2007 Hyundai Sonata

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2008· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ACTIVATION DEFECT ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF I HAVE THIS DEFECT I SHOULD CONTACT LOCAL DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. I CALLED LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER IN BURLINGTON VERMONT AND THEY GAVE MY AN APPOINTMENT FOR DEC. 31, 2008 AT 8:00 AM. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO DEALER SHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEED THE PROOF OF I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM OF NOT ACTIVATING THE AIR BAGS. THEY NEED THE PERSON WITH ME TO SHOW THEM THAT IT DOES NOT WORK WHILE PERSON IS IN THE CAR SEAT. I TOLD THEM HOW COME YOU DID NOT TELL ME WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT ALSO THERE IS NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT ME PROVING IT IN THE NOTICE FOR RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT PERSON WITH WHOM I MADE THE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE POLICY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL TAKE TWO WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY JAN. 5, 2009 AND THEY WILL WORK ON THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP REP. THAT I CAN NOT KEEP TAKING TIME OFF FROM MY WORK TO GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED. THE DEALER REP. AGREED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT TO GET THE CAR TO DEALER SHIP FROM MY HOME ON MONDAY JAN. 5, 2009. MY CONCERN IS MANY PEOPLE WILL JUST LIVE WITH DEFECT INSTEAD OF GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF ROAD BLOCK FROM THE DEALER SHIP. *TR

• 12/29/2008· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS. THEY REMOVED THE SEAT AND SENT IT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED DIM FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN HIS CALL FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 12/28/2010· VISIBILITY

  WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, THE GLASS OF MY MOON ROOF "EXPLODED" SPONTANEOUSLY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM EST), THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I WAS TRAVELING UNDER NO OVERPASSES, AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED NO OBJECTS STRIKING MY CAR BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS AND I ONLY HEARD A NOISE THAT WE AGREED SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT COMING FROM ABOVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SUN SHADE CLOSED OVER THE MOON ROOF, NO GLASS ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE MOON ROOF (APPROXIMATELY 2/3) BLEW TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER, 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND 2 YEAR OLD SON, THIS INCIDENT POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF I HADN'T HAD THE SUN SHADE CLOSED, ALL PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE BLOWN OUT GLASS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT NO OBJECTS STRUCK MY CAR TO BREACH THE MOON ROOF, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE/COMPONENT ITSELF.

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND RUPTURED DOWN THE CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST, AND JAW. THE CONTACT'S CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE RUPTURING OF THE AIR BAG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/26/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

• 12/26/2011· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD VISOR DRIVERS SIDE FLOPS DOWN OBSTRUCTING VISION. WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHEN PUSHED FORWARD OR BACK. *TR

• 12/25/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 12/24/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AIRBAG LIGHT ON , TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND SCAN SHOWED CODE B1448, OCS PASSENGER SEAT MAT REPLACEMENT . COST OF REPLACEMENT $1600

• 12/24/2008· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN A PASSENGER WHO WEIGHED 130 POUNDS OCCUPIED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. THE WARNING LIGHT IMPROPERLY IDENTIFIED A SMALL STATURE ADULT AS A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE PASSENGER COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING WHEN NECESSARY. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #08V161000 FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SEAT AND IMMEDIATELY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09.*JB

• 12/22/2023· SEAT BELTS

  Red “airbag” light on dash illuminated while driving. Code read as B1706: passenger buckle pretensioner. May have been covered under Hyundai’s 15yr/250k warranty but owners never notified since not official recall. Although, this defect may not affect airbags themselves it causes “airbag” light to remain illuminated until addressed. Driving with the “airbag” light continuously illuminated may pose risk to unsafe conditions due to unknown new airbag codes since “airbag” light already illuminated with buckle pretensioner code B1706.

• 12/22/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE "ESC OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF USING THE INTERIOR BUTTON THAT IS DESIGNED TO DO SO. LOOKING AT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER VEHICLES IN THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. PLEASE EXTEND THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE.

