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Replying to: nik8 (Jan 16, 2007 12:17 pm)  Did you talk to Freeman about a fix? This is a serious problem. How about the NTSB?
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Replying to: nik8 (Jan 16, 2007 12:17 pm) 
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Replying to: peterpnuspl (Jan 02, 2007 11:19 am) FYI, District Manager and others (again) insist the headlights are within specs. We have copies of VA DMV and MD MVA as to headlisght requirements, and we will adjust them ourselves. Next step is a strong letter to Hyundai America. Does anyone else want to join in this complaint? Any other thoughts? |
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Replying to: tenpin288 (Jan 16, 2007 1:01 pm) |
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Replying to: craigbrooks (Jan 16, 2007 12:44 pm) Thanks to all who responded. My main concern was - is this an intentional feature or a flaw in just my car and it seems that this is a flaw in the car.
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Replying to: miamixt (Oct 29, 2006 12:29 pm) In your Sonata, does the passenger air bag indicator function correctly(not lit when there is a passenger in the seat) when a passenger gets into the seat when the engine is running? Thanks. N |
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Replying to: nik8 (Jan 16, 2007 1:53 pm)  Have you now learned not to call Huffines anymore?
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Replying to: craigbrooks (Jan 16, 2007 3:04 pm)  The sensor mystery deepens! I came home from work, left the engine running, hopped on the passenger seat and presto, light goes off! My wife is at least 110lbs so now we'll have to figure out exactly what kind of seating position is required to have the darn sensor sense her presence and wt. I like the car overall(so far) but damn, Hyundai needs to build a better sensor if ppl have to change the way that they sit in cars. Also I recall seeing at least two responses(one of them in this thread mentions 05 Tucson) where there was mention of this problem(in Hyundai cars). Both responses mentioned that the entire seat has to be replaced. Huffines both in Plano and McKinney are clearly full of shit. They were full of it at the time I purchased the vehicle from Freeman, so thankful I didn't buy from them. They advertise a price of 14,884 in Dallas Morning News and neither dealership wants to sell at that price. One wants to sell at invoice and one wants to sell 1% over invoice and to top it all, McKinney falsely claims that the advertised model was manual(it was automatic and I could read that without using my glasses). I'm wondering if I should complain to Hyundai USA about the crappy advice that both Huffines service depts gave me? BTW, I'm curious if anyone knows the reason for Hyundai building a wt sensor that deactivates an airbag? Cost cutting(didn't want to replace the airbag during warranty), genuine concern for airbags hurting children? I'm certainly baffled.
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Replying to: nik8 (Jan 16, 2007 6:07 pm) It's not just Hyundai. All new cars have this feature, as mandated by the Feds. It came in around '04--that's the first year I recall seeing it on a Hyundai (Elantra). It's for safety. The theory is, if someone ignores the big yellow label on the sun visor and puts a small child in the front seat, the air bag won't go off and injure or kill them. Also, I guess it saves the owner (and insurance companies) money because the airbag won't go off if there's no one in the front passenger seat. |
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Replying to: backy (Jan 16, 2007 6:19 pm) Wouldn't the airbag caused injury be better than the injury without an airbag(which could quite possibly be fatal - right?) |
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