2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Wheels Problems

After doing some research, I am now aware that there was a recall 20V-746 or 21V-727 that my car was affected by & was never notified about. On 6/2/2022, I was driving and just exited the freeway. Smoke started coming out of the passengers side of the engine. Cars were honking at me & flames started coming out as I drove into a parking lot. I was terrified as my life was at risk & felt fortunate that this did not happen on the freeway. I feel lucky to have been able to escape this life threatening experience. There is now an open claim with my insurance. I had brake lights changed at Frank Hyundai on 4/08/2022 in National City, CA where they also ran a diagnostic check on the car. There was never mention of a recall & my car was cleared of any issues. In addition to the...

While I was driving in the access road I heard a pop and my car started making. A weird noise just for me to get out my car and my tire wasn’t straight it was dislocated I bought the car in april

The rear crossmember bolt snapped off on the passenger side with no warning. It caused the rear passenger complete wheel assembly to breakaway and fold backwards.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A NOISE. WHEN TURNED. CAR RIDE IS BUMPY ON INSPECTION MECHANIC SAID I NEED STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND I NEED LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACED, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS NEED REPLACEMENT. ALMOST $2000 EXPENSE. THIS CAR HAS 132000 MILES ON IT . I TOOK CARE OF CAR ROTATE THE TIRES DID PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.THE VEHICLE HAS VERY BUMPY RIDE WHEN TURNED MAKES NOISE.

EPS CHECK ENGINE ABS AND WHEEL LINEAMENT LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AND MY WHEELS SOUND HORRIBLE HITTING A SMALL BUMP

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND CAR WAS RIDING ROUGH. CALLED FOR HELP.INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE TILL IT WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN "PITTED WHEEL BEARINGS" IN 30 YEARS OF OPERATION. HE GAVE ME BACK THE FAULTY BEARINGS AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT YOU AND THE CORPORATE AREA OF HYUNDAI, BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS AN ALERT OR RECALL. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT AND BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE REVIEW ASAP, AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE REST OF THE POPULATION. THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND BOTH DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED EVERY MONTH AND THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO REPEAT THE PROCESS UNTIL A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT AND ALIGNMENTS HAD TO BE PERFORMED MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE AND STARTER IN MY 2011 SONATA IN NOVEMBER 2018 GOT CAR BACK RADIO BLUETOOTH USB ELECTRICAL AND AC DIDN'T WORK AND IT CUT OFF ON ME NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS TIRE EXPLODED ON ME THAT THEY 'FORGOT TO TELL ME ABOUT' AND HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS CAR DOES NOT RUN AND I CAN'T GET ANY ANSWERS OR SOLUTIONS! I SPENT $500 ON NEW FUEL INJECTOR STILL WON'T RUN! DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY, AL REPLACED ENGINE AND DID SLOPPY WORK AND DIDN'T VALUE MY SAFETY AT ALL! DO I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP? DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWING FOR A 3RD TIME THAT IS CLEARLY ON THEM! MECHANIC TOLD ME ELECTRICAL WAS HOOKED UP PROPERLY AND/OR WIRING BURNT WHEN ENGINE SEIZED! ALSO I'VE HAD TO BUY 3 TIRES WHEN MINE WERE FAIRLY NEW BECAUSE THE SPEED WHEEL SENSOR IS...

THIS IS INDEPENDENT OF CAMPAIGN 10V426000 WHICH INVOLVED "POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY". IN 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AGGRESSIVELY AT SPEEDS OF 60+. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL WHEN TURNING THE CORNER OR DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35+. WHILE SITTING IDLE, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EVEN SLIGHTLY MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL A KNOCKING/CLICKING SOUND. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20+, ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY CAUSES THIS "UNSTEADINESS" IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CONTINUED KNOCKING NOISE. IN ALL CASES, IT ALMOST FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE TIRES ARE GOING TO DETACH FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING AT...

