2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN MAKING CRACKING NOISES. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE VANDERGRIFF HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND IT WAS THE FLEX COUPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO MATERIAL FAILURE WHICH COULD RESOLUTE IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS A THICK PIECE OF PLASTIC AND COULD CRACK EASILY AND HYUNDAI HAD SENT A REPLACEMENT PIECE, WHICH IS MORE FLEXIBLE AND DURABLE, TO THE DEALERSHIPS BUT I WAS FORCED TO PAY NEARLY $500 EVEN THOUGH HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL LINKED TO THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD, THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

WAS TOLD THE BRAKE SWITCH PAD CAME APART. ALSO PEDAL STOPPER WAS INVOLVED. .BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AS I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WANTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE CAR MADE A VERY SLOW MOVEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN STALLED UNTIL I KEPT FRANTICALLY HITTING THE GAS PEDAL TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO PREVENT GETTING HIT FROM THE BACK BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T EXPECTED TO STOP DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. I CALLED AAA WHO TOWED MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP ON N.E. 6TH AVENUE IN DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33483. THE ABOVE PARTS WERE NOTED ON MY INVOICE. DUE TO THE DANGER, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY PUT OUT A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. PARTS NO. 32876-3Q100

WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULDN'T START IT UP, THEN IT STARTING TO SMELL LIKE FIRE AND A LOT OF SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. HAD TO JUMP OUT OF CAR AND GET IT TOWED TO DEALER. THIS WAS AFTER A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE ON MY WAY TO WORK WHERE THE CAR JUST STALLED OUT AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD A "SLUDGE" PROBLEM. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST, BUT NOTHING CAME BACK. TOLD ME TO TAKE TO A REPUTABLE CAR REPAIR PLACE AND GET THE OIL CHANGED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIABLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE, THE GUY THERE TOLD ME IT WASN'T A SLUDGE PROBLEM AND THE OIL WASN'T AS BAD AS HYUNDAI MADE IT OUT TO BE. HE CHANGED THE OIL THERE, THEN A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAIN ROAD AND STARTED SMOKING. I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2011 SONATAS. THEY ARE TRYING TO TELL ME IT'S MY FAULT AND WILL PROBABLY NOT BE COVERED AND WILL COST ME ABOUT $6,000 TO FIX THE ENGINE. IF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THEN IT IS NOT MY FAULT, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL (A DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING ONE) FROM HYUNDAI AS THE CAR CAN JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! MY DAUGHTER REFUSES TO GET IN THE CAR AGAIN. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY, BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAULTY ENGINE PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI IS AW

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. BEFORE SHUTTING OFF IT WAS LIKE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT THE EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR ON SIDE OF A VERY DARK AND DANGEROUS ROAD. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO RETRIEVE MY CAR. I SAW OIL SPOTS ON THE GROUND WHERE I HAD PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND UNDER THE HOOD. AGAIN, MY CAR WOULD NOT START, SO I HAD TO TOW IT HOME. I CALLED TUSCALOOSA HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS PAST THE MILEAGE WARRANTY THAT THE COST WOULD BE ON ME AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. I INFORMED THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2011 MODEL AND I WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED. JOHN TOLD ME THAT, I JUST CANT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT I READ. I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH HIS COMMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD JUST NEED A NEW ENGINE. I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. I KNOW THAT I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR AND FOR HYUNDAI TO SAT THIS IS MY FAULT IS GARBAGE. THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MESSED UP AND ARE REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY WHERE. I STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE AND INSURANCE.

WHILE DRIVING I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAD HEARD THIS ONCE BEFORE & THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED, BUT I GUESS IT WAS A COSMETIC FIX. IT MAKES THE SOUND EVERYTIME I MAKE A RIGHT TURN.

STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE WHEN SPEED REACHES 70-75 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION WERE PERFORMED BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED LATER BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS LUCKY AND ABLE TO COAST TO THE NEXT EXIT, THE STOP LIGHT WAS GREEN AND I COULD MAKE IT TO SAFE LOCATION. HAD THE ENGINE FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FAST LANE OF THE FREEWAY TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. OR TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES.

