My 2007 Sonata involved in 2008 side impact; over $10000 in damage; drivers side and February 5, 2012 my 2009 Sonata involved in side impact at 45 mph over $10000 damage; drivers side. Both accidents involved replacing both drivers side doors and rear quarter panels. In both cases the side airbags did not deploy. Hyundai said car not hit hard enough. The latest crash injured both myself and my daughter. Both crashes showed the drivers side doors intrusion of about 8 inches to the passenger compartment.

- Pooler, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 3 mph the wheels locked and/or the transmission locked causing the vehicle to steer to the right and crash into the side of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver side and front fender were damaged. There were no injuries. The police was notified but no report was filed. The vehicle was undriveable and was towed to the dealer. The insurance company was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and was sending a representative to the dealership to inspect the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- Dublin, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the passengers side air bag was disabled and the air bag light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that there was no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current mileage was approximately 19,100. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000. Updated 04/07/11 the consumer stated the problem was intermittent and when the air bag was in the disabled mode, he found to correct the problem was to shut the vehicle off and then restart it. Updated 04/08/11

- Fishkill, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact was involved in a crash in which she rear ended another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. The front driver seat belt also did not tighten during the crash. A police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The vehicle had not been examined for the cause of failure of the non-deployment and the seat belt. Approximately 14 months later, she was involved in another crash in which she was rear ended and the air bags did not deploy. The driver side seat belt again did not tighten during the crash. A police report was filed. The contact was injured. She was taken by ambulance to be treated for serious injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. It was not examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.

- Mason, MI, USA

I have a 2009 Hyundai Sonata with a 5 speed manual transmission. On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, I was traveling on route295 South in ri when I tried to shift from 4th gear to 5th gear. I pressed my clutch in and tried to shift, the clutch never came back up and my car stalled in the middle lane of the highway. I couldn't get the clutch to come back and the car lost its speed down to about 5-10 miles per hour, if that. The person behind me went around me but the woman behind him smashed into me doing around 70mph. Her car pushed mine forward and into the next lane. My airbags never deployed. Luckily, I walked away with a bruised left arm and that was all. My husband had called our dealership a few times regarding this issue but because it didn't stick all the time, they couldn't tell us what was wrong. My car is an absolute mess right now and I don't know if it can be repaired.

- Smithfield, RI, USA

2009 Hyundai Sonata-2 front end collisions air bags never came out for either. Front end work done after 1st front end collision. Air bags did not come out during 2nd colision either. Concerned why the airbags did not come out for either accident.

- Daphne, AL, USA