NHTSA Complaint #10366490 — 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA

VISIBILITY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10366490
Vehicle 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component VISIBILITY
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State RI

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY 2008 SONATA ON MARCH 11, 2010 ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IT HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP MANUALLY AND THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HEARD THIS IS NOT COVERED NOR IS IT A RECALL THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I SURE HOPE THERE ARE NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS DUE TO SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO SEEING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT MIGHT SEEM MINUET TO THE MANUFACTURE BUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING IT, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I DREAD GETTING INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE DUE TO THIS BECAUSE IT HITS ME IN MY FOREHEAD AND SOMETIMES IT HURTS AND IT DEFINITELY DISTRACTS YOU. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND HAVE IT RECALLED AND FIXED CORRECTLY FOR ALL OF OUR SAKES, LET'S NOT WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY. *TR

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