Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the passenger air bag does not activate when an occupant is seated in the front passenger seat. Hyundai stated that the occupant must weigh 128 lbs. In order for the air bag to activate. The occupant referred to in this complaint only weighed 105 lbs. The contact received a recall notice and spoke with two different dealers. They stated that they could not change the weight requirement in order to activate his air bag. The contact did not take the vehicle in for inspection. The failure mileage was 45,000.
2006 Hyundai Sonata airbags complaints
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There is a recall on my car for the ocs , occupant classification system . Its what tells the car to turn on the passenger side airbag when an adult is in the seat. I took my car into the dealer for repairs like the letter stated and was turned away saying it works fine, even though I had an adult in the seat and the system said the air bag was turned off . After a few calls to hyundai motor america, the dealer decided to send the passenger seat in for testing . I received my car back from the shop on 10-27-08. The following day my 19 year old was in the seat and the light was illuminated saying "passenger air bag off" I called hyundai motor america and was told they would rectify the situation. Today is 11-17-08 and I have yet to receive a phone call regarding this matter. The dealership is refusing to help me , stating that " we fixed it once and its not our problem anymore" I am at my wits end as to what to do now . No one seems to want to fix the issue. They simply tell me to deal with it .
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions, the passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician discovered the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags); however, the failure could not be duplicated. The technician further stated that the occupant must be positioned in the front passenger seat for the recall remedy. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 2 and current mileage was 20,015.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. When the contact started the ignition, the front passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The air bag system would not properly recognize a small statured occupant in the passenger seat. The authorized dealer discovered a recall defect that was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags). The technician was unable to duplicate the failure and refused to repair the vehicle. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was 31,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. Updated 12-15-08 *bf updated 12/17/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags) and immediately called the dealer. The technician stated that the occupant who was seated in the passenger seat at the time the air bag indicator illuminated needed to be present. The contact stated that it would be extremely inconvenient to take her child out of school just to be present at the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 40 MPH on normal road conditions, the frontal driver side air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 83,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags). The contact informed the dealer that the failure occurred intermittently, but they did not inspect the seat. The dealer informed him to bring the passenger so the failure could be verified. The manufacturer agreed with the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 33,000. Updated 11-25-08 *bf updated 11/26/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact received a recall notice regarding the air bag. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the air bag was working properly. The contact referenced the 120 lbs. Weight requirement in the seat. The current mileage was 59,400 updated 11-19-08 *bf the consumer stated when her mother-in-law sat in the seat it did not register that an adult was sitting in the seat. Updated 11/19/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer informed her to wait until she received a recall notice for the air bags because there was no recall at the time. Once the contact received the notice, she took the vehicle to the dealer for the repair; however, the defect was not related to the recall. In addition, the warranty on the vehicle was already expired. The contact stated that the failure was a huge safety hazard. The failure and current mileages were 70,500.
60-70% of the time a smaller person sits in my front passenger seat the "passenger airbag off" remains lit. I took the car in for the first time in 2006, right after buying the car, to have it looked at which time I was told they couldn't recreate the situation. I have 3 different friends/relatives/coworkers who are able to vouch that when they have sat in the seat at various times the light has remained lit. I took the vehicle in today pursuant to the recall notice and yet again I was told that they could not recreate the scenario and so my vehicle is not going to be fixed. I was told that they have had 3 cars tested at this dealership so far and none have had the defect detected even though one other owner complained that her vehicle has had the problem in the past. I don't believe hyundai has done enough to detect which cars have this defect, nor informed their dealerships on how to detect the problem as they are simply picking people out of their employee base to sit in the seat. The woman who was going to test my seat today said she weighed 150 lbs. I'm not sure that really qualifies as a small statured person, although they did end up testing it with a lighter weight person after I spoke up.
The passenger airbag actuation sensors do not work correctly on our 2006 hyundai sonata. My wife can ride on the passenger side and sometimes the dash light shows that the passenger airbag is off and sometimes it shows that it is working. The mechanics claim that my wife does not weigh enough, but she assures them that she is plenty heavy!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags) applied to his vehicle. While driving at an unknown speed, with a 120 lbs. Passenger in the vehicle, the air bag sensor failed to recognize the passenger. The dealer could not duplicate the failure and would not make any repairs. The failure and current mileages were less than 23,000. Updated 11/7/08 *cn updated 11/13/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact received a recall notice from hyundai regarding the air bags. The dealer stated that in order to repair the vehicle, they would need the person who was seated in the passenger seat to be present. The dealer would be able to observe if the air bag indicator illuminated and determine what repairs need to be made. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 30,000. Updated 11/07/08 *bf when a certain sized adult sits upright in the passenger seat, the air bag light does not register that anyone is sitting in the passenger seat. Updated 11/07/08.
The "airbag off" light in our 2006 hyundai sonata randomly illuminates indicating that the airbag is not functioning, even when a large adult is in the passenger sit, sitting upright with no seat covers. This occurs intermittently and is not reproducible at will. Hyundai motor corp and dennis hyundai of dublin, oh have both refused to fix the problem since it is not reproducible at will.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact received a recall notice regarding the air bags and took the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired. Once at the dealer, she was informed that unless the air bag light illuminates while the passenger is seated, they would repair the vehicle. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 23,000. Updated 10/14/08 *bf updated 10/16/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that whenever his 140 lb. Wife rides in the front passenger seat, the air bag light illuminates, which indicates the air bag if off. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer approximately eight times for this issue, but there has been no resolution. An air bag recall was issued and the contact returned to the dealer. The issue still has not been resolved. The current mileage was 24,950 and failure mileage was 3,915. Updated 10-08-08 *bf updated 10/09/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they sent it away for two weeks to be repaired. When the contact retrieved her vehicle, the air bag light illuminated again the same day. She has taken the vehicle to the dealer a total of three times. During the final visit, the dealer stated that the vehicle had been repaired multiple times and they were not responsible to repair it again. The current mileage was 35,000 and failure mileage was 34,900.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. When the front passenger seat was occupied, the warning light illuminated until the engine was turned off. The contact experienced failures identical to the ones mentioned in the recall. The authorized dealer stated that the failure must be duplicated on-site in order for recall repairs to be made. The contact was concerned that the air bags may deploy. The VIN and the federal safety agency campaign id number were unknown. The failure mileage was 37,000 and current mileage was 38,000.
Since I have had the car I have complained that when my 25 year old daughter sits in the front seat the air bag is not activated. She weights approx. 125lbs. They told me that they will not fix the seat cushion because she does not weigh enough. That's crazy she has no problem in any other car. I thought that's why they sent out this recall " when a small structure adult sits in the front seat the ocs does not properly activate". Healy brothers hyundai said that if the tech sits in the seat and the light goes off they will not fix the problem but that's not what the recall is about. It's about a small adult. I feel very uncomfortably when she is in the car and the air bag is not working. Is there any way I can have the ocs reprogrammed as the recall suggests.
2006 hyundai sonata gls: a short time after purchasing vehicle, the ocs "passenger airbag off" light would come on with the seat occupied by my wife, weight 150 + lbs. I took it in many times to my dealer. They made several attempts to fix it (unsuccessfully) I complained to the national headquarters, more attempts to fix (unsuccessfully. I was also told after submitting the VIN # that it was not included in the recall. Just about 2 weeks ago I was told by national office that they could not and would no longer attempt to repair the system. I was told after I kept expressing my disbelief that I could submit the problem to the national bbb dispute resolution, which I promptly did. Strangely, today 9/ 06/08, I received a motor recall notice (after being told by at least 4 hyundai personnel that my vehicle was not eligible for recall. ) after 2 years, the ocs still deactivates the passenger air bag when the seat is occupied. This happens sporadically and usually when we are on the freeway where stopping, jiggling in the seat, bouncing up and down are not possible (all suggestions by service dept.) my concern to everyone I have spoken to for the past 2 years has been and still is that if the airbag deactivates and we were to have an accident, this could be catastrophic. I have offered to hold them faultless if they would just disable the ocs system and leave the passenger air bag operational as we have no small children or grandchildren. I am hoping one more time that there is a real solution to this problem and will take the vehicle in first thing monday morning. I was told by my dealer not to bring the car back unless I had a recall notice. Our last word from hyundai was that their conclusion is that the problem is our fault, not the vehicles, because of the way we sit in the seat.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While attempting to have the vehicle repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags), the dealer could not repair it because the passenger side air bag light was working properly at the time. The failure occurs intermittently. The current and failure mileages were 26,132.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While the contact was seated in the passenger seat, she leaned to one side and noticed that the passenger side air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they found no defect in the seat. The failure occurs very intermittently and without prior notice. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 23,000 and failure mileage was 22,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminates whether or not someone was seated in the front passenger seat. The dashboard that contained the air bag was cracked all around. The entire dashboard was replaced, but the passenger side air bag light still illuminates. In addition, the driver's side seat would not move up when adjusted and the driver's side window would not go down. They were both replaced under warranty. The contact is extremely dissatisfied that she purchased a brand new vehicle and has experienced major failures. The current mileage was 13,000 and the failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light would sporadically illuminate on the instrument control panel, which indicated that the passenger side front air bag was inoperative. He took the vehicle to the dealer to have it repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags). The dealer was unable to verify that the failure exists and could not provide the following remedy that was referenced in the recall: dealers will remove the right front seat cushion assembly and ship it to an evaluation and repair facility. This facility will evaluate and repair or reprogram the seat cushion and ocs as necessary. The manufacturer referred him back to the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 24,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. Whenever the contact's wife is seated in the passenger seat, she has to enter and exit the vehicle two or three times for the air bag light to turn off. The failure occurs intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. Complaint number 3272955 was filed with hyundai. The federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags) was referenced. The current mileage was 42,799 and failure mileage was 38,864.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving 35 MPH another vehicle drove through a stop sign and crashed into the contact. The air bag did not deploy. The dealer advised the spouse that the vehicle had to be hit at a certain angle for the air bag to deploy. The driver sustained a broken hand and there was $7,492.80 worth of damage to the vehicle. The current mileage is 29,983, and the failure mileage was 25,939. Updated 08/14/08 *bf updated 08/14/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light does not illuminate for passengers who are less than 150 lbs. The failure was noticed while driving 20 MPH. He took the vehicle to the dealer and, after a small diagnosis, was informed that there was nothing wrong with any of the air bag sensors on his vehicle. He received a recall notice on the air bag lights for the failure he is experiencing. The contact called the dealer once again and was informed that his vehicle did not need to be repaired. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 45,000. Updated 09/16/08 *bf updated 09/18/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that when his wife, who weighs 120 lbs., occupies the front passenger seat, the air bag indicator displays that the air bag is off. As a result, the passenger side front air bag may not inflate in the event of a crash and the occupant in the passenger seat could be injured. The contact called the dealer and manufacturer on numerous occasions and was informed that his VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags). Hyundai would not assume responsibility for the repair costs. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 6,500. Updated 09/15/08 *bf updated 09/18/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. Sporadically, the air bag disconnected light illuminates for the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The contact has attempted to have this failure corrected ever since the vehicle was purchased. There are currently six safety recalls for this year, make, and model vehicle: the federal safety agency campaign id number's 08v161000 (airbags), 08e021000 (headlights), 06v23400 (equipment label), 06v180000 (headlights), 05v377000 (front seat recliner), and 05v316000 (suspension). The contact stated that he has never received a safety recall notice and, when he called the dealer and manufacturer, he was informed that they did not have any recall information and could not repair the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 30,000. Updated 07/29/08 *bf updated 08/01/08
The passenger side airbag signal on the dashboard very often does not go off when my wife sits in the seat. It seems to be intermittent but most often it does not work. I have heard rumors about a recall but, so far, we have not been notified of this directly.
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