Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SONATA / 2006

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067540 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2006
Consumer's City: WICHITA Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SONATA Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5NPEU46FX6H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Re new hyundai sonata 2006 with intermittent warning light warning that right front passenger air bag is inoperative. complained to dealer service department 2 days after taking delivery. they at first blamed how my wife was sitting, then suggested that she did not weigh enough to activate the seat sensor. she weighs 135 lb. & it is supposed to activate @ 80 lbs. now they say they cannot replace or repair anything in the system without seeing the malfunction. i cannot duplicate the failure on command! it is totally random & intermittent. they have made no trouble shooting attempts. *jb