2006 Hyundai Sonata Other / unspecified Problems

MY CAR IS NOT STEARIN PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

11383072

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

Mileage

6 mi

CAR WAS DRAGGING ON GROUND, AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE, DRIVER NOTICED REAR, DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS TILTED.

NHTSA ID

11186254

Incident

Mar 12, 2019

Mileage

147,264 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELL TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,986.

NHTSA ID

11110807

Incident

Jun 25, 2018

Mileage

196,986 mi

ON 17 AUGUST 2015, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-64 NEAR NITRO, WV. AS I PASSED A TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE ENTERING A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT, WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED CAUSING THE REAR END OF MY CAR TO MOMENTARILY GO UNDER THE TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE MY FRONT END WAS HEADED TOWARD A FOUR FOOT HIGH CONCRETE MEDIAN. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE SITUATION WITHOUT HITTING EITHER THE TRUCK OR THE WALL. CORROSION OF THE STEEL CROSS MEMBER IN THE REAR END CAUSED THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM TO DETACH SUDDENLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE I HAD PREVIOUS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND RECALL WORK PERFORMED. LATER THAT EVENING I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE FOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WHICH I HAD NOT RECEIVED: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: AUG 12, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 COMPONENT(S): SUSPENSION WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AS TO WHY I DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE, THEIR RECORDS SHOWED MY VEHICLE AS REGISTERED TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. THERE APPEARS TO BE GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF BOTH THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI IN NOT INFORMING ME OF THIS RECALL. AS STATED ABOVE, THE DEALER HAD PERFORMED RECALL WORK ON MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OVER THE PAST 3.5 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10759355

Incident

Aug 17, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP AND THE REAR END MOVED BACK AND FORTH. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

NHTSA ID

10749819

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

210,000 mi

I AM ANOTHER HYUNDAI 2006 OWNER WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ON WHO PAID $105.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH RETURNED CODE B1706 HAVING TO DO WITH THE PRETENSIONER AND SEAT BELT. NOT ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI APPLICABLE TO THE RECALL. I NOW HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $350.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SHAME ON HYUNDAI, I BOUGHT THIS CAR PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE DESIRE FOR A SAFE VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY SPLIT HAIRS AND CLAIM THIS IS NOT A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM? *TR

NHTSA ID

10607865

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED & WERE REPLACED 9/27/2012. THIS REQUIRED ANOTHER DEALER ALIGNMENT. FRONT TIRES THEN WORE OUT 6,200 MILES LATER. TIRES WORE DOWN TO METAL BELT CORE; COULD HAVE EASILY BLOWN OUT. I HAD 3 PREVIOUS DEALER ALIGNMENTS AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER IN APRIL 2013 THERE IS NO MORE CAMBER/CASTER ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE, MY CAR IS "OUT OF SPECS", THAT I NEED A $650 AFTERMARKET CAMBER ADJUSTMENT KIT. DEALER TOLD ME TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3,500 MILES WHICH IS MUCH SOONER THEN THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED 7,500 MILES. I WAS TOLD TIRES WILL LOSE 50% OR MORE OF TREAD LIFE. MY APRIL 17, 2013 DEALER ALIGNMENT FAILED, COULD NOT BE DONE. I HAD DEALER ALIGNMENTS SEPT 26, 2012 (WITH NEW UPPER CONTROL ARMS), JAN 22, 2010, JULY 29, 2010, JULY 29, 2009. I HAVE GOOD PHOTOS OF THE SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE, STEEL BELTING CLEARLY VISIBLE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE DETAILED REPAIR RECORDS FROM THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10537579

Incident

Apr 17, 2013

Mileage

112,000 mi

NOTICED A SHIMMY VIBRATION LOUDER THAN NORMAL WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY, UPON EXITING ON MAIN ROAD HEARD VERY LOUD THUMP BANG ON LEFT REAR DRIVERS SIDE. I ASSUMED IT WAS A BLOW OUT AS I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR (PULLING TO RIGHT) BUT MANAGED TO MAKE INTO PARKING LOT OFF THE MAIN. UPON INSPECTION LEFT REAR TIRE STILL ON CAR NOT FLAT, BUT ON A TOTAL SLANT APPROX 45 DEGREE. I WAS VERY GLAD TO BE OFF HIGHWAY HOWEVER STILL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER TOWING TO GARAGE, MECHANIC CALLED ME LATER AND SAID THE ENTIRE REAR SUB-FRAME ROTTED AND BROKE FROM CAR NEEDING TO REPLACE EVERYTHING SUSPENSION SUB-FRAME, INCLUDING CONTROL ARMS, AND WOULD NEED AN ALIGNMENT, HE ALSO SAID THAT'S WHY MY TIRES WORE DOWN QUICKER THAN USUAL DUE TO SUSPENSION ISSUE. I DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER SINCE CAR NO LONGER ON WARRANTY, AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR USED PARTS (COULD NOT AFFORD NEW PARTS AS MECHANIC'S ESTIMATE WAS ALREADY AT THE $1800.00 MARK) WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY POSTED WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I DID REPAIR THE CAR WITH A TOTAL BILL (USED/RECYCLED PARTS) FOR $1567.00. I STILL DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. WHY WOULD IT TAKE SO LONG TO HAVE A RECALL...IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CRASH, FATALITY SERIOUS INJURY AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI FOR REPAIR OR FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535115

