2006 Hyundai Sonata AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.