2005 Hyundai Sonata Problems

Air Bag light stays on and cannot pass stare inspection without repair. NHSTA site has 54 reports of this issue and dealer cannot figure out how to repair. What can be done?

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. THIS IS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, OR MOVING. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, IT'S STILL ON.

I took my car to the mechanic for a “once over” before driving from New Jersey to North Carolina. This car has only 41,000 original miles on it as we bought it new in 2005. Upon inspection, the mechanic came back with certain repairs that are needed due to age; but he was extremely concerned about a severe safety issue that the subframe had rotted out and needed to be replaced. This is a known corrosion issue with other years of manufacture for this model. There was a class action suit for this specific issue for 1999 to 2004 Sonatas. The subframe threatens to collapse from rust at any time and is an extreme hazard to the driver, passengers, and others on the road. There was absolutely no warning of this issue prior to this inspection, making it even more dangerous as it affects many drivers who are unaware of the issue.

Severely rusted out and corroded front subframe, only noticed it on accident very recently, and my car is the last year of a generation that was recalled for this very issue within the Salt Belt- I live right at the bottom outskirts of the Salt Belt in NKY, and my car is the only year not recalled for subframe corrosion. It's bad and I'm freaked out and can't afford it unless I figure out how to do it myself without prematurely dying due to a dropped engine or something similar (premature because if I don't get it fixed soon I reckon that fate isn't too far off)

My car's engine cradle, cross member or subframe is rusted out and the OEM replacement for my VIN number won't fit it correctly I'm getting really upset because this could be dangerous for me and my two young kids. I've already paid the mechanic $600 for the replacement part when it really only costs $450 at the most and the two he has ordered before have both been either too big and it says that it is the correct replacement part. What is going on?!!! If something isn't fixed soon and something happens to me or my kids there is going to be a lawsuit.

Severely rusted out and corroded front subframe, only noticed it on accident very recently, and my car is the last year of a generation that was recalled for this very issue within the Salt Belt- I live right at the bottom outskirts of the Salt Belt in NKY, and my car is the only year not recalled for subframe corrosion. It's bad and I'm freaked out and can't afford it unless I figure out how to do it myself without prematurely dying due to a dropped engine or something similar (premature because if I don't get it fixed soon I reckon that fate isn't too far off)

COMPLAINT INVOLVES PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN TO AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT PLACES TO ATTEMPT GET THIS DIAGNOSED- THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER 5 MONTHS. CAR HAS BEEN EXCELLENT UNTIL THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ENGINE IS FINE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE THERE IS SOME KIND OF SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE CAR TURNS OFF. NO WARMING. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT- AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS THE CAR GOES COMPLETELY DARK. SOMETIMES YOU CAN SORT OF GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETIMES THE SHORT HAPPENS AND THEN WHATEVER IS NOT WORKING WILL RECONNECT AND THE CAR WILL NOT TOTALLY SHUT OFF. IT IS VERY DISTURBING AND FRIGHTENING. SOMETIMES MY CAR COMPLETELY DIES IN TRAFFIC- IT MIGHT BE DEAD FOR 20 OR SO MINUTES AND THEN WILL ALL OF SUDDEN RESTART AND I CAN MAKE IT HOME. I HAVE BEEN TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF THIS CAR FOR YEARS HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. TOOK TO A HYUNDAI GARAGE/ DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN THERE 3 TIMES- THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS WEEK TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS. I LOVE MY CAR BUT FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE I FEEL SO UNSAFE. IF THERE IS ANY HELP OR DIRECTION YOU CAN GIVE TO HELP DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN SONATAS IT WOULD BE WELCOME. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR HE PAST 4 MONTHS- SOMETIMES MY CAR DIES 7 TO 8 TIMES A DAY- SOMETIMES IT RUNS PERFECTLY. *TR

