While driving at 70 MPH, I noticed the white line on right side of road curve sharply inward toward vehicle. This startled me. At first I thought the road curved, then it made me dizzy. Those two feelings lasted about 5 seconds total, more than enough time to cause a serious accident. It turns out the windshield has visual distortions along the lower and side edges. I have noticed this effect in another sonata as well.
2006 Hyundai Sonata visibility complaints
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Sunvisor both passenger and driver retention clips gave out. Sunvisors now hang down and wont stay in place. The dealer and hyundai refuse to fix a design defect.
My driver's side sun visor broke and cannot stay up. I have to put it to the side, but it blocks side view dangerously. This is a common defect for sonata 2006-2008. The technician at the dealership noticed the problem, but never mentioned to me during warranty. Many complaints have been reported to hyundai http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=157121, but hyundai simply ignores it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger side sun visors fractured, causing them to fall into the driver's view of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the visor assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred one year later. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 58,000.
Sun visor will not stay up and out of the way when not needed. Visor falls down into the drivers line of vision also creating a constant distraction as the visor drops down and the driver tries to move it up out of the way while driving and trying to focus on traffic, signals, etc.
Sun visor is not folding up obstructing driver view and potentially causing an accident.
The driver's side sun visor keeps falling down and will not stay up. It impairs the ability to drive the car safely by partially blocking the windshield and/or requiring the driver to drive with one hand so the other hand can hold up the visor.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata and the sun visor has broken twice, which affects my view of the road. The visor is unable to stay up and out of view when not in use. I've read hyundai online forums and it seems to be a recurring problems with a lot of this model as well as the 2007 model. I've had to slide out the visor extension and wedge it between by rearview mirror and roof of my car, which is not a safe option either as it can become unwedged during driving and fall down and block my view of the road. It hasn't caused an accident yet, but it's only a matter of time which terrifies me. Please help.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata (82k mileage). The driver side seat belt warning light came on and now stays on constantly. Based on a web search this issue appears to be a common problem with this model and one that is a major safety hazard. [the reason for the visibility complaint, this vehicle also had both driver side and passenger side sunvisor fail (another safety issue for another time)] I took the car to a hyundai dealer who did not consider the problem within warranty. The dealer did note that the cost to repair could be as much as $1500.00 since the entire seat and safety belt system may require replacement. Follow up calls to hyundai found that, though there are hundreds and possibly thousands of similar complaints, they have elected not to issue a recall related to the problem as they did for the passenger side. This is a very popular car model with a major safety issue that needs investigation. I strongly suspect your investigation will arrive at the same conclusion and with your help maybe hyundai will issue a recall before someone is fatally injured. Here is a web link with numerous similar complaints: http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2006/hyundai/sonata/frontal+airbag thank you in advance for your help!
2006 hyundai sonata visors both failed one at a time replaced one for free charge me for other recall on passenger seat air bag sensor I have recall paper they mailed me they refuse to repair it.
Driver side sun visor broke and will not stay up now, greatly affecting driving vision and safety. I had to remove the visor just to drive the vehicle and now have no sun block when driving the car until I get it repaired.
My sun visor is broken and has fallen down into my driving line of sight. It has also fallen down on the passenger's side.
Hinge on driver side visor of 2006 hyundai sonata gls has broke and visor no longer stays up. Went to pull visor down to block sun and it snapped and now the visor just hangs there. I have to flip the visor backwards into the bracket to keep it out of view. Have contact dealership and was told that I am 4 months out of my warranty and that they will not be able to fix it without me paying for the repairs. After viewing multiple forums, this seems to be a common occurrence in this make of vehicle. I am really surprised that there hasn't been a recall placed for these. They pose such a hazard in blocking ones view from oncoming traffic, stop lights, pedestrians, etc. Considering all the issues that hyundai used to have with their vehicles, you would think that this would have already been something that they would have corrected and placed a recall for.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the sun visor broke and would not stay up. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.
2006 hyundai sonata sun visor on passenger side broke after 60,000 miles and approximately 5 years making it just out of warranty. Passenger side sun visor now hangs loosely and does not retain its position out of the way of driver's vision. Very difficult to see properly with the broken sun visor. This is definitely a safety hazard. In a quick internet search, this is a _very_ common complaint for the hyundai 2006 - 2008 sonatas. This condition causes reduced vision to on coming traffic and pedestrians. If hyundai reads the forums, they already know this is a product design defect. If they track the service incident rate of replaced sun visors on this model, they would also know this is a defective design. This is a known safety hazard and should be recalled.
Piece of plastic on sunvisor support cracked, and now it won't stay up, impairing vision. I almost ran through a red light the other day because it blocks the view of traffic lights. I have read all the other complaints on this website and others, but you are doing nothing about it. Is there any other agency that will look into this and do something about it?
The driver side sun visor will not stay up and falls straight down blocking my view while I drive.
Driver side sun visor will not stay in the up position on 2006 hyundai sonata, when the car was taken to the dealership they said they would not cover it under the federal safety agency campaign number 06v‑234 and we would have to pay $200 to have it fixed.
Driver's side sun visor suddenly fell down during operation of the 2006 hyundai sonata gls, causing driver's vision to be impaired.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated the front passenger side sun visor intermittently flipped downward while driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was a known issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
Right front sun visor will not stay up. Falls down and passenger can not see.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side sun visors would continuously fall from the upright position, blocking the driver and passengers visibility of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised there was nothing they could do to assist. The manufacturer was also contacted who provided no assistance. There were no repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 88,900.
Both sunvisors will not stay up and will fall. This causes line of sight blockage and a safety hazard.
The driver's side visor on my 2006 hyundai sonata gls won't stay up anymore. It flops down and impairs my ability to see while I'm driving. I've done some research on the forums and found that hyundai sonatas seem to be having this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the driver side sun visor fell open and would not remain shut. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure where the dealer advised that the sun visor would need to be replaced. The part needed for repairs was not readily available and the dealer advised that the repair costs would be approximately $100, including labor. The contact declined and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 72,466. Updated 05/05/11*lj updated 05/16/11
2006, 2007, 2008, hyundai sonatas. Sunvisor fails to remain in position or plastic arm cover breaks causing the sunvisor to not stay in the upward position. This is a safety issue. While on a trip the sunvisor failed to remain upright impairing road vision. There have been three tsb bulletins regarding the sonata sunvisors. The problem persists and the internet is loaded with customer complaintsregarding recent failures of the sunvisor to remain in position.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata with a webasto hollandia sunroof, model number 6230137. The contact spoke with the manufacturer in december and was informed that they would be contacted within thirty days to have the sunroof on the vehicle repaired according to recall 10e038000 (visibility: sunroof assembly. The contact never received a call back. The VIN was unavailable.
Broken visor. Will no longer stay in up right position causing restricted vision for the driver. Safety hazard.
1. Events leading up to the failure: common use of rotating the sun visor up and down to block the sun. 2. The failure: the visor fails to stay in place and hangs down "free-swinging" obstructing between 25% and 45% of the drivers view depending on height of the driver. In my case- the visor hanging down distracts 40% of my view through my windshield and I am 5'10". If left in its current condition, it is going to play a major part in vehicle accidents. This is a common problem among sonata's for 2006. My dealership even admitted to it when I went in to see about getting it repaired 3 years ago. 3. Correction of failure- unhinge the visor and shove it into the bracket backwards hoping that it doesn't fall, but usually does on any sort of aggressive braking or accelerating. The dealership told me it would cost over $300 to repair. This happened over 3 years ago. This is a major safety hazard that is going to play a major factor in wrecks. You can find other complaints all over the internet and nothing done about it. I can provide pictures to establish evidence of the problem.
Tl*the contact owns 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH or more the drivers side sun visor would not stay in place and it continued to fall down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer previously who replaced the sun visor and the replacement visor also failed. The previous sun visor was repaired under warranty and the recent repair will cost over $100. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer for the repairs and they might reimburse her after the repairs were made. The contact stated that she will not pay the repair cost. The failure mileage was 61,000. Updated 04/15/11*lj updated 09/19/11
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