2007 Hyundai Sonata Seat Belts Problems

Your airbag warning light stays on because of a problem with the passenger seat belt pretensioner (the device that tightens the belt during a crash). While this doesn't mean the airbags themselves are broken, the warning light stays illuminated until it's fixed. Having the airbag light on continuously could be risky because you won't be able to tell if a new airbag problem develops.

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE INTERIOR DASH, WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS GOES OFF WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUS.

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED ,I HAVE TO TAKE MY HAND & KEEP HITTING UNTIL IT WILL STAY ENGAGED. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALL I DID WAS START THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THE ERROR THAT THE GARAGE GOT WAS "B1706 - PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER VOLTAGE HIGH". THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $400.00. *TR

RECENTLY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN COMING ON. SINCE STATE INSPECTION WAS AROUND THE CORNER HAD IT INSPECTED AND THE VEHICLE FAIL BECAUSE OF AIR BAG LIGHT, CODE B1706, PASSENGER BUCKLE MALFUNCTION. ESTIMATE OF $400 TO REPLACE, THAT INCLUDES PART AND LABOR. I AM FORCED TO GET THIS FIXED FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BUT ALSO MY CAR WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT SOMEONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SO DEFINITELY NOT OVERUSED. AFTER FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE REPORTING FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL SINCE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BUT ALSO BECAUSE THIS KIND OF BUCKLE MALFUNCTION DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN OFTEN WITH OTHER VEHICLE TYPES. FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY MAKE I HAVE OWNED. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODES WERE RUN AND REVEALED SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE THE ISSUE. ESTIMATED REPAIR VIA THE DEALER WAS $500. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON PREVIOUSLY LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY 4/2013. THE CODES WERE THE EXACT SAME, BUT DEALER WAS ABLE TO CLEAR CODES FROM COMPUTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

AIR BAG CAME ON, TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLLD ME THE DRIVER SEAT BELT ASSY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $500. THERE IS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS POS. SHOULB B RECALL. IM NOT GOING TO FIX IT. *TR

PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS TIGHTER AND WILL NOT GET SLACK AGAIN. WHEN YOU PUT IT ON, THAT'S HOW IT STAYS. IF YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH IT WILL TIGHTEN AND ONLY IF YOU DISENGAGE THE SEAT BELT CAN YOU BREATH REGULARLY AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK LIKE THIS. MY ELANTRA ALLOWS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN OR EXPAND AS NEEDED BUT STILL LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS SONATA PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. NO ONE LIKES TO BE A FRONT PASSENGER IN THIS CAR. FORGET PICKING SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR OR TURNING TO HAND SOMETHING TO SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT-YANK!! THIS CAN'T BE SAFE, YET WE ARE TOLD IT IS. WE HAVE OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER SITTING IN THE FRONT SOMETIMES AND I AM WORRIED, THAT THIS MAY NOT BE SAFE. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, AT ALL TIMES. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE OCS AND THE DEALER FOUND TWO FAULT CODES B1701 AND B1706 INDICATING THAT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE BELT PRETENSIONERS RESISTANCE IS TOO HIGH.I SEE THERE ARE MANY 2006 AND 2007 SONATAS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. WITH THE NUMBER OF REPEATED COMPLAINTS I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL OR SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS !!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON (6) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE RETENSIONER. DURING WARRANTY YEARS THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, . NOW ITS BEEN (2) TIMES THERE-AFTER & YET AGAIN I'M BEING TOLD ITS THE (RH) BUCKLE RETENSIONER. THIS IS AN SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE DEALERSHIP/ HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE IS "NOT" ADDRESSING. HOW CAN A CORPORATION EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO KEEP PAYING FOR A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUE TO APPEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SITE REGARDING THIS MATTER. I HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE YEARS BACK & I WILL YET SUBMIT ANOTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER HAD FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE DEALER IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED THE TEN YR BUMPER TO BUMPER GUARANTEE. *NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT BELT HARNESS. THE FAILURE IS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE THAT BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,590.