2009 Hyundai Sonata air bags problems

“The contact owned a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle was turning the corner. It was unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. As a result, the vehicle was T-boned by a vehicle that was turning the corner, then crashed and the vehicle came to a stop at an unknown location. Most of the impact was received from the front passenger side. The other divers speed was unknown. None of the air bags deployed. The contact suffered injuries to the head and the lungs when she impacted the steering wheel. The contact was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. The contact's daughter was in a coma and had brain trauma and a punctured lung. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The other vehicle owner was injured as well, the extent of his injuries was unknown. There was no property damage. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.”

“Vehicle sat in driveway for one week while on cruise. The day of return the sonata caught on fire without any person touching the car for one week. Brother who’s house it was at was woken by neighbors at 7sm. Home had minor damage, but it could of been bad if it was in someone’s garage. Fire started in engine and console. Fire department could not find out a reason. Car was totaled. Had to rent a car to get home that was 2 hours away. Never had an issue with this vehicle in the 12 years I owned it.”

“MY DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR STARTED CRACKING LAST YEAR. IT IS OVER THE AIRBAG SO I NOW TRY NOT TO PUT ANYONE IN THAT SEAT OR SIT THERE MYSELF. IT STARTED OUT AS 1 CRACK AND EVERYDAY THERE IS MORE.”

“MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN GARAGE. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I ADVISED MY DEALER THAT CRACKS WERE DEVELOPING ON MY DASHBOARD. I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE IT IS OVER AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. I SEE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME MODEL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. I BEEN RETIRED LAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR LESS THAN 5 THOUSAND MILES, CAR IS KEPT IN GARAGE AND THE CRACK HAS NOW SPREAD TO DRIVER'S SIDE OF DASHBOARD! I HOPE A RECALL OCCURS FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY DEFECTS IN CAR!”

“AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE OCS IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 10 YEARS AND NO ONE EVER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I DO PUT GROCERIES ON THE SEAT AT TIMES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE TSB CAMPAIGN THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR 2006 -2008 SONATA. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 083. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF MY 2009 SONATA WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2008? WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE FIRST DEALER THE SEATBELT LIGHT WAS FLASHING.”

“THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIEDENTAS OF YET IN THE EVENT OF SOMETHING HAPPEN. MY DASH BROAD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ARCOSS I HAVE BE TOLD THAT IS A HARRAZAD. MY CAR HOME IN DRIVE WAY NEXT MORNING IT WAS CRACK HALF WAY AND NOW ITS CRACK ALL AWAY CROSS.”