AIR BAG DASH LIGHT IS ON FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. IT USED TO BE INTERMITTENT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY STAYED ON. MECHANICS AND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAVE NO ANSWERS. IT COMES ON AS SOON AS I START THE CAR AND DOESN'T TURN OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS OFF. I WAS TOLD MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. HOW DELIGHTFUL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED, WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HUB CAP AND SWITCHED THE WIRES IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. HUB HYUNDAI OF KATY (877- 773-4656, LOCATED AT 17007 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AS I PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR, I FELT IT GO DOWN UNDER MY FOOT, THUS HITING THE RIGHT REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED IN JANUARY. 2012. I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPOT, AND I HAD SOFTLY BRAKED. AND AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELEATOR, AND LIKE THE FIRST TIME, I FELT THE ACCELERATOR GO DOWN BENEATH MY FOOT, WITHOUT PRESSING TOO HARD. I RAN INTO MY APARTMENT, AND CAUSED A GOOD DEAL OF DAMAGE TO IT.AS WELL AS MY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT SINCE, BUT I REMAIN SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO OXMOOR HYUNDAI, IN LOUISVILLE, AND COULD NOT FIND FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND I HAD TO PAY JUST UNDER $100.00 TO TELL ME THIS. AND MY AUTO INSURANCE WENT UP DRASTICALLY. *JS

My car's engine cradle, cross member or subframe is rusted out and the OEM replacement for my VIN number won't fit it correctly I'm getting really upset because this could be dangerous for me and my two young kids. I've already paid the mechanic $600 for the replacement part when it really only costs $450 at the most and the two he has ordered before have both been either too big and it says that it is the correct replacement part. What is going on?!!! If something isn't fixed soon and something happens to me or my kids there is going to be a lawsuit.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 IS VERY UNSAFE! THE WHOLE FRAME OF THE CAR IS ROTTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY TIRE BLEW! A NICE MAN DRIVE OFF FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY CAME AROUND TO PUT A SPARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR GOT A NEW TIRE AND ALIGNMENT. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER MY WHOLE STERLING WHEEL IS TURNED TO LEFT AND CAR IS PULLING HORRIBLY TO RIGHT AND MY RIGHT TIRE IS BENT IN. I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED ASAP. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TO MY UTTER BELIEF MY CAR IS ROTTED OUT! UNSAFE ! I FEEL THIS IS A REAL ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI! THERE ARE MANY DRIVERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP! YOU MADE THESE VEHICLES. NOW PLEASE HELP US DRIVE SAFELY WITH OUR FAMILIES! SO WE CAN GO TO OUR JOBS AND CONTINUE RAISING OUR FAMILIES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING SOON. I START A NEW JOB AUGUST 27 2019. I WILL NEED A SAFE CAR I AM A DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE , NANNY. SO YOU SEE I DEPEND I MY SAFE VEHICLE FOR ALL MY LITTLE LOVES I'M MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS. STAND BY YOUR HYUNDAI NAME AND DO SOMETHING GOOD. HELP US PLEASE. THANK YOU. REMEMBER IT WAS YOUR MANUFACTURING THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN! SO PLEASE HELP. ( NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW LONG THOSE HOLES AND ROTTED OUT FRAME WERE LINGERING) UNTIL ALL THIS WENT WRONG WITH TIRES...

"TAKATA RECALL" I THOUGHT I NEEDED A NEW INNER TIE ROD ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN I WENT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANIC TOLD ME YOU HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS. " YOUR SUB-FRAME ON THIS CAR IS RUSTED OUT AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE." WITH THAT INFORMATION, I CALLED THE HYUNDAI SUPPORT NUMBER, THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER, I THEN WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AND TO SEE IF HYUNDAI WOULD REPAIR THE SUBFRAME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI CORPORATION REFUSED TO PAY ANY GOODWILL MONEY TO FIX THE CAR BUT THEY DID TELL ME, " OUR ADVICE: " IS TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR, IT IS UNSAFE." THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS FOR 2005 SUBFRAME, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HYUNDAI KNEW THEY DID HAVE A SLEW OF SONATAS THAT HAD A SERIOUS SUBFRAME CORROSION PROBLEM. IN MY BIT OF RESEARCH, THERE HAS BEEN A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS AND THE SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT, ALL DIFFERENT YEARS AND MILEAGE AND AGE THAT HYUNDAI DID REPAIR THE CARS THAT I FOUND ON EDMONDS.COM AND ON THE INTERNET.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY OWN LANE WITH MY SEATBELT ON AND LIGHTS ON AND I DIDN'T SEE THIS BUS COMING SPEEDING WITH NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL HE SCRATCHED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HE ALL MOST TOOK THE MIRROR OFF I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED TO 55 AND I STILL HIT HIM I WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT THE RADIATOR BROKE AND THE CAR ALL MOST EXPLODED ALSO THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AND THE SPEED MPH WAS ABOUT 5 OFF THE STEERING PUMP ALSO FAILED. I ALL MOST DIED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. TRIED PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, CAR STILL ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID LITTLE GOOD. WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO CUT THE ENGINE. SOME PROBLEM HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP. WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. *TR

