2006 Hyundai Azera Airbags Problems

The air bag light came on for the front passenger seat. I took it to Grayson Hyundai & they tried to get part #88840-3L500-J9 which is the latch right front buckle assembly. I was told there was no part available because my car is a 2006 & manufactures are only required to carry parts for 10 years. I was also told if the air bags worried me to trade cars. I would think the seat belt buckle for a safety feature like the air bag would have to always be available. I have owned this car since 2006, it only has 26,600 miles on it. It has always been garage kept & literally looks like a new one EXCEPT I have NO air bags. Also, today I was told part #88840-3L500-J9 is on a National Parts List, whatever that means. Surely this has happened to someone else. I just decided to report it.

NHTSA ID

11549423

Incident

Oct 11, 2023

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Azera. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had illuminated and remained illuminated on the instrument panel for a year. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed but no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 307,000. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer but informed there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Also, the contact received a recall for the airbag but no longer has the recall notice.

NHTSA ID

11527367

Incident

Jun 16, 2022

Mileage

307,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Azera. The contact stated that on numerous occasions, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. The contact was then referred by the dealer to a different dealer where it was diagnosed and produced code: B1489 and B1495. The contact then stated that the pod reset was performed, and the ECU was not responding however, the contact stated that she was not informed of which part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V007000 (Air Bags, Seat Belts). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

NHTSA ID

11503466

Incident

May 23, 2022

Mileage

83,000 mi

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE HYUNDAI FIGURES OUT THEIR NON-AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES? 57 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA FOR THE 2006 AZERA AIR BAGS, AND I WAS JUST IN A HARD SIDE T-BONE COLLISION JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT BROKE MY COLLAR BONE, AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A 4 WAY INTERSECTION WHEN MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND A CAR TO MY LEFT WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, AND COMPLETED ALL ISSUED RECALLS. WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD THE RECALL, SO I SPENT OVER $600 TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THE ERROR LIGHT WENT OUT. I OPENED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI TO INFORM THEM I WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN THEY CALLED TO FOLLOW UP, THEY DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN FIGURING OUT THE PROBLEM, SAID I NEVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A FOLLOW UP, AND ASKED ME WHAT MY AGENDA WAS? I HAD NO AGENDA AT THE TIME, AND WAS EVEN LOOKING TO PURCHASE A G90, BUT I GUESS NOW IT IS TO LET SOME HYUNDAI OWNERS KNOW THEIR COULD BE AIR BAG PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11355676

Incident

Jul 27, 2020

Mileage

137,308 mi

I TOOK MY 2006 AZERA TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A POSSIBLE SRS MALFUNCTION (10V007000). AFTER A YEAR OR SO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT WAS MOSTLY OFF. STARTING THIS WEEK (3/15/2019) THE SRS LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR AZERA OWNERS. I BELIEVE A SECOND RECALL IS NECESSARY SINCE THE FIRST ONE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR VERY LONG.

NHTSA ID

11187364

Incident

Mar 15, 2019

I HAVE AN 06 HYUNDAI AZERA AND THERE WAS A RECALL MADE BACK IN 2013 FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WIRING HIRENESS. THE DEFECT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY. WOULD I BE ABLE TO GET THIS DEFECT FIXED NOW? I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2013, AS I DID NOT OWN IT UNTIL MAY OF 2015. IT IS SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE DEFECT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS THROWING ERROR CODES B1489&B1495, WHICH IS FOR THE PASSENGER OCCUPUTANT SYSTEM. I ALSO HAVE THIS NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE SUSPENSION. EVERY LITTLE BUMP CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE. I CAN NOT TELL IF IT IS THE FRONT OR BACK, BUT I AM ASSUMING IT IS THE BACK SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL, PLUS I HAVE REPLACED ALL FRONT END PARTS. AND THE NOISE STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA ID

11084863

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

OVER PAST APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 YEARS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 7 OR 8 TIMES. MILEAGE ~136K, 151K 183K,191K & 203.6K. THE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONERS AND COMPLETE SEAT BELTS REPLACED 4-6 TIMES AND THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ONCE. THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT PRETENSIONER WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED ~AUGUST 8, 2016. A COMPANY AGENT INSPECTED THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG [OCS] AUGUST 26, 2013. TODAY 2-2-2017 THE SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CODE WAS B1382 SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG -HIGH RESISTANCE. I HAVE COMPLETE RECORDS OF THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH I CAN SUPPLY UPON REQUEST.

NHTSA ID

10949153

Incident

Feb 2, 2017

Mileage

203,600 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT ON...VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT PRETENSIONER PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. RECALL COMPLLIED WITH ON PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT 2010. COST TO FIX $573. NOT REPAIRED YET. I HAVE COMPLAINED HYUNDAI OF AMERICA.

NHTSA ID

10948029

Incident

Jan 27, 2017

Mileage

103,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND WONT GO OUT

NHTSA ID

10928446

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

29,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BLOCK OF ICE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SKID ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON, AND LANDED IN A FROZEN RETENTION POND. THE SEAT BELT WAS TITHING ACROSS THE CONTACT'S CHEST CAUSING HER TO BLEED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.

NHTSA ID

10862625

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

Mileage

71,400 mi

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLORE UNTIL AFTER THE CAR FULLY STOPPED BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHTEN CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL I GOT A BLEED INJURY INSIDE MY RIGHT BREAST THE RIGHTING STOPPED ONLY AFTER I WAS ABKE TO RELEASE IT THEN AFTERWARDS THE AIRBAG DEPLORED ONLY IN THE DRIVERS SIDE NO OTHER AIRBAGS CAME OUT DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10845835

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT(S) ALWAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NOTE: NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER AN EARLIER RECALL (HYUNDAI 094).

NHTSA ID

10820405

Incident

Oct 15, 2015

Mileage

23,200 mi

BEEN ON ABOUT MONTH

NHTSA ID

10816851

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, AN SUV PULLING A TRAILER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN ON A ONE WAY ROAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE TRAILER AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO BE STRUCK BY THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR THE DRIVER, BUT THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE THUMB TO THE INDEX FINGER AND EMERGENCY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PERISHED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10809473

Incident

Apr 17, 2015

AIR BAG LIGHT (DASH) COMES ON AND STAYS ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE ANY FAULT. CODE 1495. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713654

Incident

Mar 25, 2015

Mileage

69,559 mi

FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLE EFFECTING AIRBAGS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700845

Incident

Oct 31, 2013

Mileage

90,487 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTED AND FROM TIME TO TIME WAS OFF BUT HAS BEEN LIGHTED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 145,700 MILES, ABOUT TWO YEARS 3 MONTHS. IN DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TESTS THE CODE INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACK MAY BE INOPERATIVE. THIS INDICATOR LIGHT IS CURRENTLY LIGHTED. HYUNDAI PROVIDED AN EXAMINATION OF THE FRONT RIGHT AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE RIGHT DASH. IT WAS INDICATED TO BE FUNCTIONAL. IN QUERIES TO HYUNDAI I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REQUIREMENT. IS THE RECALL CORRECTION ONLY VALID FOR ONE CORRECTION? *TR

NHTSA ID

10680417

Incident

Oct 25, 2012

Mileage

136,500 mi

THE AIRBAGS ON THIS CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A NARROWLY AVOIDED HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN DRIVER SIDE IMPACT ON THE FRONT ENGINE SIDE PANEL AND DRIVER DOOR.THE SIDE CURTAINS NOR THE AIRBAGS IN THE DASH AND STEERING COLUMN DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN BELK DID PASSENGERS COMING IN CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH OF THE KNEES AND CHEST UP BOTH OCCUPANTS.THE IMPACT AT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FORCEFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO TUCK UP UNDER ITSELF INDICATING THE SIDE AIR CURTAINS COULD HAVE PREVENTED CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF THE CAR IN ADDITION TO THE CONTACT DESCRIBED WITH THE CHEST AND KNEES. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THEY WERE EVALUATED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10669421

