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Air Bag Light Stays On
2011 Hyundai Sonata
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Hyundai dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Sonata has a seriously defective engine that seizes without warning. It was awarded the dubious honor of being the first CarTalk / CarComplaints Turd of the Week in late September 2015.
A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against Hyundai that claims the 2.4L Sonata engine is defective. More info here.
6.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $150
- Average Mileage:
- 88,150 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 10 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace air bag controller (3 reports)
- repair clock spring (2 reports)
- update (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
A new issue that just occurred - the air bag light stays on as of this past Friday July 12. Not sure if it’s related to the steering wheel push buttons being intermittently non-responsive in the last several weeks - or malfunction issues that started with Cruise Control that started working intermittently sometime last year, but hey...the local dealership service dept started warning me of ALL of these issues several months ago when I first started the Oil Consumption Test for excessive oil burning up. I plan to split all these complaints up, but for now this is the most current complaint and gives a brief summary of where I am now.... OH, and the Fuel Tank sensor hasn’t worked (according to the former owners, my parents) since sometime after 65-75K miles. This means I have to rely on resetting the Trip A or Trip B every time I fill up - but one of the Trips has to remind me to put oil in at 1,500 miles- did I mention the push buttons are intermittently non-responsive now??? It was out of the 5 year warranty period, I do know that. Regardless, Hyundai will be contacted by August. Make no mistake about it. Unless they reach out to me first. :)
Update from Sep 20, 2019: UPDATE: Local dealership replaced the clockspring about two months ago. Airbag light is off and ALL steering wheel functions are operational. See my Engine seized complaint as well. The dealership and Hyundai Corporate have been very accommodating with our needs
- Derek W., Canton, OH, US