2006 Hyundai Azera Interior & seats Problems

SEAT: IN AUGUST 2019, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ME IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ON A CITY STREET THE DRIVER SEAT BACK STARTED TO FOLD FORWARD TO THE POINT MY SON WAS SCREAMING AND SCARED NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT EXIT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WE WERE PASSING. ONCE SAFELY PARKED HE PULLED THE LATCH ON THE SIDE THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BACK AND MADE THE SEAT GO BACK INTO PLACE. NOW AS OF MAY 2020, THE SEAT WILL ONLY GO BACKWARDS AND IS STUCK IN THAT POSITION AND WILL NOT GO FORWARD AT ALL. SUSPENSION: I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2014, I HAVE HAD THE SUSPENSION DONE I KNOW AT A MINIMUM OF 5 TIMES TO DATE, THE LAST BEING 7/2/2020 AND CURRENTLY BEING TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AGAIN!!!!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! ENGINE: THE CHECK ENGINE ALERT COMES ON EVERY TIME I CUT THE CAR ON FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO. EACH TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THE ERROR CODE CAME UP THE SAME SO I PAID TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED TO NO AVAIL. THE CHECK ENGINE ALERT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND I WAS TOLD IT IS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG ICON: THIS HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST YEAR AND I WAS TOLD YET AGAIN THAT IT IS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

11387635

Incident

Nov 28, 2018

Mileage

159,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND WONT GO OUT

NHTSA ID

10928446

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

29,000 mi

DRIVING ON I70. DRIVER POWER SEAT MOVED BACKWARD. WAS ABLE TO STOP MOTION AND RETURN SEAT TO PREVIOUS POSITION USING SWITCH. THE SEAT HAD BEEN MOVING BACK AND THE SEATBACK HAD BEEN TITLING FORWARD WHEN CAR WAS PARKED AND NO IGNITION ON. SEAT HAS SINCE BEEN MOVING BACK WHILE DRIVING MORE OFTEN AND THE SEAT BACK NOW TILTS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO STOP CAR SINCE SWITCH WOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE ACTIONS. HAD THIS CHECKED AFTER FIRST INCIDENT AT DEALER. STATED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT AT ABOUT $2000. HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT. BUCKLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A RECALL ON BOTH FRONT SEATS BUT DIDN'T FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THINK ABOUT GM KEY PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644242

Incident

Sep 11, 2013

Mileage

87,000 mi

DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES ON IT'S OWN. BACKWARDS AT FIRST. NOW IT TILTS FORWARD TO TO THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS. A REAL HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494808

Incident

Oct 18, 2012

Mileage

43,330 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS PINNED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE SEAT BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10481438

Incident

Oct 22, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR WARRANTY WORK. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE PARKED AND UNATTENDED, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, ON ITS OWN, READJUSTED ITSELF ALL THE WAY FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY. THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED OK AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE. ON 9/12/11 I SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AS I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK, AND THE SEAT BACK READJUSTED ITSELF WITH ME IN IT (CAR HAD NOT YET BEEN STARTED). IT PUSHED ME FORWARD AND UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OR READJUST THE BACK UNTIL THE SEAT BACK COMPLETED ITS TREK ALL THE WAY FORWARD. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, I READJUSTED THE SEAT AND STARTED DRIVING ON THE BWI PARKWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN THE SEAT BACK DID IT AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE DEALER AND DURING THE 15 +/- MILES TO THE DEALER, I WAS COMPRESSED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 20 MORE TIMES. I AM 6 FEET TALL AND HAVE LONG LEGS, AND DURING THE TIMES I WAS DRIVING AND COMPRESSED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE. AS A RESULT, AS SOON AS I WOULD FEEL THE SEAT START TO MOVE FORWARD, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE PARKWAY UNTIL THE SEAT STOPPED AND I COULD READJUST THE BACK. THANKFULLY, THIS TIME WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE SEAT COMPRESSED THE SERVICE ATTENDANT WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN MY CAR, SO HE COULD SEE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM! SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE BACK READJUSTING ON ITS OWN, I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE WITH AZERAS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO MAKE HUYNDAI ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY THINK IT IS A SWITCH. WE WILL SEE! *KB

NHTSA ID

10425412

Incident

Sep 12, 2011

Mileage

88,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RECLINE THE SEAT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 04/20/11*LJ

NHTSA ID

10395292

Incident

Apr 7, 2011

Mileage

10,000 mi

2006 HYUNDAI AZERA LIMITED - I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS DIMMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60+ MPH. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR INTO 3 DEALERSHIPS. THE 1ST DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY HARNESS WHICH THEY CHANGED AND DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW BATTERY. THE 2ND ONE SAID THEY'LL NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAVE MY MONEY AND TAKE MY WIFE OUT TO LUNCH OR TRADE THE CAR IN, AND THE 3RD DEALER SAID THEY HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT ONCE BUT CAN'T REMEMBER HOW. THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI SHOULD FIND A FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360629

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

Mileage

65,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD PUSHING THE DRIVE TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL. FIRST STARTED DEC.2009 AND WAS RANDOM. TO IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY REPLACED DRIVERS POWER SEAT SWITCH. AT THIS DATE IT IS HAPPENING SO OFTEN IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WILL SCHEDULE A VISIT TO THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10358003

Incident

Sep 25, 2010

Mileage

82,199 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA ON ROUTE 81 SOUTH THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED MOVING FORWARD ON IT'S OWN. I COULD NOT STOP IT. THE SEAT PINNED ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.ALSO THE BACK OF THE SEAT ALSO MOVE FORWARD AND ESSENTIALLY PINNED ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT GET THE SEAT TO GO BACK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF. I GOT THE SEAT TO RESET AND IT DID THE SAME THING A COUPLE MINUTES LATER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONLY THE FACT THAT I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT. FUCCILLO HYUNDAI OF SYRACUSE REPLACED THE SWITCH AND CHARGED US $ 202.56 I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT THEY REFUSED SAYING THE CAR HAD 109000 MILES ON IT; I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A LATENT SAFETY DEFECT AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE.YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT I COULD NOT STOP THE SEAT FROM MOVING NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED TO ACTIVATE SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE SEAT FROM PINNING ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339799

Incident

Jun 13, 2010

Mileage

109,035 mi

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT BACK IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA WOULD INCLINE FULLY FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING PINNING ME TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT BOTTOM COULD BE MOVED BACK BY MANUALLY OPERATING THE BOTTOM SWITCH TO MOVE THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY BACK. AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE INCLINE MOTOR AND 2 DIFFERENT SEAT SWITCHES, THE ENTIRE SEAT NOW MOVES WITHOUT WARNING TO A FULL EXTENDED POSITION. THE ENTIRE SEAT MOVES TO THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE MOVEMENT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10287361

Incident

Aug 10, 2009

Mileage

59,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E021000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS. WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF GREASE DEPOSITED INSIDE THE RIM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CV JOINTS WERE LEAKING GREASE AND NEW ONES WERE NEEDED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000. ALSO, THE LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK DID NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR. UPDATED EVOQ 12/16/10

NHTSA ID

10275044

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

45,000 mi

REPEATED ( FOUR OCCASIONS ) WARNING ON DASHBOARD THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. DRIVER'S DOOR REPEATEDLY WILL NOT LATCH. OIL LEAKS REPEATEDLY - THREE OCCASIONS - HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE TWICE - ALTERNATOR REPLACED TRANSMISSION ROUGH SHIFTING AND ROUGH, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT INTO REVERSE ON 12/30/08. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253740

Incident

Feb 1, 2008

Mileage

16,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WORKS IMPROPERLY. THE LIGHT PROVIDES A HUGE DARK SPOT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEADLAMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE MORE OCCASIONS, IN WHICH THEY CHANGED THE BULB AND REPEATEDLY ADJUSTED THE HEADLAMP. NONE OF THE REMEDIES CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 03/25/08. *LJ THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT SWITCH DID NOT MOVE THE SEAT BACK. UPDATED

NHTSA ID

10219568

Incident

Aug 15, 2006

Mileage

2,000 mi