2006 Hyundai Sonata Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,047 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the equipment of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, 1% of the 1,047 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The safety labels on the visors have curled up and lost their adhesion to the visors making the labels unreadable. The vehicle was manufactured on 4/26/05. A NHTSA safety recall, campaign id no. 06v234000 was issued for this defect for vehicles built may 15, 2005 through august 2005. This recall was inadequate to include all affected vehicles. It should be expanded to include these earlier built vehicles.”
NHTSA complaint #10446275, filed 2012-02, 115,000 miles“My 2006 Hyundai Sonata has had 2 failures of the driver's sun visor. The 1st was replaced under warranty; the vehicle is no longer under warranty. In each case it has dropped into the fully deployed position while driving, causing a sudden and unexpected loss of vision.”
NHTSA complaint #10281253, filed 2009-08, 94,000 miles“In car thermometer not accurate. It is off by over 20 degrees. When the temperature dropped well below 0, nothing has been accurate. Sensors have been cleaned, but problem still exist.”
NHTSA complaint #10226353, filed 2008-05, 35,000 miles“I am another Hyundai 2006 owner with the passenger seat belt on who paid $105.00 for the diagnostic which returned code b1706 having to do with the pretensioner and seat belt. Not according to Hyundai applicable to the recall. I now have to pay another $350.00 to have this repair done. This should be a recall. Shame on Hyundai, I bought this car partly because of the air bag system and the desire for a safe vehicle. How can they split hairs and claim this is not a widespread problem?”
NHTSA complaint #10607865, filed 2014-07“Replaced brakes with only 26,000 miles ,then again at 37,000 miles, now im at 41,000 miles and my brakes are making noises again. I also had to have the motor replaced in the driver side door window,it stopped going up and down in the first year I had the car. I had to have the rear window replaced due to the antenna in the window being broken, when I turned the rear defroster on the radio had alot of static. Since the window has been replaced it no longer defrost , I brought it back to the dealer several times and they tell me it works fine. They tested it inside a warm building. …”
NHTSA complaint #10273953, filed 2009-06Related recalls
- 06V234000Jun 26, 2006On certain passenger vehicles, the air bag warning label installed on the sunvisors had lost adhesion to the sunvisors and had distorted or separated from the…Covers: Hyundai Sonata 2006
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Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0% |
| 2012 | 7 | 0% |
| 2011 | 13 | 0% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 6 | 1% |
| 2008 | 4 | 1% |
| 2007 | 8 | 1% |
| 2006 | 12 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 1% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 1% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 1 | 2% |
| 1997 | 1 | 2% |
| 1996 | 3 | 13% |
| 1995 | 3 | 5% |
| 1992 | 1 | 5% |
| 1990 | 1 | 6% |
| 1989 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
435 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
186 complaintsSeat belts
102 complaintsElectrical system
86 complaintsSuspension
86 complaintsBrakes
85 complaintsElectronic stability control
59 complaintsExterior lighting
45 complaintsEngine
44 complaintsBody and structure
44 complaintsVehicle speed control
39 complaintsSteering
35 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology