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My wife rented a GLS V6 a little over a week ago, and we noticed the same thing. When I got into the passenger seat and she started the engine, the passenger air bag was off. She turned the ignition off and back on again, and it was OK. It seems Hyundai has a gltich somewhere with the passenger airbag sensing system. Sounds like a recall could be in the future for the new Sonata.
I think Hyundai could be just make this thing work from the start instead of recalling the possibility of a child seat that stupid people will place in the front seat. Anyhow, you could take it in to the dealer, but I'd wait try to experiment with it first. After a couple of weighty people sit on the seat, I think it will fix itself but that's just me.
My solution for now is to open up the sunroof and/or turn up the radio
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I can tell you that I had the same problem and I looked in m owner's manual to make sure that there wasn't anything that I needed to do to make it work properly. Apperently the front passanger seat and floor has sensors that determine if someone is seated properly, meaning, not tilted back too much, slouching down in the seat, and feet placed properly on the floor. It also takes a few moments for the warning light to turn off.
I hope you enjoy your new Sonata. I'm loving mine's.
There's good news and bad news for those of us with a V6 LX, it's true. Sadly, the bad news is that it doesn't come enabled (at least not in the US by what I can tell), shame on Hyundai. The good news is that you can get your dealer to enable it, and they can even program the speed that you want the car to wait for before kicking in the Autolock. My dealer wasn't aware of it at first, and after the did some research, they offered to hook mine up for free since I brought this feature to their attention.
They claim that they will be offering it to future customers with a nominal fee (lucky me). :P
I think it's cool. This car even has hidden "features" that even the dealers aren't aware of.
The dealer service departments have no excuse. They have a direct connection to Hyundai WebTech as well as receiving periodic TSBs in hard print. The speed-sensitive autolock feature has already been covered by a TSB. The best car in the world is no better than the dealer service network - and Hyundai is taking a black eye due to inept dealer service managers. (I agree, though, that the moron at Hyundai who determined that the autolock feature should be disabled from the factory should be given a new assignment - preferably mounting tires to their rims. By hand.)
Just completed 1200 mile break-in. 25-26 MPG highway 17-18 city. I expect it will climb as she settles in. Just can't believe how smooth she runs and rides....
DATE MILES GALLONS MPG MPH
08/27/05 250.0 15.720 15.90 25
08/28/05 305.7 12.043 25.38 60
08/29/05 362.1 15.023 24.10 65
08/29/05 260.7 10.185 25.60 62
08/30/05 245.1 9.730 25.19 59
08/30/05 191.0 8.417 22.69 39
08/30/05 398.7 14.915 26.73 60
08/31/05 244.8 10.072 24.31 43
09/01/05 324.8 12.295 26.42 45
09/01/05 194.9 8.519 22.88 58
09/06/07 338.6 13.789 24.56 40
09/14/05 144.4 8.659 16.68 24
Not that the last tank was arriving here in CA (the cars new home) and looks like maybe the oxigenated gas is partly responsible for the decline?
Anyway, some real world numbers for anyone who wants to see them.
I know it's been mentioned, if anyone has any luck getting it fixed, please post what the dealer said. I'll take my car in pretty soon, but man, this car, after only 3500 miles, rattles WAY more than any car I've ever owned, even my 60k Sonata that it replaced.
I'm beginning to have serious doubts about this car. The fit and finish, or maybe the engineering, seem quite below that of my 03. It was great the first week. Now it seems that everything is loosening up WAY more than I would have wanted.
Anyone else noticing this? Did I somehow get a lemon?
anyhow take that car back and demand everything be fixed or replace it with a new car under the lemon law. Also, remind them that you are trying to embrace hyundai's driving is believing and a whole new car slogans =P :confuse:
BTW . . . re. mileage . . . I would like to see a bit better city mileage on the V6. Heck, my 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan ES with the 3.3L pushrod V6 at over 153K miles averages between 18-20MPG in town (26 to 27MPH highway). This is why I'm considering the GLS 4-cylinder - if I can find one!
As for steel gray, the cinnamon, and the aquamarine were a bit too dark for my liking. It had rained earleir that day, and when I arrived, the sun was out, and all showed dust/dirt, except the silver and the golden beige.
And a bigger item for me, was the interior trim. With teh grey interiors, you get the metal grain (carbon fiber to me) trim, and the beige gets the woodgrain, albeit it fake, it looks much more stylish in my eyes.... Depends on what you like. People remain 'blown away' when they see it, and I tell them, it's a Hyundai....
