Mid/rear Seats Assembly Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

The vehicle was completely stopped at a red light. It was rear-ended. The driver's seat released backward onto the rear seat. See photo attached.

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Passenger side back seat squeaks very badly when driving on a road that isn't completely smooth. I have taken it once to the dealership and they claim to have fixed it, but the sound persisted. I had to drop the car off again tonight for the second time. That is my number one complaint. The other complaint is that the whole dash board creaks when I'm driving. I don't know if it's because it's cold outside right now, or what is causing the creaking.

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I purchased a used 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe in Aug/2005 from a Hyundai dealership (# ). In Aug/2006, the airbag light came on. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the results were "code b1382 psab resistance high - resecure connector under the passenger seat/clear code". In Feb/2008, the airbag sensor again appeared. The same technical code was detected, and the dealership resolution was to "reroute wire harness". In Mar/2008, the airbag light again appeared and was serviced by the dealership. In Nov/2008, the vehicle was again taken to the dealership due to the airbag light appearing. At the time of service in Nov/2008, the vehicle was out of warranty. The dealership indicated they would not fix the airbag free of charge under the warranty, at which time, they were informed that a complaint would be filed under the California lemon law due to repeat fixes for the same issue. The dealership then fixed the issue. On Nov. 26, 2008, the vehicle was hit in a high-speed rear end collision (~35mph) while at a stop light and pushed into an intersection, where it broadsided a moving vehicle. As a result of the impacts, the Hyundai was totaled, all rear seated passengers sustained injury due to the spare tire being lifted from the initial impact and raising the 60/40 split rear seat and pushing it forward, the front passenger received chest contusions and the driver of the vehicle sustained upper body injuries. Despite being pushed forward and making a strong impact, the airbags failed to deploy. I requested Hyundai investigate the matter, and they determined that although the front right of the vehicle was damaged from the secondary impact, it was not sufficient to warrant airbag deployment. I researched complaints from other Hyundai owners regarding repeated airbag sensor light repairs and other airbag failures, including stories of crashes into poles with failed airbags. Hyundai has not issued any recall, but they probably should.

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