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, AND WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING THE WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN I DRIVE OVER POTHOLES OR BROKEN/UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE NOISE IS LOUD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AS IF IT WOULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME. HYUNDAI SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN 12/11/09 AND 9/10/15. VERY DISPLEASED WITH THIS AND WITH HYUNDAI. I THINK THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT BEFORE THEY INVESTIGATE THIS AND BY THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. IT SHOULDNT HAVE TO GET THAT FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A PISTON ROD WAS FRACTURED AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT WOULD BE WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO PROVIDED THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 10/22/13 AND I HAVE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP ON THE CAR. THEN ON 2/13/15 (NOT TO MENTION THAT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY) AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN UP. NOW HERE I WAS THINKING THAT I KEPT VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 63K MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS! NOW HERE IT IS ALMOST 3 MONTHS LATER I STILL HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE.

I PURCHASED THE 2011 SONATA CERTIFIED USED, PLUS I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED, NO SOUNDS, NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A GAS STATION AND I NOTICED A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED & TOLD ME THE ENGINE SEIZED, BUT THE OIL WAS ONLY ABOUT HALF A QUART LOW. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T HONOR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAID IT'S LIMITED TO 60K MILES (I'M THE 2ND OWNER & MY CAR HAD 66K MILES). I FILED A CLAIM WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE AND THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR. HIS FINDING WAS IT WAS 2-3 QUARTS LOW, THERE WAS "SLUDGE AND METAL BITS" IN THE OIL AND WE'D NEED A NEW ENGINE. BECAUSE I COULDN'T PRODUCE THE RECEIPT FROM MY LAST OIL CHANGE, THEY CITED OWNER NEGLECT AND DENIED THE CLAIM. I USED ROYAL PURPLE SYNTHETIC OIL (AND HAVE USED THIS SAME OIL FOR THE PAST 15 YRS IN ALL MY VEHICLES). I CHANGED MY OWN OIL IN JULY, APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS PRIOR. NOTE: THERE WAS NEVER ANY OIL LEAKS OR STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY, NO LOW OIL/ENGINE LIGHT AT ALL. TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $6000.00. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT, SO I ENDED UP HAVING TO GET ANOTHER CAR. WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE NOW I AM PAYING 2 CAR NOTES, ON 2 CARS, BUT I AM ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE ONE. I DON'T WANT TO MESS MY CREDIT UP BY LETTING IT GO BACK, SO I'M REALLY TRYING TO HOLD ON TO IT AS LONG AS I CAN, BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M GOING TO HAVE THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT ABNORMAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

VEHICLE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT 60 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD DODGING OTHER CARS. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. ELECTRICAL STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AS WELL AS DASHBOARD LIGHTS. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD OF CAR. WITHIN 20 MINUTES A ROAD RANGER CHECKED THE STATUS OF THE CAR AND SAID ALL FLUIDS LOOKED GOOD. BATTERY TESTED GOOD. BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO START. TWO HOURS LATER IT WAS TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE BUT WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED THE STARTER FIRST BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THAT. FINALLY, TOLD IT WAS THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S LAST SERVICE WAS THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING IS POSSIBLY GOING ON IT. THEY REPORTED A KNOCKING NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO STEERING AS OF YET BUT NOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE CAR FOR UP TO 3 WEEKS WILL PROBABLY HAVE THEM CHECK THAT TOO ESPECIALLY AFTER READING MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER WEBSITES.

AT FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. EVENTUALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. NOW AT LOW SPEEDS JUST TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS LOUD.

