307 complaints reported

2006 Hyundai Sonata Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
307
Crashes
14
Fires
1
Injuries
9

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2008 Crash

PASSENGER AIR BAG FRONT SEAT AFTER GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2007
Nov 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT MUST WEIGH 128 LBS. IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO ACTIVATE. THE OCCUPANT REFERRED TO IN THIS COMPLAINT ONLY WEIGHED 105 LBS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHANGE THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE HIS AIR BAG. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2008
Nov 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT MUST BE POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,015.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2006
Oct 2008

60-70% OF THE TIME A SMALLER PERSON SITS IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" REMAINS LIT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2006, RIGHT AFTER BUYING THE CAR, TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE SITUATION. I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT FRIENDS/RELATIVES/COWORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO VOUCH THAT WHEN THEY HAVE SAT IN THE SEAT AT VARIOUS TIMES THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED LIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TODAY PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND YET AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE SCENARIO AND SO MY VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD 3 CARS TESTED AT THIS DEALERSHIP SO FAR AND NONE HAVE HAD THE DEFECT DETECTED EVEN THOUGH ONE OTHER OWNER COMPLAINED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST. I DON'T BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS DONE ENOUGH TO DETECT WHICH CARS HAVE THIS DEFECT, NOR INFORMED THEIR DEALERSHIPS ON HOW TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE SIMPLY PICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR EMPLOYEE BASE TO SIT IN THE SEAT. THE WOMAN WHO WAS GOING TO TEST MY SEAT TODAY SAID SHE WEIGHED 150 LBS. I'M NOT SURE THAT REALLY QUALIFIES AS A SMALL STATURED PERSON, ALTHOUGH THEY DID END UP TESTING IT WITH A LIGHTER WEIGHT PERSON AFTER I SPOKE UP. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2008
Oct 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) APPLIED TO HIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WITH A 120 LBS. PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 23,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2007
Oct 2008

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUM FOR THIS ISSUE, IF NOT, PLEASE DIRECT ME WHERE I CAN LODGE MY COMPLAINT. HYUNDAI MOTORS PROVIDED A WARRANTY REPAIR NOTICE FOR MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS STATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (75 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE), THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS I BROUGHT THE PERSON WHO SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO NOT STAY INDICATED. THE PERSON IS MY DAUGHTER, AND PULLING HER OUT OF SCHOOL JUST TO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING IS NOT A REASONABLE EXPECTATION SO THAT THE PRODUCE DEFECT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT INDICATE CORRECTLY IF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND MY DAUGHTER SITS IN THE CAR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2008
Oct 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. SPORADICALLY, THE AIR BAG DISCONNECTED LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FAILURE CORRECTED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 08V161000 (AIRBAGS), 08E021000 (HEADLIGHTS), 06V23400 (EQUIPMENT LABEL), 06V180000 (HEADLIGHTS), 05V377000 (FRONT SEAT RECLINER), AND 05V316000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND, WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/01/08

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2006
Sep 2008

THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IN OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA RANDOMLY ILLUMINATES INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING, EVEN WHEN A LARGE ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SIT, SITTING UPRIGHT WITH NO SEAT COVERS. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE AT WILL. HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP AND DENNIS HYUNDAI OF DUBLIN, OH HAVE BOTH REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE AT WILL. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2006
Sep 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED HER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THE SAME DAY. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. DURING THE FINAL VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2008
Sep 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT UNLESS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE THE PASSENGER IS SEATED, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/16/08.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2008
Sep 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HIS 140 LB. WIFE RIDES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHICH INDICATES THE AIR BAG IF OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. AN AIR BAG RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,915. UPDATED 10-08-08 *BF UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2006
Sep 2008

SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE COMPLAINED THAT WHEN MY 25 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED. SHE WEIGHTS APPROX. 125LBS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE SEAT CUSHION BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT WEIGH ENOUGH. THAT'S CRAZY SHE HAS NO PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER CAR. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY THEY SENT OUT THIS RECALL " WHEN A SMALL STRUCTURE ADULT SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE OCS DOES NOT PROPERLY ACTIVATE". HEALY BROTHERS HYUNDAI SAID THAT IF THE TECH SITS IN THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE RECALL IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT A SMALL ADULT. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLY WHEN SHE IS IN THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN HAVE THE OCS REPROGRAMMED AS THE RECALL SUGGESTS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2008
Sep 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CONSTANTLY FLASHES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ALSO. SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHTS TO FLASH. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM HER WHEN THEY RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,221.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2008
Aug 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 6-7 TIMES AND THEY INSPECTED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS EVENTUALLY SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE OCS. THE DEALER REINSTALLED THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY SOON AFTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE OCS WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 01/08/09 *BF UPDATED 01/09/09*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2005
Jul 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT'S WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE HAS TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE TWO OR THREE TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. COMPLAINT NUMBER 3272955 WAS FILED WITH HYUNDAI. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,799 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,864.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2008
Jul 2008 Crash Injury

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SPOUSE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE HIT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN HAND AND THERE WAS $7,492.80 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,983, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,939. UPDATED 08/14/08 *BF UPDATED 08/14/08

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2008
Jul 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE FOR PASSENGERS WHO ARE LESS THAN 150 LBS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND, AFTER A SMALL DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS ON HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS FOR THE FAILURE HE IS EXPERIENCING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2007
Jul 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 120 LBS., OCCUPIES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DISPLAYS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD BE INJURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). HYUNDAI WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2008
Jun 2008

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD VERY OFTEN DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT A RECALL BUT, SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DIRECTLY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2008
Jun 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2008
Jun 2008

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS: A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THE OCS "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY MY WIFE, WEIGHT 150 + LBS. I TOOK IT IN MANY TIMES TO MY DEALER. THEY MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT (UNSUCCESSFULLY) I COMPLAINED TO THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, MORE ATTEMPTS TO FIX (UNSUCCESSFULLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD AFTER SUBMITTING THE VIN # THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD BY NATIONAL OFFICE THAT THEY COULD NOT AND WOULD NO LONGER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD AFTER I KEPT EXPRESSING MY DISBELIEF THAT I COULD SUBMIT THE PROBLEM TO THE NATIONAL BBB DISPUTE RESOLUTION, WHICH I PROMPTLY DID. STRANGELY, TODAY 9/ 06/08, I RECEIVED A MOTOR RECALL NOTICE (AFTER BEING TOLD BY AT LEAST 4 HYUNDAI PERSONNEL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL. ) AFTER 2 YEARS, THE OCS STILL DEACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND USUALLY WHEN WE ARE ON THE FREEWAY WHERE STOPPING, JIGGLING IN THE SEAT, BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ARE NOT POSSIBLE (ALL SUGGESTIONS BY SERVICE DEPT.) MY CONCERN TO EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS BEEN AND STILL IS THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES AND WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I HAVE OFFERED TO HOLD THEM FAULTLESS IF THEY WOULD JUST DISABLE THE OCS SYSTEM AND LEAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OPERATIONAL AS WE HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. I AM HOPING ONE MORE TIME THAT THERE IS A REAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER NOT TO BRING THE CAR BACK UNLESS I HAD A RECALL NOTICE. OUR LAST WORD FROM HYUNDAI WAS THAT THEIR CONCLUSION IS THAT THE PROBLEM IS OUR FAULT, NOT THE VEHICLES, BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE SIT IN THE SEAT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2008
Jun 2008 Crash Injury

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND LEFT SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 230,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2008
May 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE 120 LBS. WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IN THE SEAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,400 UPDATED 11-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER MOTHER-IN-LAW SAT IN THE SEAT IT DID NOT REGISTER THAT AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2008
May 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE SEAT. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM TO BRING THE PASSENGER SO THE FAILURE COULD BE VERIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2008
May 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,132.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2008

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Quick Summary

The 2006 Hyundai Sonata has 307 Air Bags complaints on file. 14 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.