2000 Hyundai Sonata Suspension Problems

Your right front wheel makes a clunking noise when turning, and your car slams in and out of gear at any speed. You've taken it to the dealer multiple times — they found your control arm needs repair and your airbag warning light stays on, but said parts aren't available for your model year. Your rear end also makes clunking sounds that suggest worn suspension components. The dealer told you to accept these issues even though you consider them safety concerns. Repairs would likely involve replacing the control arm, transmission transmission mounts, and suspension components like shocks or struts.

While driving at 5 mph, your front passenger-side wheel completely detached from the vehicle. A mechanic diagnosed the problem as a failed control arm and a rusted subframe that could no longer support the wheel assembly. This is a serious structural failure that occurred at 140,000 miles.

While slowing down to turn onto a side road, your lower left control arm completely pulled away from the frame because the frame rail had rusted completely through with a large hole. Inspection found the right side frame has similar rust damage and missing sections. This happened at low speed, but could have caused loss of control at highway speeds. The fix will require frame repair or replacement and reattachment of the control arm.

While driving to work, you noticed your car pulling to one side. When you inspected the frame, you found a 2-inch crack on one side and a 1/4-inch by 20-inch crack on the other side, and the frame felt rotten when you touched it. This type of frame damage requires professional structural inspection and likely needs frame repair or replacement.

While driving at about 10 mph, the front end of your vehicle collapsed toward the passenger-side wheel. You contacted Hyundai about a suspension recall, but the manufacturer said your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in that recall campaign. The problem occurred around 100,000 miles and was never diagnosed or repaired. This issue will likely require inspection and replacement of suspension components that failed.

Your Hyundai dealer has repeatedly refused to fix suspension and structural problems under warranty, even though your car was within the 100,000-mile, 10-year warranty period when you brought it in. During a state safety inspection, your car failed because the rear sub-frame has rusted through with a hole, making it unsafe to drive. Fixing this will likely require rear sub-frame replacement or welding repair.

While driving, your husband's 2000 Hyundai Sonata suddenly came to a screeching halt, and he nearly lost control of the vehicle. When he pulled over, the driver's front wheel had completely detached because the front axle had broken. The dealer determined this was caused by corrosion of the front subframe, which was part of a recall campaign (CC1, campaign number 11-01-038 from October 2011) that the owner says they never received notice about. Repair will involve replacing the corroded front subframe and reattaching or replacing the front axle assembly.

Your car's steering and stability feel unstable, especially when hitting bumps—you lose traction and the vehicle becomes hard to control. Your mechanic found that the rear subframe is rusty and cracked, even though it was replaced under recall around 2010. The structural damage to the frame is causing the handling problems and may need repair or replacement.

Your car's rear cross member (part of the suspension frame) has developed severe rust and is at risk of breaking apart. The dealer told you this isn't covered under recall and replacement costs $3,000, even though your front cross member was replaced under recall for the same rust issue. A rusted frame component can affect your car's structural integrity and suspension support.

Your vehicle's driver's side upper strut mount has broken through its mounting point, which was discovered during routine service at 25,000 miles. This is a structural suspension failure that affects how your vehicle handles and rides. The issue will likely require replacement of the strut mount assembly and possibly related suspension components.

Your mechanic discovered that the front subframe lower control arm has corroded on your 2000 Hyundai Sonata during a tire maintenance visit. Hyundai refused to help with repairs because your vehicle wasn't covered under a specific recall campaign. The part was never repaired, and your car had 220,000 miles when the corrosion was found.

