1999 Hyundai Sonata Airbags Problems

You were hit from behind while stopped in highway traffic at over 75 mph, causing your car to slide 20 feet and then collide with another vehicle in front. Your airbags failed to deploy during this crash. You're asking whether the 1999 Hyundai Sonata commonly has this airbag failure problem.

Your airbag warning light came on, indicating a problem with the airbag system. A dealer performed recall work and claimed to have replaced your airbags and added related components, but eight years later when the light came on again, a second dealer discovered your car actually had no airbags installed — despite paperwork showing they were replaced. You drove your vehicle unsafely for eight years without functional airbags. The repair will require properly installing new airbag assemblies and ensuring the airbag control module is functioning correctly.

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON SINCE 2001. FIRST TRY TO FIX IT 12/01. UP TO END OF 5 YEAR WARRANTY NO COST TO ME. ON 3/19/08 IT COST ME $93.00 TO GET THE LIGHT OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FLOOR HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $780.46. LIGHT BACK ON JULY 08. IN SEPT OF 05, I TRIED TO GET HYUNDAI CUSTOMER TO GET THIS FIXED FOR ME, BUT HYUNDAI REFUSED TO DO IT, AT THEIR COST. MY DISAGREEMENT IS THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY TRIED; BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO COME BACK, OVER AND OVER AGAIN.. MY CONTENTION IS THEY NEVER FIXED IT, IF THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME BACK ON. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM AT THEIR COST NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. THE PROTECTION FOR A LONG TIME HAS NOT BEEN THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. CAN YOU HELP? THEY TRIED 7 TIMES TO FIX IT AND ONCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP I DID NOT WANT TO KEEP PAYING FOR NOTHING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #01V347000 , REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO DEALER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. EACH TIME IT WENT TO THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. ON JULY 25, 2005 CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DONE $3300 DOLLARS DAMAGE. APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE HITTING OTHER VEHICLE. PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON WERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ROAD HAD SOME LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT ON IT BUT THE ROAD WAS DRY.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO THE AIRBAGS OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 01V347000 ON SRS WARNING LIGHT. CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM *SCC *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR NINE TIMES FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. *NLM *SCC *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD REPAIRED IT, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP 9 TIMES FOR AIR BAG LIGHT.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER,AND THEY RESET COMPUTER. TWO MONTHS LATER,AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. A MECHANIC STATED THAT AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN IMPACT. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIRBAG MODULE THREE TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *JB

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A 50MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, HYUNDAI MOTORS STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT THE AIRBAG, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOR CONNECTION AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS WHO STATE THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE AIRBAG OR THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK, DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE REPAIR LOG STATES THAT VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE, ATEMPTS TO ADJUST HAVE FAILED, AND AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER ALL COMPONETS AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING DRIVERS SEAT WITH AIRBAG, WIRING HARNESS,MODULE. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. ON LAST VISIT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AGAIN AFTER ALL PARTS REPLACED, THEY HAVE "GREASED" THE CONNECTION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM & ADD VIN#*AK

CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED. HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A TREE . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DISCONNECTED AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SEAT. HE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK