2005 Hyundai Sonata

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, THE PROCEDURE WOULD BE VERY TIMELY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS TOWED TO THE A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF OR STALLING AFTER FILLING IT UP WITH GAS. IT BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO WITH SPORADIC INCIDENTS AND HAS PROGRESSED TO OCCURRING EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. THE FIRST HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I WAS EXITING A GAS STATION AFTER FILLING UP. AS I REACHED THE MAIN STREET AND WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE BUSY ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF, THEN ON AND IT BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES OVER THE SPAN OF 1YR 4 MOS, EACH TIME ONLY AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO NOT STARTING AT ALL AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. RECENTLY, I FILLED UP MY CAR AND WHEN FINISHED , IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, GIVING THE CAR BREAKS IN-BETWEEN AND IT EITHER TURNED ON THEN SPUTTERED AND DIED OR DIDN'T TURN ON AT ALL. IT TOOK 30MINS FOR ME TO START MY CAR BUT I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI SONATAS OF THE SAME YEAR (AND EVEN SOME OTHER MODELS/YEARS). THE NEXT TIME, I DIDN'T FILL UP ALL THE WAY BUT PUT IN 1/4 TANK OF GAS. ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR DID NOT START FOR AROUND 25 MINUTES. THAT DAY, I PAID $65 TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BY HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED APPROXIMATELY $845 WORTH OF REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS OF MY CANISTER, CANISTER VALVE, PURGE VALVE, AND MY IDLE CONTROL VENT VALVE (NOT INCLUDING THE $219 LABOR FEE NECESSARY IF CHARCOAL BITS HAVE GOTTEN INTO MY GAS TANK). I HAVE EVER HEARD OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS, MUCH LESS BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR A COMMONPLACE PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI CARS. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS REGARDING THE CAR'S SPORADIC SHUTOFFS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IN MULTIPLE COMPROMISING SITUATIONS. THIS PUTS THE CONSUMER'S LIFE IN DANGER IE: ROLLING INTO THE STREET AND BEING STRANDED IN MY CASE. *TR

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 STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT APPYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR MOLDING TO THE WINDOW FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS ONLY A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE MOLDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,500. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHROME ON TOP OF THE MOLDING, ABOVE THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, BECAME DETACHED AND FLEW OFF. UPDATED 01/10/12