I DON'T HAVE VIN ON HAND. WHEN I GO FOR GAS EVERYTIME, THE GAS CLICKS OFF AND GAS POURS ONTO GROUND. IF I HOLD THE LEVER TO STUDY THE FLOW IT STILL SPILLS. CALLED HYUNDAI, THEY DENY THIS PROBLEM. TALKED TO MANY OWNERS ALL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. GAS ON GROUND. PLUS THE GAS REMAINS ON THE FENDER. IF THERE WAS TO BE A CIGARETTE THROWN OUT OF ANOTHER MOVING CAR OR SPARK THE CAR WOULD EXPLODE. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT HYUNDAI TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A RECALL. THEIR CONTENTION IS TO WAIT TIL I BLOW UP ON FIRE BEFORE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. EVEN THEN THEY WOULD DENY THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF OR STALLING AFTER FILLING IT UP WITH GAS. IT BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO WITH SPORADIC INCIDENTS AND HAS PROGRESSED TO OCCURRING EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. THE FIRST HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I WAS EXITING A GAS STATION AFTER FILLING UP. AS I REACHED THE MAIN STREET AND WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE BUSY ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF, THEN ON AND IT BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES OVER THE SPAN OF 1YR 4 MOS, EACH TIME ONLY AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO NOT STARTING AT ALL AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. RECENTLY, I FILLED UP MY CAR AND WHEN FINISHED , IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, GIVING THE CAR BREAKS IN-BETWEEN AND IT EITHER TURNED ON THEN SPUTTERED AND DIED OR DIDN'T TURN ON AT ALL. IT TOOK 30MINS FOR ME TO START MY CAR BUT I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI SONATAS OF THE SAME YEAR (AND EVEN SOME OTHER MODELS/YEARS). THE NEXT TIME, I DIDN'T FILL UP ALL THE WAY BUT PUT IN 1/4 TANK OF GAS. ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR DID NOT START FOR AROUND 25 MINUTES. THAT DAY, I PAID $65 TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED APPROXIMATELY $845 WORTH OF REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS OF MY CANISTER, CANISTER VALVE, PURGE VALVE, AND MY IDLE CONTROL VENT VALVE (NOT INCLUDING THE $219 LABOR FEE NECESSARY IF CHARCOAL BITS HAVE GOTTEN INTO MY GAS TANK). I HAVE EVER HEARD OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS, MUCH LESS BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR A COMMONPLACE PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI CARS. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS REGARDING THE CAR'S SPORADIC SHUTOFFS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IN MULTIPLE COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. THIS PUTS THE CONSUMER'S LIFE IN DANGER IE: ROLLING INTO THE STREET AND BEING STRANDED IN MY CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

BOUGHT 2005 HYUANDI ON 12/8/04. EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON 12/9/05 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TENNESSEE, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR IN CAR NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. TOOK CAR BACK 3 DAYS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM VIBRATION, THEY SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR BACK ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS AND THEY CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN THE CAR. FINALLY A REPRESENTATIVE WAS CALLED IN TO LOOK AT THE CAR HE HAD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO HAVE A VIBRATION WHEN SITTING STILL AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ALSO, HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN. *NM

THE 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND RECALLED, CLOSE TO THE 2006 RECALLS. WE OWN A COMPANY AND HAVE PURCHASED OVER 12 TO 14 HYUNDAIS. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE SONATA GLS 2005 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SEATBELT RESTRAINT, THE FRONT TIRES ARE CLOSER TO THE BACK & NOT CENTERED ON THE WHEEL WELL (HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASED, BUT THEY DO NOT CORRECT.), HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS & THAT UNIBODY TYPE FRAME & SO ON. IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A TRUCK LEFT THE TAIL GATE DOWN & A LADDER HIT THE WINDSHIELD, THE CAR WAS THEN PARKED, TURNED OFF , THE KEYS TAKING OUT OF THE IGNITION & THEN BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE CELL PHONE THEN PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT INFER ALL THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TO LOCK UP & CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT TO WEAR. HYUNDAI STATES THAT THIS IS NOT WARRANTED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. HYUNDAI HAD A GREAT WARRANTY 10 YEARS AGO. THEY DO NOT STAND UP TO THEIR WARRANTY AS BEFORE & I HAVE FOUND THAT SOME OF THE WARRANTY HAS CHANGED. I HAVE SWITCHED TO TOYOTA. HYUNDAI HAS DONE NOTHING SO FAR TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS TO ITS FINAL POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 IS VERY UNSAFE! THE WHOLE FRAME OF THE CAR IS ROTTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY TIRE BLEW! A NICE MAN DRIVE OFF FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY CAME AROUND TO PUT A SPARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR GOT A NEW TIRE AND ALIGNMENT. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER MY WHOLE STERLING WHEEL IS TURNED TO LEFT AND CAR IS PULLING HORRIBLY TO RIGHT AND MY RIGHT TIRE IS BENT IN. I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED ASAP. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TO MY UTTER BELIEF MY CAR IS ROTTED OUT! UNSAFE ! I FEEL THIS IS A REAL ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI! THERE ARE MANY DRIVERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP! YOU MADE THESE VEHICLES. NOW PLEASE HELP US DRIVE SAFELY WITH OUR FAMILIES! SO WE CAN GO TO OUR JOBS AND CONTINUE RAISING OUR FAMILIES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING SOON. I START A NEW JOB AUGUST 27 2019. I WILL NEED A SAFE CAR I AM A DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE , NANNY. SO YOU SEE I DEPEND I MY SAFE VEHICLE FOR ALL MY LITTLE LOVES I'M MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS. STAND BY YOUR HYUNDAI NAME AND DO SOMETHING GOOD. HELP US PLEASE. THANK YOU. REMEMBER IT WAS YOUR MANUFACTURING THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN! SO PLEASE HELP. ( NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW LONG THOSE HOLES AND ROTTED OUT FRAME WERE LINGERING) UNTIL ALL THIS WENT WRONG WITH TIRES...

TAKATA RECALL SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. MECHANIC ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A CHILD OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK SEVERAL TIMES. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT FROM AROUND HIS NECK. HE WAS SUSTAINED LACERATIONS ON HIS NECK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,237.

THE 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND RECALLED, CLOSE TO THE 2006 RECALLS. WE OWN A COMPANY AND HAVE PURCHASED OVER 12 TO 14 HYUNDAIS. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE SONATA GLS 2005 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SEATBELT RESTRAINT, THE FRONT TIRES ARE CLOSER TO THE BACK & NOT CENTERED ON THE WHEEL WELL (HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASED, BUT THEY DO NOT CORRECT.), HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS & THAT UNIBODY TYPE FRAME & SO ON. IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A TRUCK LEFT THE TAIL GATE DOWN & A LADDER HIT THE WINDSHIELD, THE CAR WAS THEN PARKED, TURNED OFF , THE KEYS TAKING OUT OF THE IGNITION & THEN BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE CELL PHONE THEN PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT INFER ALL THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TO LOCK UP & CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT TO WEAR. HYUNDAI STATES THAT THIS IS NOT WARRANTED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. HYUNDAI HAD A GREAT WARRANTY 10 YEARS AGO. THEY DO NOT STAND UP TO THEIR WARRANTY AS BEFORE & I HAVE FOUND THAT SOME OF THE WARRANTY HAS CHANGED. I HAVE SWITCHED TO TOYOTA. HYUNDAI HAS DONE NOTHING SO FAR TO CORRECT. *TR

