This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning light continued to illuminate sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer eighteen times for the failure where the codes were cleared and replaced several times but to no avail. The manufacturer advised the contact that the failure was due to the passenger having bad posture when sitting in the passenger seat. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 08V161000 (air bags) yet the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 30,600 and the current mileage was 46,000. Updated 4/25/11 updated 1/17/2012
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag light came on and the dealer determined that the failure was caused by the air bag sensor in the passenger seat. The air bag light remained illuminated for the passengers side air bag, even when someone was sitting in the seat. The contact spoke with the manufacturer regarding NHTSA campaign number 08V161000 (air bags), but was told that the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
The air bag light on my dashboard has been on for about two weeks now. Upon research, this seems to be a very common problem with the Hyundai Sonatas, especially the 2006 models. This is not the first time this has happened. The light will be on and then turn off. Months later, it will turn on and stay on again.
- Schaumburg, IL, USA
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The driver's side air bag light stays lit at all times. The dealer states that this inactivates the air bag. This is not covered by the warranty. Further research shows that this is a fairly common problem with this model and year. Shouldn't his prompt a recall since it is a safety issue?
The driver side "airbag" warning light turned on and has been on for about 3 months and the passenger "airbag" light is not working properly either. I am worried that the airbags will not deploy in an accident involving myself or a passenger. A lot of people with this car year and model have been reporting to have the same problem.
Dash board air bag light came on and remained on. Took to a mechanic who stated it was an error code that was not longer active. A sensor must have set it off, but there was no longer a problem. A few weeks later airbag light came on again. Took vehicle to Hyundai dealership who stated occupant classification system (OCS) or sensor that was part of system registered an error at some point in the past few days and that is why the light went on. They stated there was no longer an error, but that the sensor must be going bad and would need to be replaced before it failed. Reason being, once the sensor failed, the air bags (at least passenger air bag, potentially whole system shut off so driver as well?) wouldn't deploy in the case of an accident because system would shut off as a result of a sensor failure. Dealership stated that sensor could not be replaced individually, but that the whole passenger seat cushion would have to be replaced. The sensor is part of the OCS system. The quoted cost for the part (seat cushion with electronic sensing system) would be around $1500 total ($1350 for the part, $150 for the labor). As of now air bag light not on, sensor hasn't failed yet. Once it does, need to replace if want air bag system to deploy. This seems like a very serious safety issue that should be addressed by a recall. I have read hundreds of customer complaints online that have the 2006 Hyundai Sonata with this problem and haven't had it fixed. As a result there are a lot of people driving around in a vehicle that some if not all of the air bags won't deploy in (and most if not all of them don't realize it disables the air bag). This design flaw could result in serious injury or death. All information I received in regards to airbag light issue was from the service department at a Hyundai dealership. This issue needs to be investigated and a recall needs to be issued.
I have 2006 Hyundai Sonata and the airbag light just came on.air bag light came around 67K miles. Brought into dealer and was told it was "rf buckle & OCS failure" total estimated damage to my wallet = $1,700, after I paid the $105 for them to hold onto my car all day long just to plug a computer into the car which reads the codes and spits out the problem. It have to be recall for this, how many complains need to be fill up to force then to have a safe issue fix?
My airbag warning light will not go off. I woke up one day and started the car and it lit up, went off then came right back on. This is a manufacture's defect and it should have been corrected long ago. I spoke with a local dealership and they told me that my VIN# was not under recall. I believe that Hyundai purposely use's cheap material and does mediocre work at best so customer's will be forced to come out of pocket to make there's fat. My inspection is due and there is no way I will be able to pass.
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!
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrumental panel. The vehicle was then inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that the sensor on the passenger side had failed and deactivated the air bags. The manufacturer was also contacted and informed him that there is no investigation this problem. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 74,100.
Air bag light on in 2006 Hyundai Sonata gls V6 with under 17K miles. Air bag will not deploy with light on. Safety hazard. Told by Hyundai that it will cost $400-$1800 to fix. Major safety issue.
The air bag light in my '06 Sonata gls came on the day after it was inspected in September. After doing some internet research, it appears this is a very common problem with this year/make/model. That being said, it is clearly a manufacturer issue and should be corrected via recall.
I own a 2006 Hyundai Sonata that is plagued with the "passenger air bag off" light (even with my 120 lb wife in the seat) along with the dashboard "air bag light that just turned on yesterday. As I see on the internet, this year along with newer models seem to be plagued with this problem. Response from corporate is, as usual to the consumer, it's your tough luck, buddy. Response from dealers are "open up your wallet and we'll pretend to fix it". this is a hideous and extremely dangerous situation that deserves a recall of the utmost importance. The usual question, of course, is how many deaths or injuries will it take to make this company step up and fix this extremely common problem with their product?
2006 Hyundai Sonata gls V6 VIN : [xxx]. while driving a day air bag light came around 83K miles. Brought into dealer and was told it was "rf buckle & OCS failure" total estimated damage to my wallet = $1,700, after I paid the $105 for them to hold onto my car all day long just to plug a computer into the car which reads the codes and spits out the problem. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I have a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. Around 58,000 miles the "passenger air bag" light started to turn off and on randomly.. I took it to the dealer and they couldn't figure it out, saying there are no logs. Shortly after 60,000 miles (warranty expiration) the light started turning on and off more often, on its own, and now in addition the "air bag" light in the dashboard turned on solid. I took it to the dealer, and now they can see the logs (after warranty), they said the air bag sensors in the passenger seat have a short and the cost is $1200 + tax + labor. And failure to fix the problem risks the passenger air bag not activating if there is an accident, god forbids.
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