Incident

Dec 30, 2014

Mileage

339,000 mi

A RED LIGHT WARNING ON AIR BAGS CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER, THEY REPORTED THAT THE SEAT PODS WERE SHORTED OUT AND THAT THE SEAT PODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $1,600. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE OCS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SENT A CONTRACT PERSON TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. HE INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS WORKING, BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, NOR WOULD HE COMMENT ABOUT THE DEALERS FINDING. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE OCS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO THE SEAT POD MALFUNCTION. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AGAIN WITH THEIR DEALERS FINDING AND REQUESTED THAT HYUNDAI REPLACE THE PART AND I WOULD PAY THE LABOR COST. THEY REPLIED THAT THEIR POSITION THAT THE OCS SYSTEM WAS "OPERATING ACCORDING TO DESIGN" AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEAT PODS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HYUNDAI"S AIR BAG PROBLEMS, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE KEPT ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10629701

Incident

Aug 31, 2014

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ~2 YEARS. TESTS INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE SEAT BACK MAY BE DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608847

Incident

Sep 12, 2012

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY. THE DEFECT OCCURRED THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V007000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ID

10607876

Incident

Apr 2, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

I WENT TO JIM ELLIS (HYUNDAI) WITH "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" SHOWING UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED.WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AND LOOKED THE NEXT DAY THAT WARNING WAS THERE AND ALSO A RED INDICATOR WAS NOW SHOWING IN THE DASH.ON 5/7/14 I WENT BACK AND THEN WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PASSENGER AIRBAG PROBLEM IT IS A DRIVER AIRBAG PROBLEM. I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT UNLESS THE CAR'S INDICATOR IS WRONG. FURTHERMORE I POINTED OUT TO THEM ABOUT A RECALL FOR AN OCS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSTANDING FOR THIS MODEL THAT WAS FIXED SINCE 2010. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND UPON CHECKING MY VIN THEY'RE SAYING YES THERE IS A RECALL. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THE DEALER VIZ. JIM ELLIS DOESN'T KNOW OF THEIR OWN RECALL AND DO NOT WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM WITHOUT ME PAYING THEM. MEANWHILE WE HAVE A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE CAR. I AM AWARE THAT YOU KNOW OF 1 RECALL WHEREBY THERE IS CLIP TO BE PUT ON BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE IS YET ANOTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10592740

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

63,271 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SEAT PODS UNDER THE SEATS WERE SHORTED AND THAT THE ENTIRE PODS WOULD NEED REPLACING - COST $1,627. I WAS DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT AIRBAG PROTECTION ON A LONG TRIP. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579738

Incident

Apr 6, 2014

Mileage

51,253 mi

CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 18 MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED, AND THE BRAKES BEGAN STIFF AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR RAN INTO A CLOSED OVERHEAD DOUBLE GARAGE DOOR, CONTINUED THRU THE GARAGE AND HIT THE BRICK WALL ON THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HYUNDAI HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. HYUNDAI HAS NOT SHARED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WITH US. WE HAVE SINCE USED OUR OWN THIRD PARTY TO TEST THE CAR AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH SYSTEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547851

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

Mileage

16,226 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE STAY ON TO LET YOU KNOW THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TENSION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CLIP. THE PROBLEM HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF AGAIN. I HAVE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP OR SOLUTIONS SINCE THE ITEMS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE EARLIER RECALL. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $408. HYUNDAI TOLD ME TO MAIL IN THE RECEIPT ONCE THE ITEM IS REPAIRED AND THEY MIGHT CONSIDER MAKING SOME SORT OF "GOODWILL" REIMBURSEMENT. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR RESPONSE AND DISAPPOINTED AT HOW THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546475

Incident

Aug 6, 2013

Mileage

93,390 mi