2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Seat Belts Problems

I HAVE A CODE B1448

Mileage: 150,000

PASSENGER SEAT BELT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO REMAIN SECURED AND LOCKED. HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY. AT NIGHT THE ROAD IS BARELY VISIBLE AND COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH IF NOT PROVIDING PROPER ATTENTION AND FOCUS TO ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

RESPONDED TO A AIRBAG RECALL JULY 2013. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY CORRECTED RECALL. HOWEVER, NOW 11/2017 AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. CAR MECHANIC SAYS LIGHT IS INDICATING A RECALL ON AIRBAG. CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CORRECTION ONLY REPLACED THE SEATBELT NOT THE SEATBELT TENTIONER AND WE WERE NEVER INFORMED THAT THEIR WAS NO FIX AT THE TIME FOR THE TENTIONER. NO FURTHER NOTICE WENT OUT INDICATING REPAIR COULD BE DONE. THEY INDICATE IT CAN BE FIXED NOW UNDER CAMPAIGN TXX2.

HI MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN I SCAN WITH OBD SCANNER IT SHOWS B1448 CODE.(OCS) ...SO HOW TO FIX IT......CAN HYUNDAI DEALER WILL REPAIR THIS FOR FREE.....BECAUSE ITS A RECALL AS WELL....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, ENTERED THE WOODS, AND SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, LOWER BACK, AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF INJURIES IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MILLER HYUNDAI (4455 VESTAL PKWY E VESTAL, NY 13850 877-386-0382) PER A RECALL NUMBER: 88801F01 REGARDING THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE PRETENSIONER AND AIR BAGS. THE CORRECT RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. IN 2015, PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN, BUT A SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,244.

Mileage: 154,244

A RED LIGHT APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STATED "AIR BAG" AND CONTINUES TO STAY LIT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS AN AIRBAG OR SENSOR MALFUNCTION WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 160,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON AND THE PASSENGER CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS. I HAPPENED TO CLICK/ENGAGE THE SEAT BELT (WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT) AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT GOES OFF BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS ON. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE THIS STARTED HAPPENING BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IT AND SHE'S GOING TO COLORADO COLLEGE IN COLORADO SPRINGS. BUT TODAY'S DATE IS 6/5/2017

Mileage: 81,000

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA.WHILE MERGING INTO THE TRAFFIC. IT WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CRASH WAS SO BAD THAT IT AFFECTED THE RADIATOR AND EVEN BROKE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CAR IS ALSO DAMAGED. EVEN AFTER THIS LEVEL OF SERIOUS CRASH, THE AIRBAGS STILL DIDN'T INFLATE. NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED SOME INJURIES. THIS BRINGS ME TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. MY MODEL WAS PREMIUM SPORTS PACKAGE WITH 3.3 V6 ENGINE.

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 15, 2015 THE OTHER DRIVER CUT ACROSS THREE LANES AND INTO MY CAR AT MPH 40. MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK THRUSTING IT INTO A SMALL WALL AND POLE. MY SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

Mileage: 130,000

SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND ALSO CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FROM HYUNDAI AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 120,000

IN MAY 2015, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA CONCERNING A DEFECT IN MY 2006 SONATA'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES (CAMPAIGN TXX2) CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WACO HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 1501 W. LOOP 340, WACO, TX 76712 ON 5/14/15 FOR THE CAMPAIGN NOTICE AND OTHER MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS. WACO HYUNDAI FAILED TO HONOR THE CAMPAIGN LETTER REFUSING TO REPAIR MY SONATA BASED ON THE FACT MY SONATA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRECKED. I PURCHASED MY SONATA A FEW YEARS PRIOR WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT KNOWING IT HAD BEEN WRECKED AT SOME POINT PRIOR. IT HAD 76,002 AT THE TIME I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE. WACO HYUNDAI ADVISED IF I HAD A COMPLAINT TO CALL HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA WHICH CREATED CASE #7944327. IT TOOK HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA OVER A MONTH, BUT THEY TOO WOULD NOT HONOR THE CAMPAIGN LETTER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRECKED. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED, PASSES STATE INSPECTION AND IS ROAD WORTHY BY ALL APPEARANCES AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS, BUT NEITHER WACO HYUNDAI NOR HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA WOULD HONOR THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN TXX2 NOTICE.

Mileage: 76,002

IN THE MID OF APRIL, I RECEIVED A EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM HYUNDAI FOR MY "AIR BAG" LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN ON. IT WAS FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT DUE TO RESISTANCE WITHIN THE CONNECTOR FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE. ON APRIL 27, 2015 I SCHEDULED MY FIRST APPOINTMENT AT SAVANNAH HYUNDAI. ON INVOICE IT STATED: 135681 CHECK AND FOUND HISTORY CODES B1701 DRIVERS SEAT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER RESISTANCE HIGH B176 PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE RESISTANCE CLEAR CODES NO CODES RESET. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. AS I DROVE OFF THE SERVICE LOT, MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT BACK ON. ON MAY 4, 2015, I WENT IN FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED MY CAR TO STAY AT THE SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO SEND MY SEAT OFF TO BE FIXED. IT WAS A FEW DAYS THAT THEY HAD MY CAR. ON THAT INVOICE IT STATED: CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR CODES B1701 AND B1706 DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER RESISTANCE HIGH FOUND SERVICE BULLENTIN 15BE002 INSTALL TIE STRAP ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER CONNECTORS.ON JUNE 22, 2015 I CAME IN SAVANNAH HYUNDAI ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE MY AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING CAME BACK ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY WAS ALREADY EXTENDED WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IF I WANTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. WHICH I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD NO IDEA WHY THEY WERE FIGHTING WITH ME WITH THIS. FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE! ON INVOICE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TSB FOR PRETENSIONER CONNECTORS WERE ALREADY PERFORMED AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER AND THE TSB DOES NOT MENTION ANY WARRANTY COVERING THE REPLACEMENT, ONLY THE ZIP TIE INSTALLATION. I CALLED CORPORATE AND ON MAY 29, 2015, THEY ORDERED THE PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. TODAY IS JULY, 15, 2015 AND MY AIR BAG WARNING LAMP IS ON ONCE AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED.

