2006 HYUNDAI AZERA Seat Belts 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.

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 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

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

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 HAVE A AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASH. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER ON THE DRIVER SIDE. HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED THE CAR FOR THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT THEY TOLD ME THE DRIVER SIDE IS NOT A RECALL. HOW CAN THAT BE? *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,975.

Mileage: 118,975

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 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 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, THE POD SYSTEM, AND ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,232.

Mileage: 39,232

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

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

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 THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V497000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE SAME FAILURE ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V497000-SEAT BELTS:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,600. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

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

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

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