Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Hyundai Sonata submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NO LESS THAN 4 DRIVER'S SIDE VISORS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE ELBOW THAT CONNECTS TO THE CEILING BREAKS AND THE VISOR BECOMES NO LONGER OPERABLE. *TR
MY 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND AS SOON AS I HIT THE 60,000 MILE MARK (THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY ENDED AT THIS POINT), THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE AIRBAGS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE BRAKES HAD A LOUD SQUEAK AND DEALER REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME). THE SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN FIXED TWICE AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR IS BROKEN AND I HAD TO PUT TAPE ON IT SO THAT IT WILL STAY UP. THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT AFTER THE WARRANTY. SOME KIND OF COIL BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS TURNING ON. I STOPPED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN, HAD IT TOWED, DEALER IN LAUREL, MD CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT, CHARGED ME $768, PICKED UP CAR, SAME PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THERE WAS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS CHARGED $45 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I JUST SPENT $435 ON ANOTHER REPAIR. NOW, AFTER EACH REPAIR, I JUST WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AGAIN FOR THE NEXT EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND YET I'M STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. *JB
THE CAR IS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA GL. MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. THE CABLE HAS ISSUES WITH BINDING TO THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND PUTS STRESS ON THE MOTOR AS WELL. THE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP / CLOSED POSITION.
3 OF 4 WINDOW MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED IN THE DOWN POSITION DO NOT ALLOW THE WINDOWS TO BE ROLLED UP. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED IN APRIL 2004 AND WAS REPAIRED. THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED IN JULY AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS FAILED IN OCTOBER. IT APPEARS THE WINDOW MECHANISM CORDING IS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. THE PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND ARE SECURED TEMPORARILY IN THE UP POSITION. THE OLD PARTS STILL IN TACT. *JB
IN THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS IN MY CAR, THE WINDOWS WHEN PUT DOWN HAVE BEEN STUCK AND NOT ABLE TO TO REMAIN IN THE UP STATUS. THE FIRST WINDOW (DRIVERS SIDE DOOR) HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO AND WAS FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS HAVE HAPPENED WITH IN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE BELT IN THE WINDOW IS WRAPPING AROUND THE ROTOR AND CAUSING PROBLEMS.*AK
SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN JANUARY 2003, I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN 3 DIFFERENT DATES FOR SERVICE TO THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS EACH HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT DATES. THE WINDOWS WILL GO DOWN AND THEN WILL FAIL TO RAISE/CLOSE. *JB
WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING IN SAME LOCATION, ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR, THEN, IT CURVES DOWN 8 INCHES TOWARD PASSENGER'S SEAT. WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, AT THIS TIME IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING NORMAL OPERATION VEHICLE FAILS TO START, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND FAILED TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN VEHICLE BEGAN HAVINB PROBLEMS WITH NO POWER, STALLING, AND MAKING NOISES, DEALER REPLACED THE PURGE CONTROL VALVE, HOWEVER PROBLEM TILL CONTINUES. BRAKES FEEL LOW TO THE FLOOR. CENTER AC VENTS AND RIGHT PASSENGER VENT BROKE, DEALER REPLACED. DEALER ADJUSTED DRIVE BELTS DUE TO BEING NOISY. *SLC
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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