2006 HYUNDAI AZERA Air Bags Problems

The air bag light came on for the front passenger seat. I took it to Grayson Hyundai & they tried to get part #88840-3L500-J9 which is the latch right front buckle assembly. I was told there was no part available because my car is a 2006 & manufactures are only required to carry parts for 10 years. I was also told if the air bags worried me to trade cars. I would think the seat belt buckle for a safety feature like the air bag would have to always be available. I have owned this car since 2006, it only has 26,600 miles on it. It has always been garage kept & literally looks like a new one EXCEPT I have NO air bags. Also, today I was told part #88840-3L500-J9 is on a National Parts List, whatever that means. Surely this has happened to someone else. I just decided to report it.

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Azera. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had illuminated and remained illuminated on the instrument panel for a year. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed but no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 307,000. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer but informed there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Also, the contact received a recall for the airbag but no longer has the recall notice.

Mileage: 307,000

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Azera. The contact stated that on numerous occasions, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. The contact was then referred by the dealer to a different dealer where it was diagnosed and produced code: B1489 and B1495. The contact then stated that the pod reset was performed, and the ECU was not responding however, the contact stated that she was not informed of which part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V007000 (Air Bags, Seat Belts). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE HYUNDAI FIGURES OUT THEIR NON-AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES? 57 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA FOR THE 2006 AZERA AIR BAGS, AND I WAS JUST IN A HARD SIDE T-BONE COLLISION JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT BROKE MY COLLAR BONE, AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH A 4 WAY INTERSECTION WHEN MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND A CAR TO MY LEFT WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, AND COMPLETED ALL ISSUED RECALLS. WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD THE RECALL, SO I SPENT OVER $600 TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THE ERROR LIGHT WENT OUT. I OPENED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI TO INFORM THEM I WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN THEY CALLED TO FOLLOW UP, THEY DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN FIGURING OUT THE PROBLEM, SAID I NEVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A FOLLOW UP, AND ASKED ME WHAT MY AGENDA WAS? I HAD NO AGENDA AT THE TIME, AND WAS EVEN LOOKING TO PURCHASE A G90, BUT I GUESS NOW IT IS TO LET SOME HYUNDAI OWNERS KNOW THEIR COULD BE AIR BAG PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 137,308

I TOOK MY 2006 AZERA TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A POSSIBLE SRS MALFUNCTION (10V007000). AFTER A YEAR OR SO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT WAS MOSTLY OFF. STARTING THIS WEEK (3/15/2019) THE SRS LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AND WON'T GO OFF. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR AZERA OWNERS. I BELIEVE A SECOND RECALL IS NECESSARY SINCE THE FIRST ONE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR VERY LONG.

I HAVE AN 06 HYUNDAI AZERA AND THERE WAS A RECALL MADE BACK IN 2013 FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WIRING HIRENESS. THE DEFECT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY. WOULD I BE ABLE TO GET THIS DEFECT FIXED NOW? I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2013, AS I DID NOT OWN IT UNTIL MAY OF 2015. IT IS SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE DEFECT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS THROWING ERROR CODES B1489&B1495, WHICH IS FOR THE PASSENGER OCCUPUTANT SYSTEM. I ALSO HAVE THIS NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE SUSPENSION. EVERY LITTLE BUMP CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE. I CAN NOT TELL IF IT IS THE FRONT OR BACK, BUT I AM ASSUMING IT IS THE BACK SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL, PLUS I HAVE REPLACED ALL FRONT END PARTS. AND THE NOISE STILL EXISTS.

OVER PAST APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 YEARS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 7 OR 8 TIMES. MILEAGE ~136K, 151K 183K,191K & 203.6K. THE SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONERS AND COMPLETE SEAT BELTS REPLACED 4-6 TIMES AND THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ONCE. THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT PRETENSIONER WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED ~AUGUST 8, 2016. A COMPANY AGENT INSPECTED THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG [OCS] AUGUST 26, 2013. TODAY 2-2-2017 THE SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CODE WAS B1382 SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG -HIGH RESISTANCE. I HAVE COMPLETE RECORDS OF THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH I CAN SUPPLY UPON REQUEST.

Mileage: 203,600

AIR BAG LIGHT ON...VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT PRETENSIONER PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. RECALL COMPLLIED WITH ON PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT 2010. COST TO FIX $573. NOT REPAIRED YET. I HAVE COMPLAINED HYUNDAI OF AMERICA.

Mileage: 103,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND WONT GO OUT

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BLOCK OF ICE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SKID ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON, AND LANDED IN A FROZEN RETENTION POND. THE SEAT BELT WAS TITHING ACROSS THE CONTACT'S CHEST CAUSING HER TO BLEED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.

Mileage: 71,400

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLORE UNTIL AFTER THE CAR FULLY STOPPED BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHTEN CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL I GOT A BLEED INJURY INSIDE MY RIGHT BREAST THE RIGHTING STOPPED ONLY AFTER I WAS ABKE TO RELEASE IT THEN AFTERWARDS THE AIRBAG DEPLORED ONLY IN THE DRIVERS SIDE NO OTHER AIRBAGS CAME OUT DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT(S) ALWAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NOTE: NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED UNDER AN EARLIER RECALL (HYUNDAI 094).

Mileage: 23,200

BEEN ON ABOUT MONTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, AN SUV PULLING A TRAILER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN ON A ONE WAY ROAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE TRAILER AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO BE STRUCK BY THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR THE DRIVER, BUT THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE THUMB TO THE INDEX FINGER AND EMERGENCY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PERISHED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AIR BAG LIGHT (DASH) COMES ON AND STAYS ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE ANY FAULT. CODE 1495. *TR

Mileage: 69,559

FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLE EFFECTING AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 90,487

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTED AND FROM TIME TO TIME WAS OFF BUT HAS BEEN LIGHTED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 145,700 MILES, ABOUT TWO YEARS 3 MONTHS. IN DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TESTS THE CODE INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACK MAY BE INOPERATIVE. THIS INDICATOR LIGHT IS CURRENTLY LIGHTED. HYUNDAI PROVIDED AN EXAMINATION OF THE FRONT RIGHT AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE RIGHT DASH. IT WAS INDICATED TO BE FUNCTIONAL. IN QUERIES TO HYUNDAI I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REQUIREMENT. IS THE RECALL CORRECTION ONLY VALID FOR ONE CORRECTION? *TR

Mileage: 136,500

THE AIRBAGS ON THIS CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A NARROWLY AVOIDED HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN DRIVER SIDE IMPACT ON THE FRONT ENGINE SIDE PANEL AND DRIVER DOOR.THE SIDE CURTAINS NOR THE AIRBAGS IN THE DASH AND STEERING COLUMN DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN BELK DID PASSENGERS COMING IN CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH OF THE KNEES AND CHEST UP BOTH OCCUPANTS.THE IMPACT AT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FORCEFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO TUCK UP UNDER ITSELF INDICATING THE SIDE AIR CURTAINS COULD HAVE PREVENTED CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF THE CAR IN ADDITION TO THE CONTACT DESCRIBED WITH THE CHEST AND KNEES. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THEY WERE EVALUATED. *JS

Mileage: 339,000

A RED LIGHT WARNING ON AIR BAGS CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER, THEY REPORTED THAT THE SEAT PODS WERE SHORTED OUT AND THAT THE SEAT PODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $1,600. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE OCS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SENT A CONTRACT PERSON TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. HE INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS WORKING, BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, NOR WOULD HE COMMENT ABOUT THE DEALERS FINDING. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE OCS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO THE SEAT POD MALFUNCTION. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AGAIN WITH THEIR DEALERS FINDING AND REQUESTED THAT HYUNDAI REPLACE THE PART AND I WOULD PAY THE LABOR COST. THEY REPLIED THAT THEIR POSITION THAT THE OCS SYSTEM WAS "OPERATING ACCORDING TO DESIGN" AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEAT PODS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HYUNDAI"S AIR BAG PROBLEMS, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE KEPT ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 53,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ~2 YEARS. TESTS INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE SEAT BACK MAY BE DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. *JS

