2011 Hyundai Sonata Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle started swerving in the lane to the right and the left. The contact heard an abnormal thumping noise from underneath the floorboard. The contact stated that the power steering and brakes functioned as needed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the rear cross member needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V354000 (Suspension). The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.

AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN DRIPS ONTO FRONT SUB FRAME, WHICH HOLDS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO HOLDS THE SUSPENSION BOLTS. DRIPPING FROM AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN IS CAUSING SUB FRAME TO RUST, ROT OUT AND WEAKEN PREMATURELY. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SUB FRAME COLLAPSES.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a ticking sound and then heard something detach from the vehicle. The contact pulled over and checked underneath the driver’s side front of the vehicle and became aware that the coil spring had detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would bounce up and down without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where she was informed that her vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a fractured front coil spring. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V629000 (Suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with the same information as the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.

Car is very low I found a piece of my spring to my car in the street

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND MAP SENSOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE NOT INSPECTED. CRAIN HYUNDAI LITTLE ROCK (11701 COLONEL GLENN ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210 (501) 604-1500) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS WAS UNDER THE VIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000 (SUSPENSION) AND 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA TO PLACE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000. INVALID VIN.

THUMPING/CLUNKING SOUND FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA WHEN GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AT 55MILES PER HR MY ENGINE JUST STALLED OUT AND TURNED OFF , SINCE THEN THE ENGINE MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AND HAS LOST ALL POWER , AND THE TIRES MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN

SUSPENSION MAKING LOUD THUMP NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AFTER ENGINE BEEN REPLACED AND SEATBELT LIGHT IS ON...AND PAINT AND CLEAR COAT IS PEALING

THE FRONT END IS SQUEAKING AND MAKING A NOISE WHEN TURNING.

AS I WAS DRIVING OVER 60MPH I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS PULLING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED A SHARP CORNER AND THE BOLTS TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM APPEAR TO HAVE FELL OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DANGLING. TOW TRUCK IS NEEDED. *TR

1) SEATBELT LATCH WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. 2) THE FULE LIGHT INDICATOR IS NEVER CORRECT SHOW EMPTY ALL THE TIME. WILL GO TO FULL AND BACK TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. 3) WHILE FUELING THE PUMP WILL JUMP OFF BEFORE SOON AS GAS STARTS GOING INTO TANK. 4) STRUTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL 4 ARE OUT AND DOWN HITTING THE ROADS HARD WHILE DRIVING. 5) PAINT IS PEELING OFF AL TH SIDES BACK PANELS WHILE DRIVING.

I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, ABOUT 10 MPH, AND I HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND HEARD SOMETHING HITTING THE TIRE WELL. I STOPPED MY CAR AND GOT OUT. MY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND A PIECE ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG, WAS ON THE GROUND. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND IT SAID MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST. MY NAME IS [XXX]. CELL PHONE #[XXX]. VIN#[XXX]. MY DRIVER'S LICENSE# [XXX]. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS I HEARD A METAL CLANK AND THEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ONTO THE ROAD WAY, I'VE HAD MY CAR IN BEFORE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED WHEN THE FIRST RECALL CAME OUT IN 2015. AS I LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND I NOW SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS ISSUE OF THIS PART FAILING AGAIN. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND OF COURSE "MY VIN ISNT SUPPOSELY ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES" PLEASE REISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 WHEN DRIVING THROUGH BUMPS OR A SMOOTH SERVICE IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS A CLUNKING AND RATTLING SOUNDS UNDERNEATH AND A FEW REPLACEMENTS HAS BEEN DONE BUT IT STILL FEELS AS IF ITS LOOSE UNDERNEATH. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH MANY RECALLS PLUS WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR IS NOT ALIGNED AS IT SHOULD. THE BEST PART IS WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE INNER COVER OF THE WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE FELL OFF, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE HAVING MY CHILD IN THE CAR. ENGINE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS NO TYPE OF ACELLATOR PICK UP. WHEN TURNING LEFT IT SOUNDS LIKE A CRANKING NOISE "CLUCK, CLUCK, CLUCK" ITS HORRIBLE. I HAVE THIS CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP PLENTY OF TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT BUT MY THEORY IS THAT I PURCHASED A LEMON CAR BUT APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE MILES IT DON'T QUALIFY. OKAY NOW WHAT IT QUALIFIES FOR? MANUFACTURING DEFECTS SMH WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROSS AS IT SHOULD THEREFORE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DURING BAD WEATHER

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE US 101 NORTHBOUND INTO SAN FRANCISCO MY 2011 SONATA SUDDENLY BEGAN VEERING OUT OF ITS LANE AND WAS HARD TO STEER OR CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER JUST ENOUGH TO GET TO THE RIGHT HIGHWAY SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING AS THERE WERE NO CARS IMMEDIATELY TO MY RIGHT. I WAS STUCK ON A DANGEROUS PART OF THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER FOR AN HOUR WAITING TO BE TOWED, WITH THE VEHICLE SEEMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TO A SAFER SPOT. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE REAR-LEFT WHEEL WHICH WAS INCLINED INTO THE WHEEL-WELL AT ABOUT 30 DEGREES ON THE TOP SIDE. AFTER GETTING TOWED OFF THE HIGHWAY THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM OF THE BACK LEFT WHEEL HAD BROKEN. THE BACK LEFT WHEEL WAS LOOSELY MOVEABLE USING JUST OUR HANDS. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT! I AM WAITING TO GET A FULL INSPECTION REPORT FROM A MECHANIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TAYLOR HYUNDAI (3233 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA GA) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF*JB

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON SUSPENSION ENGINE MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR LIGHT BULBS KEEP ON GOING OUT. HAVE CHANGED THEM ABOUT TEN TIMES IN ONE YEAR! I CANNOT CHANGE THEM ANYMORE AS THE PLASTIC CASING HAS MORPHED BY THE HEAT OF THE FUSE CONNECTOR TO THE BULB! THERE ARE TWO BULBS ROLLING IN THE CASING AS THEY CAME OFF WHEN TRYING TO EXTRACT AND REPLACE. ALSO I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD, EVEN WHEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING DUE TO SHAVINGS IN ENGINE (THAT WAS REPLACED, THANK YOU). LASTLY, HAD TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND STRUTS THIS YEAR AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC AT BIG O TIRE THAT THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AS THEY RAN INTO AN ISSUE WITH REPLACING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT STRUTS. THEY WERE TOLD THIS PARTICULAR CAR WITH ASSOCIATED VIN HAS THE 'GOOFY' STRUTS!!! I'M SORRY BUT I DIDN'T PAY A GOOFY PRICE FOR THE CAR!

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 SONATA AT A SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL HITTING THE GROUND UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. I WALKED OUT TO FIND A FRACTURED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL WHICH HAD COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHICH IS WHERE I WAS HEADED. I REALIZE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 SONATA IN "SALT BELT STATES". I AM IN WISCONSIN. THIS DEFECT IS REFERENCED UNDER HYUNDAI RECALL 133, THOUGH I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE A VIN THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE. CLEARLY THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED DEFECTS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD EASILY PUNCTURE A TIRE AND RESULT IN DEATH IF IT OCCURS AT A HIGH SPEED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE IGNORED BY HYUNDAI. THE RANGE OF VINS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT IS LIKELY MUCH BROADER THAN HYUNDAI HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY.

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE OFF AT LOW SPEED, BUCKLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED AS THE BODY CAME AND REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL. IT COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED IF IT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. THERE IS A RELEVANT RECALL: 15V629000 (ON 2011 ELANTRAS AND SONATAS, FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS COULD CORRODE AND SNAP IN COLD REGIONS), BUT HYUNDAI SAID THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MANY VIN#S MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISSED IN THIS RECALL NOTICE. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THAT RECALL# ONLY INSTALLS TUBING AROUND THE SPRINGS SO THAT IN THE CASE OF SPRING FAILURE(SNAPPING), THE BODY WILL NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEELS OR PUNCTURE TIRES. THAT IS, THE RECALL WORK STILL ALLOWS THE SPRINGS TO SNAP. BUT, IS THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION SUFFICIENT FOR A SAFETY RECALL THAT IS THIS SERIOUS IN NATURE? TAKE CAUTION AS MANY 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS AND SONATAS COULD RUN INTO THIS SUDDEN FAILURE.

DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE PIECE REMAINED IN THE FRONT END AND FELL OUT DOWN THE ROAD, WOULD HAVE SHREDDED MY TIRE IF I OR ANYONE ELSE RAN IT OVER. THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MY MODEL VEHICLE BUT ONLY FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING PLANT.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKEN. I WAS NOTIFIED AT FIRST SERVICE AFTER HAVING PURCHASED USED VEHICLE. THE COIL SPRING APPEARS TO HAVE CORRODE FASTER THAN NORMAL WHICH CAUSED COIL SPRING TO BREAK. THIS VIN IS NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT COIL SPRING RECALL.

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND BRAKES

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN DRIVERS SIDE STRUT SPRING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 20-25MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD SOME ODD NOISE COMING FROM MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. I WENT OVER A LITTLE BUMP AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLINK OF SOMETHING BRAKING OFF AND HITTING THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I FOUND MY CAR TO BE SLANTED TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LOOKED ON THE STREET AND FOUND THE BOTTOM RING OF THE SUSPENSION COIL. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART IN THE "SALT BELT STATES" SO I CALLED HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACTORY. IT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ME THE NUMBER OF OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME SITUATION AS MINE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS HARM TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WAS VERY HIGH. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS FOR THE PART AT THE FACTORY MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED TO BE RECALLED? ALSO, NOW THE CONCERN FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND FIXED!

TAKATA RECALL FOR SUSPENSION FEEL LIKE WE ARE BOUNCING UP IN DOWN OR THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO FALL APART. I NOTICE THE LIGHT ON FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE SEAT BELT KEEP GETTING STUCK OR SOMETIME WANT LOCK. THIS IS CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE WE TAKE ROAD TRIPS AND HAVE TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE TO GET TO WORK MYSELF AND HUSBAND WOULD LIKE TO FEEL SAFE. I REALLY FEEL THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS AND SIDE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED AND THE SUSPENSION IS A RISK FOR MANY PEOPLE LIVES. I SUBJECT YOU GET THESE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPEN. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT EACH SHOP HAVE AN EXPERIENCE MECHANIC LAST MECHANIC WE HAD FOR A RECALL WE HAD TO COME BACK SEVERAL TIME AND THE VEHICLE STILL RUN LIKE CRAP. MAYBE YOU SHOULD REFUND PEOPLE THE REMAINDER OF THERE LOAN. I STILL HAVE A BALANCE OF 6,000 WHICH COMES TO ALL THE TRIP AND TIME CONSUMING. I ALSO CALLED EVERY DEALER IN MINNESOTA TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT COULD SOMEONE CONTACT ME ASAP TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE PARTS ARE IN. MYSELF AND HUSBAND IS TAKING A ROAD TRIP AND WOULD LIKE FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE TAKEN CARE BEFORE THE END OF JUNE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A PIECE OF ONE OF MY COILS SPRINGS BROKE OFF AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI, MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF CAMPAIGN 133. I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THEY ARE INSISTING THAT I GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE CAR IS ALREADY REPAIRED BY MY MECHANIC. MASSACHUSETTS HAS A RIGHT TO REPAIR LAW. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015.

I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND FOR QUITE SOME TIME I WAS HEARING AN INTERMITTENT RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY WHEEL WELL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER 2011 SONATA'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE VEHICLES RECALLED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE COILS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER 2011 SONATA'S

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY ON TO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN THE SPRING BROKE AND CONTACTED THE TIRE MAKING A HORRENDOUS GRINDING NOISE THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I HAD TO STOP IN THE STREET. MY CAR WAS AFFECTED BY A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS SEEN BY A DEALER ON MARCH 14, 2016 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :15V-629. IT SEEMS THE RECALL WASN'T ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE COIL SPRING FROM FRACTURING A PUNCTURING MY TIRE. I AM GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON INTERSTATE AT 75MPH.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT COIL SPRINGS SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ITEM LOST IN THE FIRE AND EMOTIONAL STRESS. *JS

HEARD CLUNK DRIVERS SIDE FRONT OF CAR PULLING IN TO FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, TOLD FATHER ABOUT IT, HE LOOKED AND COIL SPRING WAS SITTING ON EDGE OF COILS SPRING SEATING....FOUND BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING IN PARKING LOT WHERE I PARK MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT. LESS THAN 64,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A LEAF SPRING FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM HYUNDAI OF APPLETON (3023 N VICTORY LN, #101, APPLETON, WI) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND RECOMMENDED BOTH SPRINGS BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

"TAKADA RECALL" THE PUSH TO START WON'T WORK SOMETIMES, (STATIONARY )IT HAS ME STRANDED AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERIES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL WON'T WORK, MY FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKES(EVERYTIME I'M IN MOTION) I'VE HAD NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND $700 MICHELIN TIRES PUT ON IN AUG 2017 AND THIS NOISE IS GETTING WORST, THE WIPER BLADES ARE TOP OF THE LINE AND I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE, LASTLY I TRY TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL ON THE (HIGHWAY) AND I SET IT AND BOUNCES BACK DOWN VERY LOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (SURESKY HYUNDAI IN GOSHEN, NEW YORK) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT AND THE SPRING HAD FALLEN DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO FOR CORROSION BY THE SAME DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE A 2011 SONATA THAT WAS BUILT AUG. 9, 2010. THE RECALL #133 ONLY COVERS SONATAS PRODUCED FROM DEC 11, 2009 TO FEB 28, 2010. THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAS FRACTURED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE IN THE RECALL. IT HAS FRACTURED NEAR THE BASE WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS CRAZY, ITS THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BECAUSE I SEE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MANY OTHERS AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF IT. A FRACTURED SPRING CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A TIRE PUNCTURE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF THE RECALL, BECAUSE IT IS BUILT A FEW MONTHS LATER, HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNDERBODY RUSTPROOFING FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 946. WHILE IN FOR THIS RECALL IT WAS FOUND BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A R/F SPRING THAT WAS BROKEN. IT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION - UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE FOR REPAIRS 220.00 DOLLARS. I INDICATED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT CARBONE HYUNDAI, 4975 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, YORKVILLE NY 13495, PHONE 315-736-8356, I THOUGHT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY SAID NO IT WAS NOT COVERED. WENT HOME AND FOUND A PRIOR RECALL - RECALL 133 WHICH STATES "ROAD SALT MAY CORRODE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURING. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, FREE OF CHARGE". SO WHY WON'T THE DEALERSHIP HONOR THIS PRIOR RECALL TO REPAIR MY COIL SPRING FREE OF CHARGE????

HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SUSPENSION ON MY CAR. MAVIS WAS PERFORMING A BRAKE REPAIR WHEN THEY SUGGESTED SUSPENSION WORK BECAUSE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AFTERWARDS AND FOUND RECALL 133 ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI ONLY COVERS 2011 SONATAS MADE BETWEEN DECEMBER 09 AND FEBRUARY 10, MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT 10. THEY ARE SAYING MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO HAVE AN ISSUE WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SEVERE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE YET, BUT IT HAS BEGUN TO HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS, AS MY TIRES HAVE WORN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, NO DOUBT DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT CAUSED BY THE FRONT COIL ISSUES. THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT HYUNDAI PUT OUT FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL, BUT YET THEY CLAIM MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER DATE. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ANY SERIOUS ISSUES, THE FACT THAT THESE COILS COULD PUNCTURE MY TIRE AT ANY MOMENT IS SCARY. THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THIS EXISTS AND REFUSE TO COVER IT IS SCARIER.

FRONT COIL SPRING HAD CORROSION CAN UP RESULTING IN A FRACTURE NEAR THE BASE WITH A LARGE PORTION BREAKING OFF AND HITTING THE TIRE. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE DEC. 2015 RECALL CAMPAIGN #15-01-049 ENTITLED "INSTALLATION OF URETHANE PROTECTOR OVER FRONT COIL SPRINGS (RECALL CAMPAIGN 133)" IN WHICH ON PAGE 5, STEP 4 IT STATES "-INSPECT THE LOWER COILS OF THE SPRING FOR DAMAGE OR CORROSION. REPLACE AS NECESSARY, UNDER WARRANTY REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, BEFORE COMPLETING THE RECALL PROCEDURES." HOWEVER, HYUNDAI STATES THAT MY VIN INDICATES THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE THEIR 2.5 MONTH MANUFACTURING RANGE AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXISTING RECALL. I SUGGEST THAT THE PROBLEM IS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THEY HAVE ADMITTED AND ONLINE SEARCHES OF THE OWNERS FORUMS SHOWS MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE SPRING IS COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF AND FAILED WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY ROAD. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DECLINED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN DEFECTS IN THE MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN OF THE COIL. NOTE, THAT WHILE MOST VEHICLES HAVE 3RD PARTY AFTER-MARKET OEM COILS AVAILABLE, THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY MANUFACTURERS / RETAILS (I.E. MOOG, ETC.) MAKING THIS COIL , AS APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT WANT THE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCT.

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE RECALL EVENT ON MY 2011 SONATA LIMITED 4CY. THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS SOON AS I STARTING MOVING THE BOLT SHEARED AND I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. LUCKILY, THE EVENT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND I FOUND 'CAMPAIGN TP3 - REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT. I THINK THE REAR UPPER ARM SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN AS THE BOLT SHEAR WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I STILL HAVE THE REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT WAS REPLACED WITH THE THREADED PART OF THE BOLT STILL IN IT AND THE SHEARED BOLT.

WAS REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD METAL CLANK SOUND COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN KEPT DRIVING DOWN THE BLOCK AND HEARD SOMETHING METAL FALL ON THE ROAD. I GOT OUT AND FOUND A PIECE OF A SPRING. IT HAD RUST ON IT WHERE IT CRACKED OFF. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. THIS CAR MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE SPRINGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000) BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL AS PER THE VIN LOOKUP. OBVIOUSLY MY CAR HAS THAT ISSUE, THE ONLY RECAL SIMILAR IS THE UNDER BODY CORROSION RECALL, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS DOES NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE DOORS TO REMAIN OPEN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VIN NOT BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V070000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 15V629000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA HAD ISSUED OUT THE RECALLS AND THEY WERE REGULATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

E-BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING ON A SLOPE FOR ABOUT 2-3 DAYS. TOOK TO SERVICE STATION FOR ADJUSTMENT. MECHANIC ADJUSTED E-BRAKE, BUT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR STEERING KNUCKLE WAS CRACKED AND DEEMED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED. TOOK PHOTO OF THE DEFECTIVE PART (ATTACHED). WANT SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CRACKED (ATTACHED INVOICE). THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT.

PASSENGER SIDE COIL IS BROKEN AND RUSTED. I NOTICED A RATTLE OR NEW SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS RECENTLY.

FRACTURE OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS IN SUSPENSION. RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH COILS COULD HAVE RUPTURED TIRES RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SITUATION. I RECOGNIZED ISSUE EARLY AND HAD BOTH FRONT COILS REPLACED AND SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED AS WELL. I SEE THAT EARLIER SONATA MODELS FROM MY SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS CONCERN. I BROUGHT THIS TO ATTENTION TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER - THEY STATED MY VIN SHOWED NO RECALL. OBVIOUSLY, RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY MODEL (MADE IN NOV 2010 IN ALABAMA). *TR

THERE IS AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN 133 ABOUT MY COIL POSSIBLE FRACTURING, WHICH MINE DID IM CONFUSED TO WHY ITS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL FOR MY CAR I LIVE AN ILLINOIS AND ALL OTHER RECALLS HAVE APPLIE?

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS A PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING CLUNKING NOISE, WITH A REVERBERATING RATTLE, HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING COLUMN HAS MADE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING CLICKING NOISES AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOOSER WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VISIBLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. A HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THAT THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED STEERING COLUMN RUBBER COUPLER (A BUSHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN), THAT THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN, AND THAT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD HINDER THE ABILITY TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR. FEARING FOR MY SAFETY, I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE COUPLER AT A COST OF $375. GIVEN THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE AND COMPARATIVELY LOW MILEAGE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE REFLECTS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IS INSTEAD RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE OR TURNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE COIL SPRINGS, AND FRONT END TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND AN OIL CHANGED WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOB KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,612.

HYUNDAI RECALL 133: ON FRIDAY, MARCH 25, I WAS DRIVING AND IN MOTION WHEN I HEARD A METALIC, CLANKY SOUND WHEN I DROVE OVER A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I FINISHED MY TRIP AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE WAY BACK TO MY HOME, I HEARD IT AGAIN AND HEARD METAL DROP ON THE ROAD UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I LOOKED OUT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW A METAL PIECE BOUNCING AND THEN COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND PICKED UP THE PART. I HAD MY HUSBAND INSPECT IT AND HE SAID IT MAY BE FROM THE FRONT COIL SPRING. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT SPRING COIL THAT HAD ERODED AND FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE SPRING WAS UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE 133. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA (CASE # 8968274).

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I HEARD A METALLIC NOISE WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS/CRACKS IN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A BANG/POP AND A CLUNK. I THEN SAW A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I TURNED AROUND AND FOUND THE PIECE IN QUESTION. IT IS A PART OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 4/28/10 AND THE CARS BEING RECALLED WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 12/11/09 AND 02/28/10. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $529.00. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF MY MANUFACTURE DATE, THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I ASKED HIM IF THE SPRINGS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES IN MY CAR? HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE SPRINGS BREAKING AT WHAT POINT DID HYUNDAI SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT SPRING? MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN 2 MONTH OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES, MY ASSUMPTION IS THE SPRING IN MY CAR IS THE SAME SPRING THAT IS IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HYUNDAI DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPRING UNTIL 10/2014..... HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME SPRING INSTALLED AS THE "OFFICIAL" RECALLED VEHICLES? THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HYUNDAI HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR IT, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE SAME RECALL, I'M SURE IT HAS THE SAME BROKEN SPRING AS THE OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSES AND COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ *CN

I HAVE 71,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, I NEED TO REPLACE AXLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I THINK IN 2010 THERE WAS A RECALL, OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET I AM SEEING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AXLE ON THE 2011 SONATA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000 (SUSPENSION). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT OF CAR DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS "RACK AND PINION HOUSING WORN OUT" SLIGHT VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN GOING OVER BUMPS.

FIRST THIS IS APART OF THE CAMPAIGN 133 RECALL. A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE YET I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY TO CORRECT A DESIGN FLAW. REGARDING THE RECOIL SPRING ISSUE. SECOND SEPARATE ISSUE ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE.

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AXLES REPLACED, AS THE FRONT END CLUNKED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO PARK OR DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE. THE FRONT END MADE A SOUND LIKE IT WAS "BOTTOMING OUT". I WAS INFORMED BY THE MANAGER AT KERRY HYUNDAI OF FLORENCE, THAT THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2010 SONATA'S REGARDING THE FRONT AXLES. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI REGARDING REPLACING THE AXLES AS THE AXLES ARE USUALLY THE LAST PART THAT WEARS OUT ON AN AUTOMOBILE. IT COST $640.76 WITHOUT TAX TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. HYUNDAI RELAYED TO ME THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HANDLES RECALLS AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO REFUND ME)! THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND COULD BE SEEN HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WORE UNEVEN (CUPPING) PRODUCING A LOUD SOUND AS SPEED INCREASED. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TOYO PROXES TIRES, WHICH EVENTUALLY WORE THE REAR TIRES IN THE SAME MANNER PRODUCING UNACCEPTABLE TIRE NOISE. THE CURRENT (THIRD SET) OF NEW TIRES, HANKOOK 727'S, HAVE APX. 20K MILES AND HAVE STARTED TO WEAR THE REAR TIRES IN THE SAME (CUPPING) PATTERN. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS YEARS AGO DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT. HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TIRES AND ROTATING THEM EVERY 5K MILES. THIS SUGGESTION IS NOT A SATISFACTORY FIX. OUTSIDE OF THIS PROBLEM THE CAR IS PERFECT. HOWEVER, REPLACING TIRES BEFORE THEY'RE WORN OUT IS TOO EXPENSIVE. TIRE REPLACEMENT OFF-SETS THE FUEL EFFICIENCY RATING THAT PROMPTED THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR! NOT ONE OF THE 3 SETS OF TIRES ON THIS CAR GOT CLOSE TO THE MANUFACTURERS MILEAGE RATING! A NEW SET OF TIRES MOUNTED AND BALANCED IS MORE THAN $1,000.00. GIVEN THE COST OF TIRES, THIS CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE THAN MY OTHER CAR, A V8 PERFORMANCE SEDAN WHICH AVERAGES 19MPG. I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE TIRE WEAR SITUATION AND I'M CONSIDERING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RE-CALL TO REPLACE THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHICH DIDN'T HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.

THE COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT BROKE, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN BUT THE CAR WAS IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING AND LUCKILY WE WEREN'T HURT BY THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULDN'T BE PASSED ONTO THE CONSUMER. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 55000 MILES ON IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OTHER SIDE BREAKS AND WE MIGHT BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS AND I BELIEVE SOME KIND OF RECALL SHOULD BE WARRANTED. THANKS

DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND FELT VIBRATION FROM FRONT OF CAR. THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND CAR WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, EXITED VEHICLE AND COULD SEE CAR WAS SITTING VERY LOW TO GROUND ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, TIRE WAS FLAT AND COULD SEE INTERIOR SIDE WALL WAS SHREDDED. REPLACED THE TIRE WITH SPARE AND DROVE APPROX. THREE MILES TO TIRE DEALER AS WE SUSPECTED IT WAS ONLY A TIRE FAILURE AT THAT TIME. THEY LOOKED AT CAR AND STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND HAD CUT THE TIRE. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR EARLIER IN DAY WITH NO APPARENT ISSUES AND HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS THAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN A COIL SPRING. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH ROAD CONDITIONS AT THE POINT OF INCIDENT EITHER. EXTREMELY CONCERNING THAT THIS WOULD FAIL WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUE WITH SUSPENSION/STEERING SYSTEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PREMATURE TIME FOR A COIL SPRING FAILURE. HYUNDAI HAS ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY SERVICE AS IT IS 4,000 MILES OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

IN THE EVENING OF THE 22ND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON ALSO THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LONG LAG BETWEEN PRESSING OR RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR RESPONDING. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DID NOT COME UP BUT WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND GOT TO 20MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCERATING AND THE ENGINE WENT IDLE UNTIL I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDLE AND REAPPLIED IT WHEN IT WOULD GO AGAIN WITH NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES. THIS PATTERN REPEATED ITSELF EACH TIME THE CAR DROPPED BELOW 20 MPH.

HEARD A RATLLE SOUND UNDER THE DRIVER WHEEL WELL, BUT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. CONTINUE TO DRIVE AT 30MPH DOWN THE ROAD. A FEW MINUTES LATER, HEARD SOMETHING FELT OFF. STOPPED THE CAR, GOT OUT AND SAW A PIECE OF FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE OFF. GOT TO THE DEALER 2 DAYS LATER, FIXED THE PROBLEM. 3 WEEKS LATER, THE SAME HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SUSPENSION COIL SPRING.

IN EARLY APRIL, 2015 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT. TOOK IN FOR FRONT INSPECTION AND FOUND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED THE DUST BOOT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS PART IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK AND CAN BE DANGEROUS IF IT DOES. AS HYUNDAI HAS NO RECALLED ON THIS MODEL FOR THE COIL SPRING, I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH NTSB AND IN DOING SO, FOUND LINK FOR THIS SITE. *TR

WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS I HEAR A LITTLE NOISE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE. FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. NOW I NEED TO CHECK MY WARRANTY. *TR

MODEL: HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED ISSUE: RATTLING/CLUNKING/ KNOCKING SOUND FROM SUSPENSION YOU HAVE TO KNOW THIS ISSUE ABOUT SONATA 2011 LIMITED. SHOCK/STRUT KNOCKING AT LOW SPEEDS 1MPH TO 40MPH SOUNDS IS EASILY NOTICEABLE. I MOSTLY DRIVE ON FREEWAY/HIGHWAYS/TOLL AND 90% BUT THE SOUND HAS STARTED TO COME LOUD AND ANNOYING. I AM AFRAID OF MY DEAR LIFE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR , SINCE AT SPEEDS 60 AND ABOVE THE STEERING TOO IS MAKING KNOCKING SOUND AND HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AT WHILE ON TURNS.THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WHAT I FOUND FROM FORUMS ONLINE AND WANT THIS ISSUE TO BE BOUGHT TO HYUNDAI NOTICE TO ISSUE RECALL ON SUSPENSION THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ANY DRIVER WHO IS DRIVING THIS CAR SINCE I FEEL THE FRAME OR SUSPENSION WOULD BREAK WHILE DRIVING. HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/162764-2011-HYUNDAI-SONATA-SE-2-4L-SUSPENSION-PROBLEM.HTML HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/134299-2012-LOADED-SONATA-SE-NEEDS-NEW-AXLE.HTML. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT LEVER.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HE WAS NOTIFIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED WITH RESPECT TO CAMPAIGN 928. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT ERRATIC PULL/DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE INVOICE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE ROTATION AT 16, 000 MILES, A PULSATING SOUND DEVELOPED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS CHOPPY INNER EDGES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THEIR SOLUTION, WAS FOUR NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVED THE CAMPAIGN WAS NOT COMPLETELY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 35MPH AND HEARD A VERY LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND ,SAID LIKE SOMETHING METAL/MAJOR FELL OFF UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER AND LOOKED FOR ANYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT SHE THOUGHT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY HYUNDAI ,BUT NOTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT A BIT, SHE DOES NOT. IT ALSO MAKES A BANG OR POPPING SOUND WHILE BACKING UP SOMETIMES. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT TILL YESTERDAY. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND ,CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE AND SPOTTED A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING. THERE IS ABOUT 4" OF THE COIL SPRING MISSING AND NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE. IT MUST HAVE BROKE OFF ,GOT THROWN BY THE TIRE AND BOUNCED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED WITH GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR AND PUNCTURED A TIRE LIKE THE VERACRUZ RECALL. HYUNDAI ADD THE SONATA TO YOUR RECALL LIST ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ UPDATED 3/16/2015*JS

A WELD HOLDING THE FRONT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY TO THE MAIN FRAME FAILED, ALLOWING THE SUBFRAME TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THIS STRESS CAUSED THE SWAY BAR LINK END TO BREAK, CAUSING REDUCED CORNERING STABILITY, TRACTION, AND A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE CAR EXPERIENCES WEIGHT SHIFTS TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE SERVICING DEALER INFORMS ME THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

WHY DIDN'T HYUNDAI ALERT THE NTHSB OF A NEW RECALL REGARDING LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FOR 2011 SONATA LTD? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EMITTED A LOUD ROARING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO EMIT A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO TIRES, CV JOINTS, AND CV AXLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SOUND HEARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A LEFT CONTROL ARM AND CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BOTTOMED OUT CAUSED BY DRIVING. *JB

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, 200 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MUST MAINTAIN CONSTANT PRESSURE ON STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN STRIGHT TRAVEL. VEHICLE MOVES COMPLETLY INTO NEXT LANE WITHIN 4 SECONDS OF RELEASING WHEEL. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE DAYS AND NO APPARENT FIX SO FAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STRUTS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, A COMPATIBLE STRUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAID IT BECAME LOUDER WHEN THEY DROVE OVER A BUMP OR MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTING IT, THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

CAR DOES NOT TRACK PROPERLY AND WANDERS TO THE LEFT. FRONT SUSPENSION RATTLES WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT SLOWLY. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER 3 TIMES TO CORRECT ISSUE UNSUCCESSFULLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT DIRECTION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED CONSISTED OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT REPLACEMENT, TIRE ROTATION, TIRE BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.