Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Sonata
Model Year: 2016
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Alabama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: SE / SE w/Popular Pkg / Eco / Eco w/Tech Pkg
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ONLY FUNCTIONED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD SHOW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF AT LEAST 60% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (08V161000) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. HE WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB