Owned a hyundai sonata 2006. Airbag light stays on since 72k miles. Local dealer(johnson hyundai) said driver side buckle assembly needs to be replaced, which is not covered by warranty nor recall. The same issue happened twice within past 2 years and was fixed for a while then. Since so many people are having the same problem with serious safety consequence, it should be a recall!
2006 Hyundai Sonata airbags complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated the air bag light began to intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel. After a few months the air bag light remained illuminated at all times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised to replace the front passenger seat cushion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 67,000.
The passenger seat bottom airbag sensor has failed. The car has 75,000 miles. No other airbag or seat belt problems. There is a tsb from hyundai to fix this problem but the cost is $1100. Hyundai will not fix this air bag failure under warranty.
2006 hyundai sonata air bag warning light on instrument panel is on. Told by mechanic the passenger seat cushion needs to be replaced.. It would cost us $2,500.00. This is a safety feature, and I have heard and read many complaints on this issue. I feel hyundai should be responsible for the repairs due to their poor design and the repair cost is more than 10% of the cost of a new car.
No event but my air bag light is on and the passenger belt light is continuosly on when there in no one on the seat.
Air bag light has come on for the third time since we've owned the car. 1st being at 30,000 (repaired at dealership under warranty) then at 58,000 (repaired at dealership under warranty) now at 67,000 the light has come on again and the vehicle is no longer under warranty for this issue. I understand that I need to file the complaint through this forum. I'm unclear based on the numerous complaints I have seen on this forum and others why hyundai is not being held accountable for this obvious defect.
Drivers side airbag light comes on...have seen numerous complaints online of this problem. Solution is 300 dollar seat belt latch or 1600 dollar seat replacement.....this is safety issue and should be a recall item.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata. It is 4mos. And 4k miles over the warranty. The driver side seat belt warning light stays on constantly. A web search shows that this is a problem with these cars. Hyundai refuses to fix the problem under the warranty or to recall the cars. This is a major safety hazard. The cost to fix can be as much as $1500.00 as the entire seat has to be replaced. I contacted hyundai and they refuse to fix the car. This is a major safety issue as these are very popular cars. Please help. Force hyundai to recall these cars.
Air bag light on and stay on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning light as constantly illuminated for approximately eight months. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was then contacted and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.
Airbag light goes on and off. Dealer has fixed two times but comes back on. Now no warranty and is very expensive. I can play with the wires under driver seat and sometimes it would go off. But now it is just staying on, and cannot pass va inspection with it on.
Tl* 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 the federal safety agency 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 *cn updated 1/17/2012 *ln
Drivers side air bag light stays lit.
Air bag light on dash is illuminated and won't turn off.
Tl*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 the federal safety agency 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.
My 2006 hyundai sonata has only 33,600 when suddenly the air bag light on the dashboard came on and stayed on. I went the dealer who told me that hyundai doesn't cover this under their extended warranties. In looking up this problem on the internet I found many hyundai owners with the same complaint. I believe this is no doubt a safety issue which hyundai has chosen to ignore and should be made to be held responsible. If the air bag is malfunctioning then those riding in the car can be seriously injured during an accident.
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.
2006 hyundai sonata, I've had the driver air bag light repaired twice (under warranty) and now it's on again in the two years that I've had the car (purchased in late 2008). I was simply driving on the interstate and the drivers side air bag light came on. I don't see how hyundai is able to sell a car with such a flimsy air bag system. Unfortunately the car just went over warranty so it may be an expensive fix if it's not related to one of the previous issues that caused the air bag light to go off, which the dealer will fix free of charge. I've had a 1993 nissan sentra which never had a problem with the air bags (sold in 2008) and a 1997 toyota camry which is still in operation which has never had problems.
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.
Air bag light is on after 65,000 miles.
Passenger side "air bag" light has come on. Passenger air bag "on/off" light flashes back and forth when the seat is occupied. Have seen many reports of same on the internet - same year, make and model of automobile. It is reported to be very expensive to repair but sounds like a recall is in order as many vehicles have been found to share the problem not associated with normal wear and tear.
Air bags.
Dec 22 2010 both my airbag lights came on drive side stays on the passenger side flashes off and on and the passenger side visor doesn't not stay up already had the drive side visor replaced because of the same reason it wouldn't stay up.
Seatbelt light on for 2006 hyundai sonata.
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!
On my 2006 sonata the sensor in the drivers side seat belt breaks, turning on air bag notification light. I took the car into crain hyundai of north little rock and they stated this is a common issue with this model and it wasn't covered under warranty according to the mechanic at crain this will stop the seatbelt from working properly and it will turn off the air bag. This is two major safety violations. 1 seat belt not functioning properly, 2 the air bag is now turned off. This makes the car worthless as far as resale value and a major safety issue.
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