2008 Hyundai Sonata visibility problems

Filed Sep 27, 2022 · Visibility · IA

Passenger side sun visor suddenly rotated down and will not stay up. This blocks drivers view. A few weeks prior to total failure, the visor would not stay completely up but was only about 10 degrees down. There is a plastic tube with a metal tube inside which the visor pivots on. The plastic tube is broken allowing it to hang straight down. If/when the same breakage occurs on the drivers side it could cause an accident due to blocking vision.

Filed Oct 11, 2021 · Visibility · OR

The driver side sun visor on my 2008 hyundai sonata is defective. The visor will not stay up and hangs down obstructing the drivers vision. This is a serious safety issue! This seems to be an issue on many 2008 hyundai sonatas The only recall is for 2006-2007. Yet this dangerous issue is happening on other years. Please resolve this

Filed Jun 28, 2020 · Lights, Visibility · 11,000 miles · NY

The headlights on my car are angled too low while using low-beams and the visibility at night is bad. This has been an issue for the entire time I have had this car and I am now aware that I can file a complaint against it. High-beams seem to function ok.

Filed Dec 5, 2016 · Visibility · 96,000 miles · CA

The passenger sun visor will not stay up, at all. The driver side will suddenly fall and it's very unpleasant to suddenly not be able to see while driving. They are ridiculously expensive to replace ($200.00) and my understanding is that this is quite common with hyundai vehicles. This has happened to me while driving on city streets. I have had the vehicle approx. 6 months and it has happened about 5 times. It really is startling. I'm really glad I wasn't on a freeway.

Filed Nov 29, 2016 · Visibility · 174,000 miles · NJ

I hit a minor bump in the road, the sun visor suddenly dropped down in front of my face - blocking the view of the road. I pushed it back up into its normal "resting" location. Upon hitting another bump in the road it swung down again in front of my face. This is the second sun visor in this vehicle to do this. This one started failing around 10/1/2016, and is still doing so.

Filed May 22, 2015 · Visibility · 100,000 miles · ME

The driver side and passenger side sun visors both dropped to a downward position and will not hold thier place so they block view of road. The driver side dropped while driving which caused momentary inability to view the road. After reading other compliants this doesnt appear to be isolated and hyundai should solicit a recall of these visors as they impair the drivers ability to see the road. This event happened randomly with no warning and I would consider a safety hazard.

Filed Apr 30, 2015 · Visibility · 65,500 miles · TX

Both the driver and passenger visors lost their grip and fall down automatically and cause sudden impact to the view and could potentially cause a safety issue.

Filed Apr 18, 2015 · Visibility · 57,680 miles · NC

Sun visor problems - driver's side sun visor fell to a downward position and would not hold any position adjustment, not even all the way up. Made driving unsafe because it impaired visibility. Hyundai replaced it under warranty. About a year later, the same thing happened with the sun visor on the passenger side. With the vehicle out of warranty, I had to purchase the part for nearly $100 and replace it myself. This should definitely be a safety recall, thankfully it didn't happen in dense traffic.

Filed Mar 12, 2015 · Visibility · 70,000 miles · IL

While driving on the expressway, the sun visor fell in front of my face, impeding visibility. Fortunately, this did not result in a crash, but it could have. Now, the visor will not stay up. This defect is significant enough that there is a campaign for it, but it applies only to certain regions of the country. Visiting online forums, this appears to be a very common problem, even in locations that are not covered by the campaign. This campaign needs to be extended. This is clearly a safety issue but is being treated as a cosmetic issue.

Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Airbags, Visibility · 48,000 miles · NY

2008 hyundai sonata : received recall for passenger air bag light several months ago, taken to dealership and told car was not part of recall even though passenger air bag light which shows that air bag system is deactivated came on when passenger was in front seat intermittently. Now driver side air bag light on steady, mechanic states sensor issue and air bag willnot deploy in crash, called hyundai and informed 'after some digging' my car may be covered under ocs recall??? Hyundai call center assisted me in getting appointment with dealership in a few days, unsure what repairs will be done. Also both visors are broken, will not stay up, issue with visibility,.