THERE IS A PLAY IN STEERING INTERMEDIARY SHAFT. WHEELS MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF DURHAM IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA) AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AND WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR ACTS AS IF YOUR ON ICE OR LIKE I'M LOOSING CONTROL OF STEERING THE VEHICLE, I WAS ADVISED BY DISCOUNT TIRE THAT THE FROM SUSPENSION ISSUE ARE CAUSING MY INNER TIRES TO WEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY TRYING TO SALE ME TIRES FOR $600 AND DID NOT MENTION ANY ISSUES WITH THE INNER TIRE ON THAT THE TREAD WAS A LITTLE LOW. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS WHEN THE STEERING PROBLEMS OCCUR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY IN QUEENS NY, AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CONTROL ALARM ON MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR AND GO ACROSS 3 LANES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH CARS TRAVELING 70 MPH PAST ME. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE HIT AND LUCKILY MYSELF OR NOBODY WAS KILLED. WHATS MORE DISTURBING INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP DOING IT'S JOB TO MAKE SURE MY CAR IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL, THEY LET ME LEAVE THE LOT WITH AN ISSUE THEY CLEARLY KNEW ABOUT AND JUST DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME. AFTER ALL THEY PROVIDED A COMPLIMENTARY WHEEL ALIGNMENT SO THEY CLEARLY WERE EXAMINING MY WHEELS AT THE TIME. AND UP TO THIS POINT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, SMOOTH, NO ISSUES. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH BACK AND NOTHING WAS NOTED TO ME BY THE...

THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AND OR REACHING A SPEED OF 60. IT IS CAUSING THE BALANCING OF TIRES WORN, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BOLT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TWELVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD A TIRE ROTATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

STEERING COLUMN RECALL (CAMPAIGN 97) WAS IDENTIFIED AS PERFORMED BY HYUNDAI ON NOVEMBER 12, 2010. WHILE HAVING REPAIRS DONE TO 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA, THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL WHICH WAS CHARACTERIZED BY THE STEERING PROBLEMS/SHAKING IDENTIFIED. HYUNDAI WAS CONTRACTED AND THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED STATING THEIR POLICY... "ONCE A RECALL / ALWAYS A RECALL." I REALLY DID NOT REALLY LIKE IT WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL, I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I REALLY DID HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE CHARGES MAY BE. COMPOUNDING THIS, THE RIMS HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY BLACK. THIS HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO BE CORROSION OF SOME SORT BY THREE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS. WHEN I ASKED HYUNDAI MFG. & ES HYUNDAI FOR...

WHEN DRIVING CAR THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUBBING I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO MAKE THE SOUND THEY STATED THAT THEY CHANGED OUT PARTS AND IT WILL KEEP MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A INCLINE OR PULLING UP A HILL OR INTO A PARKING AREA. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON DEC 15,2013 FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER. IN APRIL I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF THEM CORRECTING THE ISSUE THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AND TOLD ME IT WAS DONE. AGAIN MY CAR WILL NOT STAY IN THE LANE. IT PULLS SO MUCH TO THE RIGHT AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS JUST THE ALIGNMENT. THEY EVEN STATED THAT SOMEONE ELSE IN MY HOUSE HIT SOMETHING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CARS PULLING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 927 BUT THEY ONLY...

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T WHICH CAME EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H431 TIRES, SIZE 225/45R18V. AT APPROXIMATELY 41000 MILES (AUGUST 2014) I NOTICED A BULGE/BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON VISITING A LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO DETERMINE HOW BAD THE PROBLEM WAS, THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE TIRE AND ADVISED ME THAT THERE WERE 5 SEPARATE BUBBLES IN THE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE FOR $275. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR AND I'VE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE NOW. I DRIVE PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY AND KEEP MY TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AT ALL TIMES. THERE WERE/ARE NO ABRASIONS, SCUFFS OR CUTS ON THE SIDE OF...

