general problems of the 2003 Hyundai Sonata

Airbag light came on and stays on. Pulled a code that pointed to the wiring in the passenger seat. Moved wiring around and made sure connectors were properly plugged and the light went away for maybe a week. Light is back on again. Removed seat bolts to gain better access, used tubing and electrical tape to straighten any kinked wiring I could find underneath passenger front seat, disconnected and reconnected connections. Airbag light blinked once and still remains on with the code still pointing to the passenger seat wiring. Apparently this issue has been reported many times in online forums with no meaningful response from the company though this clearly affects proper airbag deployment.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated the brake warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was leaking brake fluid. The contact had also stated that the vehicle air conditioner failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air conditioner compressor failed and the brake sensors were replaced. However, the air conditioning system was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,967.

My neighbors informed me that my brake lights were stuck on. One of them researched and read that it may be the m48 stop lamp switch. We found the plastic backing portion from the contact plate that pushes the switch in. It was broken in pieces and laying on the floor mat below the brake pedal. He replaced it with something that is temporarily doing the job. I will be taking my car into the Hyundai dealer next week to have this fixed. They will also be replacing my gas tank that got punctured while they were replacing the valve-canister cl, canister assy. , and valve-purge contr. Back in Feb. 2014 when I could not easily get fuel into the vehicle. I believe the fuel issue should be a recall as well from all of the people I have seen on the internet searching for resolutions to the same problem with their Hyundai's.

Car quits running when I put fuel in it, I have tried changing fuel pump ,filter nothing works was goin down the freeway car dies for no apparent reason came so close to having an accident because I was in fast moving lane. So I pulled over and took around 10 min, finally started. Stop atgas station to fill up with gas had to set for 30 min before my car would start , I need to no what is wrong with this car before someone is seriously hurt.

Air bag light stays on, was intermittent at first but now stays on all the time. Have an appointment at the dealer to check to see if the system is working properly. Also the check engine light is intermittent. Also the antenna has now stopped going up and down.

Car loose power momentarily while driving, does not shut off. Dealer cannot find the problem.

Air bag indicator light remains on all the time, per Hyundai not covered under extended warranty as it is caused by the cable and harness assembly which wears out. It started as intermittent but now never turns off. When intermittent they said it was not fixed as it never was on when taken to dealer. It started during the new car warranty period, but did not remain on until it went into extended warranty. Then they said it would cost between 700 and 1200 to replace, not covered by warranty, even though it apparently disables the airbag system. They say it is a "maintenance item", subject to normal wear such as wiper blades. Extended warranty contract explicitly states every thing covered by new car warranty is included. Cable and harness is not in the list of excluded or maintenance coverage.

I bought my Hyundai used because of all the great ratings it got. It had about 30,000 miles on it. Not old at all for me. The first time I took my car to dealer it was because of back window brake light staying on, and the cruise control not working. They kept my car for two days. I was told that the car was fixed but on my way home the cruise control still did not work. Two days after I picked up my car, the cruise control mysteriously started working again. Then a couple of months later I was driving down the street and my car started to act up and was hesitating while driving. I had it towed to Hyundai and it was kept for two days again. I also let the dealer know at that time that the car had issues and was acting up, told him about the light issue again and that the cruise control worked on and off. The dealer said he changed the switch out, tuned up the car, had the inside gas filter changed because I asked for it, and wanted to sell me a $600 belt. I asked him if the belt was broken he told he that manufacture suggests changing it out at 60000 miles. I told him that the car did not have that many miles yet and again asked if the belt was bad. He told me that it was not but again said that the manufacturer suggests it be changed. Well I personally don't see paying $600 for a belt that was not broken. If its not broken it shouldn't need to be fixed.

Radio display goes out frequently. Almost impossible to read radio station frequency. Have to constantly tap on the radio near the display to get it to function for a short time. Notified the dealer. I was told that the radio warranty had expired the week before. Service tech says his Sonata did the same thing.