CAR HAS BAD RUST OUT PROBLEMS. ON THE METAL FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. TOTAL RUST OUT ON REAR FRAME, ALSO THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THE FRONT CRADLE FRAME WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-12 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. ALSO, THE SUB-FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,165.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE WAS CORRODED, COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL IN IT. HE CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER AND STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK WITH HYUNDAI USA AND FOLLOW UP WITH HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000, SUSPENSION IS RELATED TO HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,491. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT. PASSENGER REAR TIRE TURNED OUT TO RIGHT AND CAUSE ME TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN I PURCHASED HE CAR JANUARY 30,2010 IT WAS RUNNING FINE NOW IT RUNS TERRIBLE. I'VE PURCHASED TWO NEW SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE SOMETHING KEEPS WEARING MY TIRES OUT. I SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH IS SCRUBBING. NO PRESSURE OR SUSPENSION, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACUTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THERE WERE THREE APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WHICH WERE RESCHEDULED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHCILE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,032.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, RIGHT FRONT FELL. I AM TOLD THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA RECALL*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME FAILED. *JB

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 09V124000 HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN NO. 089. *NJ THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FRONT FRAME BROKE CAUSING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE PAVEMENT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSAXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE COLLISION CENTER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATE WAS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, REPAIRS WERE NOT RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SCRAPPED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MARCH 14,2009. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEEMED AS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE RECALL NOTING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FRAME COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAN ITS VALUE. *JB UPDATED 04/02/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WITH THE DETACHMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE SUBFRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000, SUSPENSION WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOWING AND REPAIR COST OF DAMAGES ASSOCIATED TO THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 2 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION IN WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THEIR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE WHEEL WELL AND SUB-FRAME. THE SUB-FRAME AXLE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000-SUSPENSION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08016). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 108,000. UPDATED 02/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/05/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V124000 FOR THE SUSPENSION ON JANUARY 5, 2010. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS REPORT DATE WAS 4/14/09 AND THAT THE FIRST RECALL LETTER MAILING STARTED IN JULY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN HYUNDAI SIX MONTHS TO SEND HER THE RECALL NOTICE. NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED. UPDATED 01/27/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE RECEIVED RECALL ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT SUB FRAME REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES THAT MAY POSSIBLY OCCUR ON OTHER COMPONENTS DURING THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB

I WAS USING THE AS NORMAL, THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, BUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO A STORE I HEARD A POP AND THEN THE RIGHT WHEEL WOULD NOT ROLL. I THEN CONTACTED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED. I GOT THE CAR A HYUNDAI SONATA LIFTED ON JACKS AND JACK STANDS AN NOTICED RUST AND CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME AND SEEN THAT THE ARMS CONNECTING THE WHEEL COMPONENTS TO THE FRAME HAD BROKEN. *TR

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPENT $600 2 YEARS AGO TO FIX THE SUB-FRAME BEFORE HE KNEW ABOUT A RECALL. *JB

I OWN A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT ABOUT 20-30 MPH MY SUB-FRAME COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TO COME COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN THE SUBFRAME COLLAPSED IT FELL ON MY AXLE WHICH DAMAGED. WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SUBFRAME MY AXLE WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGHT THE SUBFRAME COLLAPSING IS A DIRECT RESULT OF MY TIRE AND AXLE DETACHING FROM MY CAR. AFTER VOICING MY CONCERN HYUNDAI STATED TO ME THAT THEY DO NOT COVER SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGE AND THAT WAS NOTHING ELSE TO BE SAID OR DONE. THIS TO ME IS A BUNCH OF CRAP! IF THE SUBFRAME WAS NOT DEFECTIVE I WOULD OF NEVER ENDURED THESE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL NOW. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI'S CONSUMER RELATIONS AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL CONTACT MY ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT FAIR! THANK GOD I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON MY OWN. AS THEY SAID THEY DO NOT COVER SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGES. *TR

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT, NO ACCIDENT, ONE OWNER, NJ. HYUNDAI COVERS REPAIR FOR YEARS 2001-2004 FOR THE SAME EXACT DEFECT BUT WILL NOT COVER THE YEAR 2000. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT THE FRONT RIGHT SUBFRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE IS ANOTHER HUGE HOLE ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. I KNOW HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY STATE-TN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND STUDENT WHO HAS PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT CAR. TRANSMISSION, AXLES, TIMING BELT, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, BOTH BALL JOINTS, BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS, AIR FLOW SENSOR - TWICE. THIS PROBLEM IS ONE HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX. EVEN FOR THOSE NOT IN THE SALT BELT STATES. *TR

