2006 Hyundai Sonata Visibility Problems

MY CAR BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. I REPLACED THE BATTERY 2X, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, CHECKED THE GROUND AND ALL CONNECTIONS. MY BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES, THEN GOES OFF THEN MY SEATBELT LIGHT BLINKS AND GOES OFF AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT GETTING THE POWER TO WIPE AND THE REAR DEFROSTER TURNS OFF EVERY TIME THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES. IVE BEEN TO 3 MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY BRING IT TO HYUNDAI. WHEN I BROUGHT IT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL SO I LEFT THE SERVICE ROOM AND AM NOW ON THE NHTSA SITE.ALL OF THIS IS WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION

NHTSA ID

11363955

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

Mileage

177,000 mi

THE SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND DOES NOT STAY UP. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN SUN IS IN MY EYE AND I CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD HATE AN ACCIDENT WITH SUN IN MY EYE AND GETTING BLINDED.

NHTSA ID

11013573

Incident

Jan 11, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN TO DISTRACT MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS WHETHER DRIVE AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS; AND ON SMOOTH ROADS.

NHTSA ID

10991777

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ *AS

NHTSA ID

10960349

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

RIGHT FRONTWHEEL HAS A SQUEEKING NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. RIGHT SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY INUPRIGHT POSITION.

NHTSA ID

10949586

Incident

Oct 29, 2016

Mileage

86,000 mi

THE VISOR ON BOTH MY 2006 AND 2007 IS BROKE AND DOES NOT STAY UP. HAD TO GLUE IT. ALSO WE HAD AN THIRD 2007 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING THE SUN WITH ONE HAND AND HAD THE OTHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND USING ONLY ONE HAND ALMOST HAD ME IN THE OTHER PEOPLE WRECK.

NHTSA ID

10918904

Incident

Oct 24, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

THE SUN VISORS IN THESE VEHICLES FAIL, AND RANDOMLY FALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE POORLY MADE CHEAP MATERIALS. THE WAY THE VISOR FALLS PREVENTS VIEWING OF THE ROAD ENTIRELY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL YOU CAN SHOVE IT BACK UP, AND STRAP IT BACK INTO PLACE, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

10916101

Incident

Oct 14, 2016

Mileage

96,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS 101,564 MILES. DRIVER SIDE VISOR FLOPS DOWN INTO DRIVER FIELD OF VISION. VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. MUST BE REPLACED AS THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT WHICH CORRECTS THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. AFTER READING FORUMS THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT BY OTHER OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

10874559

Incident

May 13, 2016

Mileage

101,564 mi

FIRST, OIL IS LEAKING ON ALTERNATOR AND AREA AROUND, CAR NEEDS A VALVE COVER GASKET, DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PASSENGER SUN VISOR WONT STAY UP, THE VEHICLE HAS 149000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THESE SUBJECTS, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.

NHTSA ID

10851692

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTED AND DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

10845868

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

106,000 mi

BOTH SUN VISORS FAILED DROPPING DOWN INTERFERING FRONT VISIBILITY. ONE WAS REPLACED AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE OTHER ONE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10810604

Incident

Dec 17, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED AND IT WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. DANGEROUS IMPEDIMENT TO VISION WHILE DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT REPAIR IT ALTHOUGH THEY COULD DO SO AT ONLY MINOR COST.

NHTSA ID

10759096

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE CEILING OF THE VEHICLE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. MA 08/11/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO LOCATION. UPDATED 8/14/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10726844

Incident

Jun 9, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT STAY UP. IT HANGS LOOSELY DOWN ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BLOCKING YOUR VISION DAY AND NIGHT. AT NIGHT IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU JUST CAN'T PLAIN SEE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CORRECTED ON LATER MODELS BUT THERE A NUMBER OF VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT USED THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I WROTE HYUNDAI AND THERE RESPONSE WAS "YOUR 2006 SONATA IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED WARRANTY BASED ON THE DATE OF FIRST USE (DFU). WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR YOUR SONATA. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DISAPPOINTMENT THIS MAY CAUSE YOU. PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO NAVIGATE ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT." THIS IS NOT RIGHT. IF THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE THEN THEY SHOULD FIX IT. THEY KNOW THEY BUILT A PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND HINDERS THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE AND DO NOT OFFER TO FIX IT?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10683463

Incident

Sep 11, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE COLLAPSED AND REFUSE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF MY EYES AT VARIOUS TIMES CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10638710

Incident

Mar 12, 2012

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGE ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE VISOR TO REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10621629

Incident

Aug 11, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

SUN VISORS DO NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. THEY WILL FALL OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619165

Incident

Aug 6, 2013

Mileage

89,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR REMAINED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE SUN VISOR WAS UNABLE TO BE SECURED IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10597090

Incident

Feb 1, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

I'VE REPLACE THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF A "DROOPING" SUN VISOR THAT WOULD AFFECT THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. SINCE THEN BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISORS "DROOP" WHENEVER WE TRY TO USE THEM. THE VISORS ARE ESSENTIALLY USELESS AND A DETRIMENT TO OUR VISIBILITY AND SAFE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595311

Incident

May 30, 2014

Mileage

38,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA

NHTSA ID

10584295

Incident

Jan 6, 2011

Mileage

2,000 mi

VISOR ARM JOINT CRACKED, CAUSING VISOR TO LOOSEN AND AFFECT VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

10568369

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10561338

Incident

Jan 18, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE VISOR ON MY CAR HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST ANNOYING WHILE DRIVING BUT I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN NOW. THE VISOR STAYS UP BY KEVLAR BUT I NEED TO REDO IT SINCE THE PLASTIC THREADS ARE NO LONGER HOLDING IT TOGETHER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR WITH MY LEFT HAND BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DESIGNED THE VISOR BADLY. ON A SUNNY DAY THE VISOR WON'T STAY IN THE POSITION PLACED BUT STAYS IN A VERTICAL POSITION, BLOCKING MY SIGHT. ALSO, THE CUP HOLDER DESIGN IS HORRIBLE. THE AFTERMARKET CUP HOLDERS WON'T EVEN FIT INSIDE. ONLY LARGE DIAMETER CUPS CAN BE HELD SECURELY. STANDARD CUPS ARE NOT HELD SECURE. I NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF WHERE THE CUP IS WHEN DRIVING. A CUP HOLDER SHOULD ACTUALLY HOLD THE CUP IN PLACE AND NOT CAUSE CONCERN TO THE DRIVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535952

Incident

Aug 15, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FLOPPED OPEN. IT STARTLED ME AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SUN VISOR HAS NOT STAYED UP EVER SINCE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT BLOCKS MY LINE OF VISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535422

Incident

Aug 5, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY WHICH DISTORTED THE VISION. THE VELCRO STRIPS WERE USED TO SECURE THE SUN VISOR IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10535085

Incident

Jun 6, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi