Front Seat Recliner problems of the 2007 Hyundai Sonata

Two problems related to front seat recliner have been reported for the 2007 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2007 Sonata.

1 Front Seat Recliner problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2007

Drivers side front seat moves when accelerating and decelerating at lower speeds. Most noticeable when coming to a stop and starting out. Seat failure causes loss of control when depressing brake pedal and accelerator pedal. Hyundai dealer and Hyundai customer service state that is a engineering defect on 2007 and 2008 models, and that there is no remedy. Fault became really noticeable at around 5,000 miles.

2 Front Seat Recliner problem

Failure Date: 03/07/2007

- the contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. While driving at 10 mph the driver's front seat rocked backwards, and when engaging the brakes the driver's seat rocked forward. The dealer repaired the seat. However , the failure occurred immediately after being repaired. The dealer stated that the failure was an engineering error. Hyundai was unable to assist the contact with repairing the vehicle and stated that the engineers were working on the seat failure. The current and failure mileage were both 7400 miles. Updated 03/30/07.


Other Seats related problems of the 2007 Hyundai Sonata

Seats problems
13
Front Seat Power Adjust problems
3
Front Seat Recliner problems
2


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