HI I'M AN OWNER OF A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHO RESIDES IN THE STATE OF IOWA. I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE HYUNDAI RECALL #089. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS DETACHED FROM THE SUB-FRAME ON MY VEHICLE RENDERING IT UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL YET. DO I NEED TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE LETTER BEFORE I CAN CONTACT A DEALER/SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS? *TR

FRAME RUSTED OUT ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE COLLAPSED, BREAKING TRANS AXLE.....REPAIR COSTS OVER $2000.00...NOT...INCLUDING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION, IF I DID GET FRAME REPAIRED...MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH HYUNDAI, NEVER TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE... JUNKED CAR....FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL NBR-78622 AFTER GETTING RID OF THE CAR....HYUNDAI TOLD ME, SINCE I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR....I AM OUT OF LUCK.... *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION INTO A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. I THEN HEARD A SNAP, A GRINDING NOISE, AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS PASSING BY AT HIGH SPEEDS THAT DID NOT SEE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE COMING AROUND A CORNER. TWO MEN STOPPED BEHIND ME AND PUSHED MY CAR BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE GAS STATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY FRONT SUBFRAME BEING COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. IT RESULTED IN ALMOST A COMPLETE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM DETACHMENT FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WHEEL SEPARATION. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN, IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR, BUT THE BILL IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,500. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 SONATA WITH 128,165 MILES WITH A SUB-FRAME RUST PROBLEM. THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL A-ARM IS SEPARATING FROM THE SUB-FRAME WITH MORE THAN ONE RUST HOLE EVIDENT IN THE SUB-FRAME. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY OUR LOCAL ALIGNMENT SHOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THEM FOR AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND TIRES SQUEAL WHILE NEGOTIATING RIGHT TURNS. UPON THEIR INSPECTION THEY POINTED OUT THE RUST AND A-ARM SEPARATION FROM THE SUB-FRAME AS WELL AS POINTED OUT HOW THE WHEEL ACTUALLY WAS SITTING MORE THAN AN INCH REARWARD. AFTER THEY POINTED THAT OUT IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS THE WHEEL WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING CENTERED IN THE WHEEL WELL. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED AS I AM RESEARCHING OPTIONS AVAILABLE; SPECIFICALLY TO SEE IF HYUNDAI WILL CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA, 1200000 MILES NOTICED CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT ION SNOW COVERED ROADS, DID NOT DRIVE TO WORK NEXT DAY ON HIGHWAY, SON WAS TAKING TO REPAIR FACILITY, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED. LUCKY WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY, REPAIR FACILITY SAYS FRONT SUSPENSION/FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY OF 2006 THE CAR HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEN LATER IN THAT YEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD SWAY DRAMATICALLY WHEN YOU TURNED THE WILL RIGHT. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED TO BE JUST THAT THE CAR NEEDED AN ALIMENT. NOW IN 2008 I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AXLE OF THE CAR REPLACED BECAUSE WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL FROM THE CAR AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. TAKING IT TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE FRAME WAS DRASTICALLY RUSTED AND THAT DRIVING THE CAR IN THE STATE WOULD LEAD TO A WRECK OR WORSE. NOW I AM LOST AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE FOUND OVER 20 REPORTS OF THIS CAR MODEL HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THESE DEATH TRAPS ON WHEELS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE SOME DIES. *TR

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA, SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS BROKE OFF, IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PRE-ALIGNMENT INSPECTION AFTER THE CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *TR

2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS IF THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED PULLING VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND COULD HEAR THE TIRE SQUEALING. I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DROPPED SLIGHTLY AND WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. I NOTICED THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WASN'T ALIGNED PROPERLY. IT WAS BROKEN. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP. (CV PROS) ED TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED BECAUSE THE FRAME RUSTED OUT. HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE RUST BROKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION BAR IS WHAT I THINK HE CALLED IT. HE SAID THAT WAS THE REASON THAT THE WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND THAT A CAR OF ONLY 9 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB SIGHT "LEMON LAWS" I FOUND WHERE THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINT OF 1999 THROUGH 2002 HYUNDAI SONATAS PROMPTED A FEDERAL PROBE BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND RANDOMLY JERKING TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY. OVER A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS THE JERKING TO THE RIGHT FREQUENTLY (ABOUT EVERY 30 SECONDS OR LESS) MADE THE CAR ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THE WHEEL HAS SHIFTED ABOUT 1 INCH BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF IT HAD GONE ON FOR ANY MORE TIME, PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FIX COSTS WELL OVER $800.00 AND I AM ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED TO SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

AFTER FAILING A NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAD A RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE THE SIZE OF A FIST ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. NO PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS HAD INDICATED THAT THERE WAS THIS IMPENDING HAZARD. CONSEQUENTLY, I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, IT WAS A MERE MATTER OF DAYS OR A SIMPLE ROUGH ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MY SUBFRAME TO DETACH WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE AND FULLY EXPECT THEM TO NOT ONLY REPAIR THE ENGINE CRADLE, BUT MAKE OWNERS AWARE THAT MODELS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2002 FACE THIS HAZARD TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD DUE TO THEIR OWN MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. *TR

SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND TURN HIS WHEEL. RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM PULLED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER AND SUSPENSION AND DRIVE TRAIN. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA V-6, AND DURING A MECHANIC'S INSPECTION OF A WORN REAR STRUT HE NOTICED THAT TWO, LARGE HOLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE SUB FRAME, ENGINE MOUNT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND POSES SERIOUS THREAT. *TR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DETACHED AND CAR SKIDDED TO A HALT ON BUSY ROAD. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 8 WEEKS AGO TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I HAVE SINCE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF HYUNDAI. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHEN I DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE FRONT END ON MY CAR IS NOW RESTING ON MY TIRES DUE TO SEVERE RUST IN THE FRAME. *TR

ON AUGUST 25TH, 2007, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY. THERE WAS QUITE SOME TRAFFIC (STOP-AND-GO KIND OF THING) SO WE WEREN'T AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HAD TO STOP SHORT, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL OF MY CAR SUNK, AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL SCRATCHING AGAINST THE PAVEMENT . AFTER I FINALLY MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER, AND CHECKING TO SEE IF MY WIFE WAS OK, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR JUST TO FIND OUT THAT MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS IN AN ALMOST HORIZONTAL POSITION. AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP, MY MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT THE AXLE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO SUPPORT FOR THE AXLE AND THE CONTROL ARM TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT AND PRESSURE OF THE SUDDEN STOP. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I BELIEVE THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED, OR TO CAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE AN INJURY. THE REPAIRS WERE COSTLY, BUT I HAD TO DO IT. I NEED THE CAR TO WORK, AND WE LIVE IN A PLACE WERE THE CAR IS AN EVERYDAY NECESSITY. THE CRADLE FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY AT A COST OF $2,897.22. WE ALSO INCURRED THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES DUE TO THE CRADLE FAILING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY ON AUGUST 25TH, 2007: TOWING CHARGE OF $168.37, CAR RENTAL CHARGES OF $164.53. A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FROM A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR $996.59 SHOULD BE ADDED TO COVER THE BODY DAMAGE SUSTAINED WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE AND RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED, CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHEEL TO BEND THE RIGHT SIDE BUMPER COVER. MY MECHANIC KEPT THE OLD CRADLE UP TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHEN AFTER DEALING WITH THE LOCAL DMV OFFICE AND EXPLAINING THE SITUATION THEY INFORMED US THAT "A DMV JUDGE WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THIS CASE". I DO STILL HAVE PICTURES OF THE RUSTED CRADLE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE FIST-SIZED HOLES IN IT. *TR

RUSTED FRAME, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SUDDENLY, HE HEARD A UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE; BEING VERY FAR FROM HOME HE COULD NOT STOP BUT THE NOISE GRADUALLY BECAME SERIOUS. HE PULLED OVER, GET OFF THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE FRONT TIRE, PASSENGER SIDE WAS WENT BEHIND THE NORMAL POSITION AND TOUCHED THE BODY OF THE CAR. LATER AT THE GARAGE THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR UP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CUR AND IT TOOK OUT THE AXLE. (THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED TO GET THERE). HE TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW PART THAT COST $850 AND THE LABOR COULD COST $500. MY SURPRISE CAME WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR A CHEAPER PRICE: FIRST OF ALL I DID NOT FIND ONE BUT INSTEAD, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE NATION, HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR, SAME MODEL, SAME YEAR. THIS DEFECTION HAS CAUSED PROBLEM TO MY FAMILY: RENTING CAR, TOWING, WE STILL GOING THROUGH DIFFICULTIES AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR NEITHER DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

WHEN I WAS AT THE GRADE SCHOOL PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER, THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH AND THEN STOPPED. I GOT OUT AND THE FRONT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS TWISTED TO THE SIDE. THE RIGHT AXLE HAD BLOWN OUT. I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING BACK TO ILLINOIS AT THE END OF MAY I HAD TO RENT A CAR DOLLY TO TOW THE CAR BEHIND THE U-HAUL. UPON TAKING IT TO OUR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP, HE CALLED US THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THAT THE FRONT RIGHT FRAME CRADLE HAD RUSTED IN HALF. WE WENT TO TAKE A LOOK AND YES IT WAS RUSTED THROUGH THE CRADLE WITH A SPOT THE SIZE OF AN ORANGE THE FRAME HAD BROKEN IN HALF. WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY WILL FIX THE AXLE AND THE FRAME. BUT THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE NOW NOT ANY GOOD 1 OF WHICH WAS NEW, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE EITHER OF THEM. THEY SAID THAT TIRE DEALER THAT PUT THE NEW ONE ON SHOULD OF NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND SO IT IS THEIR FAULT. ALSO WHEN THE TOW TRUCK WENT TO PULL THE CAR UP ON THE FLAT BED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE GAVE WAY AND BENT UNDER THE CAR IN THE PROCESS DOING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER, THIS ALSO HYUNDAI SAID THAT IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIXED IT. AS OF TODAY JULY 9, 2008 I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING TO BE FIXED OR NOT. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. I WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOTIFIED DURING SERVICE THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND FRAME ON MY CAR IS RUSTED OUT. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, THERE WERE LARGE RUST HOLES APPARENT IN THE CROSSMEMBERS AND EVERY WELD I COULD SEE IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN RUST. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR AN EIGHT YEAR OLD CAR AND THAT IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT MUCH LONGER FOR FEAR THAT THE SUSPENSION OR FRAME WILL COLLAPSE. *TR

MY SON WAS GETTING ON THE ON RAMP TO I-35 TURNING TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE CAR MADE A NOISE AND STARTED GRINDING. HE PULLED IT OFF TO THE SIDE AND CALLED ME. I CALLED MY OTHER SON WHO IS A MECHANIC TO GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT, HE SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A BEARING HAD WORN OUT AND CAME APART AND IT NEEDED TOWED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUSTED SERVICE STATION THAT PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND SAID THE FRONT SUBFRAME/CROSSMEMBER HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM AND CV AXLE TO COME APART. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WELL OUR CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE SERVICE STATION FOR EIGHT MONTHS WAITING FOR A USED SUBFRAME THAT ISN'T RUSTED THROUGH. THEY THE SERVICE STATION HAS ORDERED 4 USED SUBFRAMES AND ALL HAVE BEEN RUSTED THROUGH. MY BROTHER RUNS A BODY SHOP IN N.C. AND HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE FOR US AND CANT FIND ANY THAT AREN'T RUSTED. SUPPOSEDLY AS SOON AS THERE IS ONE THAT ISN'T RUSTED ITS SENT TO "THE SALT BELT" FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR A CAR THAT SHOULD NOT NEED IT. OUR FAMILY HAS 2 CARS ONE 13 YEARS OLDER THAN THIS SONATA AND ONE 16 YEARS OLDER THAN THIS SONATA. THEIR FRAMES AREN'T RUSTED THROUGH BOTH HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE IN THE SALT AND SNOW MORE THAN THIS SONATA. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THIS PART SHOULD BE THE LAST THING TO RUST THROUGH ON A CAR. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS HYUNDAI IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. HYUNDAI WANTS 13 HUNDRED DOLLARS JUST FOR THE SUBFRAME AND ITS ABOUT THE SAME FOR LABOR. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

SUSPENSION SYSTEM SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN PARKING LOT IN FAIRFAX, VA. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT TIE ROD AND ENGINE CRADLE DAMAGED. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING DURING A RECENT THUNDERSTORM WHEN TREE BRANCHES FELL, BUT NOW I KNOW OTHERWISE. HAVE READ REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF NUMEROUS INCIDENCES LIKE THIS ONE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A NEWLY PAVED ACCESS ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, THE CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE OF MY ROTTED/RUSTED OUT SUBFRAME. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE CAR IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND BRAKE WORK AND NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED WITH THE RUSTED SUBFRAME. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SEIZED UP AS THE WHEEL SLAMMED INTO THE WHEEL HOUSING AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND WAS IMMOBILIZED. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND I AM CONTACTING HYUNDAI DIRECTLY REGARDING THE UNLIKELY FACT THAT MANY DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THE HYUNDAI SONATA'S 1999-2001 CONTINUE TO AGE. I HAVE NOTED AT LEAST A DOZEN INSTANCES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND ALMOST ALL INSTANCES APPEAR TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 30 MPH MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE FENDER, BRING ME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WE FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF OF THE SUB FRAME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE SUBFRAME ON THIS 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 77000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55 MPH SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS, SERVICEMAN NOTED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED, NOTED THIS WAS RARE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS. CONTACTED HYUNDAI , WHO CLAIMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT CAR AND THEY COULD NOT HELP.*AK

NOTICED WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRES. WHEN BRAKES AND TIRES CHECKED FOUND REAR BEARINGS WENT OUT. CAR IS NOW IMMOBILE.*AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT ON VEHICLE AND NOW FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT. REAR BEARINGS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE REFUSAL OF REPAIR OF FRONT DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED. VEHICLE HAS INCURRED ALL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE SINCE PURCHASED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HISTORY OF VEHICLE AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ONCE BEFORE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *JB

THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *JB

THE PAINT ON THE CAR HAS COME OFF GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH. THE FRONT END SQUEAKS. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO TURNS OFF/ON AT RANDOM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON/OFF AT RANDOM. DT

THIS CAR WAS WRECKED PRIOR TO PURCHASE I WAS JUST TOLD THIS AFTER HAVING REPORTED THAT THE CAR HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THEY DID REPAIRS TO REAR WHEELS, FRONT END ALIGNMENT, CAR CONTINUES TO PULL AND HARD TO KEEP ON ROAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, I WAS NOT INFORMED I PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY WRECKED CAR OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHAT TO DO BUT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. I NEED SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROCEED. JUST HAD A 30,000 SERVICE AND ASKED WHY CAR CAN'T BE FIXED WAS TOLD IT HAS BEEN WRECKED AND FRAME IS BENT, IT CANNOT BE FIXED. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU WANDA KING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS VIBRATION BETWEEN 45 - 50 MPH AND 55 - 60 MPH. DEALER STATED TIRES NEEDED BALANCED. *TT

FROM 10 MPH TO STOP VERY BAD SCREACHING SOUND COMMING FROM REAR OF CAR. DEALER SAY'S NORMAL BUT DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU STOP JUST CAN'T BE . JUST CAN'T. *AK