2005 Hyundai Sonata

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TAPED A CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEY DID NOT TELL ME THE TROUBLE CODE. THEN ON 11/06/08 AIR BAG COMES ON AGAIN AT MILEAGE 56236. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TROUBLE CODE WAS B1382 AND THEY AGAIN CLEANED CONNECTORS AND POSITIONED WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THEN IT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT APPROX 30000 MILES. ON 02/06/12 I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (OTHER ONE CLOSED) AT 88705 MILES THEY FOUND TROUBLE CODE B 1382 AND FOUND BAD CONNECTION UNDER PASSENGER SEAT AGAIN. THEY REPAIRED CONNECTION AND LIGHT WENT OUT. ON 04/09/12 LIGHT IS BACK ON AS I WRITE THIS. WHY DOESN'T HYUNDAI GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF? THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM ON THE 2005 SONATA. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING DUE TO WET PAPER TOWELS UNDER THE SEAT CAUSING CORROSION. THE PAPER TOWELS WERE REMOVED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. SINCE THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE CAR'S AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. EACH TIME, THE DIAGNOSIS IS EITHER CODE B1378 OR B1382. CONNECTORS ARE THEN RETAPED. REPAIRS LAST FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AGAIN. THE LAST "REPAIR" LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS BECAUSE THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SUGGESTED THAT I NOT ADJUST MY SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS THIS MIGHT LOOSEN THE WIRING/CONNECTORS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I DID NOT ADJUST MY SEAT (RATHER UNCOMFORTABLE GETTING IN AND OUT OF CAR) BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID STAY OFF. IT IS NOW ON AGAIN. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND DEALERSHIP SAY THAT I NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN ARGUING THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. THEY HAVE NEVER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I BRING VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME "DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR" WHEN THE REPAIR IS NEVER ACHIEVED. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATION. PLEASE HELP! MY CAR IS RUNNING WITH INACTIVE AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BUT IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BODY DAMAGES REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 175,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA IS ALWAYS ON. I HAD IT RESET 1X. I CANNOT GET MY CAR TO PASS INSPECTION AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ONLINE THIS COULD COST UP TO 1600$..I CANNOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF FIX AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 05/06 SONATA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST 2+YEARS. I ONLY HAVE ~44,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I CHECKED THE FUSE, ITS NOT BLOWN. I HAD MY CODES CHECKED. THEY STATE I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A DEALER/MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSES OF AIRBAG SYSTEMS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 05/06 SONATA'S, WHICH COST UPWARDS OF $1500 TO DIAGNOSE/REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPARE TO FIX A CAR - WHICH IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT $4000 IN THE FIRST PLACE. MEANWHILE, I WONDER IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WITH THE 05/06 HYUNDAI SONATAS. THANKS. *TR