Mileage: 135,681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ON THE SAFETY OPERATION OF THIS CAR. SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM SANSONE AUTO MALL THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES AND NOW A 5TH TIME IN MAY OF 2015. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALWAYS POINTS TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI THEY HAVE NO CONCERN OF THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH WE COMPLAIN. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY ANYTHING. ALSO TALKED WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE NO CONCERN EITHER ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WE FEAR THE SAFETY OF NOT JUST THE DRIVE BUT THE PASSENGERS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AND THEY AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY OR THE SEAT BELTS WORK CORRECTLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE WHICH HAD TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. HYUNDAI AND THEIR DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING US AND AVERAGE OF $350.00 EACH TIME FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH WE BELIEVE IS THEIRS. APPARENTLY AS WE SEE IT THEY HAVE NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS MODEL CAR SERIES. WE HAVE TO TAKE IT AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION IN JULY OF 2015.

Mileage: 197,347

THIS IS THE SECOND REPAIR OF BUCKLE ASSY- FRONT (FIRST REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2009). I PAID FOR THE SECOND REPAIR ON 6/25/14 AS THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A ONE-TIME RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (PART: 88840-0A000-QS) NEEDED IT DONE FOR SAFETY SO I PAID; BUT, IT BOTHERED ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL AND I HAD PAID NEARLY $260. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR (2015) AND AFTER TALKING TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FOUND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT SHOULD COVER THE COST. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS, MAILING INVOICE WITH CHECK NUMBER, FAXING SAME ON 3/20/15, I GOT A PHONE CALL TODAY REQUIRING ME TO UPLOAD A FILE TO A PARTICULAR WEBSITE. I CALLED AND WENT THRU 2 MORE PEOPLE, ONE OF WHOM HAD MY HARD COPY INVOICE DOCUMENT IN HAND, COULD NOT ENTER MY PERSONAL INFO. (PHONE #, ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS) AND, WAS NOT IN THE DEPT. THAT HANDLED THE "CAMPAIGN" REFUND; SHE TRANSFERRED ME TO "SWEETIE" WHO STILL INSISTED I MUST CREATE A JPG FILE OF MY INVOICE TO POST TO THE NEW WEBSITE. (I AM 62 BUT FIGURED IT OUT, OTHERS WON'T. I HAVE DOGGEDLY PURSUED MY REFUND BUT HYUNDAI IS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE (WHICH I TOLD THEM). TODAY IS 4/20/15. WAITING FOR NEXT RIDICULOUS REQUIREMENT. TOO MANY PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES TO LIST HERE. ALSO HAD VALVE COVER OIL LEAK REPAIRED ON 6/25/14 AND BASED ON A COMPLAINT SEEN ON THIS SITE, I AM WAITING FOR A SECOND OCCURRENCE. INSTALLED 22453-3C110 GASKET-ROCKER COVER LH, REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET. WE CAN COMPLAIN ALL DAY BUT NOBODY IS STREAMLINING THE RECALL REPAIR PROCESS. AT LEAST I FINALLY DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE WHICH I AM SAVING TO FAVORITES. *TR

Mileage: 74,377

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN UPDATED 6/18/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 4/17/2015 AT MILEAGE 74,985. UPDATED 7/16/2015*JS UPDATED 10/05/217*CN

Mileage: 71,000

SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION - CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO AIR BAG LIGHT ON. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $500. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA'S AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER. THIS MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION STATED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED BECAUSE HYUNDAI WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS OR 250K MILES. MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HONOR THIS WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GET NOTICE FROM CORPORATE. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CONNECT CENTER 1-855-671-3059 WITH THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE NHTSA CASE NUMBER. I TALKED TO A AGENT AND HIS SUPERVISOR AND HIS SUPERVISOR. NEITHER ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14023. THEY SAID I HAD TO REPAIR THIS ON MY OWN COST. I AM SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT HYUNDAI JUST IGNORES THE AUTHORITY OF NHTSA ESPECIALLY ON THE AIRBAG ISSUE. I HAVE RECORDED THE PHONE CONVERSATION WITH BOTH SUPERVISORS FOR REFERENCE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

SEAT BELT TENSIONER CAUSING AIR BAG SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR NEW IN 2006, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED TWICE. FIRST ON OCT 6, 2010, THEN ON OCT 25, 2013. BOTH TIMES IT WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD AND STAYING ON CONSISTENTLY. IN 2010, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY SEAT BELT PART. HYUNDAI REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IN 2013, I WAS AGAIN TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME SEAT BELT PART, AND THIS TIME I WAS CHARGED $164.31 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS WEEK, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT'S, ONCE AGAIN, A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO DID THE PREVIOUS REPAIR (DAVIS HYUNDAI IN NJ) AND THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS.. SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AGAIN. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR GROUP. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE.. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN, AND REALLY I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FIRST REPAIR. IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS MAKING CARS. ANY HELP WOULD BE HUGELY APPRECIATED. I PLANNED TO GO THROUGH THE BBB AS WELL, BUT WANTED TO ADD TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL PREVIOUS REPAIRS.

Mileage: 105,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT DRIVER SIDE- HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS CAUSED BY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE. DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE SAYS THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE14023. UNLESS I AM READING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE14023 INCORRECTLY I THINK IT SHOULD BE??? CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING NOW. *TR

Mileage: 121,452

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, MY 2006 SONATA HAS BEING ILLUMINATED THE AIR BAG LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF WILL DETERMINE IF 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING ALONG, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAYS DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED AND NOW, AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 86,123

I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY TWO YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A CORROSION RECALL AND SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME IF IT STAYS ON SOLID THEN RETURN AND THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT FOR ME. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT THAT POINT HAD THEY LOOKED INTO IT FURTHER. SO NOW LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, TOOK IT IN TODAY AND IT IS "SEAT BELT BUCKLES" THAT IS CAUSING ISSUE, REPAIR IS 700 DOLLARS AND NEED MY CAR FOR AT LEAST 4-5 DAYS. I AM GUESSING IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT TO HAVE HYUNDAI STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AGAIN AND ISSUE RECALLS FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS. I CALLED CORPORATE AND INQUIRED ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS INTO MAKING THIS A RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK NOW AT ALL. I SAW MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HYUNDAI OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT HAVE THE SATISFACTION OR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS A PRIORITY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY VEHICLE LIGHTS FOR THE ECS SYSTEM, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG KEEPS ILLUMINATING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI HERE IN JACKSONVILLE AND WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $94, WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO SEE WHY THE ESC LIGHT IS ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN THE SEAT CUSHION IS RECALIBRATED BUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY SEAT BELTS(BOTH), SO IT WILL STAY ON AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT, I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENTS TILL I FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHY AREN'T THE SEATS BELTS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM? THEY WORK INCONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER.THE ESC WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN 09 BUT HERE IT IS 2014 AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE TO RESTART IT ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN ONCE I START TO DRIVE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

IN 2013, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I LEARNED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS REMOVED AND SENT AWAY FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSION/BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $400. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS. AS OF YET, I UNDERSTAND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT THAT THIS MATTER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SPECIFICALLY TOLD THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. I, LIKE MOST OTHERS IN THIS SITUATION, CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $400+ DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, I ALSO CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ALLOW PASSENGERS TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT KNOWING THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. OF COURSE, I ALSO AM CONCERNED FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS A DRIVER AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH HYUNDAI KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, UNLESS THE NHTSA ISSUES A RECALL, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND THOSE OF US IN THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO PUT OURSELVES AND OUR PASSENGERS AT RISK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS MATTER! *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR ISSUE CODE: B1448 WHICH MEANS OCS MAT DEFECT AND THIS MADE MY DASH AIR BAG ILLUMINATE AT TIMES, MEANING THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SHOP DID NOT CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT SINCE IT IS A RECALL. HOWEVER, BEFORE THEY BEGAN TO PROCESS THE B1448 FIX, ANOTHER "SAFETY" ISSUE CODE CAME UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAYING "SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER: DRIVER RESISTANCE IS TOO HIGH" AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS ALSO CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THUS THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. SINCE MY CAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, I HAVE TO PAY A BIG BILL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. NO ONE SHOULD PAY ANYTHING FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. UPON WEB RESEARCHING THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL YET.

AROUND 70000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER HAS CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED THERE. THE DEALER SAID IT MAY BE THE GROUND AND LIKE OTHER I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND JUST NEVER WENT OFF. NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR. WENT TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CODE ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES WAS. HYUNDAI CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE PASSENGER BUCKLE CANISTER. THAT'S FINE, BUT 400,000 OF THESE IN THE 06-08 SONATA MODELS HAVE NOW "FAILED" AND AT $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, THEN ANOTHER $250 FOR A BELT BUCKLE REPAIRS, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD BE WEAR AND TEAR IN THE VEHICLE. JUST SEEMS LIKE EASY MONEY FOR HYUNDAI. HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900.

Mileage: 74,900

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND WILL COST ME $432. EDMUNDS RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE NHTSA IS STUDYING THIS PROBLEM IN CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A FEW HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME IT IS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN MY SEAT BELTS. THEY ALSO TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN 500-700 TO FIX IT. WHILE ADVISING ME THAT IS IT A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND MAY CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SONATA'S. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. DJR

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSOR PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

MY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT (RED TEXT: AIR BAG) WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING AND HAS NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO AIR BAG SENSORS ON PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS PART OF AN ONGOING OCS SETTLEMENT SO THEY MADE AN APPT WITH NORTH COUNTY HYUNDAI. WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ISSUE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OCS SETTLEMENT AND THAT IT IS A SEAT BELT TENSIONER/SEAT BELT BUCKLE ISSUE (DIAGNOSTIC CODE B1706) AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ITEM, NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME $336.90. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THIS ISSUE RENDERS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERATIVE SO I AM WONDERING WHY HYUNDAI IS NOT FORCED TO COVER THIS SYSTEM DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY OR IF THERE ARE PLANS AT NHTSA TO ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 48,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 09-23-14 *BF

Mileage: 70,000

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 2006 SONATA. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE PRETENSIONER HAS SET A CODE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AN ONLINE SEARCH PROVED TO BE QUITE FRUITFUL. THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HYUNDAI IS AWARE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND SPANS MULTIPLE MODELS YET HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IS NOT A WEAR ITEM. THIS PART WORKS IN CONCERT WITH YOUR AIRBAG. IT ALSO IS A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION WHICH TIGHTENS THE SEAT BELT TO A PERSON AS THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. IF SOME HYUNDAI AIR BAGS WERE TO SET CODES FOR BEING OUT OF SPEC ALL VEHICLES USING THEM WOULD NO DOUGH BE RECALLED. HOWEVER, A PART WORKING IN UNISON ON THE SAME SYSTEM WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY IS NOT. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHY THIS IS NOT A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

THE AIR BAG WENT ON TO INDICATE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT WORK. CONSIDERED THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND INDICATED IT WAS NOT COVERED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBEAT PRETENSIONER ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 91,896

