2011 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2011 Hyundai SONATA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID871246
 Internal NHTSA #10414943
 ManufacurerHYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
 BrandHYUNDAI
 ModelSONATA
 Model Year2011
 File date24/07/11
 ComponentAIR BAGS
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemTonight i was rear ended by a woman in an suv, who's brakes did not work in her durango, she said. There were no skid marks indicating an attempted stop. Her impact on my vehicle was severe. Police officer guessed she was going 40 mph when she hit my car. My car was shoved forward into the car in front of mine, that car then hit the car in front of it. There were 3 cars, mine last in line, sitting at a red light. We were all stopped. Then there was a 4th car that hit mine from behind. The matter im reporting is that the airbags in my hyundai sonata se 2011 car did not deploy when i then hit the car in front of me. The impact was great enough to cause that car to then hit another car and that caused a crack in the radiator of the car in front of mine. Also, after i hit that car in front of me, i then bounced back about 10 feet. More evidence of impact. Why no airbags? I did not see very much damage to the front of my car nor the back of the car that was directly in front of mine, while the back of my car was bad enough that i expect to be told it is not repairable.. Im reporting just in case you receive any other reports indicating there is something faulty concerning airbags in the hyundai. I know airbags are not to deploy in rear end collision but since i then hit another car frontally, i would think the airbags would deploy. My husband was in the passenger, front seat and in order to brace himself, he put his hand up at the windshield. The glass was broken in an area the size of a cantaloupe from the impact against his hand. Im thinking the impact must have been moderate to severe. On the up side, my sonata took that hit and sustained the damage to the outside and up into the air at the trunk rather than into the cab of the car. My father and son were in the backseat and were not killed, i think because the car is a good, safe vehicle in a crash.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure9900
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateMERRIAM, KS
VIN pattern XXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?Y
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?Y
 Was medical attention required?
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons1
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
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 Vehicle speed0
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  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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