AT FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. EVENTUALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. NOW AT LOW SPEEDS JUST TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS LOUD.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A LARGE CLICKING NOISE ANYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. IT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS COMING LOOSE AND IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS ITEM. I AM HAVING IT CHECKED OUT TOMORROW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FOR APPROX 20MINS ON HWY AT 60MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK, APPROX 3 MINS LATER A LOUD EXPLODING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH WHITE SMOKE AND LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. OIL WAS CHANGED YESTERDAY BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL WAS CHECKED WITH NO OIL REGISTERING ON THE DIPSTICK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED UNDER THE HOOD INSPECTION NOTED NO OIL ON TOP OF ENGINE OR ON UNDERSIDE OF HOOD, NEW OIL FILTER STILL IN PLACE AND SNUG, OIL PAN DRAIN BOLT STILL IN PLACE. OIL USED WAS 5QTS OF 5W-20 QUAKER STATE PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY SON. HE SAID THE CAR STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE SWITCHED CARS WITH HIS MOTHER. SHE COULD HEAR A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED THE NEXT DAY. ON THE WAY HOME, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AND INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM STARTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUG-2010. ON THE THIRD DAY OF PURCHASE I RETURNED TO THE DEALER CAUSE I NOTICED THAT ON THE FREEWAY IT LEND TO THE RIGHT, NOTHING WAS DONE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERE MONTHS ALONG WITH DIFFERENT EXAM & TESTING NOTHING EVER CONFORM A PROBLEM. ABOUT JULY OF 2014 DRIVING 80MPH (TO AVOID BEING HIT) I NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY, SINCE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN OVER 75MPH THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN TO ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD OR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. RECENTLY ON APRIL 27,2015 DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OVER 50MPH I WAS GOING, IT CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE IF I HAVE A FLAT. WHEN CAR WAS CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN SOMETHING BENT/CRACKED. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURE ON JULY 2, 2010 IN ALABAMA, A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT A RECALL ON 2011 SONATA'S. BUT WHEN I CALLED DEALER I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL ONES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHO DECIDES WHICH CAR SHOULD BE ON THE LIST, IF A PROBLEM OCCURS IN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD SHOULDN'T ALL VEHICLES BE GIVEN THE SAME IMPORTANCE. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE FIRST BEFORE $$ DOESN'T HYDUNDAI KNOW THAT THIS IS HOW YOU KEEP FAMILIES COMING BACK. I HAD PLANNED TO PURCHASE ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS GRADUATING IN JUNE BUT WILL HAVE TO RETHINK THAT . I LOVE MY CAR BUT NOT IF SAFETY IS A ISSUE, HYDUNDAI REALLY NEEDS TO RE-LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 52 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,678.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD NOISE AT THE SLIGHTEST TURN, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. NOISE IS EVEN LOUDER WHEN ON THE ROAD AND CAN OCCUR WITHOUT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF AT ANY MOMENT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL COST AT LEAST $250 TO FIX. IF I GET IT FIXED AND THEN THERE'S A RECALL, NOBODY CAN TELL ME IF I'LL GET A REFUND. *TR

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

CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE - WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE AT A COST OF $7,000. TOWED IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR SECOND OPINION WHO SAID - MAY BE ABLE TO JUST REPAIR PISTON AND NOT ENTIRE MOTOR - COST COULD BE UP TO $3-4000. VEHICLE NOW SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY - UNUSABLE - CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED - STILL PAYING ON LOAN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY ENGINE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME AFTER 78000 MILES MY ENGINE HAS SEIZED. I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE ABOUT 30 DAYS PRIOR. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM DISCUSSED. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IT FEELS THAT IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT WHAT SPEEDS YOUR GOING IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE OR SHAKE VIOLENTLY.THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE BUT THERE ARE RECALL FOR SOME HYUNDAI SONATA BUILT BETWEEN CERTAIN DATES WHICH MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER.I THINK ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL HYUNDAI SONATA WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY RISK SOMEBODY'S LIFE JUST REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN EITHER RIGHT/LEFT AND WHEN I DRIVE OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. CALLED LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY ANYTHING FOR A SAFETY HAZARD. I STARTED MY RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THAT THIS CAR HAD A RECALL ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND WHEN I CALLED CORPORATE I WAS TOLD IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER. I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT THE VIN IS, IF I HAVE A 2011 SONATA I WANT THIS FIXED! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP. WHEN WILL IT CHANGE? WHEN SOMEONE DIES OR GETS HURT?? THIS WAS MY FIRST AND LAST TIME I WILL PURCHASE A HYUNDAI. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED AND CONCERNED . I DON'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I WANT THIS CORRECTED NOW!!! LETS NOT WAIT FOR THE WORST TO HAPPEN.

CAR DOES NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A MONTH AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, THE OIL WAS LOW AND SHE HAD TO ADD MORE OIL. UPDATED 06/11/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING POPPING AND CLICKING SOUNDS. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 2010. THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THE RECALL. WAS TOLD THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED UNDER CAMPAIGN OR WARRANTY AS I WAS SECOND OWNER. MY CHILDREN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AT MY EXPENSE AND SAID NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS STEERED, HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR EVEN TURNING. LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS LIKE STEERTING COLUMN IS FALLING APART. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA,MY FIRST CAR I PURCHASE IT ALMOST 4 MONTHS AGO I'LL HAD 2 OIL CHANGES INCLUDING THE ONE THE DEALER DID BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING HOME & HEARD A WEIRD NOISE SO I PULLED OVER MY BATTERY DIED AND CAR ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE I WAS GIVING NO WARNING SIGN OR INDICATOR TO CHECK MY OIL OR ANYTHING. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO SUNTRUP HYUNDAI WERE I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED AND WOULD COST ME FROM 5,000-9,000 FOR A NEW OR USED. HOW DOES A WELL-MAINTAINED CAR GO FROM NORMAL TO A TOTAL LOST? I'LL DONE MY RESEARCH SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHEN WILL YOU RECALL THIS ENTIRE CAR? WILL INDEED BE JOINING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI. I HAVE NO WARRANTY & DON'T EVEN WANT THE CAR WITH A NEW ENGINE. I JUST WANT HYUNDAI TO BUY THE CAR BACK IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK I'LL STICK WITH AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES. *TR

THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING WHEN I START TO DRIVE AND THE KNOCKING SOUND HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED. I HAVE TO PUT 1-2QTS OF ADDITIONAL OIL INTO THE CAR IN BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I GOT OUT I NOTICE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. I HAD TO GET BACK IN THE CAR PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND THEY FINALLY WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY AT WORK I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR FOR LUNCH THE CAR WOULD NOT START I HAD TO GET A JUMP AND I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I ADVISED DEALER OF WHAT HAPPENED THEY CHECKED MY BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE HE SAYS MY BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT PAD WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX IN 2014 AFTER THE RECALL BUT THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND MY DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS THIS TIME, PER HYUNDAI THEY ONLY FIX THIS FOR FREE ONE TIME. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE SOMETIMES, I TYPICALLY NOTICE THIS WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND WHEN I TRY TO GO PAST THAT IT WILL SEEM TO NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND THEN JERK AND THEN GO ACCELERATE FASTER. LATELY I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THIS WHEN GOING NORMAL SPEEDS IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. *TR

WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT USUALLY DOES. DROVE APPR 3 MILES, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP, DROVE APPR 3/4 MILE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION WITH FLASHERS ON AND <20 MILES PER HOUR, ALL THE WHILE THE CAR WAS HESITATING AND KNOCKING/TAPPING. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO CAME TO GET ME. WE CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS BARELY REGISTERING OIL. WE PURCHASED 2 QUARTS AND DROVE THE CAR APPR 2.5-3 MILES HOME. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A MILE. IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH WITH KNOCKING/TAPPING AND HESITATION. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND HAD IT TOWED AS WE WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS NO OIL, LACK OF MAINTENANCE YET THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK OR BURNING OF OIL. SINCE THIS IS "OUR FAULT" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE NEED A NEW ENGINE AT $6,000+. WE HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT SEPT 2014 - 2 OIL CHANGES IN 7 MONTHS, THE LAST CHANGE BEING THE 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY. MY HUSBAND DOES OUR OIL CHANGES (HE USED TO WORK AT GOODYEAR AND HAS DONE OIL CHANGES SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER) SO WE HAVE NO RECEIPTS FROM OIL PURCHASES AT WALMART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (295 SOUTH TOWARDS WASHINGTON DC) AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I EXAMINED THE DASHBOARD, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE ON. AS A PRECAUTION, I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD I DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO POHANKA HYUNDAI IN CAPITAL HEIGHTS MD. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED NO OIL WAS FOUND ON THE DIP STICK AND THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP! AS I PULLED UP MY LAST OIL CHANGE RECORD IT SHOWED I RECEIVED 5 QTS OF 5W20 SYNTHETIC BLEND OIL AT 110,641 MILES. I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN THAT I NEVER HAD ANY LEAKS OR KNOCKING SOUNDS. ALSO I NEVER HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. IT AMAZED ME HOW AFTER 5000 MILES NO OIL WAS IN ENGINE AND I HAD NO APPARENT AND VISIBLE LEAKS. *TR

THE CARS IGNITION KEY DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION FOR UP TO 6 HOURS. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS CHANGED BY HYUNDAI BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVEN WITH THE CHANGE OF THE KEYS AND THE CYLINDER. ALSO, THE ENGINE SEIZES WHEN I TOOK MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND TO THE AIRPORT. HYUNDAI DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND CHARGED ME $3600.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THEIR 10 YEAR WARRANTY IS A FRAUD. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE KEY CHANGE WHICH DID NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, BUT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL /COLUMN CLICKS WHEN TURNING. TODAY, MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP VERIFIED MY CONCERN AND STATED "NOISE IS COMING FROM INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT $278 MAY NEED STEERING RACK AS WELL $1018.45...". THERE IS A RECALL ON 2011 SONATAS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (RECALL # 10V46000) FOR THOSE BUILT BETWEEN DECEMBER 11, 2009 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 22, 2010.... WHICH IS ONLY 6 WEEKS LATER. I AM HAVING THIS RELATIVELY UNCOMMON ISSUE ON A CAR THAT IS < 5 YEARS OLD AND < 62K MILES. HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR HAS HAD TWO STEERING COLUMN ISSUES IN ~ 4 MONTHS? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT AT 59K, I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED (REPLACE WORN COUPLER IN STEERING COLUMN). LUCKILY IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 60K WARRANTY. THIS NEW ISSUE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT ONE, EXCEPT I'M NOW >60K MILES --- OUT OF WARRANTY). AS A MATTER-OF-FACT, MY INITIAL COMPLAINT TODAY WAS THAT THE OLD PROBLEM RESURFACED. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE DEALERSHIP 1 YEAR SERVICE WARRANTY, SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT INSPECTED/REPAIRED COMPLETELY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, ON A HIGHER LEVEL, WHY IS THIS EVEN HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM ONLY OUT OF THE RECALL RANGE BY 6 WEEKS? THE MANUFACTURING DATES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED INTO FURTHERIFURTHER. I FEEL THESE TWO ISSUES ARE RELATED AND SHOULD COVER MORE MANUFACTURE DATES. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I COULD NOT RESTART IT AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED. THERE WAS NEVER ANY OIL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON. THE OIL WAS CHANGED WHEN IT SHOULD BE.THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE. SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ENGINE. . *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE THOUGHT SHE HEARD A MUFFLER SOUND LIKE A RATTLING SOUND. SHE CHECKED THE MUFFLER BUT THE MUFFLER WAS INTACT. THAN AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IDLED LOW AS IF IT WANTED TO DIE. THAN SHE GOT OUT AT A PARKING TO INVESTIGATE THE SOUNDS TURNS OUT THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING BAD. I CALL TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO HYUNDAI. BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE A SERVICE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS DETERMINED ALSO BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND HOW WELL HE MAINTAINED IT IN ORDER FOR THE WARRANTY TO BE VALID (MY VEHICLE IS PRECERTIFIED IT HAS 44487 MILES AND OIL CHANGE IS DUE AT 44906) AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE LOOKED AT FOR A WEEK. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I KNEW THE EMPLOYEE WAS LYING TO ME AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE AT THE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT THE WARRANTY STARTS WITH ME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SO I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO REGARDING THE WARRANTY. I KNOW A KNOCKING ENGINE IS A SEVERE MATTER AND THE FACT THEY LIED TO ME BEFORE LOOKING AT THE CAR ALREADY SEEMS AS IF THINGS ARE TO JUST GET WORST IN REGARDING WITH DEALING WITH THEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HWY @65MPH. CAR LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR SMELLED AND SMOKING. CHECKED OIL...2 LITERS LOW. HAD OIL CHANGED 1000 MILES AGO. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAVE BEEN ROUTINELY CHECKING MY OIL BECAUSE 2 WEEKS AFTER OIL CHANGED HAD CAR SERVICED FOR BRAKES AND MECHANIC CHECKED OIL AND WAS LOW. HE PUT OIL IN. NO OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY 4500 FOR ANOTHER 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE WHICH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO PUT IT BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND REPLACING WITH THE SAME I WILL END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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

WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I NOTICED SOME "CLICKING" NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING SEVERE ENGINE POWER LOSS AND, AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WAS NEARBY, I WENT THERE. UPON ARRIVAL, I ADVISED THE SERVICE PERSON OF THE SYMPTOMS I'D EXPERIENCED. AFTER A CALL FROM THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ADVISED THAT HYUNDAI WANTED THEM (THE DEALER) TO COMPLETELY TEAR THE ENGINE DOWN TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE INTERNALS TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW ON THE DIPSTICK, SO LOW THAT IT DIDN'T EVEN REGISTER. NOTE: THE CAR WAS NEXT SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE AN OIL CHANGE AT 57,600 MILES, AND THIS OCCURRED AT 56,000. A FEW DAYS LATER, I HEAR BACK THAT "HYUNDAI" HAD DECLINED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE, SO I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONE WHO HAD IN FACT DENIED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE, AND WOULD BE CONTACTING THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE REASON(S) FOR THE DENIAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES, I'VE FOUND A LAWYER OPENING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE. LAWYER: HTTP://WWW.CHIMICLES.COM/2011-HYUNDAI-SONATA-ENGINE-FAILURE-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT?POST-SUBSCRIPTIONS-STATUS=SUBSCRIBE COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/ENGINE/ENGINE_SEIZED.SHTML. *TR

I BOUGHT MY SONATA NEW IN 2010 & HAVE JUST NOW IN 2015 PUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING & NOTICED A POPPING & GRINDING NOISE ANYTIME THE ROAD WASN'T SMOOTH & WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT & WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS EXHIBITING EVERY SIGN OF THE STEERING COUPLING RECALL I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE MANUFACTURING DATES. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 10/01/2010 & THE RECALL STOPPED ON 09/10/2010. I ASKED HOW THEY COULD BE SURE THAT EVERY CAR MANUFACTURED AFTER 09/10/2010 COULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY WHEN THEY WERE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE DAY MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. NOW I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $300 FOR A REPAIR HYUNDAI SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I USE TO RECOMMEND HYUNDAI TO EVERYONE, I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND IT AGAIN OR PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN. I WILL BE LOOKING INTO TRADING MY SONATA IN AFTER I HAVE THE STEERING COUPLING REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE BOTTOM IS VERY LOOSE. *TR

I JUST PURCHASE THIS CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI PLACE IN ALBANY GA AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE COUPLER. I HAVE READ A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PART AND MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WASN'T A RECALL CAUSE YOU CAN LOOSE YOUR LIFE WITH YOUR STEERING WHEEL NOT ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY OR A BETTER PART. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S PLASTIC AND PLASTIC DO NOT LAST LONG. *TR