Air bag warning light came on and remained on. First incident, may 2008. I have brought the car to the dealer three times for repair operations,and a few more times for diagnostic checks,but the problem persists. Attempts at repair have included replacement of the front passenger seat and the air bag system control module. Some of those repair operations seemed to work for a while,but the problem keeps returning.
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe airbags complaints
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My 2007 hyundai santa fe was in a rollover crash on 12/23. None of the air bags opened. The car is a total loss.
2007 santa fe taken in for the 2nd time today as the airbag indicator light is permanently on. The 1st time this happened (few months ago) they replaced the sensor, but it has happened again. At the same time, the 'beep' when locking the car disappears. Am concerned that the airbag will not deploy correctly.
Air bag light is on for the third time in two years of ownership, dealer claims to have replaced a sensor on the second visit. I am concerned in the unlikely event of a frontal crash the air bags will not deploy. It also causes the alarm to go off 15 seconds after locking doors.
The passenger front air bag sensor located in the seat does not correctly classify my wife (130 lbs.) as an adult. As a result, the passenger front air bag and passenger side impact air bags are not consistently activated. The "passenger air bag off" indicator light located on the dash is on at least 30% or more of the time of travel. This system is not dependable in the event of a front or side impact. There is no way to know when the system will be activated and protecting my wife. She weighs 130 pounds in body weight. I believe the sensor in the seat is poorly designed and ultimately unreliable and unsafe.
Hyundai santa fe passenger side air bag does not recognize small adult (weight 100 - 125).
We have a 2007 hyundai santa fe and the front passenger seat air bag indicator is malfunctioning. My wife (the passenger) is 5' 3' and 115 pounds. She sits in the seat properly as stated in the manual, however sometimes the air bag light is illuminated "off" indicating that the system is not active (air bag system will not engage in case of a frontal crash), other times (30%) it works properly. I've taken it to the dealer 3 times, 4379, 5767 and 11,421 miles. They replaced the seat but it didn't change anything. They said they could do nothing else and my wife should sit in the back seat. When we test drove this vehicle everything worked fine, three weeks later the problem started. My wife and I have become reluctant to drive this vehicle in its current condition. If hyundai motor america cannot fix this problem as they have stated, they should replace or buy this (these) vehicles back. I can't understand how this vehicle received a 5 star crash rating with so many similar complains about the same problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that when a 150 lbs. Occupant is seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag sensor states that the air bag is inoperative. In the event of a crash, the air bag will not properly deploy. She took the vehicle to the dealer, but they were unable to duplicate the failure the first time. During the second visit to the dealer, the failure was duplicated; however, they could not provide a remedy. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 1,000 and current mileage was 25,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The front passenger side occupant system light illuminated when a 120 lbs. Adult was seated in the passenger seat. The dealer stated that the system was operating properly and there was no failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags). The current mileage was 7,800 and failure mileage was 100.
Passenger airbag on/off indicator light reads off, although a 5'3", 125lb adult is seated in passenger. Brought to dealer service dept attention, told I needed to wiggle in the seat to get all four sensors to activate. Occasionally this technique will get the light to no longer illuminate, but if you move your position slightly - the light read off once again.
Air bag off light stay on even when a smaller adult of 120lbs is sitting in the front passenger seat. Very serious safety issue.
Air bag light comes on and panic alarm goes off by itself. After each event, alarm will not fully reset.
Passenger air bag goes on and off when passenger is in seat. Off more than on. It occurs everytime passenger is in seat. Passenger weighs approx 115 lbs. Dealer says that air bag senor is sensitive to weight of passenger. Dealer did not fix. I believe this is a safety issue.