WE HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT RE-CALIBRATED DUE TO LIT AIRBAG LIGHT SOMETIME LAST YEAR UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL - WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI AT ALL AND INSTEAD, WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN THAT IT WAS A RECALL ITEM, WHICH WE FOUND UNCONSCIONABLE ON THE MANUFACTURER'S PART. WE COULD NOT AFFORD AN AIRBAG REPAIR AND DROVE THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR, AND FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE DEFECT WOULD RENDER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NONFUNCTIONAL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT AGAIN - THE DEALER TOLD US NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BESIDES A PERSON SO AS NOT TO TRIGGER "SOMETHING". WHEN I INQUIRED AGAIN ABOUT THE LIT AIRBAG LIGHT, THE DEALER TOLD ME "IT COULD BE THE SEAT BELT" AND QUOTED A PRICE WELL OVER $100. IT IS CLEAR THE DEALER, CAPITAL CITY HYUNDAI IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE, SO IS HYUNDAI. NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS AN EMERGING PROBLEM THROUGH AN EDMUND'S ARTICLE DATED JULY 25, 2014 - PLEASE COMPEL HYUNDAI TO ACT ON THIS DEFECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY COLLEGE AGED SON AND TEEN DAUGHTER USE THE CAR AND I WORRY CONSTANTLY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT INVOLVING SAFETY AT ALL - I PAID FOR THE CAR ONCE!! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

IN 12/21/09 AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED CHIP RELATED TO AIR BAG SYSTEM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS BROKEN AND I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. INVOICE # [XXX] (DENNIS HYUNDAI OF DUBLIN) REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $500 TO $900. CALLED HYUNDAI WITH A COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN CALLED WE HAD A MEETING. I PAID $ 175.03 TO REPLACE THE CHIP. THEY ALSO REPAIRED PASSENGER SEAT PER NHTSA RECALL 13V-354 (NOTE THE RECALL REPAIR ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR). AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOTH THE DEALER AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ONE AND THEN SOMETIMES WHEN I STOPPED RESET ITS SELF OR THE DEALER/REPAIR SHOP COULD RESET THE LIGHT. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM STARTED TO ACT UP AFTER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF THE RADIO WILL COME IN LOUD THE GET QUIET. THE CONSTANT HOWEVER IS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT. I HAD THE SEAT BELT (DRIVER SIDE) CHANGED (TWICE) IN 2011 AS THE FIRST REPLACEMENT IN DID NOT WORK. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN CAME BACK ON. IT WILL NOT RESET SO THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 57,301

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONSISTENTLY. OUR MECHANIC READ THE CODE AND IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEAT BUCKLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT THEIR WARRANTIES ONLY COVER SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ADVERTISE AS "AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY." I KNOW THIS AFFECTS WHETHER THE AIR BAGS WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT, SO I URGE YOU TO PLEASE FORCE THEM TO RECALL THIS ITEM AND REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE IT FOR ANYONE AFFECTED FOR FREE. FYI, I DID HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A HONDA ACCORD IN THE PAST AND HONDA DID NOT EVEN QUESTION REPAIRING IT-IT IS WARRANTED FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. I WILL CERTAINLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN AND WILL ENCOURAGE ANYONE I KNOW NOT TO BUY ONE EITHER. AGAIN, PLEASE FORCE HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID BRING IT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . THE DEALER CHARGED 95.00$ TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,AND ANOTHER $810 TO CHANGE THE 2 FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT .HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I SEE THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON THIS PROBLEM , AND WOULD LIKE TONE INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION *TR

Mileage: 142,650

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER UNSURE OF CAUSE. SUSPECTS SENSOR IN SEATBELT. MAY PREVENT AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT RECEIVERS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,400. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 365.35.

Mileage: 90,400

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT, SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. DEALER SAYS NOT, THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK IF NOT FIXED AND WANTS TO CHARGE $485 TO DO SO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PARTS FAILURE. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS USED FAR MORE OFTEN THAN THE PASSENGER, IT IS HASN'T FAILED AS A RESULT OF USE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE FAULTY SENSOR. UPDATED 3/31/2015 *JS

Mileage: 90,000

SECOND TIME AIR BAG LIGHT .. FIRST TIME RIGHT SIDE AT 72000 MI.. NOR 840000 RIGHT SIDE REPAIR 300.00 PLUS NOT COVER BY ANY SAFETY RECALL . LIGHT STAYS ON AIR BAGS DISABLES.. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

