| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031169 | Incident Date: May, 20 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NEW LENOX | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: SONATA | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHWF35V3YA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On may 21, 2005 after a trip to austin, tx to funeral with daughter-in-law from ky. next morning, i started engine in sons yard for trip home to il. air bag light came on. i drove home to il (350 miles) and told husband of problem. he took car to dealership on 6/17/05. they said it was the front passenger sensor and gave estimate $829.79 and said car out of warranty. hyundai said "goodwill" repair possible. talked to dealership 3 times..still waiting for decision as of 7-29-05. i am on disability and do not drive much. now,i am afraid of air bags deploying accidentally or not at all. this is a safety issue and i am disappointed in lack of concern . do i have to be in accident before acknowledge of this potential problem with many of the sonatas on the road?40,019 mileage at time of problem. *nm |
