Paint is falling off around the exterior door handles. Passenger side door is rarely used and this is the worst side of it. Vehicles are supposed to receive multiple coats of paint at time of manufacture it appears that this is not the case with many of the 2004 sonata models, I have noticed many of the same model cars around town with peeling paint around the door handles. This vehicle has barely over 100k miles.
2004 Hyundai Sonata: doors won't lock, open or latch
18 of the 202 complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 65,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
The chrome plating on the interior door latches is peeling off causing passengers to cut their hands/fingers when opening the door.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front passenger's side exterior door handle became fractured while the contact attempted to access the door. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 83,954.
The chrome on the inside door handles are cracking & peeling. I have cut my finger twice now on the sharp edges. Also, the paint is coming off the molding around the outside door handle on the rear driver side. *tr
The internal floor on driver side shows obvious erosion from normal salt exposure in the winter. Dealer ignored my complaint of the erosion when I went to address another recall regarding salt erosion. Me and a family member received cuts on the finger from peeling covering on interior door handle. Paint near exterior handles scratches easily and eventually reveals the color of the second layer of paint which is a drastically different color from the car's exterior paint color.
Interior chrome door handle crack, causing the chrome plating to separate. After separation the handle becomes extremely sharp and cut my hand.
Interior door handle chrome peeling off causing sharp metal that can cut fingers or hands.
Inside door handles thin covering (appears to be aluminum) is peeling apart and I have cut my hand on the sharp edge which came apart. Dealer will not replace the handle because hyundai has not recalled the 2004 models which has the ***same problem**as the 2003 model.
Chrome is peeling off the interior door handles causing cuts to hands/fingers on my 2004 hyundai sonata.
2004 hyundai sonata. Built iin february 2004, the chrome plating of the interior door handle came loose. Our hands have been cut several times by the sharp edges of the chrome that is peeling back. Finally had to peel the chrome off and sand the edges.
I have a 2004 hyundai sonata - same problem as with the 2002-2003 listed below - this should not have been closed. Recall campaign 09v171000 has 1 related investigation(s) the federal safety agency action number: pe08071 vehicle make / model: model year(s): hyundai / sonata 2002 manufacturer: hyundai motor company component: latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch date investigation opened: december 15, 2008 date investigation closed: may 29, 2009 summary: the manufacturer has issued a safety recall notification as a result of this investigation. The recall affects 91,202 my 2002-2003 subject vehicles produced from january 28, 2002, through march 22, 2003. The vehicle recall population was defined by the manufacturer's use of a new supplier for the chrome plating process beginning in january 2002, and a production change in march 2003 to improve adhesion of the plating to the door handle. Vehicles being recalled represent 59 percent of the total my 2002-2003 production, but account for 91 percent of the consumer complaints received. The process change for my 2002 vehicles resulted in a dramatic increase in complaints (1200 percent on a per unit rate basis). My 2003 vehicles built after march 2003 production change showed a similar decline in the complaint rate. Based on the manufacturer's action, this investigation has been closed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai sonata. In february 2009, the top edge of the interior door handle developed cracks. As a consequence she injured herself while opening the door. She took the vehicle to the dealership to be inspected and was told that the part for the repair would cost $70.00. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. Her model year was excluded from recall# 09v171000 & 09v317000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The current mileage was approximately 36,000. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2004 Hyundai Sonata?
18 of 202 owner complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Sonata (9%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Hyundai Sonata?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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