35 complaints reported

2004 Hyundai Sonata Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
35
Crashes
10
Fires
1
Injuries
6

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2023

Air Bag autolight is on.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2022
Mar 2019

THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND IS ALWAYS ON AT JUST 117,780 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THIS HAS DISABLED ALL MY CAR AIRBAGS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT. I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO READ ABOUT THIS IN MY USER MANUAL WHILE DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2019
Dec 2017 Crash Fire

MY FOOT SLIDE OFF THE BREAK, AND HIT MY VAN IN THE BACK BUMPER IN MY DRIVEWAY AND TWO WEEKS LATER MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. AT MY HOME, NO REPORTS, OR DAMAGE OTHER THEM CUT ON MY BUMPER DUE TO THE HAUL ON THE VAN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2016
Nov 2017

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA AND AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT ON THEN OFF. THEN IT WENT BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2015
Aug 2017

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON AND A COWORKER HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HERS. WITH THE LIGHT BEING ON IT PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING AN INSPECTION STICKER IN MY STATE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON NEWER SONATAS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2017
Jun 2017 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO ANY TIME TOWING LOT IN LEWISTON, MAINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2017
Sep 2016

TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I AM TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WILL COST NEARLY 2300 DOLLARS SINCE THE PASSENGER SEAT MUST BE REPLACED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2016
Sep 2016

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND CAN'T BE CLEARED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2014
May 2016

AIR BAG LIKE ON

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2016
May 2016

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2016
Jan 2016

10-01-2016 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON,WHILE STATIONARY AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2016
Jul 2015 Crash

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AT SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI IN RIVERDALE GEORGIA AND THEY DIDN'T CALL THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT MY CAR. MY CAR WAS HIT T-BONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEAD LIGHT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.I ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO CALL BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON BY ITSELF. THE DEALER JUST WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. I WANTED TO KNOW AT ANYTIME WAS THE AIRBAG MODEL FOR MY CAR RECALLED AND HYUNDAI KEPT IT A SECRET.THIS IS THE SECOND HYUNDAI I HAVE PURCHASED. I CALLED MY CAR MY JAGUAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2013
Mar 2015

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH 2014 SONATAS, BUT HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A RECALL FOR THE 2013 SONATAS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL. I PURCHASED MY CAR EARLY IN 2004 YEAR. MANY PARTS ARE CARRYOVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2013
Jan 2015

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 15 STARTS IT WAS OFF AND ON. THEN AROUND 03/11/2004 IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2015
Aug 2014

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. AFRAID TO CALL DEALER SINCE REPAIR COULD COST CLOSE TO $500.00. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2014
Jul 2014

ALL OF SUDDEN THE AIR BAG ICON IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. ALL FUSES FOR AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE COMPANY STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL. BUT READING INTERNET BLOGS THERE APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES OCCUR ON THIS MODEL WHEN IT REACHES THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT FINANCIAL PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2014
Mar 2014

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT A RECALL THEY SAID NONE WERE ISSUED, HOWEVER IT NEEDED TO GET LOOKED AT BECAUSE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT. AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN AT ANY TIME OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IN AN ACCIDENT. THE COST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT WOULD BE AROUND $125.00 WHICH WOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE COST OF THE REPAIR IF YOU CHOSE TO GET IT FIXED BY THE DEALER THE TOTAL COST COULD RUN AT LEAST $500.00 I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2013
Mar 2013

THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, AND HAS STAYED ON. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN AN AIR BAG RECALL FOR THE 2003 SONATA. WE (ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS) ARE HOPING THAT ONE WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE 2004 MODEL, AS WELL. THANKS! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2013
Dec 2011

8 YR. LONG CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON... BEST DESCRIPTION WE GET IS A HARNESS ISSUE UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT... LAST EPISODE 12/19/11 DEALER ADVISED HYUNDAI NO LONGER HAS REPLACEMENTS PARTS FOR THIS SYSTEM... THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE MODELS STILL IN SERVICE HOW CAN MFG. NOT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SAFETY PART... AS OF THIS MOMENT THE LIGHT IS OFF BUT GIVEN THE HISTORY THE DEALER SAID HE EXPECTS IT TO BE BACK ON SOON ... *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2005
Oct 2011

AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE. LIGHT IS STILL ON AND WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN VEHICLE. POSSIBLE DEATH COULD OCCUR IF AIRBAG FAILS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2011
Jun 2011 Crash Injury

WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 04 2011. I HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO SOMEONE RUNNING A STOP SIGN. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON FRONT!! ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS NOT FULL OPEN , VERY CONCERN ON SAFETY! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2011
May 2011

THE 'AIRBAG ON' SIGN HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I TRIED TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER. THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE RECENT RECALL EXCLUDES CARS MANUFACTURED IN 2004, AND THE CAR IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY PERIOD AS WELL. I PUT AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON HYUNDAI SONATA AIRBAG ISSUES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2011
Feb 2011

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN BLAMED ON UNDER THE SEAT ISSUES. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS GETTING CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND WIRES REINFORCED. LIGHT ON AGAIN AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED >$2000 TO REPLACE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (HIGH RESISTANCE NOTED). NOT SURE I TRUST THE DIAGNOSIS OR BELIEVE THE SOLUTION. AM HESITANT TO INVEST ANY MORE IN THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIX IT. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AS THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE CAR IS RELATIVELY NEW. I URGE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE RECALL MERIT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2011
Jul 2010

I ENTERED MY CAR AND STARTED UP THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. MY CAR IS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE USED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE TOOL REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE PPD SENSOR WAS BAD. MY CAR HAS 53, 965 MILES ON IT. I WAS CHARGED $375 TO REPLACE THE PPD SENSOR. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO READ ABOUT THE SENSOR, I LEARNED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SONATA AND ELANTRA MODELS MANUFACTURED BY HYUNDAI MOTOR CO. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2010
Jan 2010

AIR BAG LIGHT. PLEASE HELP ,I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO YOU BEFORE. MY AIR BAGS ARE DEFECTED. THE DEALER SUPPOSE TO HAD REPAIRED THEM AT LEAST 7 TIMES. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED EXCEPT THE AIR BAGS ITSELF. I CAN NOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OF THIS.SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS.*TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2009

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Quick Summary

The 2004 Hyundai Sonata has 35 Air Bags complaints on file. 10 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.