8 JUNE 2015- NEW TIRES AND BRAKES INSTALLED ON CAR. 11 JUNE 2015- UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME, HEARD LEAKING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. SAW VALVE STEM LEAKING DUE TO WHEEL COVER PRESSING AGAINST STEM. CHECKED RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IT ALSO HAD THE COVER PRESSING AGAINST THE VALVE STEM. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT LEAKING. TWO REAR TIRES WERE OKAY. I ASSUMED THE MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED THE FRONT COVERS IMPROPERLY. 12 JUNE 2015- PUT SPARE ON LEFT FRONT AND DROVE TO THE GARAGE, HAD THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED THE TIRES CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED. HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED ALL THE VALVE STEMS AND CORRECTLY REINSTALLED THE WHEEL COVERS.ALL SEEMED WELL. 13 JUNE 2015- WIFE AND DAUGHTER DEPARTED ON TRIP TO MAINE VIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ON NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE THEY HAD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE GO FLAT AND THE RIGHT FRONT BEGAN LEAKING AT 65MPH. UNABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, THEY CONTINUED ON TO A SAFE AREA, LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM DESTROYED. THEY CALLED AAA AND WERE TOWED 91 MILES TO THEIR DESTINATION. THE AAA MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE WHEEL COVER SHIFTING, ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS, PRESSING THE VALVE STEMS OVER AND CUTTING INTO THEM. THEY ARE NOW HOPING TO FIND A PLACE WHICH CAN REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM ON A WEEKEND. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN MONDAY WHICH NOW LOOKS DOUBTFUL. CHECKING ON LINE, I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THEY ARE LUCKY THEY DID NOT CRASH. I DO NOT SEE WHERE HYUNDAI HAS EVER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. BESIDE THE MONETARY BURDEN THIS HAS CAUSED US, WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT TURN INTO A TRAGEDY. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU CAN HAVE THIS SITUATION RESOLVED WITH HYUNDAI BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. FOR NOW THE WHEEL COVERS WILL REMAIN OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA NEW ON 2/18/05 AND THE DEALER, PAAR HYUNDAI IN BREMERTON. ON AUGUST 16, 2007, I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERS LOCATION IN BREMERTON. THEY SUGGESTED I PURCHASE NEW TIRES. I HAVE 46,000+ MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP, LES SCHWAB IN POULSBO, PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR. IN DOING SO, THREE OF THE SMALL HUBCAPS WERE DAMAGED. DESPITE BEING CAREFUL IN REINSTALLING THE HUBCAPS, SEVERAL OF THE PLASTIC RETAINERS BROKE OFF. LES SCHWAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE, CLAIMING THAT THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WITH CERTAIN HYUNDAI AND NISSAN HUBCAPS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER WILL NOT PAY EITHER AND CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS DOUBTFUL. I RETAINED THE HUBCAPS. THE PLASTIC TABS THAT HOLD THE HUBCAPS ARE VERY WEEK, I CAN EASILY BREAK THEM OFF, AND THEY SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR AND FATIGUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE HUBCAPS ARE MANUFACTURED USING VERY POOR MATERIALS AND COULD COME LOOSE. EVEN THOUGH FAIRLY SMALL, A HUB CAP FLYING OFF A CAR AT 60-70 MILES PER HOUR COULD EASILY SMASH A WINDSHIELD OR KNOCK A CYCLIST OFF HIS/HER MOTOR CYCLE. *TR

BROUGHT TO GET OIL CHANGED, MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ENGINE CARRIER WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. IT IS ALMOST RUSTED THRU 2004 HA RECALL BUT NOT 2005 ALSO WHEN IN PARK CAR ROLLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WHEN CONTACT TRIED TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THIS FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN IT RAINS 2005 SONATA AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT TILL THE LIGHT GOES OUT. *TR

BOUGHT 2005 HYUANDI ON 12/8/04. EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON 12/9/05 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TENNESSEE, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR IN CAR NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. TOOK CAR BACK 3 DAYS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM VIBRATION, THEY SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR BACK ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS AND THEY CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN THE CAR. FINALLY A REPRESENTATIVE WAS CALLED IN TO LOOK AT THE CAR HE HAD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO HAVE A VIBRATION WHEN SITTING STILL AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ALSO, HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN. *NM

2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AC COMPRESSOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN. THE AC CLUTCH CAME APART AND THE CLUTCH MELTED ONTO THE COMPRESSOR.