2004 Hyundai Sonata Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR PEELED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CUT HIS HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V171000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

NHTSA ID

10420923

Incident

Jun 23, 2011

Mileage

73,500 mi

AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10371188

Incident

Feb 15, 2010

Mileage

110,865 mi

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THIN COVERING (APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM) IS PEELING APART AND I HAVE CUT MY HAND ON THE SHARP EDGE WHICH CAME APART. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE HANDLE BECAUSE HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2004 MODELS WHICH HAS THE ***SAME PROBLEM**AS THE 2003 MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350643

Incident

Jul 4, 2010

Mileage

93,000 mi

CHROME IS PEELING OFF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSING CUTS TO HANDS/FINGERS ON MY 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346689

Incident

Jul 25, 2010

Mileage

14,200 mi

2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. BUILT IIN FEBRUARY 2004, THE CHROME PLATING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAME LOOSE. OUR HANDS HAVE BEEN CUT SEVERAL TIMES BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CHROME THAT IS PEELING BACK. FINALLY HAD TO PEEL THE CHROME OFF AND SAND THE EDGES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10319518

Incident

Mar 1, 2009

Mileage

85,000 mi

EMERGENCY FLASHERS BEGAN FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WOULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THEN TRYING TO USE THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOOR OPENER, THE LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING THIS STOPPED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ETAC MODULE, THEN THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. AFTER RETURNING HOME, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AGAIN BEGAN FLASHING WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS WOULD STOP AND BEGIN AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FINALLY A SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295570

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

57,446 mi

I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA - SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE 2002-2003 LISTED BELOW - THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLOSED. RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V171000 HAS 1 RELATED INVESTIGATION(S) NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08071 VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): HYUNDAI / SONATA 2002 MANUFACTURER: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENT: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: DECEMBER 15, 2008 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: MAY 29, 2009 SUMMARY: THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THE RECALL AFFECTS 91,202 MY 2002-2003 SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM JANUARY 28, 2002, THROUGH MARCH 22, 2003. THE VEHICLE RECALL POPULATION WAS DEFINED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S USE OF A NEW SUPPLIER FOR THE CHROME PLATING PROCESS BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2002, AND A PRODUCTION CHANGE IN MARCH 2003 TO IMPROVE ADHESION OF THE PLATING TO THE DOOR HANDLE. VEHICLES BEING RECALLED REPRESENT 59 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MY 2002-2003 PRODUCTION, BUT ACCOUNT FOR 91 PERCENT OF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED. THE PROCESS CHANGE FOR MY 2002 VEHICLES RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS (1200 PERCENT ON A PER UNIT RATE BASIS). MY 2003 VEHICLES BUILT AFTER MARCH 2003 PRODUCTION CHANGE SHOWED A SIMILAR DECLINE IN THE COMPLAINT RATE. BASED ON THE MANUFACTURER'S ACTION, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294437

Incident

Jan 13, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE TOP EDGE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DEVELOPED CRACKS. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE INJURED HERSELF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WOULD COST $70.00. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. HER MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 09V171000 & 09V317000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

NHTSA ID

10290355

Incident

Feb 6, 2009

Mileage

34,000 mi

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AS WORN TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS CRACKED AND LEFT A SHARP EDGE ON MY 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS CAUSED A RECALL OF 2002-2003 HYUNDAI SONATAS 09V-171. *TR

NHTSA ID

10285874

Incident

Aug 9, 2008

Mileage

88,000 mi

2004 HYUNDAI SONATA - INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAUSED HAND LACERATION BY PEELING CHROME PLATING /CRACK IN DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282351

Incident

Aug 30, 2009

Mileage

51,900 mi

2004 HYUNDAI SONATA - THE INTERIOR HANDLES HAVE DEVELOPED VERY SHARP EDGES WHICH WE DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL I SLICED MY MIDDLE FINGER OPEN YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE RAZOR-SHARP EDGES IN PLACES. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT HYUNDAI. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282296

Incident

Aug 30, 2009

SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DOOR HANDLES...WE HAVE FLAKING OF THE CHROME FINISH ON OUR 2004 SONATA AS WELL, PRIMARILY DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280600

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

ON MY 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, THE CHROME DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN PEELING AWAY SINCE 2007, RESULTING IN A SHARP, JAGGED EDGE THAT I HAVE CUT MY HAND ON NUMEROUS TIMES. I NOTICE THAT THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ORDER FOR THE 2003 SONATAS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE UNDER ACTION #PE08071, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE 2004 MODEL IS DOING THE SAME THING, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THAT MODEL TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277118

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE MELTING IN THE CLIMATE CONTROL ASSEMBLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THE INSULATION IS MELTING FROM THE WIRES AND CAUSING THEM TO BECOME BARE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10213389

Incident

Jan 12, 2007

Mileage

98,000 mi

INCIDENT: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA LX LEFT REAR SEAT FOLDABLE SEAT BACK RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT SNAP BACK AFTER BEING PRESSED FOR FOLDING DOWN THE SEAT BACK. THUS, WHEN SEAT BACK IS FOLDED INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AGAIN, LOCK DOES NOT SNAP AND ENGAGE, LEAVING THE SEAT BACK LOOSE. IN CASE OF BREAKING OR FRONT CRASH SEAT BACK MOST CERTAINLY WILL FOLD DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208102

Incident

Oct 31, 2007

Mileage

44,990 mi