MY VEHICLE HYNDAI SONATA 2011, CRASHED INTO A PARKED CONSTRUCTION IN A PARKING LOT AT THE SPEEDS OF UP TO 30 MPH. THE CRASH DAMAGED BASICALLY THE WHOLE FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT TWO WHEELS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED AS WELL WITH CRACKS ON THE SHIELD AND IT ALSO KNOCKED OUT THE REARVIEW MIRRORS. I WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED AND MY HEAD CRASHED UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH LEFT A LITTLE SORENESS. WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS WITH SUCH AN IMPACT AND SUCH DAMAGE, HOW DID THE AIRBAGS NOT GO OFF?. MY HEAD SLAMMED PRETTY GOOD UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND A LITTLE MORE IMPACT I COULD'VE BEEN SEVERELY HURT. SO I JUST WANT TO ASK WHY DID THE AIRBAGS NOT WORK? *TR

PURCHASED 2011 SONATA GLS NEW N JULY 2010. WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR, NOW IT MAKES STRANGE BANGING, METAL ON METAL, SOMETHING LOOSE SOUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN BRAKING. THIS SOUND IS MUCH LOUDER WHEN MAKING HARD LEFT TURN, LIKE GETTING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER TO BUSY ROAD TO TAKE A LEFT TURN. WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS KIND OF ISSUE ONLY AFTER 3 YEARS AND AROUND 40,000 MILES. *TR

MY CAR WAS JUST SERVICED FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE OCCURRING WHEN I WOULD MAKE TURNS AS IF THE CAR COULD NOT GRIP THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEAL AS WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT MUST BE OFF, ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER TOLD OF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE CAR AND A NEW ALIGNMENT PART THEIR "TP3 RECALL" BUT WHEN DRIVING HOME THE CAR DID NOT MAKE NOISES WHEN MAKING THE TURNS ON THE ON/OFF RAMPS BUT RATHER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND/OR WHEN CHANGING LANES. DEALER DUE TO BEING A SUNDAY AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEING CLOSED AS ME TO CALL THEM BACK. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH EACH TIME THE STEERING COLUMN BEING LOOSE AND A NATURAL PULL TO THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION. IT IS ALMOST AS IF STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN CENTERED. I THOUGHT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT AFTER DRIVING MY FRIENDS BRAND NEW SONATA I CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS THE HYUNDAI PROBLEM. DEALER IS DENYING THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

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...

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN MARCH OF 2010 BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER YEAR TWO, AND WHEN THEY WERE BEING REPLACED THEY SAID THAT THE AIR VALVE ON THE TIRE WAS CORRODED WHEN I WENT TO HYUNDAI TO GET THE PART REPLACED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T CORRODED IT WAS BROKE OFF BECAUSE THERE WAN'T A CAP ON IT AND IT GOT WET. SO, THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND THEY WOULD SEND IT UP UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE REFUNDED THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. AFTER THAT MY PUSH START WOULD NOT START WHEN I PUSHED IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH IT ABOUT THREE TIMES AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY START. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI, AND HAD IT REPLACED NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. SO...

1) TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT INDICATES LOW TIRE PRESSURE. 2) DRONING NOISE COMING FROM REAR TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2-WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN DRIVEN LOCALLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 2-TO-3 WEEKS (APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES). WHEN I DRIVE ON OUT-OF-TOWN TRIPS, THE TROUBLE OCCURRENCE VARIES FROM ABOUT EVERY 150 TO 700 MILES. I CHECKED THE TIRES WITH A TIRE GAUGE AND IT INDICATES THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TIRE (SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY TIRE HAVING THE PROBLEM) HAS ONLY 25 PSI OF PRESSURE. I INFLATED THE TIRE TO 35 PSI AND CONTINUED MY TRIP. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE MORE TIMES DURING THIS PARTICULAR TRIP. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS FOUR NEW TIRES,...

THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND IN 23,000 MILES THEY HAD CUPPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD FAILED TO KEEP THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND DID NOT KEEP IT ALIGNED. I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM AND THEY TOLD ME MAYBE THE CAR IS OUT OF LINE AND LINED IT UP. WELL SINCE THEN THE TIRES HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THIS IS 2 SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES COST ME $600.00. I DO NOT LIKE BEING TOLD IT IS MY FAULT WHEN I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE AND LEARNED THERE WERE OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HELP US . *TR

THE CAR IS A YEAR OLD. AS THE PASSENGER WAS TURNING LEFT TRAVELING APPROX 25-30MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWING THE WHOLE WHEEL/DRIVE ASSEMBLY TO COME OFF SLAMMING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR DOWN, YANKING THE CAR TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

AT APROX 16,000 MILES THE ORIGINAL KUHMO TIRES BECAME CUPPED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUD OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. AT 30,000 MILES THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE. TIRES STILL HAS ANOTHER 25,000 MILE LIFE ON THEM BUT COULD NO LONGER BE USED. VEHICLES ALIGNMENT WAS CHECK 4 TIMES, TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. ALIGNMENT SHOWS NEGATIVE 5.1 DEGREES CASTER ON LEFT FRONT, WITH NO WAY TO ADJUST. HYUNDAI AMERICA WA NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT CAN AND PROBABLY HAPPENED TO SOME OTHER OWNER. THERE IS NO SPARE TIRE JUST AN INFLATION KIT WHICH IS USELESS IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE SIDE WALL OR RIM. I AM TOLD THAT I CAN CALL FOR HELP AND BE TOWED TO A DEALER IF THAT HAPPENS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PLACES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT CELL PHONE SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF THIS HAPPENING I COULD BE STRANDED ON A RURAL ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO WAY TO GET HELP. WITH A MOUNTABLE SPARE I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS SITUATION IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE THAT TRAVELS TO UNPOPULATED AREAS IN THIS COUNTRY. *TR

THREE MONTHS AGO MY FIRST TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE. I WAS PARKED IN AN INDOOR PARKING GARAGE AND FOUND MY CAR WITH A FLAT DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND DROVE TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD BROKEN. I HAD A RUBBER VALVE INSTALLED AND THEN LATER THAT WEEK BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HAD THE TPS REPLACED. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND MY TIRE PRESSURE ALARM LIT ON MY DASHBOARD. I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. AS I STARTED TO PLACE THE AIR PUMP ONTO THE VALVE HE TIP OF THE TPS BROKE OFF IN MY HAND, CAUSING THE ENTIRE TIRE TO FLATTEN INSTANTLY. AGAIN, I HAD TO PUT THE SPARE ON AND DRIVE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE A RUBBER VALVE PUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL LOOSE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING CLOCK SPRING AND ADVISED THAT THE NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FRONT AND REAR END CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL STILL FELT EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 659 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,811.

PURCHASED CAR ON MAY 10, 2011 AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DIDN'T HAVE NEW CAR WINDOW STICKER IN CAR OR AT DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD I WASN'T LOOKING HARD ENOUGH FOR IT. DEALERSHIP GOT ME ONE IN JULY. I HAVE PICTURES OF TEST DRIVE WITH NO WINDOW STICKER. FOUND HAIL DAMAGE ON CAR AFTER THE PAPERWORK WHILE STILL AT DEALERSHIP--FINALLY FIXED IN JULY. FOUND OUT WHILE DOING PAPERWORK THE CAR HAD 1500 MILES ON IT--DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL THEN--SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THEN---IN MY BOOK NOT NEW!!!! CAR PULLED TO LEFT REAL HARD ON WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP--REALIGNED FRONT END--STILL PULLING LEFT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. ADMITS TO RECALL AND DOESN'T HAVE EQUIPMENT/TOOLS TO REPAIR. THE CAR HAD DEEP SCRATCHES ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER AT DELIVERY--FINALLY FIXED SOMEWHAT--YOU CAN STILL FEEL AND SEE THE SCRATCHES IF LOOKING FOR THEM. DRIVERS SEAT FRAYING APART AT MATERIAL AT 2900 MILES. TRIM DAMAGED BY HAIL REPAIR...