Incident

Jul 10, 2013

Mileage

156,330 mi

EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY NEPHEW AND SISTER, THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, TURNING A CORNER, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. I STOPPED AND SAW A LARGE RUSTY METAL PIECE HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON THAT SIDE AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD, THE WHEEL WAS TIPPED OUT WOBBLY. I KNEW IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MY HUSBAND SAW THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY 7/8/13, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A REAR SUBFRAME CORROSION AND FAILURE. HE ADVISED US TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AS HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH A PRIOR FRONT FRAME RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. HE HAD OTHER REPAIRS AHEAD OF US, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC 15 MILES AWAY. WHEN OUR MECHANIC GOT IT ON THE LIFT WE WERE TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS VERY SEVERE: THE REAR END WAS ROTTED, NEEDING REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF REAR CROSSMEMBER, 2 UPPER AND 2 LOWER ARMS, L/R UPPER CONTROL ARM AND JOINT, WITH REAR SHOCKS AND MOUNTS, AND ALIGNMENT.WE CALLED HYUNDAI REGIONAL OFFICE, OPENED CASE # 5870260. THE AGENT REPORTED NO RECALLS AND THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HE STATED HE WAS "VERY FAMILIAR" WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. HE ADVISED CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY MAY BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING. (HERB CHAMBERS OF AUBURN, MA.) THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AT OUR EXPENSE (40MI.) HIS LACK OF EMPATHY AND TELLING US THAT HYUNDAI WOULD TAKE LITTLE OR NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS, OUTSIDE OF A RECALL, PROMPTED US TO HAVE OUR MECHANIC DO THE WORK. REPAIRS WERE DONE WITH HYUNDAI FACTORY PARTS, ($2,640 INCLUDING LABOR). WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY, AND/OR DEATH HAD IT HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524726

Incident

Jul 6, 2013

Mileage

107,756 mi

BEFORE GETTING DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN, I TOOK MY SONATA TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SOME REPAIR WORK DONE SO I COULD LET A FRIEND BORROW MY CAR WHILE DEPLOYED. MUCH OF THE SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TO GET A NEW SET OF TIRES, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TIRES I HAD WEREN'T MUCH MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD. IN ANY CASE, I'M WRITING THIS TO YOU AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO HYUNDAI SONATAS (2006-2008) FOR HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY, I REPLACED THE PARTS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE IN CASE IT HELPS THE INVESTIGATION. UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT PROVIDE YOU WITH DETAILED INFORMATION BECAUSE ALL OF MY PAPERWORK IS IN STORAGE WHILE I'M IN AFGHANISTAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505491

Incident

Jan 21, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED OCT 26, 2012. MY SON NOTED SOME LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMP. I INSPECTED THE CAR AND NOTED THAT THE REAR DIVER-SIDE WHEEL WAS AT A WEIRD ANGLE. THE CAR WAS MOVED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ON NOV 1ST. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SUBFRAME CORROSION EFFECTING THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. I CALLED GARVEY HYUNDAI, OF QUEENSBURY, NY, WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM MY SHOP TO GARVEY. HE INFORMS ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH SUBFRAME CORROSION AND THIS MODEL YEAR AND NO RECALLS. HE TELLS ME THAT IT WILL COST BETWEEN $1350 AND $2400 TO REPAIR AND ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE THEY OFFERED ME $500 TOWARD THE REPAIR WORK. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY A 2006 AND THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED IN FULL BY HYUNDAI. THE CAR HAS SPENT WINTERS IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD MULTI ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING NEEDING TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY) I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SUBFRAME CORROSION ISSUES WITH PRIOR YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483564

Incident

Oct 26, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE SAFETY LABELS ON THE VISORS HAVE CURLED UP AND LOST THEIR ADHESION TO THE VISORS MAKING THE LABELS UNREADABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 4/26/05. A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL, CAMPAIGN ID NO. 06V234000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT FOR VEHICLES BUILT MAY 15, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 2005. THIS RECALL WAS INADEQUATE TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THESE EARLIER BUILT VEHICLES. *KB

NHTSA ID

10446275

Incident

Feb 2, 2012

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA SUNROOF, MODEL NUMBER 6230137. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN DECEMBER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS TO HAVE THE SUNROOF ON THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10E038000 (VISIBILITY: SUNROOF ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10393600

Incident

Mar 29, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 VIN : [XXX]. WHILE DRIVING A DAY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 83K MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "RF BUCKLE & OCS FAILURE" TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY WALLET = $1,700, AFTER I PAID THE $105 FOR THEM TO HOLD ONTO MY CAR ALL DAY LONG JUST TO PLUG A COMPUTER INTO THE CAR WHICH READS THE CODES AND SPITS OUT THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10360380

