Four problems related to windshield have been reported for the 2008 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2008 Sonata.
The driver's side visor will not stay in the 'up' position or in the fully extended position (closest to the windshield) on 2008 Sonata. It falls , ending up either poking you in the head (if it was resting against the ceiling) or hanging straight down (if it had been fully extended). This is a safety hazard!.
2008 Hyundai Sonata both the driver's side and passenger side sun visors drop down into the line-of-sight view out the front windshield. There is no possible way to prevent it from blocking the driver's view. Once they fail, it is permanent, they will not stay up and out of the way ever again. This is a safety issue which someday will cause an accident resulting in property damage, injury, or possible loss of life. These parts will fail even if replaced because of an inherent design defect. Here is a link to numerous other complaints regarding this same issue. . Read more...
My Hyundai sonota's driver's side car visor is broken and does not stay in an upright position. This blocks the view while looking forward or creates a blind spot to the left when visor is turned down to be able to see the windshield/road. I've had the car less than a year and it has 36k miles (bought it when it had 16kmiles).
Problem: visor, windshield, driver. Plastic sheath around metal bar, which is part of the visor position control mechanism, broke during normal use. This resulted in visor not staying in position set by driver. Visor will drop down unexpectedly and partially obstruct driver's visual field and distract driver's attention.