2007 Hyundai Sonata
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 696 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 26 Sonata model years with reports.
Of the 2007 reports, 30 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 20 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Suspension, rearAug 12, 2013
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.
Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall began on October 8, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.
Campaign 13V354000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, brake lights, switchApr 1, 2013
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
Campaign 13V113000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingJul 21, 2009
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
Campaign 09V280000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, brake lights, switchApr 15, 2009
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
Campaign 09V122000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsApr 10, 2008
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 393,308 MY 2006-2008 SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH FEATURES AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE PURPOSE OF THE OCS IS TO DISABLE THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT FRONT AIR BAG WHEN IT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR SMALL CHILD IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG IS DISABLED TO PREVENT INJURIES TO A CHILD THAT MAY RESULT FROM A RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG INFLATION DURING A CRASH.
MISCLASSIFICATION OF A SMALL STATURE ADULT AS A CHILD IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG TO NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MERITS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THAT THE OCS DOES NOT PROPERLY RECOGNIZE A PROPERLY SEATED ADULT OCCUPANT. AFTER VERIFICATION, DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND SHIP IT TO AN EVALUATION AND REPAIR FACILITY. THIS FACILITY WILL EVALUATE AND REPAIR OR REPROGRAM THE SEAT CUSHION AND OCS AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MAY 26, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Campaign 08V161000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, headlightsMar 7, 2008
HYUNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 4,085 REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD FOR USE ON 2006-2008 SONATA AND AZERA VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALIGNED PROPERLY AND FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
IMPROPER AIMING OF THE HEADLAMP MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
HYUNDAI-KIA DEALERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR SUPPLY TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. NONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WERE SOLD AS RETAIL. AS A RESULT, AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
Campaign 08E021000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: air bags
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Air bags, Apr 30, 2015
FIRST EXPERIENCED TWO OCCURRENCES OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING BOTTOM OF SEAT AND REPROGRAMMING. THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON FOR A YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT MAY BE THE PRETENSIONER OR IT MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE AND TO EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT $600. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Feb 27, 2015
RE: INVESTIGATION SEAT BELT BUCKLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023 NHTSA CLOSED THIS INVESTIGATION 12/1/14 ON THE CONDITION THAT HYUNDAI WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS AND 250,000 MILES FOR THIS REPAIR. PER THE LETTER ATTACHED TO THE CASE I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TODAY TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ($380.75). I SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENT REPS AT HYUNDAI AND NEITHER HAD ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE THIS CASE CLOSED AND HYUNDAI IS NOT HONORING THE NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Air bags, Feb 25, 2015
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON SINCE 2013 AND I BELIEVE THIS MEANS IN CASE OF AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT AIR BAG WILL NOT KICK OFF. SEARCHING ON GOOGLE I CAME TO KNOW THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.....*JS
Visibility, Air bags, Feb 19, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,909.
Air bags, Feb 17, 2015
VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAY FIXED ONCE UNDER RECALL VEHICLE AIR BAD LIGHT DISPLAY FIXED SECOND TIME IN 2013 AT A COST OF OVER $800 DEALER INSISTED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYS AGAIN SCHEDULED FOR 3 ATTEMPT TO FIX WITH DEALER ON 2.19.15. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Feb 4, 2015
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR SECOND TIME AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT TRIPS UP THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. QUOTE IS $310 TO FIX ON TOP OF $130 THEY CHARGED ME TO DETERMINE REASON FOR AIR BAG LIGHT. *TR
Steering, Air bags, Jan 22, 2015, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE CONTACTS PATH WHILE MAKING A TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES TO THE LEGS AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Air bags, Seat belts, Jan 10, 2015
OUR 2007 SONATA AIR BAG RED LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, JUST AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE SAID WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. PROBABLY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO GET HELP FROM HYUNDAI AT THIS POINT SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED $400 PLUS FOR REPAIRS THAT ONLY LAST FOR A SHORT TIME, AND NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. ALWAYS LIKED THIS CAR TILL THIS ISSUE STARTED. BECAUSE OF HYUNDAI'S DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO OWN THEIR VEHICLES, I WILL BE SELLING THIS CAR, NEVER BUY FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN AND WILL INFORM OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM SO THEY CAN AVOID THE DANGER AND FRUSTRATION OF DEALING WITH HYUNDAI. *TR
Air bags, Jan 8, 2015
UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS USUAL. THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AS USUAL BUT IMMEDIATELY RE-ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED EACH TIME SINCE THEN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN RED ON THE DASHBOARD. NO EVENT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Dec 25, 2014
THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 4 CYLINDER 2.4 L, AT 39 225 MILES, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CIRCLE HYUNDAI DEALER IN SHREWSBURY NJ TO CHECK IT OUT. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST TO ME OUT OF POCKET WOULD BE $ 450.00 I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED. I HAVE READ MANY, CLOSE TO 100 COMPLAINTS ON JUST THIS SAME ISSUE, ON JUST THIS SAME VEHICLE MODEL AND MAKE BEING REPORTED ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. IT IS OVERDUE FOR A RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE A RISK OF INJURY TO THEIR PERSONS SHOULD THEY BE INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH AND THE AIRBAG NOT RESPONDING AND PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS.. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD MANY OF THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND POSTED THEM HERE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND HAVE PAID OUT OF THEIR POCKETS TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLES. REPAIRS SUCH AS REAR DISC BRAKES THAT ARE STAYING ONTO THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPER NOT RELEASING AND WEARING OUT THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY, ALSO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS THAT DROP DOWN AND BLOCK YOUR LINE OF SIGHT, AND NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LOYAL OWNERS OF THESE HYUNDAI VEHICLES SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS TO THEM TO KEEP THE CARS SAFE. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO START A RECALL OF THESE MANY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAN HARM OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Air bags, Dec 3, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS A PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INSIDE THE SEATBELT BUCKLE AND THAT IT CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG. CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW MANY, MANY HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 AND 2007 USERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE HYUNDAI PAPERWORK THEY WROTE: " SCANNED AND FOUND CODE B1701 DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE SHORTED NEEDS DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PARTS AND LABOR". *JS
Air bags, Nov 21, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Air bags, Seats, Nov 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT PRETENSIONER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Air bags, Nov 11, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON , SO TOOK IT TO DEALER AN THEY SAID PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF 400 BUCKS. SO AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY AN SEAT BELT MAY NOT WORK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AN SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS I SEE IT HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF PEOPLE YEARS 2006 2007 2008. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE RECALL ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Air bags, Oct 28, 2014
HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAY IT IS THE PRETENSIONER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CODE WAS B1706. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $500 TO FIX. CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. *TR
Air bags, Oct 27, 2014
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2010. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DID NOT GO TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AROUND OCTOBER 2012 AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT ONE OF THE CONNECTORS TO THE AIRBAG HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. HE CONNECTED IT BACK BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN THE COMPUTER. HE TOLD ME I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP BECAUSE HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS COMPUTER. I TOOK IT TO PRIDE HYUNDAI BECAUSE THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY ERASED THE CODES THAT WERE STUCK IN THE COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL JULY OF 2014 WHEN MY SON ADJUSTED THE SEAT BY PUSHING IT BACK. THE AIRBAG LIGHT POPS ON AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A GIMMICK OF HYUNDAI BY MAKING THE CONNECTORS EITHER TOO LOOSE OR TOO SHORT. OF COURSE I DO NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IT EXPIRED AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I KEEP READING HORROR STORIES OF HOW MUCH HYUNDAI CHARGES THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL THEM IT IS A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIX IT AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Air bags, Oct 26, 2014
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SENT THE SEAT OFF TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT EVER 2-3 MONTHS UNTIL JANUARY 2012 AND IT DID NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL AUGUST 2012 BUT DURING THIS MONTH I TOOK IT BACK A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING BACK ON! THE LAST TIME THEY FIXED IT WAS IN OCTOBER 2012 AND I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY THEY WOULD NO LONGER FIX IT FOR "FREE" AND SUGGESTED I PURCHASE ONE OF THEIR NEW CARS. I AM A WIDOW AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A NEW CAR. IN DECEMBER 2012 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Oct 25, 2014
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTED. THEY SAID THE COST OF FIXING IS APPROXIMATELY $500.00, AND THE INITIAL FEE WAS $110. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Oct 21, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES, WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGER PRESENT. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO ONGOING RECALL, BUT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $267. A HALF YEAR LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON, INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, BUT ON THAT OCCASION THE LIGHT STAYED TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALER'S LOT IT TURNED BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO IGNORE IT, BUT THE RECENT RECALLS MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Sep 29, 2014
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. IT WILL COST ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE. *TR
Electrical system, Air bags, Sep 27, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ILLUMINATED - DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED BELT BUCKLE SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING. *TR
Electrical system, Air bags, Sep 23, 2014
RECENTLY I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT DAY MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TPMS LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED MY CAR UP TO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE TPMS LIGHT AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THEY WANT TO CHARGE EVERY TIME JUST TO LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY ALREADY LOOKED AT THE TPMS LIGHT. I AM AFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY WANT A $100 TO LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY SHOULD ALREADY KNOW SONATA HAS HAD SEVERAL IF NOT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR
Air bags, Sep 19, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WEEKS AGO. TODAY, WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND REMOVED THE FUSES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A MALFUNCTION THAT IS COMMON IN OUR CAR MODEL AND AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR
Electrical system, Air bags, Sep 11, 2014
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER AND DOES NOT GO OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (HARDIN HYUNDAI, ANAHEIM, CA) TO HAVE IT RESET BUT IT HAS REAPPEARED. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM FROM A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE WARNING. *TR
Electrical system, Air bags, Seat belts, Sep 5, 2014
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI THAT MY CAR WAS UNDER RECALL (ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DE-ACTIVATED) & URGED ME TO VISIT THE DEALER IF OCS LIGHT WAS ON. HENCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BASED ON THIS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT MY SYSTEM WAS FINE. LESS THAN 1 MONTH LATER THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON PERMANENTLY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RUN A SYSTEM CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SENSOR WAS TRIGGERED DUE TO A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400!!! I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY WORKED ON OR CHECKED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DUE TO THE RECALL IN THE 1ST PLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE $400 JUST LAYING AROUND TO SPEND, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET AND NOW MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE!!! IF HYUNDAI HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD IT NOT BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT IT TO SEE IF THE RECALL IS APPLICABLE INSTEAD OF CHARGING THE CUSTOMER FOR IT? SECONDLY, IF THIS INVESTIGATION PROVES THAT HYUNDAI HAS INSTALLED DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES ACROSS THE BOARD, SHOULDN'T EVERY CUSTOMER WHO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPLACED BE FULLY REIMBURSED? *TR