2006 HYUNDAI SONATA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA recalls and defects found on 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- AIR BAGS
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT
- SUSPENSION:AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC)

Most Recent Recalls For 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2005-2007 HYUNDAI SONATA EXTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
2005-2007 HYUNDAI SONATA	EXTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 3011	HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO Report Date: 2009-07-21
Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
2006-2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Recall
2006-2007 HYUNDAI SONATA	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Units affected: 532633	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2009-04-15
Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAGS Recall
2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATA	AIR BAGS Units affected: 393714	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC Report Date: 2008-04-10
Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 393,714 MY 2006-2008 SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH FEATURES AN OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE PURPOSE OF THE OCS IS TO DISABLE THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT FRONT AIR BAG WHEN IT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR SMALL CHILD IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG IS DISABLED TO PREVENT INJURIES TO A CHILD THAT MAY RESULT FROM A RIGHT FRONT AIR BAG INFLATION DURING A CRASH.
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 43301	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2006-06-26
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE AIR BAG WARNING LABEL INSTALLED ON THE SUNVISORS HAD LOST ADHESION TO THE SUNVISORS AND HAD DISTORTED OR SEPARATED FROM THE SUN VISORS.
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Recall
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Units affected: 463	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2006-05-22
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INNER BEZELS OF THE HEADLAMPS WERE NOT PROPERLY ASSEMBLED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES TO BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 36000	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2005-08-29
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FRONT SEAT BELT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE MANUAL SEAT BACK RECLINER KNOB AND COULD CAUSE THE FRONT MANUAL SEAT BACK RECLINER TO INADVERTENTLY RELEASE.
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA SUSPENSION:AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) Recall
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA	SUSPENSION:AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) Units affected: 1970	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2005-07-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 LITER ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), THE ESC MAY HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO BE OVERSENSITIVE TO THE ONSET OF OVERSTEERING WHILE DRIVING ON BANKED CURVES, CAUSING INADVERTENT APPLICATION OF THE FRONT OUTSIDE BRAKE WHEN ESC ACTIVATION MAY NOT BE NEEDED.