The sun visors on my 2008 hyundai sonata (68,865 current miles) are each (passenger and driver sides) defective. We have lived with this manufacturing defect on the passenger side for the past year, and now, within the past few months, the visor on the driver side also gave way, hanging limply, obstructing the vision of the driver and creating a serious safety issue that needs resolution. This is a safety defect in the manufacture of these visors (obstruction of vision while driving).
2008 Hyundai Sonata visibility complaints
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Sun visor will not stay up against the headliner and now obstruct my view.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the sun visor failed to close and opened independently, obstructing the contact's visibility while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.
My driver's side visor has also had problems for several years -- it got stuck and very hard to move and when I tried moving it to the down position one time it "clicked" and since then it constantly falls -- usually when I hit a bump -- then it is directly at my forehead. If I were to ever get in an accident I believe the visor would fall to this position (due to the bump) and cause serious injury to my head or possible death. I've been told it would be $155 to fix this. The passenger side visor is also not working properly in that the plastic piece has broken and it doesn't fit in the holder well.
Both sun visors no longer stay in the up ( against the headliner ) position, one is at a 45 degree angle the other hangs down at 90 degree angle. This is a problem with many hyundai's from about 2005 and up, I believe there is a recall on 2006 or 2007, or voluntary action by hyundai, but they refuse to fix 2008 and it is the identical part. There are numerous complaints on many message boards about this problem. Living in arizona with constant sun glare makes driving these vehicles dangerous.
Sun visor on both pass and drive side will not stay in the up position causing a hazard as the visor is in the line of sight and will come down unexpectedly.
The sun visors on both passenger and driver side are broken they will not stay up. When I brought it to dealership I was told I would have to pay to replace. No repair was done. Although this is common issue for hyundai owners and partial recalls were done but not for 2008.
Driver side sun visor will not stay up. Some piece up inside broke off and now sun visor keeps falling down when driving. Very dangerous.
Passenger visor dropped down, would not stay in up position. Broken plastic component on visor found to be the cause. Purchased replacement at local hyundai dealership. They did not mention service bulletin now in effect.
The sunvisor clip to hold it up failed. It seems like this is happening to a lot of owners as there is much info on this in the internet. They already have put a recall in for the 2006 and 2007 models for the same thing but didn't include this year.
Driver side visor has broken in a matter where it will not stay up. It constantly falls down into field of view. This has already been recalled on the 06-07 models. It needs to be extended to the 08 models also.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the sun visor would not remain in its housing, blocking the contact's view of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the sun visor assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.
Driver and passenger side sun visor won't stay up/ no tension. Hangs straight down and swings freely into the line of driver's vision.
Driver's side sun visor will not stay up. According to my online research, this is a most common problem for this vehicle. It is already the subject of a 2009 technical service bulletin, but is an obvious safety hazard deserving of a recall.
Passenger side sun visor won't stay up. Hangs straight down into the line of driver's vision.
Passenger side visor has been loose for approximately 6 months. Now it stays down all the time and is in the line of sight of the driver to be able to see out of the passenger side window.
Driver side sun visor no longer stays in up position, drooping down into field of view. It appears there has already been a recall for this but only for southern and western states. This is a known issue and it is easy to find multiple complaints on line about this issue. Clear safety issue that should not be limited to only southern states and low mileage vehicles.
2008 hyundai sonata. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle problems shifting into reverse or park and faulty brake light switch . *smd the consumer stated her son drove the vehicle to school, and when he tried to straighten the vehicle, he discovered that it would not shift into reverse or park. Her son had to get assistance, to push the vehicle out of the parking space, so he could shift into drive. Her son was able to drive away, and while driving, it became apparent the cruise control was not responding normally by disengaging when he applied the brakes. He immediately drove to an auto center. The auto center determined the brake light switch was faulty and replaced it. The consumer stated shortly after purchasing the vehicle, she began having problems with the bower/fan switch, which would operate intermittently. After several visits to the dealer, they finally replaced the fan on december 6, 2011. On or about july 2012, she again began to experience the blower/fan operating intermittently. The dealer offered to do a diagnostic test to determine the problem. However, the warranty had expired by one week. Updated 11/25/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the driver's side sun visor released downward, blocking the contact's vision of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the vehicle was repaired under a service warranty. The failure also recently occurred with the passenger's side sun visor. The vehicle was not repaired for the passenger's side sun visor failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger side sun visor failed to remain secure in an upright position which distorted her vision while driving or stationary. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable.
