1997 Hyundai Sonata Air bags Problems

“On september 18, 1999 while driving on baltimore/washington prkwy, I approached an area of highway were work was being done. I was now traveling at approximately 3-5 MPH. At one point traffic came to a complete stop. As I glanced down at my instrumental panel the airbag indicator light appeared to be flickering, the light stayed on for a few seconds, then went out. While in a stopped position approximately (2) mins after airbag light came on, the airbags both the driver and passenger deployed. …”

“Passenger side air bag deployed at low speed, under 5 MPH, killing front seat passenger. The Sonata hit the rear end of a vehicle deploying both the driver and passenger front bag. The consumer does not know for certain if the 5 year old child in the front passenger seat was belted. The consumer does not believe the child was. The child sustained lacerations to the neck, spinal cord injuries and brain damage. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.cw”

“Consumer rearend vehicle with a 25 MPH impact with applying brakes. Dual airbags did not deploy and shoulder seatbelt did not lock up, causing consumer to hit head against steering wheel. Consumer will contacted dealer to determine cause.”

“Air bag light came on while operating vehicle. Dealership has examined vehicle and determined that clock spring needed to be replaced. Please provide any additional information/attachments.”

“In extremely cold weather, the Hyundai Sonata's turn signal lights do not function. In order to get them to activate, you must turn on the emergency flashers or wait for the vehicle to warm up. The problem is known the Hyundai, but they have taken no steps to recall the auto to fix the problem. In order to resolve the problem, the emergency flasher switch, which somehow provides power to the turn signals, must be replaced. There is a defect in the connection in the steering column that powers the air bag control system. …”