2000 Hyundai Sonata Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALL DAY. CONTACTED DEALER. FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AKI
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TWO DAYS LATER CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE SIDE AIRBAGS. *JB THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH
CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED 25-30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH FONTAL DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER. AIR BAGS ARE INOPERABLE, AND (AS A RESULT) POSE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.ARD
I BOUGHT A HYUNDAI SONATA IN DECEMBER. I JUST GOT MY CAR OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE THIRD TIME. AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS ACTIVATING ON OUR CAR AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE CHECKED INTO THE LEMON LAW AND UNDERSTOOD THAT WE FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY. THE DEALERSHIP AGREES, BUT NOW WILL NOT REFUND OUR MONEY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THAT CAR. THERE ARE DUEL FRONT AIR BAGS, ALONG WITH SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES WE HAD IT SERVICED, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT, SINCE THE DEALER WILL NOT COOPERATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SLAMMED SHUT.DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
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The 2000 Hyundai Sonata has 34 Air Bags complaints on file. 14 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.