I have a hyundai sonata 2002. The 'airbag' light has been on constantly for over 4 years. Just recently I want to sell the car and started to look up how to fix this problem, since I could never afford it before. I found out that thousands of other hyundai sonata owners are having the same problem, and that the air bag does not work as long as this light is on. This is a defect from hyundai and should not be the burden of the consumer. Hyundai needs to fix this problem for all of its vehicles years 2000 - 2008 whether the warranty has expired or not. It is a travesty!!
2002 Hyundai Sonata airbags complaints
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My air bag light came on. It stays on while driving now. Updated 03/10/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that both side air bags sensor lights illuminated constantly. Recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 02v145000; air bags: side/window was related to the failure which doesnt include his VIN. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed him that they had to perform a diagnostic test to see what caused the light to illuminate constantly. The contact was responsible for the cost of the diagnostic test. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that his VIN was not included in the recall and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 2002 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 15 MPH the vehicle was involved in a crash in which the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and the driver was reported injured. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a junk lot. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.
2002 hyundai sonata 82,000 miles on it, air bag lite on all the time manufacture no help in resolving problem,there was a recall for the airbags but not for this vehicle.
Was in accident airbag did not deploy.
Was in accident airbag did not deploy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the air bag indicator has remained illuminated in her vehicle since november of 2007. She took the vehicle to the dealer four times and they attempted to repair the harness in order to remedy the issue. However, the indicator illuminated again a few days later. The manufacturer could not assist because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The better business bureau referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The current mileage was approximately 64,000 and failure mileage was approximately 55,000. Updated 04-14-09 *bf the tie rod was replaced. Updated 04/16/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 55 MPH on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel unexpectedly. The warning indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on two separate occasions for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was unavailable. Updated 03/09/09. *lj the consumer also stated the seat belt light illuminated. Updated 03/11/09.
Air bag light stays on my 2002 hyundai sonata. This has been a problem on and off for the past four years. The car was checked out by hyundai dealers in staten island and new jersey four different times. Every time with a code b1738,high resistance driver side air bag,repairs were made by them but problem still came back. I made a complaint to hyundai customer relations,case #3292132 about the on going problem with the air bag system,their reply was this was caused by debris under the drivers side seat. They also said if I wasn't happy with their answer I could take them to small claims court. The person I was in contact with at hyundai was a misty 1800 633 5151 ext. 329 2132. On july 18 2007 hyundai of freehold charged me $211.86 to make repairs (poor connection under drivers side seat)codeb1378 at this time my car had 14,315 miles on it. Then on may 08 2008 at mileage of 18,895 I had to take it back for the same problem code b1378, at this time the dealer reset the SRS at no charge but would deduct the $211.86 they charged me towards the cost of a new wire harness if needed. Even though this car is six years old it has very low mileage on it,so it hasn't been abused .I feel there is a serious problem with the SRS system in this make and model car. If the SRS system isn't working this means the air bag will fail if there is an accident. All I want is to get this failure repaired properly,but it appears hyundai will not admit to having problems with their air bag wiring.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. While the vehicle was parked, the contact placed the gear into drive and the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. Two months prior to the deployment, a crash occurred and the air bags failed to deploy. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 71,000.
Airbag light was coming on and remaining on at certain times. Car was brought into hyundai dealership in march 2007. We were informed that the airbag would not deploy in the event of an accident and was not covered since the warranty had expired. The vehicle had never been in an accident and the airbag had not ever deployed so it must have been defective from the beginning. The vehicle was brought into napleton hyundai in west palm beach, fl in september of 2006 with the same airbag light problem and we were told by the service tech. That it was normal for the light to come on and there was nothing wrong with the airbag.
Tl*- the contact stated that the air bag light was on and had remained on in the 2002 hyundai sonata for a number of years since the vehicle was taken to dealer for the air bag recall 02v145000. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three separate times for the airbag light. The dealer wanted to do some extensive work on the vehicle due to the air bags, but she would have to pay out of her ownppocket. The current mileage was 57,000 and the failure mileage was 53,283.
Dt*: the contact stated the front left side curtain airbag deployed without warning or cause on 2/22/2004, while driving around a corner at 2 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the sales/service dealer, but the service dealer refused to repair or replace the air bag. On 6/5/2006, a the federal safety agency recall letter # 02v145000 for the air bags: side/window was issued. The manufacturer and sales/service dealer refused to honor the recall, although the VIN was included.
Dt*: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated indicating a problem. The vehicle has already been to the dealership twice for the airbag light. The vehicle was taken to the dealership again. This time the dealership offered diagnostic testing to determine the problem.
I was involved in a car crash in which the entire front end of my car was smashed from the left front fender shoving the hood and front end so far to the right and in that the passenger door would not open and the side and front air bags did not deploy at all. I was injured by the door post. It was a 2002 hundai sonata..we are afraid that it may be a child involved next time there is a failure of the side and front airbags on the sonata..please bring this to someones attention tks lrw
Dt: caller got into car, pulled it out of garage and got out of it. When she got back into vehicle and put it in gear it made a screaming noise and accelerated. She hit the brakes, but they did not work. She tried to stop the car by going up a hill instead vehicle hit a house three doors away. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Insurance claimed that dealer said there nothing was wrong with car. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.
While driving air bags automatically deployed. There was no accident.
While driving, the air bag inadvertently deployed which caused the consumer to hit a parked vehicle and subsequently the vehicle rolled over. Provide further details. *jb the vehicle was once service for the check engine light illuminating. Recall campaign: the federal safety agency campaign id number : 02v145000. On certain passenger vehicles, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) side impact air bag satellite sensors may be too sensitive to some lateral accelerations that are not caused by side impacts to the vehicle, such as forcefully slamming a door closed.
My hyunday sonata had an accident, hiiting a parked SUV and the sonata was totalled but the air bag didn't deploy (inflate).
The consumer stated the air bag sensors were defective. The owner took the vehicle back to the dealer and had the wiring harness was repaired on the passenger side. The sensor light continued to illuminate. Provide further details
We recentlty purchased a used but showroom condition hyundai sonata with somewhere around 29,000 miles on it from a dealership. After about three weeks my son had to leave it in a parking lot. The throttle/cruise control cable (even tho he did not have the cruise control on) was stuck. He thought the problem was fixed so hedrove the car a few more weeks and was on his way home when the same thing happened again only this time he ran into a utility pole. The car was damaged pretty baddly but thank the lord he was not. He could have been killed. The utility company is charging us about $4000.00 or more dollars for the work they had to do to the pole. I called hyundai consumer affairs. The car is at a hyundai dealership. Consumer affairs is mailing me a form to fill out. I do not know if hyundai is going to claim responsiblity or not. I feel that this problem needs to be researched to see if there have been any other problems with the throttle/cruise control sticking making it impossible to stop or causing any other problem. I hate to see someone die from this.
Driving at 25 - 30 MPH I was hit head on by another mid size vehicle. I sustained head, neck, and back injuries and my airbags did not deploy. My concern is that I have a 2003 hyundai sonata will those bags not deploy in a head on? My wife and child drive the 2003 . I am very concerned. My insurance company want to "repair" my vehicle that failed.
While driving 50 MPH the vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, the dual airbags did not deploy, instead the airbag sensor light came on. *ak the radiator had broken also.
While driving 25 MPH the driver's side side impact air bag deployed inadvertently. The consumer had three children in the vehicle, two of which were disabled at the time of the incident. There were no injuries in this incident. The manufacturer and the dealer have been informed of the problem.
While driving at normal speed, the air bag deployed. There was no warning prior to the deployment. *ak *scc the consumer contacted the manufacturer and was told the vehicle was on recall, however they did not have the consumers address to notify him.
While traveling on the highway air bag light will appear on the dashboard.
Vehicle was hit on driver side door(s) - vehicle was rotated 180 degrees from the force of the impact. Neck and back injuries. Both front air bags deployed, side air bag did not deploy.
Impact to drivers door and the side airbag failed to deploy.
While driving 30-35 MPH vehicle was hit on driver side, between driver door and passenger door. Both front air bags deployed, side air bag on driver side did not. Driver hit his head on window. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time. Ts
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