Problems · by component
2007 Hyundai Sonata visibility problems
107 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Hyundai Sonata cite visibility, 15% of all 696 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
107
15% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
What owners say about the visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“DRIVING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE INTO PIECES. AS I DID MORE RESEARCH OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COULD TELL NOTHING BUT IT, DID NOT SHATTER JUST FELL ALMOST, LIKE TOO MUCH PRESSURE. *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH MIRRORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,909.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED BOTH SUN VISORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. UPDATED 10/07/14”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. AFTER RESETTING THE VISOR IN THE UPWARD POSITION, THE VISOR CONTINUED TO DETACH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.”
“THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT KEEPS FALLING INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINS ON THE WEB FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. SEEMS TO BE A POORLY BUILT PART. *TR”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.