2004 Hyundai Sonata air bags problems
46 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Hyundai Sonata, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 1 fire, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt: the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash. Upon impact, front and side air bags did not deploy. Also, the seat belts did not restrain the contact and her passenger in the seats. The contact was thrown into the steering wheel, and the passenger hit the windshield. Both sustained serious injuries and broken bones. A police report was taken, and an insurance report was filed. Pictures are available for review. The vehicle was repaired. Updated 2/21/2006 -
I was involved in a chain reaction collision on I-10 interstate. My vehicle re-ended another vehicle and neither the driver's nor the passenger's air bags deployed. Front end damaged and insurance has totaled my car. Brakes did not seem to stop with sufficient force.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Hyundai Sonata
- Suspension 56 complaints
- Body & structure 48 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints