2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING I AS WELL HAD A RATTLE IN THE STEERING WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP OR TURNED MY WHEELS IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE IN MY HOMETOWN THEY HAD AN ELANTRA THAT SOMETHING IN STEERING BROKE AND CAUSED THEM TO BRAKE SO I WAS REALLY PARANOID THEN. I CALLED THE DEALER TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AS SOON AS I TOLD HIM HOW IT WAS DOING AND THAT'S A $200 FIX I SAID THIS MUST HAPPEN A LOT REPLY WAS YES IN SONATAS AND ELANTRAS WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 58,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. ONCE DROVE ONE FOR 15 YEARS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM!!

AFTER RECALL REPAIR ON STEERING THE STEERING STARTED A HARSH BUMPING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY OR STOPPED . THE STEERING WENT FROM NO PROBLEM TO A SEVERE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAID THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE RECALL WAS PUIRELY COINCIDENTAL. PROBLEMS LIKE THIS USUALLY OCCUR GRADUALLY. THE SERVICE AGENT STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAIS WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS A POSSIBLE RECALL.

WHEN I GET IN MY CAR TO CRANK IT UP, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING OR SITTING IN MY CAR WHILE IN PARK. GOD FORBID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF. ALSO I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. IT COULD BE A FAULTY SENSOR OR SOMETHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED CLICKING AND GETTING MORE AND MORE PLAY IN IT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BUT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST-SAME PROBLEM AS THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE LIST EXCEPT I HAVE TO PAY-PUT MY CAR ON THAT LIST AND GIVE MY MONEY BACK. PLEASE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION

I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 2011, IN 2010, AND SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON IT. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH, AND HAVE FOUND THAT A MANUFACTURER MUST REPAIR, REPLACE, OR SUPPLY A NEW VEHICLE TO THE OWNER WHEN A RECALL IS MANDATED. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EACH RECALL, AND WHAT THEY DO IS INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND IN MOST CASES, TELL ME MY CAR DOESN'T APPLY TO THE RECALL AS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. I AM DISTURBED BY THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO, ETC ... TELLS ME THAT THE DEALER MUST DO SOMETHING IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE WITH THINGS WRONG WITH IT, TRANSPORTING A TODDLER, AND AM STUCK WITH FINDING RESOLUTION ON MY OWN. HOW IS THIS FAIR TO THE CONSUMER? THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALL OF ITS MONEY, AS MY CAR IS PAID OFF, AND MY CAR ISN'T WORTH ANYTHING FOR TRADE OR RESELL DUE TO NEGLIGENCE. IF I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY FILING A COMPLAINT, AND POSSIBLY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE, I AM WILLING TO TRY EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING IN MY POWER TO DO SO.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE ISSUES, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPAIRS, TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS AND STEERING COUPLER/COLUMN REPLACEMENTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE, WHEN THE BRAKING. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN STAY ON WHICH CAUSED PROBLEM DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING.

I MADE A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NHTSA # 10896943...I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE AND MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS,THIS WAS ACTUALLY MY 4TH RECALL TO BE FIXED ON THIS CAR. THEY CONFIRMED THE RATTLING AND LOSE STEERING WHEEL IS BECAUSE THE STEELING COUPLER NEEDS REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP I FOUND OUT THERE WAS 2 OTHER RECALLS 6 TOTAL RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE SHOP HAD TO ORDER PARTS FOR ONE OF THE RECALLS SO I AM HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK WHEN THE PART ARRIVES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE COUPLER AS WELL, IF I DO NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND IT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE STEERING WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A SITUATION I WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY OR MYSELF IN!! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED DUE TO ALL THESE FAILURES!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WASHER LOCATED IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER STALLING, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND 15V759000 (BRAKE SYSTEM, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILU *JSRE PERSISTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH INHIBITOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,667. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I STARTED TO HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I WENT OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN JULY 2016. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE SWAY BAR END LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT SO IT TOOK ME A MONTH TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO FIX IT. TWO DAYS AGO RIGHT BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET THE END LINKS REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE SWAY BAR ENDED UP BREAKING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED IT HANGING OFF WHEN I PARKED. I HAD IT FIXED YESTERDAY FOR $285. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THIS MORNING NOW MY EPS LIGHT IS ON. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ERRATICALLY, DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER *SMD

EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD EVEN A BUMP SO SMALL MOST PEOPLE DONT EVEN FEEL, A RATTLE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE IN THE SHOP FOR MULTIPLE OTHER RECALLS I ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THIS AND HE TELLS ME THE STERRING COUPLER HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE AND PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER 2011 THROUGH 2014 SONATAS. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED. GIVEN THE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART, IT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE RECALLS. I LOVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS STARTING TO BE A BIT MUCH SEEING HOW I ONLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. READY TO SALE IT AND GET SOMETHING ELSE IF HYUNDAI CANT PROVIDE A SAFE AND DECENT CARE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FEEL VERY LOOSE AND MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE KNEW THAT IT WAS THE COUPLING. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS ON THE LIST FOR THE STEERING RECALL, THEY COUPLING ISN'T A PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY WILL ONLY FIX IT FOR ALMOST $500.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING HAD NOT IMPROVED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,200.

61,149 MILES AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING WHEN I HIT ABOUT 65MPH, DROP TO AROUND 60 AND IT WOULD STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES, ALIGNMENT OR SOMETHING ELSE BUT THEN I STARTED NOTICING THAT EVEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR SEWER LIDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS WAS A RECALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED, WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE GENERAL WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED, CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING COUPLING, IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND IT WOULD BE $427.00! EBAY HAS THE PART FOR $5.45! AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING THESE COMPLAINTS I AM GLAD THAT I AM NOT ALONE, HOWEVER A LOT OF US ARE UNFAIRLY OUT A LOT OF MONEY IF WE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS RATHER THAN RISK OUR LIVES! WITH THE EPS RECALL AND THE OTHER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY RECALL, WHY ISN'T THIS PART OF IT AND WHY ISNT IT COVERED? SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS HERE. IT ALSO SEEM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY, 60K MILES?? IRONIC? THIS IS MY 2ND SONATA AND I AND THE 2ND TIME THAT RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, SOMETHING ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES WRONG. I HAVE PERSUADED OTHERS TO PURCHASE SONATA AND ELANTRA AND PLANNED ON PURCHASING ANOTHER SONATA BUT THIS IS REALLY LEAVING A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. A WEEK AFTER MY LAST SONATA WARRANTY EXPIRED I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS TH

STEERING COUPLING ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DETERIORATED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT DUE TO THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES CREATING A UNSAFE CONDITION.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AND REVERSING, I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT ITS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN CAN GET SEPARATED AND CAUSE A CRASH. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CAN DO THE REPAIR AT A COST TO ME. THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG HYUNDAI SONATAS AND THEREFORE I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL

RUBBER STEERING COUPLING. POOR DESIGN USING A CHEAP PART WHICH WILL NOT HOLD UP. IT WILL BREAK AND IMPAIR STEERING ABILITY. PART COST $12. LABOR $380.

I AM HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SOME RECALLS AND I AM NOW CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.WHERE THE HORN AND THE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, MY SPEED LIMIT WAS AROUND 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR MADE A NOISE THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO MY REAR END. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I PANICKED TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AND I PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY, AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR BEHIND ME GOT OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE TO CHECK ON ME. THE MAN STATED, "I CAN PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH YOUR ENGINE OR PERHAPS SPARK PLUGS OR WIRES AND IT'S NOT STAYING CONNECTED OR FIRING OFF A CHARGE, I'M NOT SURE." I THANKED THE KIND STRANGER AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED HYNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE REP INFORMED ME ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THE TOWING COMPANY TO LOCATE AND TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING 1 HOUR AND A HALF, I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME TO REFERENCE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON HAVING ME TOWED "FREE OF CHARGE." THE HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REP DID NOT HAVE A RECORD THAT HYNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE PLACED A CALL TO THEM AT ALL AND FURTHER MORE THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WAS NOW CLOSED. APPARENTLY, ON SUNDAY THEY CLOSE AT 3PM. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING WHERE IT STOPPED BECAUSE THE HYUNDAI ROADSI

MY CAR WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STARTING, I WOULD TURN ON THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND NOTHING. AFTER THE STARTER BEING INSTALLED ON 10/22/2014 THE CAR WAS FINE BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR AND HAD THE STARTER REPLACED AGAIN. THEN IT HAPPENED LATER AGAIN AND FINALLY HAD THE NEUTRAL SAFETY START INHIBITOR SWITCH REPLACED. MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING. I HAVE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR LIKE FOR EXAMPLE MY FRONT DRIVE AXELS BEING DEFORMED WHICH CAUSES A RATTLING NOSE WHEN I TURN WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD HEAR CLICKING NOSES ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND HAD THE STEERING COUPLING REPLACED. SO FAR AS OF 8/12/2016 I HAVE HAD 15 RECALLS AND I HAVE ONE TO DO NEXT WEEK. I'M DRIVING A DEATH TRAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S SONATA, I FELT A DISTINCT "CLUNK" IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPED AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT DESERVES AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL RESPONSE. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS SPECIFIC STEERING COMPLAINT (COUPLER FAILURE) HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS SONATA OWNERS WITH NO REMEDY ISSUED BY NHTSA. WHY IS THAT? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND PARISH, BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? PLEASE HELP...TOMBSTONE JUSTICE IS NOT THE ANSWER!!!

UPON PURCHASING THE CAR FROM CONICELLI HYUNDAI IN CONSHOHOCKEN, PA THE VERY NEXT DAY I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BATTERY DIED. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN FOR A GRINDING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THEY TOLD ME IT HAD AN AXEL ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. THEY GAVE IT BCK TO ME ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND RIGHT BACK ON FOR THE SAME SOUND. THEY TOOK IT AGAIN AND A FEW DAYS LATER CALLED ME AND ASSURED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN MENTION AND IT STALLED ON HER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. FIREMEN PASSING BY STOPPED TRAFFIC AND HELPED TO GET THE CAR TO SAFETY UNTIL THE TOW CAME. FURIOUS AIGHT THIS I CALLED CONICELLI HYUNDAI WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS A STARTER ISSUE AND REPLACED THE STARTER FOR ME. ONCE THAT WAS DONE THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW DAYS MY MECHANIC CALLED ME BACK TO TELL ME THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND IT WOULD COST ME $3,500 TO GET IT FIXED. I RELAYED THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE AGAIN THEY BRUSHED ME OFF. SO I WENT TO NEWS STATIONS, FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGENCIES TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE. NOTHING BUT A MEDIATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS REACHED AND THE DEALERSHIP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE PUSH TO START FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,469.

HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE FOR HYUNDAI TO RECALL THE STEERING COUPLER ISSUE. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE STARTED AT ABOUT 60, 000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY OF COURSE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CULPRIT IS A 4 DOLLAR RUBBER PART, SEE ATTACHED PIC, THAT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO REPAIR. ALONG WITH THE OTHER RECALLS RELATED TO STEERING, I'M HOPING NO ONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THIS GETS RECALLED.

CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. THE NOISE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS. HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO ISSUE ANY REMEDY FOR THE COMPLAINTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

MY STEERING HAD A POPPING SOUND IN IT AND I JUST GOT IT IN MARCH AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A ONE OF THE SOUNDS NOW IT HAS GOT WORSE AND EVERYTIME I GO AT HIGH SPEED OR HIT A BUMP IT RATTLES AND JERKS OFF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/27/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE SITTING STILL, WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING/POPPING NOISE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN TURNING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP, THE CLICKING/POPPING IS SO BAD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES. THERE IS ALSO SOME "PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE STEERING BEGAN GETTING LOOSE, FREQUENT SHIMMY. WHEN BACKING UP AT A GAS STATION THE STEERING WAS MAKING CLUNKING SOUNDS AND HAD MORE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO A DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING, THE POWER STEERING COUPLER WAS REPLACED.

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE.

HAVING A POPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.WHEN TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT.

MY SRS AIRBAG NOTIFICATION CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAS NOT GONE OFF AS OF YET.

RECALL 15-01-048 , RECALL CAMPAIGN 132, STATES ON PAGE ONE 'DEALERS MUST PERFORM THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN WHENEVER AN AFFECTED VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR ANY MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR. ' THEY KEY WORD IS 'WHENEVER'. THE DEALER DID THE CHECK ONCE ONLY. WHENEVER MEANS EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR IS BEING SERVICED. AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SAME DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHECKS FOR THE RECALL. NOVCHECKSVMEAN THAT THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST OF PREEMPTIVE ACTIONS THAT COULD PROTECT ME FROM SERIOUS INJURY. MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD. TO BE EFFECTIVE 'WHENEVER' MUST BE IMPLEMENTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING) AND WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING TURNS OR WHILE DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,100. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 09/29/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND VEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLUMN COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL 5 PERCENT IN EITHER DIRECTION L OR R, THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND. THE BEARING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE CAR IN QUESTION ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES AND IS 4 MONTHS PAST ITS WARRANTY, COST ID $350.00

THE STEERING ON MY 2011 SONATA MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. WHEN DRIVING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SEPARATE FROM THE REST OF THE CAR WHEN I DRIVE OVER ANY POTHOLES, BUMPS, OR SEAMS IN THE THE ROAD. I AM FEARFUL THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SEPARATE FROM THE CAR AT SPEED. THIS OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR.