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2006 Hyundai Sonata wipers, windshield & visibility problems

187 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
187 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 167 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 20 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 30 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 61 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 34 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 167 complaints that include mileage. 34% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles20
40k to 60k miles30
60k to 80k miles61
80k to 100k miles34
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 167 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

2006 hyundai sonata sun visor. I have had this replaced numerous times on my car. It will catastrophically fail while driving down the road. Last time was in traffic on the free way. Had to put car into ditch to avoid hitting another vehicle. 4,000 miles out of warranty and hyundai wont replace.

Reported at 64,000 miles, September 2010 Crash

2006 - 08 hyundai sonata sun visors break very early in car's life. Mine was around 41000 mi. Driver side visor broke when putting it down one morning in may 2009, now the passenger side visor is broken too. The plastic that surrounds the bar in the elbow just snaps and flies off, resulting in the visor flapping down limply in your face, blocking vision completely. This is a major safety issue and it is very common. Hyundai dealer acknowledged it is common and had plenty in stock.

Reported at 41,000 miles, August 2009

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