKING NOISE HEARD WHEN IT WAS MOVED AND IT THEN WILL ONLY HANG DOWN. IT OBSTRUCTS YOUR FIELD OF VISION AND COULD EASILY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER ADVISED THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT SPECIFICATION IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO REGISTER AND ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,540. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

MY 2008 SONATA'S DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND SECURE AND IS ALWAYS MOVING SUDDENLY OR "FLOATING" INTO A POSITION THAT OBSCURES MY VIEW OFTEN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 2009 AND THE INCIDENT OCCURS IN JUNE 2010. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED A DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OUT OF CONCERN IT WILL COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ARE BROKEN THEY WILL NOT STAY UP. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS COMMON ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI OWNERS AND PARTIAL RECALLS WERE DONE BUT NOT FOR 2008. *TR

REAR BRAKES STICKING ON. FIRST OCCURRED AT 35,000 MILES AND DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT UPON INSPECTION I SAW THAT ONLY ONE PAD WAS WORN TO THE METAL, AND THE OTHERS WERE AT > 50% LIFE. I REPLACED THE PAD BUT THE CALIPER AND SLIDER DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES. THIS TIME THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND SUFFERED LOSS OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE AS THE INDICATOR, ALONG WITH NOISE, SMOKE, AND ODOR. THE HYUNDAI DEALER (MIKE MILLER IN PEORIA, IL) WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, INSTEAD SAYING IT WAS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. AT 20,000 MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR STARTED TO SAG, AND NOT RETURN TO ITS FULL UPRIGHT FOLDED POSITION. AT 40,000 MILES IT FULLY FAILED, IN THE FULLY DOWN POSITION IT BLOCKS A TALL PERSONS FIELD OF VISION. I RESORTED TO SEWING VELCRO TO TO THE VISOR AND CEILING TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE. NOW AT 60,000 MILES THE PASSENGER VISOR IS STARTING TO DROOP, AND NOT RETURN TO THE FULL UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PASSENGER VISOR IS USED A FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE DRIVER VISOR; THEREFORE IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM LATER. IT APPEARS THAT INFERIOR SPRINGS HAVE BEEN USED. ONLINE FORMUMS INDICATE THIS PROBLEM GOING BACK TO 2006 MODELS. *LN

I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE SUN VISORS CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN OR SAG. I'VE HAD BOTH VISORS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF. LUCKILY, MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN SINCE THEN, AND NOW MY SONATA IS OUT OF WARRANTY (I HAVE EXCEEDED 60K MILES). MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE VISOR TENSION ROD LOSES TENSION OVER TIME AND EVENTUALLY FAILS RESULTING IN VISOR SAG. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT VISORS HAVEN'T BEEN RE-ENGINEERED, THIS ACCORDING TO A HYUNDAI REP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THE HAZARD HERE -- THE VISOR CAN BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VIEW OR WORSE SCALP YOU IF IN AN ACCIDENT. WHAT DOES HYUNDAI DO? THEY CHECK YOUR WARRANTY STATUS AND REPLACE IT WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART, OR WORSE, IF OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY OFFER TO SELL YOU A REPLACEMENT AT $85.00. REALLY!! THE DEALERSHIPS CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY AS DOES APPARENTLY THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION, WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA FOR FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? AND WHY ARE HYUNDAI CONSUMERS STUCK PAYING FOR A SAFETY DEFECT THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUSLY CLEAR? IF YOU DON?T BELIEVE ME, TALK TO ANY OWNER OF AN ?06, ?07, OR ?08 SONATA. THIS IS REALLY UPSETTING TO ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT HYUNDAI WAS DOING A GOOD JOB. NOW, I'M HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS. ISSUE A RECALL ALREADY!! THE P/N FOR THE RIGHT SIDE VISOR IS 85202 0A750QDQQH BY HYUNDAI AMERICA. I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO SELECT THAT UNDER THE EQUIPMENT TAB SO I POSTED IT HERE. *TT

PULLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IN A NORMAL MANNER, HEARD A CRACK AND A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC CLIP FELL DOWN. TOTALLY A POORLY MADE VISOR AND THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO ANYONE WHO HAS THE UNFORTUNATE PLEASURE OF SITTING THERE. THE VISOR IS CURRENTLY RIGGED WITH A RUBBER BAND TO KEEP IT FROM FLOPPING. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $100 PLUS DOLLARS AND ALSO SUGGESTED GOING TO A JUNK YARD TO FIND A REPLACEMENT VISOR! POOR, POOR SERVICE & QUALITY! I WANT THIS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE DESPITE MY THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY AS I SEE BY SEARCHING NHTSA THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE! THANK YOU! *JS

BEGAN HEARING A DRAGGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING UNDERNEATH LOOKED AND SAW NOTHING. GOT HOME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BRAKE DUST ON THE PASSENGER REAR HUBCAP THAN ALL THE OTHERS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE PAD IS COMPLETELY WORN BECAUSE THE BRAKE IS LOCKING AND THEN NOT RELEASING WHEN IT SHOULD. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL YEAR AND MALFUNCTION. THE COMMON TREND IS LOW MILEAGE SO THIS IS NOT A DRIVER ISSUE. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE REPLACING OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THE VERY LEAST. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN TELL US EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG. *TR

AFTER SLOWING DOWN AROUND A CORNER AND SLOWING DOWN TO PARK, MY ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR JUMPED A 6" CURB AND WAS STOPPED BY A LARGE BUSH. I ALSO HAD MY BRAKE DOWN. THIS OCCURRED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME CAMPUS AND WAS REPORTED TO NOTRE DAME SECURITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LINE OF VISION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SUN VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.

