2006 Hyundai Sonata Visibility

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE ARM ON THE SUN VISOR CRACKED AND THE VISOR FELL WHILE I WAS DRIVING, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW AND NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND HYUNDAI SENT OUT A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" TO DEALERS/SERVICE & PARTS MANAGERS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM IN DECEMBER OF 2008. CUSTOMERS WEREN'T NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS (THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS ON HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM ABOUT THE ISSUE). SOME ARE GETTING IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY (AFTER IT BREAKS & OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY), HOWEVER, I JUST MISSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND AM EXPECTED TO PAY $83 JUST FOR THE PART TO REPLACE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI HAS BEEN AWARE OF. APPARENTLY IT'S NOT A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO THEM TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

2006 - 08 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISORS BREAK VERY EARLY IN CAR'S LIFE. MINE WAS AROUND 41000 MI. DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE WHEN PUTTING IT DOWN ONE MORNING IN MAY 2009, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS BROKEN TOO. THE PLASTIC THAT SURROUNDS THE BAR IN THE ELBOW JUST SNAPS AND FLIES OFF, RESULTING IN THE VISOR FLAPPING DOWN LIMPLY IN YOUR FACE, BLOCKING VISION COMPLETELY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS VERY COMMON. HYUNDAI DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS COMMON AND HAD PLENTY IN STOCK. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE 1ST ONE FOR FREE, THOUGH NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HOPE THE SAME THIS TIME. PLEASE LOOK UP "HYUNDAI SONATA VISOR" ON YOUR SEARCH ENGINE. YOU WILL FIND PERHAPS HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES. I STOPPED AT ABOUT 40 INDIV. ENTRIES WITH EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. YOU KNOW THOSE ARE ONLY THE ONES WHO ENTERED IT, AND THEY PROBABLY REPRESENT 1000 EACH. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA - DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN EVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND BLOCKED THE DRIVERS VIEW IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND I TURNED INTO THE SUN PULLED DOWN MY VISOR AND IT BROKE AND WOULDN'T STAY UP TWO WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING U WOULDN'T THINK A VISOR WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT SURE IS WHEN IT WONT STAY UP OR OUT OF YOUR FACE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAVE A RECALL BUT THAT MINE WASN'T ON IT APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN THEY SAY THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS HE REPLACES ATLEAST ONE A DAY THAT ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA BROKE AND FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE VISOR ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT WILL FALL DOWN INTO MY FIELD OF VISION WHILE DRIVING UNLESS I HOLD IT UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAVE HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BREAK ON ME 3 TIMES, EACH THROUGH NORMAL USAGE. WHEN IT INITIALLY BREAKS WHILE DRIVING THE VISOR WILL DROP INTO THE DRIVERS VIEW WITH THE INABILITY TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY. AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING WITH ONE HAND, I HAD FORCED IT OUT OF THE WAY, WHICH FURTHER CAUSED BREAKAGE OF THE TENSION AND ALLOWING ME TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE. HOWEVER, IT WILL ONLY STAY DOWN AT THIS POINT. INTERNET SEARCHES WITH "HYUNDAI SONATA VISOR" WILL SHOW CASES OF MULTIPLE BREAKAGES FOR MANY OWNERS. FOR EXAMPLE HERE: HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T867360-SUN_VISOR_DRIVERS_SIDE I'M SURE FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR THIS PART WILL REVEAL CASES AS WELL. THE DATE LISTED IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IN ADDITION, FURTHER SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THEIR LACK OF STOCK. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS, DRIVING WITHOUT A VISOR, WHICH HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH THE SUN IN THE EYES. DO WE NEED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IN ORDER TO CAUSE THEM TO REDESIGN A SIMPLE YET IMPORTANT PIECE? *TR

DURING NORMAL USE OF MY SUNVISORS THEY BOTH BROKE. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN BOTH VISORS WOULD FALL ANYTIME I HIT A BUMP, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD, VERY DANGEROUS. I WOULD PUSH THEM BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. AT THIS POINT BOTH VISORS HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. SINCE THEY REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION THEY OBSTRUCT MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND ARE A DANGER. AT THIS POINT ALL I HAVE BOTH VISORS TIED WITH ROPE TO THE HANDLE BAR NEAR THE TOP OF EACH DOOR. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR SAYING I CAUSED THE DAMAGE. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN IN LINE OF VISION. STARTED WITH PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR AS I WAS <5000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. BASED ON INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI'S. SEEMS SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TO 4 TIMES. *TR

BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA BROKE UNDER NORMAL ACTIVITY. THEY WERE NOT PULLED ON OR USED INAPPROPRIATELY. BOTH WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD BECAUSE IT LIMITS VISIBILITY AND IS A DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER OF THE CAR. OFTEN TIMES, I HIT MY HEAD ON THE VISOR. NIGHT TIME IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE THE VISOR DOWN (NO SUNLIGHT) BUT THE VISOR HINDERS PROPER VISION OF THE ROAD. *TR

BOTH SUN VISOR SPRING MOUNTS BREAK. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE IT CAUSES THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 TIMES OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE LAST 2 TIMES WE HAD IT IN UNDER WARRANTY TO GET REPAIRED WE WERE TOLD THAT HYUNDAI HAS FIXED THE KNOWN FLAW, ONLY TO HAVE THEM BREAK AGAIN. *TR

SUN VISORS WILL NOT REMAIN IN UP POSITION, FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION. DRIVER MUST THEN DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING VISOR IN THE UP POSITION. VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY. IT DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A WRECK. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL THESE DEFECTIVE VISORS. WHEN THE VISOR BREAKS, IT HANGS DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MAKES RACHETING NOISE WHEN DRIVER ADJUSTS... THEN BREAKS AND NO LONGER MOVES UP OR DOWN OR STAYS IN UPWARD POSITION. RATHER,VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND HANGS IN DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AND DRIVER HITS HEAD ON IT UPON ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE . *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. UNABLE TO MOVE WINDOWS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

GLASS EXPLODED IN THE SUN ROOF. *TR

THE CARS ELECTRIC WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN DURING DAMP WEATHER BELOW FREEZING. WITH HEATER ON HIGH AND 25 MIN. LATER WORKED AFTER DOOR WAS CLOSED. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, NO ICE OR FROST ON ANY WINDOW. SEEMED TO BE INTERNAL. IF THIS WAS THE LAST ESCAPE ROUTE REMANDING, I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR.*JB