2005 Hyundai Sonata

VEHICLE CRASH (1). VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. VEHICLE GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MAKES LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE (1). DRIVERS EXITS VEHICLE (1) CAR BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SMOKE "FEAR OF FIRE AND TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM CAR. SAMARITANS ASSIST DRIVER TO BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE (1) FOR A PLACE TO SIT AWAITING RESCUE/PARAMEDICS. ONCE DRIVER WAS SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND VEHICLE (1) WAS TOTALED, AND DRIVER WAS IN STABLE CONDITION, BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING IMPACT? *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PART IN ORDER TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE LENGTH OF WAITING TIME WAS TOO LONG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT STALLED AGAIN AFTER IT WAS SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH IDENTIFIED CAUSE CODE #15 AND REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY, WIRE REPAIR TIME (MAJOR), COIL ASSEMBLY, IGNITION COIL ADD SCAN TOOL OPERATIONS. A YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 12/2005 FROM A NON-HYUNDAI DEALER. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR PERIODICALLY DID NOT SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. IT SHUDDERS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN GOES OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE BEEN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER MORE THAN 3 TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT BEGINNING FEBRUARY/2006. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR VIBRATES/REVS UP WHEN AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS VERY IRRITATING SINCE THE VIBRATION ALSO GOES THROUGH TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSES MY ARMS AND HANDS TO VIBRATE ALSO. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THIS WAS NORMAL - HOWEVER I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OF THIS WHEN I RENTED THE SAME TYPE OF CAR LAST YEAR. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A LOOSE ENGINE MOUNT. I THEN HAD TWO EXPERIENCES WITHIN ONE WEEK WHERE THE CAR DID NOT START - LIGHTS, RADIO, A/C STILL CAME ON - BUT THE CAR DID NOT START. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME, THEY CHANGED A RELAY AND THE SECOND TIME, AFTER KEEPING THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK THEY CHANGED THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STARTING SINCE, HOWEVER THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE, THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY, AND NOW IT REVS TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PULL OFF BEFORE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PULLED A CAR HISTORY REPORT THAT REVEALED THAT THE CAR FAILED EMISSIONS, HAD A LEFT DOOR REPLACED, AND HAD A STARTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NONE OF THIS WAS DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE CAR HISTORY REPORT PROVIDED BY THE SELLING DEALER - OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I QUESTIONED A RESIDUE BEHIND THE RADIO STATION DISPLAY PANEL, I WAS TOLD BY THE SELLING DEALER THAT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE AAA INSPECTION SINCE THEY SOMETIMES TAKE DOWN THE DASHBOARD. *JB

HUSBAND DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED; BRAKES ON SONATA FAILED-HIT BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT SONATA STILL DID NOT STOP; CAR WAS AT THE DEALER (SAVAGE HYUNDAI) THE WEEK BEFORE FOR INSPECTION AND ALL WAS FINE; HUSBAND HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM AND THAT PERSON HIT ANOTHER CAR. IN ADDITION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS $6700 WORTH OF FRONT END DAMAGE; TOLD DEALER-SAID HIGH HIT; CALLED HYUNDAI-IMPLIED DAMAGE WAS HIGH AND PERHAPS AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, BUT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT; SAID WE NEEDED PICTURES, ETC.; CAR WAS AT THE HYUNDAI DEALER BEING FIXED; BOTH HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE NOT MAKING THINGS EASY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND THE CONTACT'S HEAD BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND FILED A WRITTEN REPORT. ADDITIONAL, PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS TO THE PARKED VEHICLE. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

BOUGHT 2005 HYUANDI ON 12/8/04. EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON 12/9/05 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TENNESSEE, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR IN CAR NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. TOOK CAR BACK 3 DAYS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM VIBRATION, THEY SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR BACK ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS AND THEY CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN THE CAR. FINALLY A REPRESENTATIVE WAS CALLED IN TO LOOK AT THE CAR HE HAD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO HAVE A VIBRATION WHEN SITTING STILL AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ALSO, HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN. *NM