NORMAL USE HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA TO NOT HOLD ITS POSITION. IT WILL NOT REMAIN IN PLACE WHETHER IT IS PLACED IN THE UPRIGHT OR DOWN POSITION. FURTHER, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN VISOR WILL DROP SUDDENLY AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW. IT HAS ALSO HIT ME IN THE HEAD WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

BROUGHT IN 2008, AFTER 2 YEARS ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON SOMETIMES DEALERSHIP CAN DETECT OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THEY CLAIM THEY FIND NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED DOWNWARD, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE ALSO RECENTLY OCCURRED WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY 2008 SONATA ON MARCH 11, 2010 ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IT HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP MANUALLY AND THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HEARD THIS IS NOT COVERED NOR IS IT A RECALL THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I SURE HOPE THERE ARE NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS DUE TO SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO SEEING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT MIGHT SEEM MINUET TO THE MANUFACTURE BUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING IT, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I DREAD GETTING INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE DUE TO THIS BECAUSE IT HITS ME IN MY FOREHEAD AND SOMETIMES IT HURTS AND IT DEFINITELY DISTRACTS YOU. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND HAVE IT RECALLED AND FIXED CORRECTLY FOR ALL OF OUR SAKES, LET'S NOT WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FAILURE ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA 22908 MILES. IT BEGAN WITH A WEEK OF 'CRACKING' WHEN I USED IT UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE TODAY. IT WON'T STAY UP OR DOWN COMPLETELY AND IT IS AFFECTING MY FIELD OF VISION. IT IS JUST FLOPPING IN THE MIDDLE. I HAVE MOVED IT TO THE SIDE BUT IT IS STILL AFFECTING MY FIELD OF VISION. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON ONE OF THE FIRST 80 DEGREE DAYS OF THE YEAR GAVE A FEW CRACKING SOUNDS AND THEN WENT LIMP. NOW THE SUN VISOR DOESN'T RETRACT BACK TO THE TUCKED AWAY POSITION. IT ALSO DOESN'T STAY UP AGAINST THE WINDOW. IT STAYS RATHER LOW AND SLIGHTLY OBSTRUCTS MY VISION WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS PROBABLY SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET ON THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121 IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. THE NHTSA SHOULD PRESSURE HYUNDAI TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR MINOR YET POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA, W/SUNROOF, 46K MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR POSITION-CONTROL MECHANISM FAILED. THE VISOR CAN'T BE PARKED IN ANY POSITION. IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE FRICTION MECHANISM BROKE WITH A "CRACKING" SOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED A VERY LOUD RUBBING SOUND, LIKE METAL TO METAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER POLISHED THE DRUMBS AND RESET THE BRAKE PADS BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES AND THE DEALER POLISHED THE DRUMS AND RESET THE PADS ON EACH VISIT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,500.

I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE ESC IS ON AND IT WILL NOT GO OFF. I NOTICED THE YEAR 2006 AND 2007 SONATA'S WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE 2008 SONATA'S SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER (AND PASSENGER) SIDE WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. THE DRIVERS SIDE CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN WHILE I OR MY WIFE IS DRIVING. IT HITS THE DRIVER N THE HEAD OR FACE AND STARTLES THE DRIVER, BLOCKING THE FIELD OF VISION. I TURN THE VISOR TO THE SIDE BUT IT COVERS THE SIDE WIDOW AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW. MY MOTHER IN FLORIDA HAS A SONATA AND TOLD ME THAT SHE EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

RECENTLY BROUGHT MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA IN FOR A FREE INSPECTION BY MY DEALER. MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND MY REAR BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE 70% WORN AND THE PADS, ETC... WERE FROZEN RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR!!! MY FRONT BRAKES ARE ONLY 50% WORN. MY SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS IS TYPICAL FOR HYUNDAI SONATAS OF THIS YEAR BUT NO FINANCIAL REMEDY CAME FROM MY DEALER. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY BRAKES "UNFROZEN" AND WAS TOLD THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS I WILL NEED TO HAVE NEW REAR BRAKES PUT ON. OF NOTE, MY CAR ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES AND MY REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THIS SOON AND CERTAINLY NOT BEFORE MY FRONT BRAKES. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO GET ON THE BALL HERE AND ISSUE SOME TYPE OF RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - I HAVE A CHILD THAT RIDES IN THIS CAR CONSTANTLY.

I T BONED A ANOTHER PERSON FRONT END OF CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN MY CAR WAS TOTALED . MY AIRBAG SENSOR WAS CHECKED AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK SERVICE HYN SONATA. 2008 IT WAS CLEARED AND SAID TO BE OK. .MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . THE POLICE WERE SURPRISED THEY DID NOT GO OFF CONSIDERING MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMASHED AND MOVE BACKWARDS A GOOD 2 FEET COMPLETELY ACROSS MY FRONT END THEY MADE NOTE OF IT IN THE REPORT AND DID MY INSURANCE COMPANY . I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION . THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MY NECK WAS TIGHT ..

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THEY DANGLE RIGHT IN THE LINE OF SITE OF DRIVER. NOT SAFE. *TR

MY SUN VISOR STARTED FALLING DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. I FINALLY HAD TO GET SOME VELCRO BECAUSE IT KEPT BLOCKING MY VISION. *TR