While driving on the ohio turnpike, the driver's sunvisor dropped down from the upright position and partially blocked my forward vision. Subsequently the passenger side also refused to stay in the upright position. When I consulted with the dealer I was informed that I was 4 months out of the warranty period. I then contacted hyundai customer assistance and received a case number and was also told that the warranty did not apply. I was also told that I could have the parts replaced and apply to them for reimbursement but that there was no guarantee that I would be reimbursed for the parts or the replacement. I have since seen a hyundai technical service bulletin for 2008my hyundai sonata sunvisor replacement (service campaign t97) dated november 2009 which states that it applies to the western,sc, and southern regions only. Since it's description states "on some 2008 sonata vehicles, the sun visor may not stay in the stored (up) position. This bulletin provides the service procedure to replace the sun visor assemblies." applicable production date range, march 6, 2007 to january 10, 2008. Since my vehicle was built january 02, 2008 this would apply if I lived in any of those states (which I do not). Since this a not only a defective assembly but a serious safety issue, I fail to see why this should be limited to only those regions and not to all areas. At the very least it should be handled as a customer satisfaction issue even past the warranty period.
Driver side sun visor does not stay up and affects visibility. Also a hazard that may cause injury in an accident as it lies parallel to the ground, sticking out towards driver's forehead.
2008 hyundai sonata both sun visors won't stay up. While driving they both fall down causing obstruction for driving. This is very dangerous. Hyundai has released a technical bulletin for replacing this to dealers. But they are doing it only under warranty. This is an issue and can cause lot of fatality depending on driving conditions as this will blind the driver. Information is found here. Http://www.myhyundaiforums.com/09-01-003.pdf.
I was moving the sun visor and heard a popping sound and this little piece of plastic fell in my lap. Now the sun visor just wants to hang. I can't get it to stay up of stay in one place. I end up holding it up with one hand a good deal of the time. I don't think this is exactly safe. As many others that have this fault, there needs to be a recall on it.
My cars visor (both sides) keep dropping while im driving, can I get this fix by the dealer since my warranty is over? I see on line there was a recall.
Front passenger warning light:"passenger air bag off" remains lit even when occupied. Hazard: do not know if air bag is activated or not. Bad ocs module? Want recall honored 08v161000. Front visor remains straight down position blocking visibility. When moved to the right blocks entry/exit from vehicle by hitting people in the head. Hazard! What do I do if mfg. Refuses to fix these items--my recourse??
Beginning in october 2011 the driver's side sun visor began to "sag" and not stay in the up position. The condition has progressively gotten worse and now the visor is always in the fully extended down position which impairs visibility. Hyundai has issued a technical service bulletin (service campaign t97) that covers replacement of the visor. However, even though this condition started to appear when the vehicle was still under the 5 year/60,000 mile warranty, the local dealer indicates the repair will cost $157 because the current odometer is now over 60,000 miles. This is a safety hazard with 2008 hyundai sonatas as evidenced by the large volume of consumer complaints that appear on various websites. The responsible thing for hyundai to do is replace these failing visors under warranty regardless of mileage because it's a serious issue of highway safety.
The passenger side visor is broken and will not stay in upright position. The visor causes severe visibility issues because it will not flip up and is instead flipped down. This is a severe defect that needs to be addressed. The dealership refuses to fix it unless I am willing to pay for the replacement. The visor "broke" while not in use.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that both sun visors were fractured. As a result, the visors would block the driver's visibility of the roadway when driving. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who verified that the visor assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 26,000 and the current mileage was 27,393. Updated 8/31/12
Sun visor on drivers side is hanging down causing visibility problems.
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