• 12/19/2013· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIR BAG BUCKLE/SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. AFTER SEEING SO MANY SIMILAR REPORTS, I WANT TO MAKE AWARE THAT I HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL ON THE OCS? I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO, UNTIL I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER AND CALLED HYUNDAI. WHO THEN CALLED THE DEALER. AM STILL WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. *TR

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ("IDIOT LIGHT") REMAINS ON. FROM THE MOMENT THAT IT DID TURN ON, IT HAS REMAINED ON. I HAVE READ THAT PE14023 MAY APPLY? SURELY WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT I CAN GET, THANK YOU.

• 12/18/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG SIGN IS STILL ON AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE. IN FACT, I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING IT FIXED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE WITH FREE OF CHARGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

• 12/18/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID ACROSS AN ICE PATCH AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 12/18/2010· VISIBILITY

  USING SUN VISOR AS DESIGNED WHEN THE COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE VISOR IN A FLAT POSITION ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIBLY FAILED (MADE A BREAKING NOISE). SUN VISOR NOW WILL NOT STAY IN A SECURE FLAT POSITION (THE POSITION YOU WOULD PUT THE SUN VISOR IN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE SUN VISOR). THE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN BLOCKING SOME VIEW AHEAD (AS IT IS MEANT TO DO ONLY WHEN YOU ARE BLOCKING THE OCCASIONAL GLARE FROM THE SUN). THIS IS THE SECOND SUN VISOR FROM HYUNDAI THAT I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO. *TR

• 12/17/2013· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISORS BOTH MALFUNCTIONED. THEY DO NOT STAY IN PLACE WITHOUT BEING TIED UP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY CAN DROOP DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

• 12/17/2009· VISIBILITY,TIRES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR HAD SUDDENLY FALLEN IN FRONT OF HER VIEW, AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN THE TPMS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 01/26/10*JB

• 12/16/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  2007 HYUNDAI SONATAS, BRAKE SWITCH AND OTHER RECALLS LISTED. BRING SOME KIDS LOCKED, ESC LITE CAME ON, WOULD NOT GO OVER 40, COULD NOT GET IN PARK. TOOK TO BIG O AND THEY CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATION AND WAS GIVEN CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO SWOPE HYUNDAI ELIZABETHTOWN KENTUCKY WHICH I DID. SWIPE IGNORED CASE NUMBER AND ADDITIONAL RECALLS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE ADDITIONAL RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. SWIPE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. BRAKE ROTORS, CYLINDERS, AND PADS RUINED AND SWIPE REFUSED TO FIX EVEN THOUGH WE COULD SHOW BRAKES HAD BEEN INSPECTED JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THIS ALL HAPPENED AND ALL WAS FINE.

• 12/16/2010· VISIBILITY

  2007 SONATA LESS THAN 60,000 MILES BOTH SUN VISOR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THE BRACKET WITHIN THE VISOR CRACK AND IS UN FIXABLE. BOTH VISORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SUN VISOR THAT WILL NOT STAY UP IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND VEHICLES VISORS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

• 12/16/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER NHTSA# 08V161000; AIR BAGS WAS COMPLETED IN 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE HYUNDAI EXPERT INVESTIGATORS WHO HAVE ALSO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COMPLAINTS WERE FILED; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO REFER HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,284 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

• 12/15/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR AN AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD OC MAT SENSOR. I WAS QUOTED $1000+ FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ASKED WHY THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IN THE RANGE 06-07, THEY SAID MY VIN DID NOT INDICATE AN ACTIVE RECALL. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY ALSO SAID I WAS SOL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FULLY RECALLED, FAR TOO MANY OF THEM ARE FAILING AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. *TR

• 12/14/2020· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,319.

