2006 Hyundai Sonata Body & Structure Problems

TODAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. I ALSO WANTED TO PAY FOR A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT MY OWN COST. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF THIS MORNING ONLY TO BE CALLED A COUPLE HOURS LATER. THE GENTLEMAN STATED THAT HE COULDN'T DO AN ALIGNMENT ON THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE "THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS ROTTED AROUND THE CONTROL ARM MOUNTING POINTS." HE SAID THAT MY CAR WAS "VERY UNSAFE" AND THAT I REALLY SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT. MY RIDE HAD LEFT AND I WAS 40 MINUTES FROM HOME. I HAD NO CHOICE. THANKFULLY, I MADE IT HOME SAFELY AND NOW IT'S PARKED FOR AWHILE. BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SAW THAT 2001-2004 HYUNDAI SONATA WERE RECALLED FOR THE FRONT SUBFRAME ROTTING AWAY. NOT ONLY THAT, I SAW MANY CASES OF OWNERS OF 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING. HE TOLD ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $1,300. OH MY. SO, MANY OTHER 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUBFRAME ROTTING AND RUSTING OUT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND MULTIPLE HOLES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE DETACHED. THE INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS ALSO DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,533.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP AND THE REAR END MOVED BACK AND FORTH. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE LOOSE. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LOOSE. TODAY 26 JAN 2014 THE PASSENGER'S REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. HYUNDAI TOLD US BACK IN APRIL 2013 THAT THE DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE OUR WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. HAVING OWNED QUITE A FEW CARS AND ALL FOR MORE THAN 7 YEARS AND NONE HAS EVER HAD THEIR DOOR HANDLE SNAP LOOSE. TO REPLACE A DOOR HANDLE COSTS AROUND $150.00. I HAVE REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE. SEEMS TO ME THAT LOSING 3 OUT OF 4 DOOR HANDLES IS A RESULT OF A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY. AND NOW THAT THE REAR DOORS CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,232.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS TWO MAYBE MORE DOOR HANDLES THAT HAVE EITHER BROKEN ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING INSIDE THE DOOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE/DESIGN DEFECT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT. HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONTRACTS TO THE MANUFACTURE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND TO THERE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PARTY (BBB) THEY SUGGESTED AND STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION TO THE CORRECTION. I HAVE THE PACKAGE EMAILABLE THAT WAS SENT TO THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PARTY HOWEVER THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS TO OLD TO MEET THEIR ARBITRATION CONDITIONS. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH REAR SEAT PASSENGER DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE DOOR. THEY BROKE APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE LINKAGE ATTACHES TO THE HANDLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE IS ACTING DIFFERENT THAN IT USE TO NOW ALSO. AS OF THIS WEEKEND THE FRONT DRIVERS HANDLE ARE ACTING DIFFERENT ALSO! THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING /DESIGN ISSUE AND NOT AN ABUSE OR VANDALISM ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AS ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP ($200). DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK AS IT WAS ROTTED. I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR BUT HOW DOES A 6 YEAR OLD CAR HAVE A ROTTED GAS TANK? DEALERSHIP (BALISE TOYOTA, SPRINGFIELD, MA) CLAIMED "WELL THAT IS NEW ENGLAND FOR YA". I AM OVER 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS IN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE YEARS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER HAD A ROTTED GAS TANK. *TR

ON DECEMBER 30TH 2012 TIME:11.52 AM WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING AREA OF SIKH TEMPLE, 16000 STIRLING ROAD,SOUTHWEST RANCHES,FL33331 TEL: 954 680 0221,MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO REASON,AN ACCIDENT RESULTED WITH MINOR DAMAGED TO OTHER PROPERTY AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE 2006 SONATA. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL? *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS COME OFF IN THE LAST 6MONTHS. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS THE CASE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 10YR OLD ELANTRA AND NONE OF HER HANDLES HAVE COME OFF. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YRS OLD. *TR

THREE OUT OF MY FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF OF MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO FELL OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD RECENTLY FELL OFF AND I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE DOOR HANDLE ON IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR LABOR. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING. IT APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. NO PARTS REPLACED. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS THUMP NOISE IN REAR OF CAR. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS AND HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IN 2007 I FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DASH WHERE THE CUTOUT FOR THE AIRBAG WAS LOCATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PERFORATION IN THE DASH CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE DASH. IT WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE AIRBAG PERFORATION IS BASICALLY CRACKING CAUSING THE EXPOSURE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IN THE DASH OF THE SAME VEHICLE I PREVIOUSLY HAD REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU, *TR

I HAVE RUST STARTING TO FORM ON THE EXTERIOR DECK LID SEAMS . THE RUST ID NOT SURFACE RUST BUT HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE THE PAINT AT THE SEAMS ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE AND RUST AT THE SPOT WELDS. THERE IS ALSO THE BEGINNING OF RUST THROUGH ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE DECK LID. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE SUN VISOR HAS JUST ABOUT DISINTEGRATED. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND I HAVE TRIED VELCRO, TAPE, ETC. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT JUST FLIPS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. DEALER SAY NOT A RECALL. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY SONATA. A CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASH FOLLOWING THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND DASH I HAVE HAD TO PUT ON THE CAR FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. TO ME THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH DASHES CRACKING AROUND MY AIRBAG. DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG MAY BE FOREVER COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE THE EXACT SAME WAY SEEMS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, THERE ARE MANY MORE LIKE ME EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR SONATA DASHBOARD CRACK WILL BRING UP MANY POSTS FROM SONATA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES SUCH AS ME. I DON'T WANT TO TRUST MY YOUNG SON AND WIFE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT COULD SHORTEN THEIR LIVES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

HAD CAR IN SHOP IN FOR THE DASH TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN 2007.THIS A 2006 MODEL HYUNDAI SONATA-DASH IS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS BEFORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ACCIDENT DEALER STATES IT IS OWNERS PROBLEM & EXPENSE AS IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 2 YEARS SINCE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AND THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM-FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL & A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

I OWN AN 06 HYUNDAI SONATA AND WAS HEARING A GROWLING NOISE WHICH BECAME LOUDER WITH INCREASED SPEED. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THE HOPE OF IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS (TO A TUNE OF $1100.00). I AM SHOCKED BY THIS CONSIDERING THIS IS A FARELY NEW VEHICLE. I READ COMPLAINT AND DEFECT REPORTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH SITED FRAME CORROSION ISSUES IN MODELS UP TO 2002. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A 2006 MODEL. I KNOW THAT HYUNDAI CLAIMS TO HAVE IMPROVED THE ENGINEERING OF THEIR NEWER MODELS; HOWEVER, IT JUST SEEMS IRONIC THAT I AM NEEDING TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING (WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE FRAME) AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES AS OF THIS DATE, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THESE BEARINGS THAT I AM IN JEOPARDY OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF...WHICH COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT ANYTIME THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED IT WOULD STOP. UPDATED 07/05/06 *JB