I have also had this problem on my 2007 santa fe limited (the airbag indicator and the alarm sounding for no reason at the same time). They both started happening at the same time. I have the airbag indicator illuminated in the lower right hand corner of the dashboard control panel. I took it to the dealership on this past monday (23 june 2008) and they were able to see the error code. But could not determine what the actual problem is. So they cleared the error code, changed the oil, and washed it. The dealership told me to come back if it happens again. The funny thing about this problem is that it comes and goes. As I was driving to the dealership, the indicator went off. But once I got to the dealership and they went to check it, it came back on and stayed on. Well, it happened again the very next day. I called the dealership and they have instructed me to bring it in because this should not be happening. They have offered to put me in a loaner car while they investigate what is going on with my truck. Oh I forgot to tell you what happened after they cleared the code. After they cleared the code on the 23rd, the alarm does not sound when you press the control button twice. They disarmed something on the other day. I'm thinking that they should do a whole system reset or something. I will keep you posted on what they find during my visit this evening or whenever my truck is returned to me. Here's the trick to the sounding alarm problem that I figured out. 1. Arm the alarm. 2. Wait for the 30 sec's for it to sound. 3. Disarm the alarm. 4. Arm the alarm. 5. All is well at this point with the alarm. I have found this to work for me. But it is a pain if you ask me. However, until there is a fix for it, this is a solution that works.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. From the date of purchase, the contact has experienced air bag light failure with the vehicle. The dealer was able to repair the failure on the driver's side, but not the passenger side. The air bag light intermittently illuminates with or without an occupant in the passenger seat. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic on the seat. They replaced the seat with a new one, but the failure was still present. The dealer then reinstalled the old seat, but replaced the seat module. This also did not correct the failure. The mechanic could not identify the cause of the failure and no further repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 33,000. Updated 08/01/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The air bag light was illuminated when the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle has been to the dealer four times for servicing, but they could not repair the failure. The current mileage was 6,169 and failure mileage was 15. Updated 4/11/08 *cn updated 04/11/08
When I sit in the passenger seat, the airbag light indicates "off". I weigh 130 lbs and I have read the owners manual on this topic. It does not matter how I am positioned in the seat, this function does not work correctly. I have visited my service department and called hyundai consumer affairs. They state that the unit is working as designed, but cannot describe how it is designed to work, ie, what weight limit sets the airbag to "on" position. As a normal sized adult, I feel that my airbag should be operational. I do not feel safe in this vehicle. Please advise hma to repair this problem.
2007 hyundai santa fe. When my wife (5'4", 115lbs) sits in the front passenger seat, the airbag turns off. The vehicle does not recognize her as an adult and automatically shuts the airbag off.
I am a 120# 5'6" female 30 years old. When sitting in the passenger front seat of my hyundai santa fe 2007 model, if I move to even shift weight right or left, the airbag light goes on and off. I do not move forward or back, my seat back is in the upright position. Hyundai says that this is due to federal guidelines and that there is nothing they can do. It is because I am between 110 and 120#. Is this true?
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer because the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer ordered a fuse box, but that did not correct the failure. They ordered the same part again, but the light remains illuminated. He filed a complaint with hyundai consumer affairs. The air bag has not yet deployed unexpectedly. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 6,000. Updated 11/14/07
I bought a 2007 hyundai santa fe limited 3 weeks ago. We have noticed that repeatedly and unpredictably that the passenger side air bag sensor illuminates, indicating that the air bag has turned off, while my wife is riding in the front seat. She is average size for an adult female, and there is absolutely no reason that this should occur. I find this to be completely unacceptable and very, very dangerous. This vehicle needs to be recalled and this feature absolutely has to be corrected. 12,000 of the 2005 santa fe's were recalled and a class action suit was filed for an airbag sensor problem and the 2007 version of this vehicle should be recalled immediately.!! This is extremely dangerous!!! Unnecessary death(s) are imminent if this is not corrected.
I bought a 2007 hyundai santa fe limited 3 weeks ago. We have noticed that repeatedly and unpredictably that the passenger side air bag sensor illuminates, indicating that the air bag has turned off, while my wife is riding in the front seat. She is average size for an adult female, and there is absolutely no reason that this should occur. I find this to be completely unacceptable and very, very dangerous. This vehicle needs to be recalled and this feature absolutely has to be corrected. 12,000 of the 2005 santa fe's were recalled and a class action suit was filed for an airbag sensor problem and the 2007 version of this vehicle should be recalled immediately.!! This is extremely dangerous!!! Unnecessary death(s) are imminent if this is not corrected.
