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Hyundai Sonata Tires Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems Safety Report | July 15, 2013



Reported on July 15, 2013


MY CAR COMES WITH A TPMS SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE. INTERMITTENTLY THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE TIRES COMES ON. A CHECK WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE OF EACH TIRE ALWAYS INDICATES A FALSE ALARM. TALKING WITH OTHER SONATA OWNERS I HAVE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS AT THEIR GARAGE. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS - 1. THE FALSE ALARM IS DISTRACTING, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO THINK THEY SHOULD PULL OVER IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT TO AVOID HAVING A BIGGER PROBLEM. 2. AFTER IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES THE OPERATOR MIGHT IGNORE A REAL PROBLEM. YET THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Make: Hyundai
Model: Sonata
Manufactured by: Hyundai Motor Company
Year: 2011
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: NEWTOWN PA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5NPEC4AB9BH
Mileage: 42000 miles.
Speed: 55 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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