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2008 HYUNDAI SONATA — VISIBILITY/WIPER

1 injured · 922665 · 2012-06-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Miles at failure
74,480
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 6/11/12 AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPPED SUDDENLY AS I WAS BRAKING, MY FOREHEAD SLAMMED INTO THE EDGE OF THE VISOR. MY GLASSES PROTECTED MY EYES, BUT MY FOREHEAD IS SORE AND TENDER. THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN THE "UP" POSITION AND "FLOPS" DOWN AT AN ANGLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, MY VISIBILITY IS CONSTANTLY BLOCKED. THE VISOR WASN'T IN USE, IT JUST BROKE. I SECURED THE DRIVER'S VISOR WITH TAPE. TODAY, JUNE 12, 2012, I DROVE MY SON. HE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE VISOR ON THAT SIDE BROKE. IT JUST DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION! IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC DEVICE BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS, THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE VISOR FAILS, AND/OR ARMS WEAKEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY CAR. IT APPEARS MANY HAVE WRITTEN COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS HURT, A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT IS A SHOCK WHEN THE VISOR DROPS, BLOCKING YOUR VIEW. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT IS A CHEAP, EASY FIX FOR THEM BUT FOR OWNERS IT'S DANGEROUS SUDDENLY WE CAN'T SEE IN TRAFFIC, IN A CROSS WALK, ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE YOUR VISIBILITY SUDDENLY IMPAIRED IS DANGEROUS. AND AS IN MY CASE, THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI IS A GREAT PRODUCT, IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF THE RIGHT THING WASN'T DONE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10461395
Machine
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