2007 Hyundai Sonata. Consumer requests reimbursement for replacement brake lights. Consumer expressed a discontent in regards to the cost of the lights themselves and the labor charge for replacement. The consumer stated the dealer replaced the stop lamp switch under recall. However, she believed the reason the brake lights burned out was due to the malfunctioning stop lamp.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

2007 Hyundai Sonata has an air bag and back light problem with recall notice. The consumer stated the defects substantially impaired the use, safety and value of the vehicle.

- Abbeville, AL, USA

On June 2, 2008 the ESC (electronic stability control) light on the dash indicated the ESC was not engaged. It went off after I stopped the car and restarted. The light came on 2 more times in the next 4 days. On June 6, I was making a "Y" turn on a residential street and the shift would not move out of drive. Having read the owner's manual previously, I popped the button on top of the shift console and pushed the button with my knife. I was able to get into reverse, but the shift locked down again keeping me from going into drive. I had to push the button. I brought the car to my dealer on June 16. The brake light switch was faulty and sticking causing the problem. Since I have only 8,456 miles on the car, warranty covered the repair.

- Rome, GA, USA

The brake light switch on my 2007 Hyundai Sonata (V6 - limited - auto transmission) has failed twice in less than one year. Both times, failure began with automatic deactivation of the electronic stability control system (as indicated by a light in the instrument panel), followed several days later by failure of the transmission interlock system which makes it impossible to shift the car to/from drive to reverse (or park). When this failure occurred on Friday, May 9, 2008, I was pulling into a parking lot but suddenly needed to reverse my direction to avoid being hit by another vehicle that did not yield the right of way. With no warning, I suddenly found that the shift lever would not move into reverse because the shift interlock (controlled by the defective brake switch) would not allow the lever to move. I was stuck in traffic for several minutes and was nearly hit by a truck because I could not move the vehicle! luckily, I remembered how to remove the small cover over the manual disengagement point and was able to use a leatherman tool to deactivate the shift lock system and place the car in reverse. This could have been a tragic situation if I had been hit by the truck or if this had happened near a railroad crossing or as I was boarding a ferry boat on puget sound. This is not an isolated problem with Hyundai automobiles as I found by researching the issue on the web. This is a serious problem that needs to be fixed once and for all! the dealer replaced the switch under warranty, but this will do little good if I am killed or seriously injured the next time failure occurs.

- Puyallup, WA, USA