I took the car in for a recall/warranty repair on 3/28/2021. The part (seatbelt/airbag sensor/pre tensioner) has still not been delivered to the dealer so that they can repair the vehicle. The part being defective prevents the airbag sensor from operating correctly and, as such, the airbags will not work in the event of a collision. This car is my daily driver and has largely been parked idle for 12 months. For the entire year, I have been fighting with their corporate customer support team and there has been no progress whatsoever on securing the part. They have given me numerous dates for the part to arrive. None of them have been met. No new date has been provided. The dealer blames Hyundai Corporate, Hyundai Corporate blames the 'distribution centre' and so on. The car is unsafe with no airbags and there is no resolution in sight.
2007 Hyundai Sonata airbags complaints
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Sensor for right passenger airbag not working and passenger buckle sensor flashing when no one is in seat. Airbag light in main dash will not turn off.
Airbag light is on, taken to dealer, replaced passenger seat occupancy sensor, not fixed
The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the airbag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that there was a recall; the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 08V161000 (Air Bags) related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,205.
The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the airbag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact then received notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 08V161000 (Air Bags). The contact called the manufacturer who set up an appointment with a local dealer for the vehicle to be serviced. The dealer informed him upon arrival that they were going to decline to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and informed him to ignore the warning lights on the instrument panel. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Consumer stated he received 2 letters regarding 2 safety recalls dealer refuses to repair it. One is passenger seatbelt light is the other airbag light.
Airbag light stays on because passenger side Seat
I was in a car accident in 2019 and my airbags never deployed. Since then, the airbag light has stayed on. I've gone to every mechanic around about my airbag light and they all say I have a recall on the car. I've also been pulled over multiple times over my brake light either not illuminating or staying illuminated while driving.
The ESC off light goes on sometimes when driving and pushing the button doesn't do anything. My passenger air bag light flashes even when no one's sitting on the seat.
The air bag sensor in my car is defective. This was already a recall by hyundai, but for reasons I don't understand does not include my car and I believe it should have. It is the right make, model, and year the original recall included. Apparently the seatbelt tension adjuster is also involved in my case.
Passenger airbag light is flashing while driving with no passenger in the seat. Stays off while vehicle not moving. Dashboard airbag light on. Vehicle not on the recall list of similar issue identified in the past. Issue resemples condition identified in the federal safety agency campaigh 08v161000. Vechicle mileage at approximately 175,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags) as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,319.
The airbag light on the dashboard cluster is illuminated, with the passenger side airbag off is not. The passenger seat belt warning light in the dash center blinks to warn no seatbelt is fastened, despite no passenger in place, and the seat empty. According to a scan tool the code b1448 is reported (occupant classification passenger sensor mat defect). There is another airbag recall for the same part, but is not being reported as affecting this VIN. The light simply turned on one day after starting in a driveway.
Air bag light is one
While driving down the interstate, the rear of the vehicle suddenly pulled sideways causing the vehicle to slide sideways. This action caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a concrete pole resulting in severe damage to the vehicle. Occupant was unharmed. Airbags did not deploy. Prior to the event, the vehicle was having no issues.
My mechanic advised me of airbag code b1448 and advised me he rad my VIN to check any open recalls. He stated my VIN is not in airbag recall related to this code but that there were aibag ocs codes on that model year which came up b1448 that were covered. I cobtacted hyundai north america and went over with them a series of questions relating to the vehicle. Hyundai advised me that I may be covered by vehicle passenger ocs recall. Dealership refused to diagnose without a charge. Also tried to instead sell a battery despite being new one. Contscted hyundai north america again and referred me out but stated while this is recall it doesnt apply to VIN. I am not going to deal with intermediary however, I chose to deal with you directly to resolve what personal mechanic is telling me is an absolute model year code recall thst just happened not to include my VIN.
Airbag on the passage side won't go off, seatbelt get stuck at time, paint peeling off the body back ,side and top and the window on the passage side won't go down
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front passenger's air bag warning light remained illuminated. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated when the vehicle was purchased. A dtc scan was performed and retrieved dtc code: b1448 - ocs (occupant classification system) failure. The contact called country hyundai (347 king st, northampton, ma 01060, (413) 376-4666) and was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
Airbag light in dash is lit. Srs has not been recalled? Could it be the driver seat sensor does not detect a driver in the seat? This vehicle has had passenger seat sensor recalled and corrected. Thanks
Airbag light stays illuminated in will not go off. Literally drove an hour and a half away from home on a regular driving road. Notice the airbag light was on but the airbags have never been used in the car at all.
Light for drivers side airbag remains on at all times. Will not shut off. Date of this occurrence is an approximate date.
The sensor for the seat of the passenger side is not working and is giving problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the air bag and seat belt warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the seat sensor failed to function properly. The vehicle was taken to route 46 hyundai (located at 40 us-46, hackettstown, nj 07840, (866) 755-9537), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 83,000.
There was a recall on the ocs sensor which was fixed by hyundai couple of years ago. Now this problem has again appeared which hyundai USA does not want to take care of. This is a safety issue and a manufacturing defect and should be taken care of by hyundai USA
Sri bag light stays on when driving
Air bag light on continuously, fault passenger seat belt pretensioner high resistance. Disabling the SRS system. Light just came on upon startup.
1. The check engine lights continually goes on and stays on
My airbag light has been on for some time now. The passenger airbag light does not even turn on when a passenger sits on the front seat. I have never had an accident so I'm not sure why the light is constantly on.
There is a recall #083 (08v161000) that is exactly my issue. The airbag light stays on and it was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor that is causing the issue. The cost of repair is $1500.00. Spoke with hyundai and they advised that my car was not marked for recall. We have spoken with a number of junk yards thinking we could obtain a used seat to correct this issue. We have been advised that this issue is wide spread and they cannot keep seats in stock due to the seat sensor issue. I cannot pass my state inspection without this fix. I find it difficult to understand that my car is not covered by this recall. Please register this complaint and let me know if I have any other recourse. Thank you (xxxx) 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
Vehicle was taken to hyundai because the airbag light was illuminated, and the passenger seat belt reminder light would blink when no one was in the seat. After a diagnostic test, the dealership advised this was due to a faulty airbag sensor in the passenger seat, that was part of the actual seat. The replacement seat cushion was going to cost upwards of $1200, with the installed price of over $1500! After looking at the federal safety agency complaints, I saw I am not the only one who has had this problem. A quick google search also showed a plethora of other complaints in regards to this issue. There is obviously a major issue with the sensors/airbag/seat belt system in these vehicles, and I am hoping a recall will be issued. Hyundai could not tell me if this issue would affect my airbag system or not. Thank you.
Had airbag light stay on and got seatbelt buckle replaced under recall. Now one month later airbag light is on and I'm told it is bad sensors inside the seat. These cars have poor engineering. We can't even rely on airbags, since they won't work when the light is on for bad sensors.
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