2006 Hyundai Sonata body & structure problems
44 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front sub-frame was corroded. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the rear stabilizers separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was not been inspected or repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 176,000. Updated 03/16/12 the consumer stated the vehicle was not repaired, because the frame wasn't broken. Updated 05/11/12 the consumer stted the vehicle was repaired. The subframe was replaced free of charge by hyundai. Updated 12/21/2012
Other problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata
- Air bags 444 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 187 complaints
- Seat belts 103 complaints
- Suspension 90 complaints
- Brakes 88 complaints
- Electrical system 86 complaints
- Engine 73 complaints
- Stability control 59 complaints