2007 Hyundai Sonata Body & Structure Problems

DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL FALLEN OFF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR

REAR PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE FELL OFF, REAR DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. ELECTRICAL GOES IN AND OUT (I.E. WINDOWS, LOCK AND UNLOCK, CRUISE CONTROL) VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN HANDLES STOPPED WORKING OR CAME OFF IN HAND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR. ELECTRICAL HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AND OFF STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

DRIVER DOOR LATCH WEAKENS OVER TIME AND FAILS TO FULLY SEAL. DOOR WILL NOT FULLY STAY FULLY CLOSED. 'DOOR OPEN' CHIME AND LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN GRAVITY AND INERTIA AFFECT THE DOOR. DOOR DOES NOT SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING BUT IS NONETHELESS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PART SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LIFETIME PART ABLE TO HANDLE MUCH MORE STRESS THAN THE TYPICAL LIFE OF A CAR.

HYUNDAI HAS A PROBLEM WITH "SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION" I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 ELANTRA , AND NOW AGAIN WITH MY 2007 SONATA. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HERE IN ST. GEORGE UTAH IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT THIS, THE SONATA WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE MORE THAN ONCE, THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE...WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR HYUNDAI TO DO SOMETHING ABUT THIS?

LAST WEEK, I HAD TO HAVE THE FOURTH DOOR HANDLE (ALL, NOW) REPLACED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BREAKS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS 65455 MILES. THE FIRST HANDLE REPLACED WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE A RECALL NOTICE ON THESE. THE LATEST BROKEN HANDLE WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IN THE EVENT THE CAR WAS SUBMERGED, OR A CHILD OR PET WAS LEFT IN A HOT CAR, A RESCUER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RESCUE THOSE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND A NEEDLESS EXPENSE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS.

BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTER PASSENGER SIDE BROKE LOOSE. NOW THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. I FIND SO MANY COMPLAINS ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

THE WHEELS ARE SHOWING AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RUST. I HAVE OWNED OVER TWELVE CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN RUST ON ANY WHEELS. THIS ONE HAS SHOWN RUST FROM 2009 AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I AM CONCERNED IF THIS WILL EFFECT THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE WHEEL STRUCTURE. ARE THESE WHEELS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF MATERIALS THAT THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE 2006- 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA'S BUMPER/STRUCTURAL RUST ISSUES? ARE THE WHEELS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION LIKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE? *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF OF THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS 3/12/2012; THE SECOND 3/26/2012; AND THE THIRD WAS 9/4/2012. THE BREAK WAS THE SAME ON THE LAST TWO CAUSE ME NOT TO ACCESS ENTRY. THE HANDLE HAS A DEFECT AT A MOLD POINT THAT SNAPS OFF LEAVING THE HANDLE IN THE HAND OF THE OWNER COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE DEALER AND CORP OFFICES REFUSE TO ASSIST CLAIMING IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR STOPPED "CATCHING" WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAVE TO OPEN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. CHEAP, PLASTIC MANUFACTURING. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR DURING AN ACCIDENT. OPENING THE WINDOW OR CLIMBING THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONOTA AND BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN. THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION WHEN I AM DRIVING. THEY DID NOT BREAK UNTIL A FEW HUNDRED MILES OUT OF WARANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIPS WANT OVER $250 TO FIX THEM WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SINCE THEY BLOCK MY SIGHT I FEEL THAT THIS A DANGER THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA TO TOWNE HYUNDAI IN DENVILLE, NJ. THE XM RADIO MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. XM CORPORATION HAD DONE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE SIGNAL WAS REACHING THE CAR AND ADVISED ME TO BRING IT TO HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI NOTED THAT THE TOP BOX FOR THE XM RADIO WHICH IS LOCATED IN A GULLEY IN THE TRUNK BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL HAD RUSTED AND THAT THERE WAS WATER IN MY TRUNK. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HYUNDAI HAD WRITTEN NOTING THAT "WATER MAY ENTER THE TRUNK THROUGH BODY SEAMS, WELDS, BODY PLUGS" AND THAT ANY SUSPECT WATER ENTRY POINT WOULD NEED TO BE SEALED TO CORRECT FURTHER DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING. THE XM TOP BOX IS COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE/EXCESSIVE RUST. HYUNDAI CORPORATION HAS THUS FAR REFUSED TO COVER THE DEFECTIVE BODY SEALS WHICH IS CAUSING FURTHER RUSTING OF THE BODY OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS SAFETY CONCERNS IF THIS VEHICLE WERE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS ALSO REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPLACEMENT COSTS RELATING TO THE XM RADIO TOP BOX. HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECT AND CONTINUALLY REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS 7 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILEAGE ANTI-PERFORATION WARRANTY FOR A DEFECT THEY KNOW EXISTS. *TR