Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 30 to 40 MPH, the vehicle ran over a bump and the rear end moved back and forth. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side tire was out of alignment and the subframe of the vehicle was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v354000 (suspension); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 210,000.
2006 Hyundai Sonata body complaints
Page 2 of 3: complaints 11 to 40 of 44, newest first, as owners wrote them.
We noticed a crack starting in the passenger side dashboard where the airbag was located. The crash pad was replaced on 9/29/06 under warranty. A new crack started in 2010 which continued to expand & spread. On 10/12/11, we returned to the dealership and they verified the situation. However, we were told that because the vehicle was now "off warranty," regardless that it was in the exact same location as the original problem, they could not re-address the issue unless we paid for the repair first & then could be considered under the "good will consideration policy". We strongly objected to this policy, but were told that nothing further could be done. It is now 12/4/14, and the crack has become so severe that air bag light has come on, creating a potential safety concern for the passenger. We know that we are not alone with this particular problem as we have personally spoken with other 2006 sonata owners that have experienced this same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front passengers ocs sensor did not detect an occupant when the seat was being utilized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger seat and sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on three occasions but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags).the failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 8/27/14*cn the consumer stated the vehicle had a crack in the dashboard. Updated 09/5/2014
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the driver's side sun visor remained in the downward position and obstructed the view of the road. The sun visor was unable to be secured in the upward position. The visor was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 65,000.
The driver's side front door handle broke loose. Then a couple of weeks later the driver's side rear door handle broke loose. Today 26 jan 2014 the passenger's rear door handle broke. Hyundai told us back in april 2013 that the door handle problems was not their problem since our warranty had run out. Having owned quite a few cars and all for more than 7 years and none has ever had their door handle snap loose. To replace a door handle costs around $150.00. I have replace the drivers side front door handle. Seems to me that losing 3 out of 4 door handles is a result of a major defect in the car and should be the manufacturers responsibility. And now that the rear doors can no longer be opened from the outside I believe this defect is a safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance and was informed that the rear frame was rusted. The vehicle was repaired previously for the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was deemed unsafe to drive. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 91,232.
Driving home one night car pulled to the left tire almost was off the car thank goodness that I was not traveling fast and not on a highway and my children were not in the car . Find out that my cross member in the rear of my car had snapped now this is a car that is garage kept and to the car dealer that I had bought it from brand new and suppose to check it with a 10 point system everytime I get the coupon in the mail which is about every 4 - 6 months was never seen the crack from reading the internet this is not the 1 st car to do this . Please try to get this problem corrected . Please make this car safer before someone gets killed thank you !
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle began to swerve. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection and they stated that the sub frame was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My 2006 hyundai sonata has two maybe more door handles that have either broken are in the process of breaking inside the door. I believe this is a manufacture/design defect and the responsibility of the manufacture to correct. Have made numerous contracts to the manufacture to resolve this issue and to there alternative dispute resolution party (bbb) they suggested and still have no resolution to the correction. I have the package emailable that was sent to the alternative dispute resolution party however they said the vehicle was to old to meet their arbitration conditions.
I went to a sears auto center back in december 2012 to get an alignment. In the first week of may 2013, I went back to sears to have my alignment rechecked because I was experiencing shaking while braking. They told me my rear brake shoes were corroded and falling apart and I needed to change them, along with getting new rotors and brake pads. After have these parts installed, the mechanic called me over regarding my alignment and said the rear suspension frame was corroded and rusted in 2 places, causing the tow to go out of alignment. They said I needed to either replace the whole subframe or have a steel beam welded to it for stability so they could get the correct alignment specs. If I didn't fix it, the alignment would always be off. They also warned me that if I traveled with my vehicle long distance, the frame could break where the corrosion occurred, causing an accident. 2 weeks ago, I was driving at about 35 MPH in my neighborhood when my steering wheel listed to the left about 45 degrees and my rear wheels started to lean in. The driver's side rear wheel was also turned outwards which caused the car to fishtail and swerve uncontrollably during driving. I felt very unsafe and my car has been parked in my driveway since until I can get it towed to a repair shop.
The door handles on both rear seat passenger doors have broken off inside the door. They broke approximately where the linkage attaches to the handle. The front passenger handle is acting different than it use to now also. As of this weekend the front drivers handle are acting different also! This appears to be a manufacturing /design issue and not an abuse or vandalism issue.
91 year old was driving and hit by another car. The car drove him into a tree. The air bag went off and produced sufficient internal injuries that he died. The air bag went off too hard. If there were no air bag, he would have lived.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle failed and the door could not be opened. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
Brought car into dealer as engine light was on. Dealer explained to me that I needed a new gas cap ($200). Did not fix problem and when returned to dealership I was told that I needed to replace the gas tank as it was rotted. I had owned the vehicle for a year but how does a 6 year old car have a rotted gas tank? Dealership (balise toyota, springfield, ma) claimed "well that is new england for ya". I am over 70 years old and have owned a number of cars in new england over the years, none of which have ever had a rotted gas tank.
On december 30th 2012 time:11.52 am while making a slow turn into a parking area of sikh temple, 16000 stirling road,southwest ranches,fl33331 tel: 954 680 0221,my 2006 hyundai sonata suddenly accelerated uncontrollably for no reason,an accident resulted with minor damaged to other property and minor damage to the front of the 2006 sonata. Is there anything wrong with the vehicle's speed control?
Driving on highway from a family event doing 65 miles an hour. Experienced extreme instability. Esc light came on dashboard making us think problem was electronic. Continuing at a reduced speed, the car continued to dart to left. On a highway off ramp, the car darted toward the left hand guardrail, with rear tire squealing. We were still 50 miles from home. Limped the car home to bring to our mechanic. We took it to firestone in ct. The mechanic put it on the lift and inspected it. Found it to have extensive corrosion on the subframe in the back end. We could of been killed. He told me not to drive the car until the problem was fixed.
Rear sub frame rusted through and broke off where it conncects to wheel. *tr updated 12/27/12 *cn updated 12/31/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle rear end swerved while driving but the contact thought that the failure occurred due to low tire pressure until the electronic stability control light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where a diagnostic test was performed. The failure was located on the rear left and right wheel where the frame was corroded and cracked causing the rear tires to wear prematurely. The vehicle was repaired. The left and right frame, radius arm, lower control arm, and tires were replaced. The approximate failure and current mileage was 159,801. Updated 01/15/13*lj updated 1/24/2013
This problem was discovered oct 26, 2012. My son noted some loss of control after hitting a road bump. I inspected the car and noted that the rear diver-side wheel was at a weird angle. The car was moved to my local repair shop on nov 1st. They informed me that there was subframe corrosion effecting the rear control arm and making the car unsafe to drive. He advised me to have my hyundai dealership look at it. I called garvey hyundai, of queensbury, ny, where I purchased this vehicle. I spoke to the service manager and arranged to have the vehicle towed from my shop to garvey. He informs me that there has not been any prior problems with subframe corrosion and this model year and no recalls. He tells me that it will cost between $1350 and $2400 to repair and although hyundai is not responsible they offered me $500 toward the repair work. I feel that this should not be an issue with a vehicle that is only a 2006 and that the repair should be covered in full by hyundai. The car has spent winters in a garage when not driven. I have had multi issues with this vehicle, including needing to have the engine replaced (while still under warranty) I see that there has been subframe corrosion issues with prior years.
This is the second door handle that has come off in the last 6months. I am not understanding why this the case. A friend of mine has a 10yr old elantra and none of her handles have come off. This car is only 6 yrs old.
I was just getting off the interstate and was driving home when the car made this clunking noise and then I lost control of the steering. I could no longer drive the car. After I got the car home, it was looked at and I was told the control arm rotten off the sub-frame from the inside out. I did some research and found that this was a problem with the 2001-2004 hyundai sonatas. I contacted hyundai and they did not seem to want to help me and told me this has not been a problem in the past. It apperas to me that if they recalled previous models that they have not fixed the problem. I am very thankful that the control arm did not brake while I was on the interstate driving at 65 MPH.
Three out of my four door handles have fallen off of my vehicle. The first two fell off while the vehicle was under warranty. The third recently fell off and I had to pay for labor to have it repaired. I feel this should be a recall as the part that holds the door handle on is obviously faulty and I don't feel I should be responsible for the cost of the repair or labor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front sub-frame was corroded. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the rear stabilizers separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was not been inspected or repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 176,000. Updated 03/16/12 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was not repaired, because the frame wasn't broken. Updated 05/11/12 the consumer stted the vehicle was repaired. The subframe was replaced free of charge by hyundai. Updated 12/21/2012
Dash is cracking. It appears to be following the shape of the front passenger airbag. No parts replaced.
2006 hyundai sonata gls thump noise in rear of car. Dealership has attempted 3 repairs and has been unsuccessful.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata which I bought new. In 2007 I found a crack in the front passenger dash where the cutout for the airbag was located. I took it to the dealership in sierra vista, az and they told me that many of these vehicles have a problem with the perforation in the dash causing the airbag to eventually come out of the dash. It was replaced. Three years later it has happened again the airbag perforation is basically cracking causing the exposure of the airbag compartment in the dash of the same vehicle I previously had replaced. This seems to be a safety issue that is common in this vehicle. Thank you,
I have rust starting to form on the exterior deck lid seams . The rust id not surface rust but has started to bubble the paint at the seams above the license plate and rust at the spot welds. There is also the beginning of rust through on the inner surface of the deck lid.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata and the sun visor has just about disintegrated. It will not stay up and I have tried velcro, tape, etc. It is dangerous because it just flips down while driving. Many other complaints all over the internet. Dealer say not a recall.
I am the original owner of my sonata. A crack has appeared on the dash following the outline of the passenger airbag. This will be the second dash I have had to put on the car for this same issue. To me this is a big safety issue with dashes cracking around my airbag. Deployment of this airbag may be forever compromised because of this problem. And the fact that it has happened twice the exact same way seems more than a coincidence. Although I have seen another complaint on this site, there are many more like me experiencing the same problems. A search on the internet for sonata dashboard crack will bring up many posts from sonata owners experiencing this very same issue multiple times such as me. I don't want to trust my young son and wife to a defective design that could shorten their lives. Please look into this issue.
Had car in shop in for the dash to be replaced due to cracking all the way around the air bag compartment on the passenger side in 2007.this a 2006 model hyundai sonata-dash is cracked again in the same area as before completely around the air bag compartment fear this could cause injury or air bag to deploy without accident dealer states it is owners problem & expense as it has been just over 2 years since replaced the first time and there is no recall issued for this problem-feel that this is a defect in material & a safety hazard that could cause an accident or injury.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2006 Hyundai Sonata?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history