• 12/14/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RIGHT REAR OUTER BRAKE PAD SEIZED IN THE PAD HOLDER, GRINDING THE ROTOR. DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AND CHARGED ME $ 400.00 EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE FRONT PADS WERE ONLY 50% WORN AND THEY DO MOST OF THE STOPPING. NOW HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS THAT THE HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND LUBRICATED EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES AT MY EXPENSE, TO PREVENT "LOCK UP". HYUNDAI DOES NOT MENTION THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE ANYWHERE IN IT'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. AFTER CHECKING ON THE WEB, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM AMONG HYUNDAI OWNERS WHO ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY HYUNDAI WHO REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL THE FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND MILEAGE IS 90% HIGHWAY, SO THERE IS MINIMAL USAGE OF THE BRAKE COMPARED TO CITY DWELLERS, YET THE BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. *TR

• 12/13/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  THIS IS NOW THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT INDICATES A BAD SEAT BELT SENSOR. FRUSTRATED TO HAVE TO STILL DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. STATIONARY ON START UP LIGHT GOES OFF THEN COMES RIGHT BACK ON.

• 12/12/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEFECT IN DESIGN OR SUBSTANDARD METAL PARTS IN THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES OF 2006 & LATER HYUNDAI SONATAS CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. I HAVE PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR (METAL ON METAL) AFTER 35,000 MILES ON MY 2007 SONATA. THIS CONDITION IS REPORTED ONLINE BY MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH AS LITTLE AS 20K. DEALER WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. HYUNDAI USA WILL ONLY CONSIDER REIMBURSEMENT AFTER IT IS REPAIRED FIRST AND PREFERABLE BY A DEALER. MY DEALER SAID ITS A "DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PAD RETAINER", THOSE ONLINE REPORT CORRODED CALIPER MOUNTING PINS AS THE CAUSE. SOME REPORT THEY NEED TO ROUTINELY CLEAN AND LUBRICATE THESE PARTS TO PREVENT THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAKE ISSUE, SAFETY OF ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

• 12/12/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. UPDATED

• 12/11/2013· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION) FOR THE REAR CONTROL ARM BUT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE FRONT CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,195.

• 12/10/2012· VISIBILITY

  MY SUNVISOR JUST FELL DOWN AND IT WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE UP POSITION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

• 12/10/2012· VISIBILITY

  MY SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY SUNVISOR HAS BROKEN. ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE SPENT 100 DOLLARS REPLACING THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS JUST MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VISORS. *TR

• 12/10/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF EXTENSIVE TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,352.

• 12/10/2012· VISIBILITY

  MY SUNVISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY SUNVISOR HAS BROKEN. ONE ON EACH SIDE. I HAVE SPENT 100 DOLLARS REPLACING THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS JUST MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

• 12/08/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE DRIVING, MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TURN OFF IS TO RESTART THE CAR. RELATED TO THIS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR HAS REFUSED TO BE SET INTO PARK WHEN THE ESC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND THE ESC LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OUT (EVEN IF THE ESC BUTTON IS PRESSED) UNLESS THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR

• 12/04/2011· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGERS SUN VISOR BROKE AND FELL DOWN DISTRACTING DRIVER. SEARCH ON INTERNET FINDS MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE AND EVEN "SERVICE BULLETINS" ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES AND OF COURSE IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR YEARS/MILEAGE. NOT FEELING REAL CONFIDENT IN HYUNDAI FIXING IT BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE WITH DEALER AND THAT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULDN'T BE LONG BEFORE THE DRIVERS ONE FALLS DOWN ALSO. MAYBE IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH, MAYBE NOT. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ITEM TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM ONCE THE DESIGN IS CHANGED. *TR

• 12/04/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY TURNED IN THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SECOND TIME PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY WITH THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 940 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ THE POWER SEAT SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

• 12/03/2017· ENGINE

  VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. STOPPED DRIVING IT. REMOVAL OF ENGINE HAS SHOWN THAT IT HAS THROWN A ROD AND SPUN THE INSERT OUT OF IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES BUT THE RECALL ISN'T GOING BACK FAR ENOUGH.

• 12/03/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR PARTIALLY DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/02/18*JB

• 12/03/2014· AIR BAGS

  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

• 12/02/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING/LIGHTING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.

• 12/02/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WE OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT, BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. THE BRAKES HAD A SQUEAL AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES AND WE COULDN'T PUT OUR FINGER ON THE PROBLEM. AT 16,000 MILES THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN GRINDING AND I CALLED COCHRAN TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SET ME UP WITH AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME MY BACK BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED CUT. THIS HAS TO BE SOME DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM, I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ON ANY OF MY CARS UNDER 50,000 MILES. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $225 FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK HYNDAI SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THESE CALIPERS HANGING UP ON THE 2007 SONATA, AND REIMBURSED ALL OF US THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/01/2013· AIR BAGS

  THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON STEADY SINCE ABOUT 22 NOVEMBER AND DOES NOT GO OUT. WE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE IN MAY 2010 AND IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSOR COSTING ABOUT $350. LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN AND VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION. AS SUCH IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE COMPANY PAYS OR REIMBURSES CONSUMERS FOR IN A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

• 11/29/2013· AIR BAGS

  RED "AIR BAG" INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF IN 5 DAYS. I AM CURRENTLY PLANNING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A HYUNDAI DEALER TO ADDRESS ANOTHER AIR BAG ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM UNDER A RECALL INITIALLY RELEASED ON 4/2008, BUT WHICH I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THIS RECALL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CURRENT PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM VARIOUS CONSUMER FORUMS. HOWEVER THERE ARE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SIMILAR ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO BE ALL PART OF A DEFECTIVE OCS SYSTEM OVERALL. SINCE THE RED LAMP INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOW DEACTIVATED, THIS RAISES A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE THAN THE PASSENGER SENSOR ISSUE, SINCE NOW THE DRIVER AS WELL IS UNPROTECTED. *TR

• 11/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *BF CONSUMER CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE FOUND EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM INDICATED BY RECALL 08V-161, INCLUDES VEHICLE MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES, BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH DENIED TO COVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 08V-161. B1448 OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT UPDATED 8/20/18*JB

• 11/28/2009· VISIBILITY,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  HYUNDAI SONATA, 2007. UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, INITIALLY THE PASSENGER-SIDE SUNVISOR STARTED SAGGING, PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING MY (I.E. DRIVER'S) VIEW. 2 WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER-SIDE SUNVISOR ALSO STARTED SAGGING, THUS SERIOUSLY OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW AND HITTING ME IN THE HEAD. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR

• 11/27/2013· VISIBILITY

  THIS VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE SUN VISORS WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION AND COME DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCK MY VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IN AUGUST 2012 . MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED OR REPLACED I HAVE CONTACT HYUNDAI VIA EMAIL REGARDING THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VISOR DROPS DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKS THE WINDSHIELD VIEW. I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF THIS MODEL SONATA ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY WEBSITE. WHEN WILL HYUNDAI RECALL THE SUN VISORS AND DETERMINE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 11/27/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR STOP LIGHT BULB FAILED. THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ON REPLACEMENT OF THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR STOP LIGHT BULB. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,221.

• 11/27/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 - REAR BRAKE FAILURE - REAR BRAKE PAD CAME APART AND WAS COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL. *TR

• 11/26/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  MY TITLE WAS STOLEN AND MY EX BOYFRIEND WRECKED MY CAR

• 11/26/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, AND LOST ALL BRAKES, SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO FIND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER AREA. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AFTER REMOVING FACTORY PLASTIC BRAKE LINE SHIELD, I FOUND BOTH BRAKE LINES TOTALLY CORRODED SO BAD THAT ONE WAS LEAKING. I THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES & BLEED. I DO BELIEVE THE PLASTIC SHIELD HOLDING THE ROAD GRIME & MOISTURE TO BE THE CULPRIT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!

• 11/26/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 500 EUROS (I'M A US SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY AND I SHIPPED MY SONATA HERE FROM THE US). AFTER BROWSING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ABNORMALLY COMMON COMPLAIN FOR SONATA OWNERS. *TR