| Issue ID | 734504 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10280064 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 13/01/09 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2006 hyundai sonata and the sun visors on both sides of the vehicle do not stay in the up and stowed position which is a known problem with these vehicles and it is an extreme safety hazard when they fall down while the vehicle is in motion and block the drivers field of vision which is what happened to me and it nearly caused a major freeway accident. The visor fell down blocking my vision while i was on the i-15 freeway and it happened right as i was switching lanes during a very congested time of the day. As i tried to move the visor and took my eyes off the road and the traffic around and nearly caused a major freeway accident. I finally grabbed the visor and tore it out of the overhead mount and tossed it in the back seat! That is how extreme and hazardous these darn visors are to safe vehicle operation. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 25000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEU46CX6HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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