"AIR BAG" SRS WARNING LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. PER OWNERS MANUAL, THIS INDICATES THIS SYSTEM "IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY" AND "SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER". CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG/SRS SYSTEM IS UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR NOT PROPERLY PROTECT OCCUPANTS FROM INJURY OR DEATH IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, BROUGHT CAR TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. INSTRUCTED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGE US $105.00. DEALER PERFORMED INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS WAS FAULTY "BELT ASSY RESTENCE HIGH IN BUCKLE ASSY FRONT PASS SIDE" FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF $470.00. REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. WE CALLED HYUNDAI CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH MANAGER, BUT HYUNDAI STATED THAT SINCE NO RECALL NOTED AND PAST WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY WOULD NOT FIX DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG/SRS PART/SYSTEM THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL LIFE AND USE OF A CAR? THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL INTERNAL SAFETY SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT FOR DESIGN, COMPONENTS AND/OR WORKMANSHIP AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT'S FAULTY PRODUCT TO SAVE THEMSELVES MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSUMERS AND PLACING MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AT RISK. WE NOW PAID $105 TO CONFIRM THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ARE FORCED TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $470 TO "CORRECT" A DEFECTIVE SRS SYSTEM, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT "FIX" PROBLEM, IN ORDER TO CONFIDENTLY CONTINUE USING CAR. RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2006 SONATA GLS VERY WELL MAINTAINED (FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE) BY TOP NOTCH LOCAL DEALER + NO ACCIDENT HISTORY - REPORTS DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ERR CODE, AIRBAG LIGHT ON/AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATED. DEALER ATTEMPTED OC3 TEST-PASSENGER SEAT VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUE - COULD NOT COMPLETE TEST-BUCKLE ERROR...REPLACED BUCKLE ASSY: SAME CODE + LIGHT. DASH OPENED, CONSOLE REMOVED, DRIVER SEAT REMOVED: AIRBAG SYSTEM HARNESS INSPECTION, RESEAT CONNECTIONS - NEW CODE APPEARS: DRIVERS BELT RETRACTOR ASSY. REPLACED BELT RETRACTOR ASSY. NO CODE! AND AIRBAG SYSTEM STILL NOT WORKING/AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON. ..DEALER ADVISED THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN TO 06, 07 SONATA OWNERS: SOLE VIABLE SOLUTION=REPLACE AIR BAG SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS. ORDERED PART # ON HARNESS - WRONG HARNESS DELIVERED (CONNECTORS IN WRONG LOCATION ON HARNESS/DON'T MEET UP WITH CAR CONNECTORS. ORDERED AGAIN, SAME RESULT (DEALERSHIP NOTED - THESE HARNESSES ARRIVE WITH BAG TORN OPEN (NOT FIRST MECHANIC TO ORDER IT FOR SAME PROBLEM AND OUTCOME).. LOCAL HYUNDAI TERRITORY ENGINEER (TROUBLESHOOTER FOR LARGE PROBLEMS) ASKED TO VISIT FOR DISCUSSIONS - RIGHT PART # / WRONG PART. SOLUTION = I'VE DEALT WITH THIS 3X RECENTLY AND IN THIS AREA - ORDER THIS PART #. GUESS WHAT, NEW PART IS $750 / DOUBLE OLD PART COST. NEW HARNESS REACHES INTO BACK SEAT AREA AS WELL AND CAUSES DOUBLE THE LABOR COSTS >$1,000. ..$1K ALREADY INVESTED IN PARTS AND LABOR PLUS FACING ANOTHER $2K IN HARNESS PARTS & LABOR. DEALER CAN'T PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEE THIS WILL SOLVE IT SHORT TERM LET ALONE LONG TERM - CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - DENIED DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY + 2ND OWNER/NOT ORIGINAL (HOW CONVENIENT FOR THEM)..AS MENTIONED, 3X '06 SONATA OWNERS IN THIS TERRITORY RECENTLY EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL ISSUES AND AFTER GETTING TOUGH WITH HYUNDAI USA, RECEIVED BUY-BACKS OF THEIR CARS. TRY TO GUESS MY NEXT MOVE ...UPDATED 08/14/14 *BF *TR *TR

Mileage: 103,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY OTHER YEAR. I AM HAVING THIS ISSUED FOR THREE TIME AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME AND THEN THEY PUT NEW SEAT BELT BUCKLE IT GOES AWAY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2010 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2012, AND THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2014. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897.

Mileage: 82,897

CAR WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR OCS RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECALL. A FEW HOURS LATER DEALER CALLED TO ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE OCS AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THE CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHT BEING ON INDICATING "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NOT WORKING, NOT THE OCS. SINCE THE SEAT BELT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF IT AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THE DEALER (RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN DAVIE, FL) REFUSED TO DO SO SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE OCS RECALL AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THAT HYUNDAI REPAIR THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THEY READ ME A PREPARED STATEMENT STATING THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE OCS RECALL AND WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER I SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI, THEY AGREED TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SEAT BELT REPAIR. HYUNDAI WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK WITHIN A WEEK TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WORKED OUT. THEY DID NOT. WHEN I CALLED BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, HYUNDAI AGAIN READ ME THE PREPARED STATEMENT SAYING THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I REITERATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I EXPECTED THEM TO REPAIR IT. THEY CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I ADVISED I WAS GOING TO REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO NHTSA. HYUNDAI WAS UNCONCERNED. AS NHTSA SHOULD SEE, SEVERAL HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM TO NHTSA. MY PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A HYUNDAI SAFETY DEFECT FOR WHICH THE DEALERS AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A RECALL AND REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE.I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT REMOVED AND SENT TO HYUNDAI FOR ANALYSIS AS NOTED IN THE OCS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SIX MONTHS. GOT THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT PASSENGER OCCUPANT SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THAT IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT OKAY. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE INDICATED THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

THE DUMMY AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY 2006 SONATA HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TO SERVICE, IN JULY 2012- I WAS TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT MAY NEED TO BE SENT OUT, BUT THAT I WOULD ALSO NEED 2 NEW SEAT BELTS. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT.THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TURN THE DUMMY LIGHT OFF BUT ONLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS NOVEMBER 2013, THE SEAT WAS SENT OUT TO CA UNDER A RECALL NOTICE I WAS SENT BY HYUNDAI, AND I PAID TO HAVE MY SEAT BELTS REPLACED, BUT I FEEL THE WHOLE THING IS RELATED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT IT FEELS THE SAME WAY. THE SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT COST $350 PER SEAT EXCLUDING TAX. HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM (THROUGH MY DEALER) SINCE JULY 2012 AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO ME TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING, NOT REALIZING IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MISSED THE 5 YEAR 60K WARRANTY PROBABLY BY 10K MILES OR LESS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER SONATA OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR SEAT BELTS AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE SUING HYUNDAI TO HAVE THEM COVER THIS "REPAIR". I COULD GET NO STATISTICS FROM HYUNDAI WHEN I CALLED THEM REGARDING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED TO ME IS THAT THEY ARE SEPARATE PROBLEMS, NOT INTER-RELATED AND THAT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE SERVICE CENTER WAS GIVEN A CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 88,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. IN A CRASH MY AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. LOOKING INTO THE COMPUTER I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IT FELT LIKE MY GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING THEN WITHOUT WARNING IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ENOUGH TO SCREECH MY FRONT TIRES. I DO NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, SURELY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. DURING HYUNDAI NEW CAR SERVICE ONE OF THE SERVICE MEN NOTICED AND MENTIONED IT, BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND TODAY I GOT A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM STATING I MISSED THE 1ST RECALL. MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF SOMETIMES IT IS ON WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT BUCKLED UP AND SOMETIMES IT IS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I AM TAKING MY CAR IN TO HYUNDAI FOR THE RECALL I AM GOING TO MENTION THE LURCHING AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE COMPLAINTS! I BELIEVE THEY ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS!! *TR

