Four problems related to front air bag sensor control have been reported for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2006 Elantra.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light would illuminate intermittently. The dealer made repairs to the air bag sensor yet the failure recurred. The air bag warning light remained illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were 50,547.
"passenger airbag off" warning activates with a full sized individual in the seat. When reported to the dealer, was told the passenger had to be seated facing completely forward with legs positioned directly in front of them with feet on the floor (knees bent, rather than legs extended straight out). If passenger body position is so strict, I am concerned that the airbag is unreliable for realistic driving conditions. Dealer finally said they could replace the "sensor mat" in the seat, but did not offer this until the car was no longer under warranty.
All bags in the car failed to open upon impact, don't buy "Hyundai"s and Hyundai said that since 2002 they knew about this problem. With Elantras and other models. But did nothing to fix them.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. When a passenger is seated in the passenger seat, the air bag light illuminates. The indicator reads, "air bag off". The contact reported the failure to the dealer twice. The first time, the dealer stated that it was repaired. The second time, the dealer stated that nothing could be done to resolve the failure. The current mileage is 21,000 and failure mileage was 10,000.