Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SONATA / 2003

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006094423 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2006
Consumer's City: BRACKENRIDGE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SONATA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHWF25S73A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 24 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased 2003 hyundai sonata brand new. defective radio replaced 1 month after purchase. battery dead after 2 years and 8,500 miles. no reason. battery replaced by myself. battery dead again in august of 2006. replaced again. battery dead again on december 30th 2006. had to have car towed to dealership. dealership stated the battery was bad. replaced again at my expense. i said the car should not be draining 3 batteries with less than 10,00 miles. dealership said it was because of a defective radio!?! and that i needed to replace the radio at my expense because the radio ran out of warranty 5 months prior! i believed that there was something electrical wrong with the car and i do not think i can trust the vehicle now.*jb