Mileage: 176,000

A PART ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE HAS FAILED ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, RENDERING THE AIRBAG INEFFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS, BUT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES. WE ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED TWICE, BUT NOT THE THIRD TIME SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME PART AND THE TIME PERIOD IN BETWEEN PART FAILURES WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

Mileage: 60,040

I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INDICATED ALL AFFECTED PARTS LISTED ABOVE WENT ON. DROVE THE CAR FOR 3 MILES AND SHUT IT OFF FOR 2 HOURS. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT HAVEN'T SEEN A RESOLUTION THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUES GOD FORBID THE AIR BAGS DON'T EJECT IN A ACCIDENT. WHAT DO I DO?? *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ON NOVEMBER OF 2011, THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT IN MY SONATA CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON INVESTIGATION BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY SEAT BELT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $325.79. AT THAT TIME I MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO YOU. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10436650 NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN! MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE WEEK OF 4/7/13 (ODOMETER 112,660) AND AGAIN I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE SEAT BELT. AGAIN IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $300.00. AND THIS IS JUST 19,250 MILES SINCE I HAD IT REPAIRED IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN INDICATION OF EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART OR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SO I SEE THIS AS A CRITICAL DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. IF A VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS SHUT DOWN EVERY 20,000 MILES OR SO, IN MY OPINION THE VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO CONSUMERS. JUDGING FROM A CURSORY SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER HYUNDAI SONATAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 93,411

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON DASHBOARD. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE SEAT OR NOT. SUN VISOR ON DRIVER DOESN'T STAY UP. HAD IT REPLACED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY UP. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS DOING THE SAME THING. VISOR SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ISSUES. AS FOR SEATBLET LIGHT. HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON: CODE B1706. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSIONER FAILED AND NOW THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. DEALER COST IS $400 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. THEY "RE-CONNECTED" AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ALSO I HAVE A HARD TIME CONNECTING MY DRIVER SEAT BELT, ONE TIME I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT AT ALL SINCE I COULD NOT GET IT TO SNAP IN AT ALL. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DISPLAY LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I CALLED AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (23JUL08) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED CODE B1701 AND REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AT 43,340 MILES (03FEB09) I NEEDED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY (B1706 CODE) REPLACED. AT 57,106 MILES (06NOV09) I NEEDED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED (CODE NOT DOCUMENTED BY DEALER). NOW (19DEC12) THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT IS LIT AGAIN (103,121) AND THE CODES B1701 AD B1706 BOTH SHOW UP. MOST LIKELY REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. AN UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACEMENTS IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. SINCE SEAT BELT ISSUES LIKE THIS ILLUMINATE THE "CHECK AIRBAG" INDICATOR LIGHT, I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR RELATED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,765

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO FASTEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM) SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD "BURNT" ITSELF OUT. FAILURE TO REPLACE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO FAIL. DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SENSOR BACK IN 2008. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS "NOT" PART OF THE RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT "ON THE LIST". SAME MAKE, SAME MODEL--NOT PART OF RECALL???? THE REPAIR COST $1000 FOR A NEW SEAT. HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE "NOT" PART OF RECALLS? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

JUNE 2008, SEATBELT LIGHT & AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR PASSENGER SEAT. CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER. PART WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI, UNDER WARRANTY. AUGUST 2012, MILEAGE 45,000 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN PERMANENTLY. CODE B1706 PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER, AGAIN. CONTACTED BOTH CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND DEALER AND TOLD NO WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM AND NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT. SEEMS THAT REPEATED FAILURES OF A COMPONENT OF THE SRS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, YET BUCKLE PRETENSIONER HAS FAILED TWICE!! I HAVE NOTICED REPEATED ENTRIES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 SONATA. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE BE SURE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 24,400

I JUST HAD TO GET THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS SIMILAR TO THE ONE I'M REPORTING HERE. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I HAD TO GET THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT WITHOUT GETTING THESE REPLACED WHEN I DID THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SEARCHING NHTSA FOUND QUITE A FEW SIMILAR REPORTS, AND SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOUND A TON MORE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IMPACTING THE SAFETY OF AT LEAST THIS CAR'S MAKE AND MODEL AS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY, AND POTENTIALLY OTHER MAKES OR MODELS (I ONLY CHECKED MY OWN). I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS AND THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGERS' SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 67,817

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO 'AIR BAG' WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $350.00+. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. CAME HOME AND GOOGLED PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALL LISTED FOR THIS ISSUE YET. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS DISCOVERED QUITE OFTEN WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, MODEL CAR IN THAT WITH THIS PROBLEM THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. IS THERE ANY RESEARCH GOING ON NOW RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE? *JS

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND SEAT BELT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPONENTS WOULD POSSIBLY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 102,000

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO (ESTIMATE), THEY RESET THE SENSOR AND FIDDLED WITH THE CABLE UNDER THE SEAT. IN AUGUST OF 2011 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK IT IT THE DEALER WHO SCANNED THE CODES WHICH READ "B1701" AND "B1706" AIRBAG RESISTANCE TOO HIGH FROM THE SEAT BUCKLES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUCKLE AT MY COST. MILEAGE 62,966 THERE SEEMS TO BE A HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS OCCURRING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. SEE ALSO: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/HYUNDAI/SONATA/10315909 HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/HYUNDAI/SONATA/SEAT_BELTS/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/HYUNDAI_AIRBAGS.HTML *TT

I PURCHASED A HYUNDAI SONATA IN 2006. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM FROM THE YEAR I GOT IT AND STILL IS. IT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE DEALER RESET IT A FEW TIMES AND THEN IN SEP 2008 THEY PUT IN A NEW SEAT BUCKLE. ONCE AGAIN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE DEALER WANTS $125 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC (CODE IS ACTIVE B1706) AND SAID A NEW BUCKLE IS NEEDED, WHICH IS ANOTHER $179 PLUS LABOR. SO EVERY YEAR I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DROP OVER $300 FOR THE LIGHT TO BE TURNED OFF SO IT PASSES INSPECTION. THIS IS A SCAM. THE CONCERN IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH THE DEALER SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CAR. NOW THEY WON'T COVER IT AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS FROM BEING RESET. SO EVERY YEAR WHEN THE INSPECTION IS DUE, I HAVE TO PUT OUT THE MONEY OUT FOR A NEW BUCKLE AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NO LITTLE KIDS OR CAR SEAT IN USE, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE AIRBAG GO OFF. NO IDEA HOW A SEAT BELT BUCKLES DIES ON ITS OWN AND ANNUALLY, TOO! THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE LIGHT GOING ON WHEN KIDS THAT DO NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO TOGGLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT OFF, SO THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THAT RECALLS # IS08V161000. MANY FOLKS ONLINE AND IN FORUMS ARE REPORTING THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS CONCERN AS IT KEEPS DUPLICATING OVER AND OVER AND OVER. RIGHT NOW, I AM PAYING FOR FIRESTONE TO DO REPLACE THE BUCKLE AND FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THEY WARRANTY IT FOR 18 MONTHS AND THE DEALER WILL ONLY DO IT FOR 12. I NEED A NEW INSPECTION STICKER. RICHMOND, VA. *TT

Mileage: 1,000

THE "AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. IT WAS REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON (AND IT WAS NOT COVERED ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY). FROM RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2006. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT MODULE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAD MY AIRBAG AND RIGHT SEAT BELT LIGHT COME ON AT THE EXACT TIME. RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO MENTION THIS DEFECT WITH THE 2006 SONATA AND FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO AIRBAGS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE COST TO GET THIS FIXED IS AROUND $400.00 AND I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS REGARDING IT. IT'S A DEFECT HAVING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT/SEAT BELT. THIS CAN RESULT IN SOMEONE'S DEATH IF NOT ADDRESSED AND NEEDS TO NOT BE IGNORED, BUT CORRECTED BEFORE IT DOES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAME ON AND STAYED ON GIVING ERROR CODE. TODAY THE AUTO BODY SHOP DOING THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER'S IN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT WORKING AND BOTH NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WITHIN 2 YEARS, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IDENTICAL COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN 2009, THE SAME FAILURE WAS REMEDIED WHEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SAME REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR WITHIN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITHIN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT ONLY THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,878.

Mileage: 62,878

PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA NEW. AFTER APPROX 30,000 MILES AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO SPRADLEY MOTORS IN CHEYENNE, WY FOR DIAGNOSTIC. WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND RESET THE LIGHT. WITHIN 1 YEAR, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO SPRADLEY AGAIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SEATBELT PRETENSIONER. SAID THEY WOULD ORDER PARTS AND RESET THE LIGHT. AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS PARTS NEVER CAME IN BUT LIGHT STAYED OFF SO NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN APPROX 70,000 MILES. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. TOOK IN FOR RECALL AND TO HAVE AIRBAG LIGHT CHECKED AGAIN. WAS TOLD ALL WOULD BE FIXED UNDER RECALL. AFTER SIX WEEKS OF WAITING FOR PARTS, BRAKELIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE SEATBELT WASN'T COVERED AND WOULD COST OVER $500 TO FIX. FILLED COMPLAINT WITH BOTH SPRADLEY MAIN OFFICE AND HYUNDAI USA. NO RESOLUTION OFFERED. REPLY FROM HYUNDAI EFFECTIVELY SAID THAT SINCE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRENTY IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT AIRBAGS FOR ALMOST A YEAR AS I DON'T HAVE $500 FOR REPAIRS. AS SOMEONE ELSE STATED IF I HAVE TO WEAR A SEATBELT BY LAW, HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WORK. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCANNED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE OCS SENSOR WENT BAD. THIS IS COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BUCKLE SENSOR IS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BUCKLE ONCE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THIS ASKING IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THERE IS NONE. I HAD THE SEAT BUCKLE REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK ON AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH. TOLD BY DEALER THAT SENSOR IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $375.00. AND THAT ALL AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE UNTIL SENSOR IS REPLACED. CAR IS 8K MILES PAST WARRANTY. CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOTLINE TO FILE COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY HYUNDAI AT THIS TIME. B&*L S&%T. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT & THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED 10% OF THE TIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER SONATA OWNER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE, A MORON CAN DISCERN THAT THIS IS A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW & HYUNDAI SHOULD STEP UP & CLAIM RESPONSIBLY AND MAKE THIS RIGHT B-4 PEOPLE DIE & THIS PROBLEM TURNS REAL UGLY. *TR

Mileage: 68,400

HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 <80,000 MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO SHORT IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT IS STILL FUNCTIONABLE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLE- SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. CALL HYUNDAI CONSUMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-633-5151 AND FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THAT THIS CAN BE ESCALATED. IF CONSUMERS CHOOSE NOT TO FIX THE SEAT BELT FOR $400 THIS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

ON MY 2006 SONATA THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BREAKS, TURNING ON AIR BAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO CRAIN HYUNDAI OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND THEY STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT CRAIN THIS WILL STOP THE SEATBELT FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WILL TURN OFF THE AIR BAG. THIS IS TWO MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS. 1 SEAT BELT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, 2 THE AIR BAG IS NOW TURNED OFF. THIS MAKES THE CAR WORTHLESS AS FAR AS RESALE VALUE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 74,102

MY VEHICLE IS VICTIM TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID FIXED IT BUT IT STILL DOES IT AND THEY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE THEY ALREADY PEFORMED FIX. I ALSO BROUGHT IN VEHICLE DO TO SEATBELT DEFECT. SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE WONT CATCH UNLESS ALOT OF FORCE IS APPLIED WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AS WELL, WHICH STILL EXISTS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR MY NEXT STEP??? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A HYUNDAI SONATA 2006, AND JUST BEFORE IT GOT TO 80,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT ON. IT HAS STAYED ON FOR A WEEK AS OF 9/25/10. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATAS AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO WITH HYUNDAI, IF IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 79,900

THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA STAYS ON. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAULT IN THE SEATBELT TENSIONER ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 123,689

REPEATED SEAT BELT ELECTRONICS FAILURES. SEAT BELT ELECTRONIC FAILURE CAUSES ABS SYSTEM TO DISABLE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD SEAT BELT REPLACED ABOUT $300 A BELT 4 TIMES AS THEY SAY IT ISN'T IN WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT SEATBELTS WERE NEW AT DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR IN MY SEATBELT/AIRBAG AND IT COST $400.00 TO CORRECT. I WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE VA SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THE LIGHT ON, SO I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SIXTEEN MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN! I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPT, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAI BRAND AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! MUST I BE EXPECTED TO PAY $400.00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM EVERY YEAR IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION? THIS IS NOT FAIR AND HYUNDAI SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. I'M TOLD THAT MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IF I BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MAY 08,2008, MILEAGE 29302 AIR BAG LIGHT ON, DEALER FOUND CODE B1706 AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AUGUST 26,2008 MILEAGE 33292 AIR BAG LIGHT ON, DEALER FOUND CODE B1701 AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER BUCKLE. MAY 04, 2009 MILEAGE 39610 AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND DEALER FOUND RECALL TO CALIBRATE THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. *TR

Mileage: 29,302

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 3 TIMES IN 85,000 MILES, TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ONCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS THE SENSOR THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND PREVENTS THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. IT IS AN UNUSUAL DEFECT AND TO HAVE IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY ON THE SIDE OF THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS WAS WITH LESS THEN 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 7,477

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT AND THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WHICH WILL COST $400 TO REPLACE. HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVERY DRIVEN. DUE TO COST HAVE CHOSEN TO DRIVE WITHOUT A AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AIRBAG LIGHT / PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO CAR PROS HYUNDAI, SEATTLE WA ON AURORA. ADVISED THEM MY AIRBAG LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN STAYS ON. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS SEAT BELT ISSUE AND SOME WIRING UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD. HYUNDAI ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T WORK IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT. ASKED THEM IF THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID ONLY UP TO 60, 000 MILES. AND MY CAR IS OVER THAT. I ADVISED WHY AREN'T ALL SEAT BELT FUNCTIONS AND AIRBAGS COVERED THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE CAR. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ITS THE LAW THAT I HAVE TO WEAR A SEATBELT, WELL IT SHOULD BE A LAW THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY AND AIRBAGS FOR THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IN 2008. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GLOWED ON DASHBOARD. CONTACTED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, AS HYUNDAI HAS A RECALL REGARDING AIRBAGS ON 2006 SONATAS. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT CAR WAS 2000 MILES PAST MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. REQUIRED AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AIRBAG PROBLEM INSPECTED AT A COST OF 324.65 NOT INCLUDING PARTS OR ADDITIONAL LABOR. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP. REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR. AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW OFF. HAVE RETAINED ALL PARTS FOR INSPECTION AND FORWARDED COMPLAINT TO HYUNDAI MOTOR CO. *TR

Mileage: 62,704

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. TWO MONTHS AGO, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITHIN THE LAST THIRTY DAYS AND IS STILL LIT. THE HYUNDAI DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD LIKE THE CONTACT TO DRIVE 200 MILES SO THAT AN INSPECTION COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL SEND OUT A CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION NOTICE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING AIR BAG FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WILL DEVELOP A REMEDY BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE AND NOT LOCK. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE.

Mileage: 25,000

SEAT BELT STRAP BROKE PASSAGER SIDE DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. RICKY J. CAPERTON WAS THE PASSAGER. SPEND 6 HOURS IN THE ER VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454. *TR

SEAT BELT STRAP BROKE PASSAGER SIDE DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. RICKY J. CAPERTON WAS THE PASSAGER. SPEND 6 HOURS IN THE ER VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'D SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING THE CRASH. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 40,000.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE USING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IT CUTS INTO HER NECK. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS MANUFACTURED THAT WAY. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 123

THE SEAT-BELT WARNING CHIME ON THIS VEHICLE ACTIVATES THE MOMENT THE DRIVER'S BELT IS UNBUCKLED EVEN IF THE CAR IS AT REST, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE IS IN PARK, AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS SET. THIS LOUD, GRATING CHIME REPEATS EVERY 6 SECS. ALTHOUGH I ASSUME THE SYSTEM MEETS CURRENT NHTSA RULES PER SE, THERE IS A SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ON INTERNET FORUMS FROM PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY, LIKE MOST DRIVERS, HAVE OCCASION TO BE IN THE VEHICLE NOT IN TRAFFIC WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. EXAMPLES INCLUDE DRIVE-UP BANK TELLER AND ATM'S, DRIVE-THRU FOOD SERVICE LANES, AND IN PARKING LOTS WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING TO MAKE CELL PHONE SALES CALLS. SAFETY IS THREATENED BECAUSE IF THE CHIME IS DISCONNECTED THEN IT CAN'T WARN IF THE DRIVER TRULY FORGETS ONCE THE VEHICLE IS MOVED FROM REST OR IF THE DRIVER FORGETS THE KEY, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF JOY-RIDERS STEALING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SHADE-TREE MECHANICS COULD DAMAGE THE SEAT-BELT PRETENSIONER SYSTEM WIRING TRYING TO "HOT-WIRE" THE BUCKLE SWITCH. I CALL ON THE NHTSA TO CALL ON HYUNDAI TO MODIFY THE SYSTEM AND THE PROMULGATE NEW RULES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT ADDITIONAL WARNING CHIMES AFTER THE FIRST TIMED CYCLE BE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, SUCH AS SPEEDOMETER INPUT, THE VEHICLE'S BEING REMOVED FROM PARK OR SHIFTED INTO GEAR, OR THE PARKING BRAKE BEING RELEASED (FOR EXAMPLE, SIMILAR TO THE SYSTEM FOR THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THAT I DRIVE AT WORK). *NM