Are you getting other rattles from the sunroof when driving around in the mid-afternoon early evening after the car has had a chance to sit out for most of the day? I don't seem to notice these noises when driving the car in the early morning or at night.
Check to see if the rattle goes away when you set the sunroof to vent or if you gently push up slightly against the glass toward the front of the sunroof (when it's totally closed).
The only other rattle I'm getting (other than suspension/brake noise in the rear, which isn't really a rattle) is a noise coming from the glovebox area. I think it has something to do with whatever it is that makes the glovebox open smoothly, but I haven't had a chance to play around with that to see if it's the case. (I know it's not my stuff in the glovebox because I can duplicate the noise even when it's empty.)
BTW, I have a GLS 4 cylinder, so that means it was built in Korea.
I'm sure there will be a sunroof fix sooner or later. It sounds like TSB material to me. These first year issues do occur no matter how much testing a manufacturer does, but I suppose it could be worse (think about all the recalls the Ford Focus had its first year as an example). For now, open up the sunroof and/or turn up the radio
http://www.yourhyundaiparts.com/index.cgi?PageToView=catalog&Department=196471&Cartid=2632- 1127431969&Merchant=yourhyundaipartscom&ExpandedDepts=196147
or here,I ordered from above..
http://kspec.com/main.php?ac_id=124
barry
No more rattle.
Barry
Barry
Barry
So I'll post back what they say when I've had time to take it in.
Can the daytime running light module be enabled, and if so, how?
John
My problem is that my brothers daughter placed a card in my ash tray, which didnt fit, and when she closed it, the card is now stuck behind the front ashtray.
So essentially my question is does someone know how to remove the front ashtray?
Thanks
Daniel
I wouldn't bet on that Tim. I have a GL, which means it was made it Korea. One of the first things I noticed was that the front passenger grab handle was missing from the roof. The weatherstripping on the roof seam above the driver's door was pinched under the roof leaving a pocket for water to collect in. The driver's seat cover was not hooked onto the seat frame across the front of the seat. A red, round rubber cap was left on top of the heat shield on the steering rack below the exhaust manifold. A black, rectangular rubber plug or cap was left on the rack near the red one. My car has already been affected by a "campaign" (Campaign 920) regarding the headliner adhesive because they didn't put enough glue on the clips that hold the headliner to the roof and the back end of my headliner sags. My engine makes a lot of noise under load, almost like a mild diesel noise. My throttle pedal moves 5/16" before the engine speeed increases. My transmission has a hesitation during the 1-2 shift. There are 9 defects/flaws in the paint whereby dirt or some other foreign debris is actually under the paint.
Had enough? I didn't mean for this to be a major gripe message, but I'm a little puzzled by all the people who go on and on about how great this car is. Somebody posted a link yesterday (Wed) to a review in which the author mentioned how fantastic the fit and finish of the body panels is. Not on my car. The right front fender and the hood aren't even in the same plane at the base of the A pillar. I don't understand all the praise. Maybe I got the same type of "lemon" you were referring to. The first GL I bought didn't even have a properly-functioning HVAC system.
I understand the gist of your comment about being made in Korea. I was always under the impression that Asian workers are more quality-conscious and take more pride in their work than us American workers. My '06 GL is proof that my impression was flat-out wrong!
If anyone knows of a better solution to removing the front ashtray, feel free to tell me
Thanks
Daniel
I'm not "Barry", but to answer your question, Hyundai dealer service departments have a portable, handheld combination instrument (actually a very compact computer) referred to in the shop manuals as the "High Scan" tool. It's a dual function instrument that reads fault codes when the "Check Engine" light comes on, but additionally, the High Scan tool can be used to re-program various computer subsystems as new software to correct, activate, or enhance performance is developed by Hyundai. (In the latter case, software updates are downloaded online and fed into the High Scan tool's FlashROM memory.) I may be wrong, but I don't think the fault code readers aftermarket auto parts stores such as Pep Boys, Auto Zone, etc. have can reprogram. I also have no idea whether the High Scan tool is available for aftermarket purchase or how much it costs even if you can locate a source. If I'm right, you'll need to return your car to a Hyundai dealer for the service. (and hope their service manager has read the appropriate TSB before using it to reline the office bird cage) Once the High Scan tool is connected to a port somewhere behind the dash, the actual reprogramming sequence only takes a minute or so. The procedure is detailed fully in the TSB referred to several posts back.