2006 hyundai sonata - driver's side sunvisor defective.
2006 Hyundai Sonata visibility complaints
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Broken sun visor bracket- hyundai issued a tsb but will not replace visor if vehicle is out of warranty. When driving down the road I had to slam on the brakes to avoid a child chasing a ball which bounced across the street I hit my head on the edge of the sun visor which dangles down. My head would not have hit the visor if it was working properly. Also the visor dangles blocking your vision when the visor is not needed but it will not stay in the up position.
2006 hyundai sonata - driver side sun visor has broken for a 2nd time. Replaced the 1st one in october 08 at my expense, the part was $127.00. When I called to see if it was under warranty I was advised it was a cosmetic issue and not a safety issue. Now I am in need of another one, but I think I will do without because I don't want to pay for another one. The visor became difficult to move and as I lowered it I could hear it cracking inside. This is definitely a safety issue because the visor won't stay up or down, it falls into your line of sight.
I have a 2006 hyundai sonata and the arm on the sun visor cracked and the visor fell while I was driving, obstructing my view and nearly causing me to have an accident. I have since done some research, and hyundai sent out a "technical service bulletin" to dealers/service & parts managers about this very problem in december of 2008. Customers weren't notified of the problem, and I have found that it has been an issue for a number of customers (there are message boards on hyundai-forums.com about the issue). Some are getting it fixed under warranty (after it breaks & obstructs visibility), however, I just missed the warranty period and am expected to pay $83 just for the part to replace a safety issue that hyundai has been aware of. Apparently it's not a big enough problem to them to warrant a recall.
2006 - 08 hyundai sonata sun visors break very early in car's life. Mine was around 41000 mi. Driver side visor broke when putting it down one morning in may 2009, now the passenger side visor is broken too. The plastic that surrounds the bar in the elbow just snaps and flies off, resulting in the visor flapping down limply in your face, blocking vision completely. This is a major safety issue and it is very common. Hyundai dealer acknowledged it is common and had plenty in stock. They agreed to replace 1st one for free, though not under warranty. I hope the same this time. Please look up "hyundai sonata visor" on your search engine. You will find perhaps hundreds of entries. I stopped at about 40 indiv. Entries with exactly this problem. You know those are only the ones who entered it, and they probably represent 1000 each.
The driver side sun visor on our 2006 hyundai sonata has suddenly stopped being able to be in the up position. It also cannot be placed totally down. As a result it is hanging down and impeding vision and hits me in the head if I lean forward to see traffic or move my head to look over before moving into another lane. There is definitely a safety risk with the failure of this part.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. When ever the contact drove the vehicle both the driver and passenger side sun visors fell down without warning and blocked the drivers view in front of him. The dealer stated that the sun visors would need to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 45000.
I was driving in my 2006 hyundai sonata and I turned into the sun pulled down my visor and it broke and wouldn't stay up two weeks later the passenger side did the same thing u wouldn't think a visor was a safety issue but it sure is when it wont stay up or out of your face I took it to a local dealer they said they have a recall but that mine wasn't on it apparently the problem is more wide spread then they say the local dealer says he replaces atleast one a day that isn't under the recall.
Both sun visors on my 2006 hyundai sonata broke and fall down while driving. This has been a safety issue.
My 2006 hyundai sonata has had 2 failures of the driver's sun visor. The 1st was replaced under warranty; the vehicle is no longer under warranty. In each case it has dropped into the fully deployed position while driving, causing a sudden and unexpected loss of vision.
The visor on my 2006 hyundai sonata does not stay in the up position. It will fall down into my field of vision while driving unless I hold it up.
I own a 2006 hyundai sonata and the sun visors on both sides of the vehicle do not stay in the up and stowed position which is a known problem with these vehicles and it is an extreme safety hazard when they fall down while the vehicle is in motion and block the drivers field of vision which is what happened to me and it nearly caused a major freeway accident. The visor fell down blocking my vision while I was on the I-15 freeway and it happened right as I was switching lanes during a very congested time of the day. As I tried to move the visor and took my eyes off the road and the traffic around and nearly caused a major freeway accident. I finally grabbed the visor and tore it out of the overhead mount and tossed it in the back seat! That is how extreme and hazardous these darn visors are to safe vehicle operation.
Both of the sun visors on my 2006 hyundai sonata broke under normal activity. They were not pulled on or used inappropriately. Both will not stay in the up position. This is a driving hazard because it limits visibility and is a distraction for the driver of the car. Often times, I hit my head on the visor. Night time is the most difficult time because there is no reason to have the visor down (no sunlight) but the visor hinders proper vision of the road.
I have a 2006 hyundai sonata and have had the driver's side visor break on me 3 times, each through normal usage. When it initially breaks while driving the visor will drop into the drivers view with the inability to move it out of the way. After a while of driving with one hand, I had forced it out of the way, which further caused breakage of the tension and allowing me to move it to the side. However, it will only stay down at this point. Internet searches with "hyundai sonata visor" will show cases of multiple breakages for many owners. For example here: http://www.fixya.com/cars/t867360-sun_visor_drivers_side I'm sure further investigation of warranty claims for this part will reveal cases as well. The date listed is the 3rd time this has happened to me. In addition, further safety concerns with their lack of stock. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks, driving without a visor, which has become very difficult at times with the sun in the eyes. Do we need a terrible accident to occur in order to cause them to redesign a simple yet important piece?
During normal use of my sunvisors they both broke. When it first began both visors would fall anytime I hit a bump, blocking my view of the road, very dangerous. I would push them back up. This happened over a period of several months. At this point both visors hang down and will not stay in the up position. Since they remain in the down position they obstruct my view of the road and are a danger. At this point all I have both visors tied with rope to the handle bar near the top of each door.
2006 hyundai sonata. Visor will not stay up on passenger side. Dealer refuses to repair saying I caused the damage.
The sun visor on the driver's side of my 2006 hyundai sonata will not stay "up". It droops.
Both sun visor spring mounts break. When the driver's side broke it causes the visor to hang down blocking the view of the driver. Driver's side has broken 3 times and the passenger side 2 times over the last 18 months. The last 2 times we had it in under warranty to get repaired we were told that hyundai has fixed the known flaw, only to have them break again.
Sun visors will not remain in up position, falling into the drivers field of vision. Driver must then drive with one hand while holding visor in the up position. Visor was replaced under warrenty, but the replacement has broken in the same way. It distracts the driver and could contribute to a wreck.
The sun visors in my vehicle have broken several times since purchasing. The dealer has admitted that this is a factory defect but they continue to install these defective visors. When the visor breaks, it hangs directly in the drivers line of sight.
Driver side sun visor makes racheting noise when driver adjusts... Then breaks and no longer moves up or down or stays in upward position. Rather,visor flops down and hangs in driver's line of vision and driver hits head on it upon entering/exiting vehicle .
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.
The power windows have stopped working. Unable to move windows for driver and passenger side.
Since last six months the driver side power lock is not working and also the windshield water pump is not operating. I have bought this vehicle brand new from the dealership. And approximated 19,750 mile. The car is 2006 hyundai sonata v6.
Glass exploded in the sun roof.
The cars electric windows do not roll down during damp weather below freezing. With heater on high and 25 min. Later worked after door was closed. This happen twice, no ice or frost on any window. Seemed to be internal. If this was the last escape route remanding, I would be trapped in the car.
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