Incident

Oct 13, 2006

Mileage

83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000- AIR BAGS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE STATING THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DESPITE THAT THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE SUN VISOR LABELS ALSO BEGAN PEELING AND THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V234000 (EQUIPMENT: OTHER LABELS) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE DEALER REFUSED ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V377000 (SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: RECLINER) AND THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL, STATING THAT THE WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES) AND WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

NHTSA ID

10355580

Incident

Apr 11, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR MADE A CRACKING SOUND AS IT WAS LOWERED. NOW VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354415

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

46,000 mi

HYUNDAI SONATA PASSENGER AND MAIN AIR BAG FAILURE 2006 VEHICLE. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILURE/ RECALL. HYUNDAI STATE ALL WORKING OK, AIR BAG STILL NOT WORKING. HYUNDAI DID NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ADULT SITS IN FRONT PASSENGER AND AIR BAG LIGHT STILL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WERE I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT HAS TOO. WHAT IS HYUNDAI WAITING FOR, A DEATH DUE TO THE ARROGANCE? NOVEMBER 2009 MAIN AIR BAG INDICATORS COME ON.HYUNDAI DOES DIAGNOSTIC AND TELLS ME SEAT BELT TENSIONER FAILURE. THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT, THEY REPLACE SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND TENSIONERS. MAIN AIR BAG PROBLEM CORRECTED BUT PASSENGER AIR BAG STILL INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 74,353 MILES . IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE OR A WARRANTY ISSUE? I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS BUT I NEVER KNOW IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL WORK PROPERLY. WHAT RIGHTS DO I HAVE IN THIS MATTER SINCE HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY? ALSO THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI AZER 2006-2009 FOR FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSORS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCED IN MY 2006 SONATA. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THEY USED THE SAME PART IN MY VEHICLE? I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW I GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS AND GET MY CAR SAVE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310464

Incident

Nov 11, 2009

Mileage

59,000 mi

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS HAD 2 FAILURES OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. THE 1ST WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY; THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IN EACH CASE IT HAS DROPPED INTO THE FULLY DEPLOYED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF VISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10281253

Incident

Aug 20, 2009

Mileage

94,000 mi

REPLACED BRAKES WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ,THEN AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES, NOW IM AT 41,000 MILES AND MY BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISES AGAIN. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW,IT STOPPED GOING UP AND DOWN IN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED DUE TO THE ANTENNA IN THE WINDOW BEING BROKEN, WHEN I TURNED THE REAR DEFROSTER ON THE RADIO HAD ALOT OF STATIC. SINCE THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED IT NO LONGER DEFROST , I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TELL ME IT WORKS FINE. THEY TESTED IT INSIDE A WARM BUILDING. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WHICH THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, WHEN DRIVING AND EITHER THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER IS ON AND LIGHTS AT SAME TIME , WHEN YOU BRAKE THE LIGHTS DIM AND THE CONDITIONER/HEATER GOES LOW, ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL DIM AS WELL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IM VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273953

Incident

Jul 11, 2007

HAD CAR IN SHOP IN FOR THE DASH TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN 2007.THIS A 2006 MODEL HYUNDAI SONATA-DASH IS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS BEFORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ACCIDENT DEALER STATES IT IS OWNERS PROBLEM & EXPENSE AS IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 2 YEARS SINCE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM-FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL & A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262151

Incident

Dec 12, 2008

IN CAR THERMOMETER NOT ACCURATE. IT IS OFF BY OVER 20 DEGREES. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED WELL BELOW 0, NOTHING HAS BEEN ACCURATE. SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226353

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

Mileage

35,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED (NO OPTION FOR 2007 WAS AVAILABLE IN DROP DOWN MENU) (ISSUE 1) AT OR AROUND THE INITIAL FEW DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY I BEGAN TO NOTICE ABRUPT VIBRATION AND SHAKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL; SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO FEEL IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE TO BE IN MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. NONETHELESS, DEALER ATTEMPTED WHEEL BALANCE AND RADIAL FORCE BALANCE AS A "GOOD WILL GESTURE." PROBLEM IS NOW MORE ARTICULATED AND THE ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED. (ISSUE 2) ENGINE EMITS A RATTLE NOISE SIMILAR TO LIFTER CLATTER UPON START AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT OPERATION; PARTICULARLY IN COLDER WEATHER. TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AND ONE NOISE WAS RESOLVED BUT THE CONTINUAL NATURE OF THE LIFTER CLATTER REMAINS. DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED. (ISSUE 3) FUEL SLOSHING COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CLAIMS THIS TO BE NORMAL AND NOT A SAFETY RISK. SOUND IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT OR AROUND 3/4 TANK. BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY AND REMAINS UNRESOLVED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176541

Incident

Nov 25, 2006

Mileage

1 mi