NHTSA Complaint #10472701 — 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR MADE A STRANGE SOUND AS I PULLED IT DOWN IN A NORMAL FASHION. WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN IT TO THE NORMAL POSITION, IT JUST FLOPPED BACK DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. I HAVE TRIED VELCRO STRIPS AND TAPE TO HOLD IT IN POSITION AND NOTHING WORKS. THE VISOR IS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW AND IT WILL SWING AROUND WHEN I MAKE TURNS, WHICH RESULTS IN THE VISOR HITTING ME IN THE HEAD WHILE I'M ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE WITH AN ALREADY OBSTRUCTED VIEW. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHT THAT NORMALLY COMES ON WHEN YOU OPEN THE MIRROR, CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE FOR 25 MINUTES WITH MY PASSENGER HOLDING THEIR HAND OVER THE LIGHT SO THAT I COULD DRIVE HOME. THIS PROBABLY WOUND NOT HAVE BEEN SUCH A PROBLEM IN THE DAYLIGHT, HOWEVER, THIS WAS AT NIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $70 JUST FOR THE VISOR AND EVEN MORE TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 SONATA BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP ME. *TR