Major safety issue. The passenger side air bag light comes on and goes off all while riding down the road with a passenger over 80 lbs riding in the seat. On an average trip of 30 mins the light will sometimes come on and stay on or will come and go indicating that the airbag will not deploy in the case of an accident. We also have a 2007 accent that is doing the same thing just not as often. The dealership has provided me with a loaner car for four weeks now because they have told me they don't know how to fix the problem. My loaner has the same problem as well. After researching the problem on the internet I have found that there are several cases of this happening out there and hyundai doesn't seem to be fixing the problem. They told me that when that light is on that the air bag will not in fact deploy. This problem happens everytime we get in the car to go somewhere so there are too many failures to list. I feel it to be very unsafe to place anyone in the front seat due to the possibility of serious injuries or death in the case of an accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. While driving between 5 and 60 MPH, the passenger side air bag warning light was illuminating intermittently. The dealer inspected the vehicle approximately five times and is unable to determine the cause of failure. No repairs were made. The current mileage was 21,000 and failure mileage was 1,000. The consumer stated the passenger seat was replaced in july 2007, however there was still no change in operation. Updated 10/24/07.
Purchased a 2007 hyundai santa fe in feb/07. The passenger side airbag light intermittently turns on (airbag is inactivated) and off (no light means airbag activated) when my 5'6" 120lbs wife sits in the seat. All positional suggestions in the manual (sitting straight up, feet flat on the floor, etc) have been adhered to with the same intermittent result. I would hazard a guess and say that the passenger airbag is off 75% of the time when she sits in the seat. The only suggestion we have received from the dealership is to sit in the back seat.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. He stated that the air bag warning indicator light illuminated three times. The dealer cleared the codes for the air bag and replaced the passenger side front seat twice. The air bag module was also replaced. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 7,750.
Passenger occupant classification system (ocs) improperly classifies adults as children and disables air bag when it should be enabled.
1/26/07-took car in for 3,000 mile service actual mileage was 3,154. 4/4/07- took car in for air bag warning light on dash. Technician cleared all failed codes- rechecked codes to find all okay. Mileage was 6,138. *ak 4/6/07- airbag warning light on dash is coming on again. 4/12/07- take car back to dealer to correct airbag warning light. Car was at the dealer for 3 days while they ordered and replace the module assy-air b. I again indictaed my conern on safety of bags deploying in an accident. Mileage was 6,391. 5/12/07 '' air bag warning light is on again. 5/14/07 '' contact dealer to schedule appointment for service on airbag system. 5/16/07- take car in for service at 8:00am. Dealer is ordering a driver side airbag unit. They indicate that this will be in the week on 5/21/07. I spoke with the service manager (steve mountes) about my displeasure on this issue and my safety concerns. Steve did indicate that with this warning light illuminated on the dash, the air bags would not deploy. I again stressed my concern on the safety of the vehicle. I also discussed my displeasure that they would not provide a loaner car for today''s service. Steve indicated that a loaner would be provided when I bring the car in for the driver side air bag replaced scheduled for the week of 5/21/07. Service time was one hour. 5/16/07- filed an electronic complaint with the federal safety agency.
I own a 07 hyundai santa fe. Ever since I bough the car in october I have had trouble with the passenger side air bag sensor. When I sit in the passenger side the air bag sensor either does not sense my weight and turns the air bag off or it actually turns the air bag on, but it fluctuates between on and off. I have read the manual, and I am sitting properly according to hyundai instructions. I have taken the car to the hyundai dealer, and the best they could tell me was sit in the back mam. However I do not think this is a reasonable response. I have read many other complaints about the same problem, and I fee the air bag or sensor is not working properly , and this is unsafe. One of the reasons I bough this car was the safety features, and it is disapointing that those features do not work properly, and yet hyundai will not fix it. I fear that I or someone else may be seriously injured due to this problema dn I I do not feel it is reasonable to say "well sit in the back" soemething needs to be done about this. Please take my complaint into consideration. I strongly feel there is a problem and hyundai is overlooking this. For my safety and the safety of others we all need help to get this probled corrected.
I own a 2007 hyundai sonata. The problem is the passenger air bag does not always enable when my usual 115 pound passenger sits on the passenger seat. There is no problem when a heavier person sits on the seat, but when my usual passenger (who is my 75 year old wife) sits on the seat the air bag seat sensors do not always activate. The service department at a hyundai dealership referred me to the manual which describes the proper seating position. When my passenger sits in exactly in that manner, about 60% of the time the seat sensor activates the passenger air bag. Apparently the sensors are set to trigger at or near 115 pounds. And what clothing she wears determines if she is protected by the air bag or not. I also own a 2005 hyundai tucson, a compact SUV. There is absolutely no problem activating the passenger air bag when my passenger sits on that seat. I believe there is a safety problem because a mature adult does not activate a passenger air bag. I am sure others have the same problem. Hyundai should provide a method for changing the trigger weight of their sensors.
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