60 problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2006 Sonata.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated at vehicle start-up. The contact took the vehicle to hudson Hyundai (977 communipaw Ave, jersey city, NJ 07304) and was informed that the vehicle had a defective occupant classification sensor. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 41,900.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact was concerned for his safety. The vehicle was taken to Hyundai of anderson (1925 pearman dairy rd, anderson, SC 29625) and was diagnosed that the seat sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v161000 (seats). The contact was informed that the warranty was extended however, the seat sensor was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had illuminated as a failure was progressing. A dealer had not inspected and diagnosed the vehicle yet. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 08v161000 (air bags), the manufacturer had issued 1 TSB on the air bag system and the contact wanted to determine if the failure was related to the recall campaign to determine a permanent fix to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.
Tl the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and had remained lit as a failure progressed. The dealer northtowne auto group (6728 n oak trafficway, kansas city, mo 64118, (816) 436-2255) diagnosed that the osc mat assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags). The manufacturer provided no solution other than the dealer replacing the part and the contact was uncertain if the failure may happen again with the same part replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Air bag warning light has come on when car is started. If system is normal, warning light comes on only momentarily and then goes off.
The "air bag" warning light on the instrument panel has suddenly stayed on after the engine has been started. It will not shut off at all when key in ignition whether the car is in motion or not.
The air bag warning light is engaged on the instrument cluster panel. When the front passenger seat is empty of a person or any objects, the seat belt warning light blinks.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle the front passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated continously. The problem reccurred several times. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number:08v161000 (air bag). The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Pp.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
The air bag warning light is illuminated on the dashboard and the service representative at Hyundai say that it is related to the pretensioner on the passenger side and a voltage discrepancy from the battery codes b1102 and b1706.
My dashboard warning light (red text: air bag) went on as I was driving and has not shut off. When I called Hyundai corporate they said this was due to air bag sensors on passenger seat and was part of an ongoing OCS settlement so they made an appt with north county Hyundai. When the dealer inspected the issue, they said it was not part of the OCS settlement and that it is a seat belt tensioner/seat belt buckle issue (diagnostic code b1706) and that it is not a safety recall item, nor is it covered under warranty and would cost me $336. 90. From what I have learned, this issue renders the air bag system inoperative so I am wondering why Hyundai is not forced to cover this system defect under warranty or if there are plans at NHTSA to issue a mandatory recall.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt buckle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 70,000.
"air bag" srs warning light on continuously. Per owners manual, this indicates this system "is not working properly" and "should be inspected by an authorized Hyundai dealer". Concerned that the air bag/srs system is unsafe and could cause injury or not properly protect occupants from injury or death in case of accident, brought car to local Hyundai dealer. Instructed that they would have to inspect the problem and charge us $105. 00. Dealer performed inspection and diagnosis was faulty "belt assy restence high in buckle assy front pass side" for additional charge of $470. 00. Repair was not performed. We called Hyundai corp customer service and spoke with manager, but Hyundai stated that since no recall noted and past warranty period, they would not fix defect at no charge. Why should we pay for a defective air bag/srs part/system that should not fail under normal life and use of a car? this is a fundamental internal safety system and should not stop working properly. This is a manufacturer defect for design, components and/or workmanship and should be recalled. Hyundai is not taking responsibility for it's faulty product to save themselves money at the expense of consumers and placing my family's safety at risk. We now paid $105 to confirm the car is unsafe to drive and are forced to spend an additional $470 to "correct" a defective srs system, which may or may not "fix" problem, in order to confidently continue using car. Ridiculous.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags). After the recall repair was performed, all of the instrument panel warning lights illuminated and the reading of the gauges fluctuated erratically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 08v161000 (air bags) however, one week later the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, after the recall was announced. However, the light is still blinking. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 107,000. Updated 12/30/cn updated 01/13/14.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light continuously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt buckle pretensioners needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000. Updated 6/11/cn updated 6/18/cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired on 4/17/2015 at mileage 74,985. Updated 7/16/2015.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated while the passenger¿s seat was occupied. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the sensor in the seat belt buckle malfunctioned. The contact was informed that the defect was not associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 08v161000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Around 18 months ago the red air bag warning light in the dash cluster would come on at different times. Later the light came on and stayed on. I took it to a dealer and paid $100 to have it reset and was told it was possibly a poor ground which they cleaned. The light remained off for less than a month, came on and off for a while and is now on full time. Have read much about people spending thousands of dollars at dealers with no end in sight and nothing fixing the problem. I can not find accurate information explaining if the light being on is a indication of the air bags not being able to operate properly or at all, or if it only indicates some section has a problem. This affects my safety and well being as well as causing a loss of value when I sell the car. I would think that Hyundai should stand behind any parts and labor that are related to vehicle safety.
On or around 11nov12, the air bag warning light for the passenger seat became illuminated on my 2006 Hyundai Sonata. My local mechanic says the code represents a problem with the air bag sensor in that seat, and a recall was issued in 2008 for this problem. However, Hyundai claims that my vehicle is not covered by the recall despite its falling within the model years. The cost to repair could be in excess of $1,000. 00us, and Hyundai will not cover this under the aforementioned recall notice. From reading online, this appears to be a prevalent issue with this model, and I submit that a new recall ought to be considered or the existing one ought to be expanded.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed however, the contact was not aware of the exact repairs needed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated constantly (code b1706). The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there was a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 08v161000 (air bags). The contact was advised however that her vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The dealer advised that they could repair the failure at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 137,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the buckle assembly pre tensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,897.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel as the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer did not diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 79,000.
Hyundai Sonata 2006 about 89k miles that failed mass state inspection because airbag warning light on dash board was illuminated. The vehicle not in any accidents. Brought car to dealer for diagnostics and after approximately $100 fee was told the seatbelts needed to be replaced at $700 total and sensor pad on passenger front seat needed to be replaced for $1000. I inquired if known issue for this vehicle and was told no and these things happen. I am quite leery of making these types of replacements when dealer cannot tell me why it happened and chance it will just reoccur. I have noticed same complaints filed for this model and year and this mileage. I bought preowned after 1 owner when car less than a year old and have never been in any collisions with this vehicle. Pretty big replacement parts that I would never think to research prior to purchasing a vehicle.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated and remained illuminated. The dealer advised the contact to replace the entire front passenger seat because the air bag sensor was faulty. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehilce was awaiting repair. The failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 86,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer had not been notified. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the local dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The current mileage was 186,000 and the failure mileage was 185,500.
I own a 2006 Hyundai Sonata (82k mileage). The driver side seat belt warning light came on and now stays on constantly. Based on a web search this issue appears to be a common problem with this model and one that is a major safety hazard. [the reason for the visibility complaint, this vehicle also had both driver side and passenger side sunvisor fail (another safety issue for another time)] I took the car to a Hyundai dealer who did not consider the problem within warranty. The dealer did note that the cost to repair could be as much as $1500. 00 since the entire seat and safety belt system may require replacement. Follow up calls to Hyundai found that, though there are hundreds and possibly thousands of similar complaints, they have elected not to issue a recall related to the problem as they did for the passenger side. This is a very popular car model with a major safety issue that needs investigation. I strongly suspect your investigation will arrive at the same conclusion and with your help maybe Hyundai will issue a recall before someone is fatally injured. . Read more...
Passenger right side airbag warning light is intermittently on. Diagnosis was "passenger side pre tensioner" since this time the problem has not been solved. The seat itself was replaced, but the problem still remains in December 2012. Service says that the occupant weight less than 110 may cause the warning, but the December 2012 diagnosis used 3 different people (100,120, and 170 pounds) and found no problem. When the light is on, there is no assurance that the airbag will function in a crash. After the December 28 check the warning light has not come on but only one short drive from dealer.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated the driver side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The dealer was contacted and they advised to move the driver seat forward and backwards and the air bag warning light would turn off. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 97,586.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 08v161000 (air bags) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. While the vehicle was parked the contact stated the air bag and seat belt warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the mat sensor had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 16,949.
The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact later discovered NHTSA campaign id number: 08v161000 (air bags) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was then contacted who confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 71,000.
Ecs warning light along with check engine and abs warning lights came on when turning key in ignition. This has happened twice since, with esc and abs warning lights coming on while driving.
2006 Hyundai Sonata air bag warning light on instrument panel is on. Told by mechanic the passenger seat cushion needs to be replaced. . It would cost us $2,500. 00. This is a safty feature, and I have heard and read many complaints on this issue. I feel Hyundai should be responsible for the repairs due to their poor design and the repair cost is more than 10% of the cost of a new car.