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY. THE DEFECT OCCURRED THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V007000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

I WENT TO JIM ELLIS (HYUNDAI) WITH "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" SHOWING UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED.WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AND LOOKED THE NEXT DAY THAT WARNING WAS THERE AND ALSO A RED INDICATOR WAS NOW SHOWING IN THE DASH.ON 5/7/14 I WENT BACK AND THEN WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PASSENGER AIRBAG PROBLEM IT IS A DRIVER AIRBAG PROBLEM. I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT UNLESS THE CAR'S INDICATOR IS WRONG. FURTHERMORE I POINTED OUT TO THEM ABOUT A RECALL FOR AN OCS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSTANDING FOR THIS MODEL THAT WAS FIXED SINCE 2010. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND UPON CHECKING MY VIN THEY'RE SAYING YES THERE IS A RECALL. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THE DEALER VIZ. JIM ELLIS DOESN'T KNOW OF THEIR OWN RECALL AND DO NOT WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM WITHOUT ME PAYING THEM. MEANWHILE WE HAVE A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE CAR. I AM AWARE THAT YOU KNOW OF 1 RECALL WHEREBY THERE IS CLIP TO BE PUT ON BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE IS YET ANOTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 63,271

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SEAT PODS UNDER THE SEATS WERE SHORTED AND THAT THE ENTIRE PODS WOULD NEED REPLACING - COST $1,627. I WAS DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT AIRBAG PROTECTION ON A LONG TRIP. *JS

Mileage: 51,253

CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 18 MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED, AND THE BRAKES BEGAN STIFF AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR RAN INTO A CLOSED OVERHEAD DOUBLE GARAGE DOOR, CONTINUED THRU THE GARAGE AND HIT THE BRICK WALL ON THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HYUNDAI HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. HYUNDAI HAS NOT SHARED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WITH US. WE HAVE SINCE USED OUR OWN THIRD PARTY TO TEST THE CAR AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 16,226

THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE STAY ON TO LET YOU KNOW THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TENSION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CLIP. THE PROBLEM HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF AGAIN. I HAVE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP OR SOLUTIONS SINCE THE ITEMS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE EARLIER RECALL. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $408. HYUNDAI TOLD ME TO MAIL IN THE RECEIPT ONCE THE ITEM IS REPAIRED AND THEY MIGHT CONSIDER MAKING SOME SORT OF "GOODWILL" REIMBURSEMENT. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR RESPONSE AND DISAPPOINTED AT HOW THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 93,390

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 09V497000 (AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL SERVICE HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE HONORED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 20, 2013. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,204.

Mileage: 84,204

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE DASH (DRIVER SIDE). IT WILL NOT GO OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THAT LIGHT STAYS ON, MY AIR BAGS ARE SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT CONCERNING THE AIRBAGS, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE SUIT WAS ONLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS. I AM TOLD ONE THING BY THE DEALER CONCERNING THE AIRBAGS (AUTOMAX HYUNDAI OF KILLEEN (254-699-2629), AND ANOTHER BY THE HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (CASE # 6050686 TELEPHONE 1-877-277-0012). I AM DRIVING AROUND NOW WITH NO FUNCTIONAL AIR BAGS, AND THIS TO ME IS A SERIOUS HIGHWAY SAFETY FACTORALL I WANT IS FOR MY AIR BAGS TO BECOME FUNCTIONAL AGAIN AND ME NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR OVER 100,000 MILES ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SAFETY BOARD. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, BECAUSE I AM SURE NOT GETTING IT FROM HYUNDAI OR THE DEALER. AGAIN THANK YOU. SAMUEL J PAYNE, RETIRED MILITARY (ARMY 31 YEARS), AND 100% UNEMPLOYABLE DISABLED VETERAN.

Mileage: 91,000

AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE STAY ON TO LET YOU KNOW THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TENSION SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CLIP AND WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND HIGHWAY SAFETY AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP OR SOLUTIONS. WE DO NOT FEEL IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS AT A HIGH COST WHEN THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN USED, YET THEY WILL NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH HOW WE HAVE BEEN TREATED AND ARE SHOCKED AT HOW IRRESPONSIBLE HYUNDAI IS. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM AGAIN. STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING!. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,198 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 39,198

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MAY 24, 2013, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $500. IF I WANTED THIS REPAIRED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WAS TO CALL THEM AND LET THEM KNOW. AFTERWARD, I LOOKED ON YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL. CALL THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD THE RECALL DONE APRIL 17, 2010, AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HYUNDAI DID A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TO RECUR AFTER THE FIX, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS JUST A BAND AID. THE FIX DOESN'T EVEN LAST FIVE YEARS. BECAUSE THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD REPAIR THE SENSOR FOR AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OWNS THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RESET THE CODE FOR THE AIR BAG. THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V497000 (AIR BAGS SEATS BELTS) WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR COST COULD BE UP TO $1,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *TR UPDATED 06/17/13 *BF

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NO LESS THAN 12 TIMES, BEFORE AND AFTER A PERTINENT RECALL REPAIR, FOR AN ISSUE WHERE THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DESPITE PASSENGERS OF VARIOUS HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS BEING SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE ON COUNTLESS OCCASIONS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM. THE LAST FEW ATTEMPTED REPAIRS CONSISTED OF "REPROGRAMMING" THE SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT; RESETTING THE ERROR CODE AND SENDING ME AWAY IN A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE 'ADVANCED AIRBAGS' WHICH DO NOT MEET THE NHTSAS REGULATORY DEFINITION. THE ISSUE IS PRESENT IN A MAJORITY OF HYUNDAI MODELS THAT USE THEIR PROPRIETARY OCS SYSTEM, BUT NARROWLY-APPLIED SETTLEMENTS OF LITIGATION HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM EVOLVING INTO A CLASS SETTLEMENT, AND GREATLY REDUCED THE ABILITY OF CONSUMERS TO HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS ADDRESSED. VEHICLE OWNERS THAT DON'T QUALIFY UNDER THE RECENT (JULY 28, 2012) SANTA FE RECALL ARE AGAIN BEING DENIED THE FEDERALLY MANDATED REQUIREMENT OF A FUNCTIONAL ADVANCED AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

PURCHASED 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA NEW FROM RELIABLE HYUNDAI, 438 S. INGRAM MILL ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802. SINCE PURCHASE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. SUMMARY OF SERVICE (NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE SERVICE HISTORY. 2009 JUNE 16 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. ALL CHECKS FINE. CLEARED AIR BAG SYSTEM. 2009 JULY 07 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM TO GET A NEW PODS SYSTEM 0.7 CLEARED ALL CODES. 2009 JULY 24 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. B1495 SEAT BELT TENSIONER DEFECT. ONE WAS NOT MAKING GOOD CONNECTION CODE AND NO DTC'S PRESENT. COVERS COMING OFF OF SEAT WHERE THEY HAD WORKED PRIOR. 2009 AUGUST 05 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. FAULTY SEAT BOTTOM AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ASSEMBLE. REPLACED BOTH CHECKS. 2010 APRIL 27 PERFORM SEAT BELT RECALL 094. 2010 DECEMBER 02 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK WRONG CLOTH ON BOTTOM. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SEAT BACK COVER THAT MATCHES DRIVER SIDE 2011 APRIL 27 AIR BAG CLOTH ON A PILLAR ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT IS FRAYING.(DAMAGE WAS DONE AT A PRIOR SERVICE VISIT). 2012 JULY 19 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. B1701 DRIVERS BUCKLE HIGH RESISTANCE; RELIABLE CLAIMS WE, THE OWNERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. WE FEEL THE REPAIR COSTS ARE NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE 800 NUMBER PROVIDED WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

Mileage: 26,356

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V497000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,653. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/10/2012 *JS

Mileage: 51,653

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V497000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,653. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/10/2012 *JS

Mileage: 51,653

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V007000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,565.

Mileage: 145,565

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI IN 2010 ADVISING OF DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT SENSOR WIRING WHICH IF BECOMES DAMAGED WILL CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. ON 07/21/2010 THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ON 01/26/12 THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY AS IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. ON O4/12/12 I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AND WAS THEN TOLD THE THE PROBLEM WAS IN WAS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACK. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DETERIOATION OF THE INITIAL RECALL AND SHOUD BE REPAIRED BY HYUNDAI SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 18,002

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2008. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS. A FEW MONTHS LATER WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS LAST INCIDENT WAS IN 8/2010. NOW IT IS ON AGAIN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT UNDER ANY KIND OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS A COMPONENT OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM AND CONTINUING FAILURES OF THE SAME PART SHOULD CALL FOR ADDITIONAL RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THREE MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRE TENSIONER SENSOR. I SAID TO THEM THAT IT WAS REPAIRED ALREADY AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT . THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND ON A WEB SITE FROM THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR CAMPAIGN 094 THAT WHEN REPAIRING THE WIRING HARNESS THAT THEY ARE TO LOOK AT THE SENSOR AS WELL AND FIX AT THAT TIME AND SUBMIT A CLAIM FOR THIS. NOW THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN THE BEGINNING. *TR

LETTER REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD OF HIS 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE AIR BAG PROBLEM AND THEREFORE HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER CHECKING HIS RECORDS, HE REALIZED THE ORIGINAL AIR PART WAS REPLACED IN 2010 BY A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2010 WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. *JB

SPLIT DASHBOARD COVER ON 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. STARTED TO SPLIT AT 58K MILES AND A SECOND SPLIT HAS DEVELOPED AT 74K MILES. SPLITS ARE JUST ABOVE THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG AND INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A COLLISION SENSOR AND THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DO NOT KNOW IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, YET THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET PART. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA SINCE 9/06. FROM THE BEGINNING MY COMPLAINT TO THEM HAS BEEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN I WAS SITTING AS A PASSENGER. I AM PETITE BUT THE ANSWER OF "YOU ARE JUST TOO THIN" WAS REALLY NOT THE PROFESSIONAL ANSWER I WAS SEARCHING FOR. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN MY 16 YEAR OLD 180LBS SON WAS MY PASSENGER. IN 1997, I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DRUNK DRIVER. I WAS VERY ADAMANT WITH THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS I KNOW MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SAVED ME IN THAT CRASH. WHEN DID HYUNDAI KNOW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AZERA DURING THE YEARS THEY WERE TELLING ME I DID NOT WEIGH ENOUGH. WHAT WILL I BE BEFORE THIS GETS FIXED, IF THEY ARE BETTER THAN TOYOTA AT THAT, OR, IF I AM INVOLVED IN ANOTHER INNOCENT ACCIDENT? I JUST DON'T THINK THIS RECENTLY DISCOVERED AS IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME SINCE 2006. I FEEL AS IF MY LIFE HAS BEEN ARBITRARILY IGNORED FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THAT IS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 10

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA 4 DOOR. THE FRONT HEADLAMPS DO NOT REFLECT OUT SUFFICIENTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE LAMPS REFLECT DOWN AND CREATE A SEVERE BLIND SPOT AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY HAZARDOUS. I WENT ON LINE YESTERDAY AND DISCOVERD THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE REPAIRED? ALSO, I SAW MY MODEL VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH. AND, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR HAS A DEFECT WHICH CAN PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. HOW DO I GET THESE DEFECTS ON MY AUTO CORRECTED? *TR

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT WAS SO SMALL DRIVERS HEAD STRUCK ROOF OF CAR CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND NEVER MADE ANY CONTACT WITH AIRBAG. DRIVERS FORWARD MOTION IN ACCIDENT WAS STOPPED BY HITTING HEAD ON ROOF. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON WHEN TWO ADULTS ARE IN FRONT SEATS. RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTACTED HYUNDAI FACTORY REP WITHOUT RESULTS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON WHEN TWO ADULTS ARE IN FRONT SEATS. RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTACTED HYUNDAI FACTORY REP WITHOUT RESULTS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

REPEATED ( FOUR OCCASIONS ) WARNING ON DASHBOARD THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. DRIVER'S DOOR REPEATEDLY WILL NOT LATCH. OIL LEAKS REPEATEDLY - THREE OCCASIONS - HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE TWICE - ALTERNATOR REPLACED TRANSMISSION ROUGH SHIFTING AND ROUGH, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT INTO REVERSE ON 12/30/08. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

AIR BAG: THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON AND THE PASSENGER SEAT 'ICON' FLASHES WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AT THIS TIME THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" SIGN IS ALSO ON. I FIRST NOTICED THIS CONDITION IN THE SUMMER OF 2007, HOWEVER IT ONLY OCCURRED ONE OR TWO TIMES SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HEAT RELATED AS ON THE TWO DAYS IT HAPPENED IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. I DID NOT NOTICE IT ALL WINTER LONG, HOWEVER ONCE THE WEATHER STARTED GETTING WARM IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND LASTS SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW. MY MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHAT THE STATUS OF MY AIR BAGS IS-- ARE THEY WORKING OR NOT. THE DATE OF THE "INCIDENT" IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED LAST SUMMER BUT AS I STATED IT IS NOW HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA LIMITED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT FEATURES AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OR OCS IS NOT WORKING. WE HAVE ADVISED OUR DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SYSTEM WORKS AS DESIGNED. WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE CAR'S FRONT SEAT (HER WEIGHT IS 137 POUNDS) WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE ON AND BUCKLES IN, THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER STAYS LIT AND A MIDDLE CONSOLE INDICATOR SAYS, "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF." TO MAKE THE SYSTEM FUNCTION PROPERLY WE HAVE HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE TWO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS GO OFF AND THE FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM WORKS NORMALLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE, AL SAID THAT THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING NORMALLY IF THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS RESET AFTER WE RESTART THE CAR. ALL PREVIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BY THE DEALERSHIP HAVE FOUND ZERO ERRORS IN THE SYSTEM. ON 14 JUNE 2008, WE STARTED OUR CAR IN OUR GARAGE AND BOTH THE DASHBOARD AND CENTER CONSOLE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON. WE TURNED OFF OUR CAR'S ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT 5 TIMES TO GET THE SYSTEM TO RESET WITHOUT SUCCESS. MY WIFE SAT IN THE BACK SEAT FOR SAFETY. THE FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESET AFTER MULTIPLE STOPS DURING THE DAY. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO OUR HYUNDAI DEALER ON 16 JUNE AND SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE STILL DIAGNOSING IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI'S RECALL CENTER TO SEE IF OUR AZERA'S FRONT OCS AIRBAG IS SIMILAR TO THE 2006 TO 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA OCS RECALL (#08V161000) AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALER. WHEN I RELAYED THIS INFORMATION TO OUR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER HE SAID THAT HYUNDAI HAD NOT INFORMED HIM OF ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND IF THE 2 SYSTEMS ARE SIMILAR THEN THE SONATA OCS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE AZERA MODEL TOO. *TR

Mileage: 17,420

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATES THAT THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AS WELL, REGARDLESS IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS: JULY, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER OF 2007 AND JUNE 4, 2008. ON EACH OCCASION, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,474 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Mileage: 1,500

SENSOR FAILS FOR SEATBELT/AIRBAGS RESULTING IN ????? *TR

Mileage: 16,000

THUMPING NOISE UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR EVEN A SMOOTH ROAD, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS: RED "AIR BAG" INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *JB

Mileage: 9,065

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 6,471

PASSENGER AIR BAG INTERMITTENTLY DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT (INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS DISENGAGED) OFTEN TURNS OFF WHILE TRAVELING. *NM

Mileage: 500