This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The air bag light is on and it won't go off. This is all the time when the car is stationary, or moving. When you turn the car on and off, it's still on.
Having a constant malfunction with the airbag sensor after having repair at least 2 to 3 different time of having the car. The airbag light still comes on.
The airbag light came on. Nobody seems to know how to fix it. The more I look around I see this is a very common issue with this vehicle. Just this site alone had 50 complaints on the airbag alone.
Air bag dash light is on for seemingly no reason. It used to be intermittent, but it eventually stayed on. Mechanics and Hyundai dealership have no answers. It comes on as soon as I start the car and doesn't turn off until the car is off. I was told my airbags will not deploy in an accident. How delightful.
Takata recall. The contact owned a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact was involved in a fender bender while driving approximately 10 mph. The air bags deployed and released a lot of tiny metal crystals. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a nearby dealer and deemed destroyed. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
I have a 2005 Hyundai Sonata and reported this to the dealership twice as of today and the dealership continues to stall. The airbag light stays on and never goes off so I reported it again about this problem, where are safety concerns for the consumers.
My wife had an accident on New Jersey parkway South, the air bag on both the driver side and passengers side refuse to deploy, these has cause my wife broken ribbs and some bodily injuries according to doctors report....updated 07/13/16
(takata recall) I had a accident on 1/20/2016. My airbag did not inflation, when the airbag came out it was deflated. The airbag let out chemical in my face, eyes, nose, throat.the airbag exposure cause me eye trauma, face skin irritated, and sinus infection, headache. I hit some black ice on highway 77, three miles before you get to newborn, tn. My car slide of the road in to a ditch. The bag did not cause the accident, but it cause body problems.
Involved in a four car crash early this morning. I was the last in line and rear ended a truck. The Sonata is totaled. The passenger airbag deployed, but not the driver's one. I hit the steering wheel and glasses flew off on the dashboard. It was a hard impact, the front end is destroyed.
Driving from dealer after purchasing this car used, the air bag light came on. Returned to dealer and was "repaired" and told that they must have loosened the connection when they vacuumed the car. Since then the air bag light has come on and off intermittently. About 6 months after purchasing the car the light came on again and stayed on. Took to mechanic, they checked the codes and reset the light. The light stayed off for another 6 months or so. The light is back on again. Took to my mechanic and was told that this time he could not reset the codes and that I needed to take to hyundaii dealer for repair. After reading other complaints about this year model, I feel like this is a scam by hyundaii to make sure that they make money off of a car that may or may not be dangerous. The airbag light is still on and I am driving the car, but will be unable to do so when I need annual safety inspection. Can not afford to pay $1500+ for a repair on a car only worth about $4000. Please investigate.
Electrical issues began a month after driving the vehicle. Front and rear light bulbs continue requiring replacement, the dash light also will flash when brakes are depressed. The trunk leaked the first christmas, dealer claimed to repair it, but failed, still leaks. Air bag indicator came on, went off eventually, and is back on again. Finally, car began losing power last year and cutting off sporadically in traffic, and now the rear and window brake lights remain on when lights are on but not when turned off. Recall info points to defective stop brake switch that failed even after repair/replacement, however, my VIN does not appear on the recall list and the dealer will not repair or replace. Curious, since my car is of the make, model, and year reported! greedy and irresponsible !
I was driving in my own lane with my seatbelt on and lights on and I didn't see this bus coming speeding with no lights on at all he scratched my passenger side door and he all most took the mirror off I hit the brake and it slowed to 55 and I still hit him I was going speed limit the radiator broke and the car all most exploded also the airbags didn't go off and the speed mph was about 5 off the steering pump also failed. I all most died.
This is the first date that I reported to the dealer that the air bag light was on. Since that time, the light has gone off and come back on a many times. It was checked again by the dealer and also by a local, certified mechanic. It usually stays off for about 6 months, but comes back on. It is now on again. In addition, I've had to replace the door jam switch in Jan. 2014. The door chimes (seatbelt sound) goes off randomly. Now, this sound is back. The car randomly locks itself and the radio randomly goes on as well. I feel that the car has electrical problems that may make it unsafe. I am especially concerned about the air bag issue. The car has approximately 57,000 miles on it. I find it hard to believe that this vehicle hasn't been recalled for any number of reasons.
Are my airbags a problem" were they manufactured by takata? the air bag light has remained on since I bought the car used. Should I get them replaced? am I in danger from airbags"
Air bag light illuminates. Checked by auto electrical service shop, reset light, but illuminates again shortly after. Constant problem. Told air bags will not operate if lights is on. Dangerous.
At about 110,000 miles the airbag light came on in MY2005 Sonata. I took it to the dealer and they scanned it. They said it was either a bad module or a break in a wire. I took it to a very good local mechanic and they inspected the wiring and module in the center console and found nothing obviously wrong. They put it back together and the light stayed off for about 6 months. I took it back again, the did the same thing and it stayed off for about 3 weeks. It has been on since.
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