2009 Hyundai Sonata: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Oct 14, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · ME · fire · 2 injuries

On 10/08/2009 my 209 hyundai sonata went into an unintended acceleration. As soon as I put the car into drive it began to accelerate. The brakes did not work and I was able to shift into neutral. I was on a narrow dirt road with little limited options as to where to steer the vehicle. I missed a boulder, garage, and tree before hitting the side of a house. The ambulance was called and I was transported to the local emergency room. I had a concussion, fractured knee along with a number of bruises and abrasions. The emts told me how lucky if was since the air bags did not deploy.. An internet search, including your website, notes these problems going back several years. Toyota had the same problem and did a recall. My injuries will exceed the limit of my insurance and I will have to purchase a car. I know how lucky I was to walk away. I am sure others had more serious injuries and higher expenses. What does it take to force hyundai to do the right thing?

Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Airbags · 89,000 miles · KS · crash · 1 injury

Crossing intersection on green light. Inattentive driver ran red light, crushing passenger side and forcing car into another vehicle. This impact caused the rear of auto to be crushed. Airbag did not deploy and, thus, did not protect from injury.

Filed Aug 27, 2015 · Airbags · 180,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle and struck the guardrail and median. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The passenger sustained a cut to the back of the head and two front teeth were loose that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Feb 14, 2012 · Airbags · 42,000 miles · WA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. While driving 25 MPH, the contact stated he was involved in a frontal crash when the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer informed the contact that they will forward the information to the manufacturer on his behalf. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was 42,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Airbags · 12,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

My 2007 sonata involved in 2008 side impact; over $10000.00 in damage; drivers side and february 5, 2012 my 2009 sonata involved in side impact at 45 MPH over $10000.00 damage; drivers side. Both accidents involved replacing both drivers side doors and rear quarter panels. In both cases the side airbags did not deploy. Hyundai said car not hit hard enough. The latest crash injured both myself and my daughter. Both crashes showed the drivers side doors intrusion of about 8 inches to the passenger compartment.

Filed Sep 12, 2011 · Airbags, Transmission · 30,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. While driving 3 MPH the wheels locked and/or the transmission locked causing the vehicle to steer to the right and crash into the side of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver side and front fender were damaged. There were no injuries. The police was notified but no report was filed. The vehicle was undriveable and was towed to the dealer. The insurance company was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and was sending a representative to the dealership to inspect the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Airbags, Seat belts · 37,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the contact was involved in a crash in which she rear ended another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. The front driver seat belt also did not tighten during the crash. A police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The vehicle had not been examined for the cause of failure of the non-deployment and the seat belt. Approximately 14 months later, she was involved in another crash in which she was rear ended and the air bags did not deploy. The driver side seat belt again did not tighten during the crash. A police report was filed. The contact was injured. She was taken by ambulance to be treated for serious injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. It was not examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.

Filed May 27, 2010 · Airbags, Transmission · 27,500 miles · RI · crash · 1 injury

I have a 2009 hyundai sonata with a 5 speed manual transmission. On tuesday, may 25, 2010, I was traveling on route295 south in ri when I tried to shift from 4th gear to 5th gear. I pressed my clutch in and tried to shift, the clutch never came back up and my car stalled in the middle lane of the highway. I couldn't get the clutch to come back and the car lost its speed down to about 5-10 miles per hour, if that. The person behind me went around me but the woman behind him smashed into me doing around 70mph. Her car pushed mine forward and into the next lane. My airbags never deployed. Luckily, I walked away with a bruised left arm and that was all. My husband had called our dealership a few times regarding this issue but because it didn't stick all the time, they couldn't tell us what was wrong. My car is an absolute mess right now and I don't know if it can be repaired.