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2006 Hyundai Sonata air bags problems

444 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
444 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 358 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
19 and 1
Injuries and deaths
23 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 47 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 32 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 39 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 106 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 49 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 22 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 25 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 24 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 358 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles47
20k to 40k miles32
40k to 60k miles39
60k to 80k miles106
80k to 100k miles49
100k to 120k miles22
120k to 140k miles25
140k to 160k miles24
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 358 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 19 crashes, 1 fire, 23 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

91 year old was driving and hit by another car. The car drove him into a tree. The air bag went off and produced sufficient internal injuries that he died. The air bag went off too hard. If there were no air bag, he would have lived.

Reported at 4,300 miles, January 2013 CrashInjuryDeath

Airbag light / problem. Took car to car pros hyundai, seattle wa on aurora. Advised them my airbag light all of a sudden stays on. They advised me that it was seat belt issue and some wiring under the floor board. Hyundai advised me that the air bags wouldn't work if I was in a accident. Asked them if this was under warranty, they said only up to 60, 000 miles. And my car is over that. I advised why aren't all seat belt functions and airbags covered through the life of the car. Doesn't make sense.

Reported at 76,000 miles, April 2009

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