2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

CAR PULLS LEFT FROM MOMENT DRIVEN OFF LOT. WHEN RELEASE STEERING WHEELS IT MOVES FROM CENTER TO LEFT AND THEN CAR RAPIDLY MOVES LEFT. CONSTANT PRESSURE IS REQUIRED ON RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE MOVEMENT NOT AS BAD WHEN PASSENGER IN CAR. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. WHEN THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM A COMPANY ENGINEER CAME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHO DROVE IT AND PRONOUNCED IT FIXED. NOTHING HAD CHANGED IT STILL PULLED AS HARD LEFT AS BEFORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TEST DROVE IT WITH THE MECHANIC WHO HAD WORKED ON THE CAR. WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE CAR DRIFTED RIGHT (I OUTWEIGH THE MECHANIC BY 100 POUNDS). MECHANIC TOLD ME HE WAS FRUSTRATED BY THESE CARS, ALL THE TURBOS WITH 18 INCH WHEELS PULL LEFT. HE THINKS IT IS EITHER THE WHEELS SIZE SINCE SONATA'S EQUIPPED WITH SMALLER WHEELS DON'T PULL OR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDS ADJUSTING. HYUNDAI IS DENYING PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALIGNED AND THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

BOUGHT A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 MODEL 2.0TURBO IN DECEMBER 2010. CAR PULLS HEAVILY TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN CONSTANT PRESSURE THAT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO STEERING WHEEL SO THE CAR WON'T CHANGE LANE BY ITSELF. AT LOW SPEED (35MPH ND UNDER) NOT AN ISSUE, BUT ABOVE 45MPH THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ALREADY, THEY CHANGED CAMBER BOLTS THEN PUT A NEW STRUT BUT NONE OF THESE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS (NOT TORQUE STEER). THE CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT CLOCKWISE PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PULL OCCURS IN ALL LANES, BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN THE LEFT LANE WHERE IT WILL LEAVE THE ROAD IN APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS WITHOUT A STEERING CORRECTION. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE LEFT PULL ISSUE FIVE TIMES NOW, AND THERE IS STILL NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERN, THE TIRES WILL WEAR PREMATURELY AND IN AN UNEVEN FASHION. SINCE THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIABLE SOLUTION, HYUNDAI SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT A RECALL AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. THIS VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR ABOUT 16 HOURS AND TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE SAME IN EACH TIRE AND AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IS IN SPEC AND NO ISSUE FOUND. HOWEVER, IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS PULL IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN ORDER TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THE DRIVER MUST TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

NEW, 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T. CARS CONSISTENTLY PULLS LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH AND IN ALL LANES OF TRAVEL. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING PROBLEM - CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT - DEALER DID REALIGNMENT - NOT EFFECTIVE. *TR

NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVER MUST CONSTANTLY FIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN LANE. AT A MINIMUM IT IS DISTRACTING. WORST CASE THIS CAR COULD DRIFT INTO ANOTHER LANE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING. DEALER TELLS ME ITS FINE. *TR

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT WHILE UNDER VERY MILD ACCELERATION AND CRUISING SPEEDS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS TORQUE-STEER AND THAT IT HAPPENS ON ALL FWD VEHICLES. I'VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF FWD VEHICLES AND I'VE EXPERIENCED NOTHING LIKE THIS. IT PULLS UNDER THE LIGHTEST ACCELERATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 SONATA SE WHICH I'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR STEERING ISSUES. THE CAR PULLS TO LEFT AND I MUST APPLY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING OFF THE ROAD. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE DEALER IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND TELLING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT DUE TO THIS ISSUE UNLESS SOMEONE GETS THE PROBLEM RECTIFIED. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LEFT PULL ISSUE. I MUST APPLY A PRESSURE TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT/STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. THIS YOUTUBE CLIP IS AN EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I SEE. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EDDYZWOGOZU ALSO I FOUND ANOTHER SITE W/ A SIMILAR LISTING: HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/T56918-OFFICIAL-2011-SONATA-LEFT-PULL-POLL.HTM. *TR

2011 SONATA SE. WILL NOT START. WARNING LIGHT INDICATES KEY NOT PRESENT OR PRESS BRAKE TO START. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE, PEDAL IS "STIFF". TRIED EMERGENCY KEY RESET PROCEDURE PER OWNER'S MANUAL. NO LUCK. WAIT 30 MINUTES, HEARD RELAY IN DASH CLICK, AND CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. 3RD TIME OCCURRED. NOTICED I HAD PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE BY TRUNING HARD RIGHT PRIOR TO SHUT OFF. ALSO, MY WIFE HAD OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND CLIMBED IN PRIOR TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEING OPENED (POSSIBLE ALARM SYSTEM PROBLEM?) NO WARNING. DEALER IS STUMPED. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME EXACT ISSUE. SUSPECT EITHER COMPUTER OR SENSOR PROBLEM. OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSE, ISSUE WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM WHEN TEH PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED WHILE CAR IS LOCKED. CAR WAITS UNTIL AFTER A TIME RESET TO INITIALIZE THE RELAY AGAIN.... MILAGE 13,600. *TR

MY NEW HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2011 FAIL TO START OR TO TURN OFF ( I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO DO IT). BESIDES THAT ONCE IN A WHILE THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW ANY LETTER ON (R OR D OR P OR N).AGAIN,I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR THEN IT GOES ON NORMALLY.WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ABNORMALLY. *TR

THE STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT, & SOMTIMES TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CROSSING THE CENTER LINE WHILE IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. STEERING HAS WANDERED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. FEELS UNSAFE TO ME. I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AT 949 MILES. THEY DID RE=ALIGNMENT CAR STILL PULLS, TOOK CAR BACK 3 MORE TIMES TO DEALER FOR SAME STEERING PULL, DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE SEVER PULL, THEY INSTALLED A FACTORY SUGGESTED CAMBER KIT, CAR STILL PULLS & WANDERS. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE & SHOULD HAVE A RECALL.

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT SINCE BRAND NEW. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME. CONSTANT RIGHT PRESSURE MUST BE MAINTAINED ON STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT CAR FROM MOVING TO THE LEFT. AT A SLOW SPEED ON BACK ROADS THE PULL IS NOT THAT NOTICEABLE. FOR SOME REASON, WHEN TAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP, THE LEFT PULL INCREASES, WHICH REQUIRES INCREASED RIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED AT DEALER, ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED, AND TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE. RESEARCHING THE HYUNDAI FORUMS, IT APPEARS MY SONATA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND AS OF THIS DATE, HYUNDAI/KIA HAVE NO FIX, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR IS A PROBLEM.

I AGREE WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL FUMES. MY HUSBAND HAD MENTIONED TO ME WHILE I WAS WARMING MY CAR THAT THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE WAS VERY STRONG. I THEN BEGIN TO NOTICE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGING THINGS. THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION NEED TO LOOK INTO TO THESE COMPLAINTS BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I GET SICK AND TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HYUNDAI NEED TO WAKE UP AND LOOK INTO THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE HORN ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS SO WEAK IT IS INAUDIBLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW ONE BUT TO NO AVAIL. MY SONATA WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE SEPT. 2010 SWITCH TO A DUAL HORN. THE OLD HORN IS A HAZARD AND OFFER NO PROTECTION TO ALERT DRIVERS AS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. THERE SHOULD BE A FIX BUT DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NONE THUS FAR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FAILED TWICE. THERE IS A SOLENOID PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT BLEW 2 SOLENOIDS @ 1,400 MILES, FELT LIKE I HIT A CINDER BLOCK THE 2ND TIME @ 2,700 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. DEALER ADVISES MULTIPLE 2011 SONATA'S COMING IN WITH SOLENOID ISSUES. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PULLS LEFT SHARPLY WHEN WHEN I LET GO OF THE WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND MAJOR PROBLEM. ALIGNMENT DOESN'T HELP AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE STRUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE DEALERS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,350 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 05/31/11

I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE TURBO. IT PULLS BADLY TO THE LEFT. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT CONCENTRATION OR YOU WILL BE IN THE ONCOMING LANE. DANGEROUS! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO ON FEBRUARY 19, 2011 AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THIS VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSTANT PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS NECESSARY TO KEEP THIS CAR ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (GLASSMAN HYUNDAI, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN) FOR A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT ON 2 OCCASIONS. THIS HELPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE NO MENTION OF THIS WAS MADE BY THE SALESPERSON. *TR

2011 SONATA 2.0T SE LEFT PULL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

I WAS EXITING ONE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ONTO ANOTHER. EXIT RAMP DIRECTION WAS MISJUDGED AND CAR HIT A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS A FRONTAL AREA CRASH CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $14,000 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NOT ANY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PULLS HEAVY TO THE LEFT. THIS HAS NOT CREATED AN INJURY TO DATE BUT IT PULLS SO MUCH TO THE LEFT I HAVE TO BE SURE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT TO COUNTER-ACT THE PULL INTO THE LANE TO MY LEFT. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DOING EVERYTHING THEY SAY THEY CAN DO (ALIGNMENT, ETC.) IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE 16K MILES ON THE CARE AND IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I FIRST HAD IT. DEALERSHIP (SUNTRUP HYUNDAI, ST. LOUIS MO) SAYS THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

OFF THE LOT OUR NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY REPORTED A "BULLETIN" ON THE FRONT STRUTS AND REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. AFTER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AN "ALL-WHEEL-ALIGNMENT". NO BETTER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DRIVING FOR 1K MILES TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED ITSELF----THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT FOR THE SECOND TIME ON 3/17/2011 AND RE-OPENED THE "CASE NUMBER". THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONSULTED WITH HYUNDAI'S REGIONAL ENGINEERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A RECALIBRATING OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE ON 3/24/2011. THE CAR NOW DRIVES PERFECTLY. NO MORE PULLING TO THE LEFT. HALLELUJAH!! THANKS TO GOOD FOLKS AT HYUNDAI, LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO IN DECEMBER 2010 AND FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAITED TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT BUT IT DID NOT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED A FULL ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW AFTER READING 100'S OF SIMILAR CLAIMS I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE. I AM ENCOURAGED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED FORWARD, THIS WILL SAVE ME FROM REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ALIGNMENTS, STRUT REPLACEMENT AND TIRE ROTATIONS ARE NOT GOING TO BLANKET THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP A BRAND NEW 2011 CAR ON THE ROAD. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED PULLS LEFT. PULL OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ROAD TYPES, BUT IS STRONGEST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MIDDLE OR LEFT LANES. RIGHT LANE HAS A SLIGHT DRIFT RIGHT, WHICH FEELS NORMAL DUE TO CROWN OF ROAD. BUT WITH CROWN ON RIGHT, THERE IS HARD PULL TO LEFT. VEHICLE WILL PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND CHANGE LANES IN APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS OR LESS. VEHICLE NEEDS A CONSTANT AND FORCEFUL PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT OF CENTER TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK AND NOT VEER LEFT. THIS PULL WAS EVIDENT IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON IT, AND PULL WAS EVIDENT IMMEDIATELY. AS OF THIS TIME, REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN ATTEMPTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 SONATA TURBO LIMITED. THE VEHICLE HAS A STEADY PULL TO THE LEFT DURING ACCELERATION WHICH AFFECTS THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE ROADWAY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AND IN MY OPINION A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE VEHICLES QUICK JERKY MOTION AND STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT IF YOU SHOULD LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE DRIVES STRAIGHT WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACCELERATING . IT'S CONSTANT FATIGUE ON THE DRIVER'S ARMS MAINTAINING PROPER STEERING AS A RESULT OF THE PULL.

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE LEFT FROM SPEEDS OF 40 MPH TO 80 MPH. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE HOW TO FIX ISSUE. YOU NEED TO CONSTANTLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AT 20 DEGREES OFF CENTER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT LINE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING! *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO LIMITED WITH 6 MILES ON IT. AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. FIRST THEY REPLACED A FRONT STRUT SO NOW I HAVE MISMATCHED STRUTS, THEN ALIGNED IT SO THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS SET AT A CAMBER OF -0.8 DEGREES WHILE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS SET AT -0.2 DEGREES. AFTER ALL THESE BANDAIDS, THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI KEEP TELLING ME THE CAR IS IN SPEC AND DRIVES STRAIGHT. *TR

THE HORN ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS NOT LOUD AT ALL. I HONK AT PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA I AM HONKING AT THEM. ITS VERY QUIET AND HIGH PITCH. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE HORN WAS SERIOUSLY NEEDED ON A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING. *TR

I BOUGHT A SONATA LIMITED TURBO IN DECEMBER, 2010. RIGHT FROM THE START IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID THEY WANTED IT BACK TO REPLACE A CAMBER BOLT. ALSO THEY SAID THAT HYUNDAI WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BEFORE THE BOLT CAME IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI WAS NOT RECOMMENDING THE CAMBER BOLT ANY MORE, BUT THE LATEST VERSION OF THE LEFT FRONT STRUT. THEY REPLACED THE STRUT BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY CAME TO THE OPINION THE PROBLEM IS NOT IN THE SUSPENSION AT ALL. IT IS CLEAR MORE POWER IS BEING SENT TO THE LEFT WHEEL. THIS IS CLEAR UNDER SEVERAL CONDITIONS: ON ACCELERATION IT WILL BE PULLING HARD BUT IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED THE CAR STRAIGHTENS OUT. WHEN BRAKING AND THUS LITTLE OR NO POWER IS BEING APPLIED TO THE WHEELS, THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE PULL. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND GOING DOWNHILL ' COASTING, BASICALLY ' THE PULL IS LIGHT, BUT AS THE ROAD CHANGES AND STARTS TO GO BACK UPHILL, IT PULLS HARDER AND HARDER, VARYING IN RELATION TO HOW HARD THE CAR IS WORKING TO GET UP THE HILL. THE WORST IS WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PULLS SO HARD THAT IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED, IT LITERALLY 'SNAPS' FIVE TO TEN DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR IS ON THE SHOULDER IN TWO SECONDS. THE STEERING WHEEL IN THIS CAR IS VERY 'DRY' AND IT IS EASY TO LOSE GRIP. ONE HAS TO GRIP SO TIGHTLY THAT IT IS QUITE FATIGUING TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF A PERSON LOST GRIP OF THE WHEEL THEY COULD EASILY BE IN A

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA (NEW IN NOVEMBER 2010), FROM DAY ONE EXCESSIVE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT THAT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER, BUT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED IT 3 TIMES AND ROTATED WHEELS TO NO BENEFIT. THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE FILED THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND DEFECT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON 03-16-11. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS, WHICH HAS TO BE A TOTAL LIE BECAUSE OF THE MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET SQUAWKING ABOUT THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE VIDEOS NOW POSTED OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY 03-22-11. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS YOU NEED ONLY REMOVE YOUR HAND FROM THE WHEEL FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE LANE DRIFTING STARTS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE LEFT HANDED HIGHWAY EXITS WITHOUT HAVING MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL AN PLEASE NOTE-THESE ARE NOT GRADUAL SWEEPERS BUT 30 TO 40MPH RAMPS!. MY RECENTLY LICENSED 17YR OLD DRIFTED SLIGHTLY AND STARTED TO CROSS INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT WAS RIDING CLOSE TO THE CENTER LINE. THANK GOD MY WIFE WAS WITH HER TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE DIRECTIONS. HOPEFULLY NO ONE AS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT! HELP! *TR

TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY, CAR SLOWED TO 5 MPH. SUDDENLY CAR RAPIDLY ACELERATED AND CAR STRUCK GARAGE DOOR PILLAR ON LH SIDE. CAR STOPPED BY IMPACT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO GARAGE STRUCTURE. CAR HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LEFT FENDER, HEAD LIGHT, BUMPER AND HOOD. MAY HAVE HIDDEN DAMAGES.

STEERING COMPONENT- ON 2/17/2011 I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED TURBO. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE, WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT, EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON COMPLETELY LEVEL AND FLAT ROAD SURFACES. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHO ADVISED ME THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE A DEFINITE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ONE. HE SAID THAT IN THE INTERIM THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THEY CAN PERFORM IN AN EFFORT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WOULD BE NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE EITHER COMPLETELY OR EVEN NOMINALLY. THE WAY I LEFT IT WITH HIM WAS THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THEIR REGIONAL HYUNDAI SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE WHAT STEPS THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE, AS HE HAD DONE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER CUSTOMERS ALREADY AND GET BACK TO ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BEGIN A REGIMEN OF REPAIRS THAT WOULD HOPEFULLY AT THE VERY LEAST IMPROVE IT SOMEWHAT, BUT "AGAIN" POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NOT A DEFINITE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE TO DATE, LEAVING ME TOTALLY AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE EVENT I (EVEN FOR A SECOND) DON'T TOTALLY CONCENTRATE ON HOLDING THE STEERING WHERE IN A METHOD THAT WOULD KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO THE LEFT INTO ANOTHER LANE POTENTIALLY CAUSING WHAT COULD EASILY BECOME A SERIOUS AND EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI - DRAGGING TO BOTH SIDES, MAINLY TO THE RIGHT, STEERING IS ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING BE BLOWN OF THE ROAD, STEERING IS TWISTED EVEN WHEN WHEEL IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN TO THE LEFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON FOUR OCCASIONS; YET, THE REMEDY DID NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,150.

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.

OFF THE LOT OUR NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY REPORTED A "BULLETIN" ON THE FRONT STRUTS AND REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. AFTER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM A "FRONT-END ALIGNMENT". NO BETTER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DRIVING FOR 1K MILES TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED ITSELF----THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM---COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MEANWHILE I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR THAT WON'T HANDLE PROPERLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE WITHOUT A SERIOUS RESPONSE. WILL DO IT AGAIN!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE/LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT OPTED TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT STRUTS AND PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AS A REMEDY WHICH FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2900.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0 TURBO, STEERING PULLS TO LEFT EXTREMELY HARD. HAS TAKEN CAR BACK TO DEALER THREE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. DID SO STRAIGHT OFF THE LOT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AS WELL AS SWITCHING THE LEFT FOR THE RIGHT TIRES. CAR STILL PULLS LEFT, MOST NOTIBLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2011 SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

THIS CAR HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT FROM THE VERY TIME WE DROVE OFF THE LOT. *TR

ONE DAY AFTER PURCHASING A NEW HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 NOTICED THAT CAR CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT IRRESPECTIVE OF ROAD CROWN ETC. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO DID FRONT END ALIGNMENT. PROMPTLY RETURNED CAR AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES FROM SERVICE FACILITY AS THE LEFT PULL WAS STILL PROMINENT. DRIVING A SONATA 2011 LOANER AND ALSO NOTICING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA CAST A HORIZONTAL SHADOW APPROX 100FT IN FRONT OF THE CAR ON LEVEL PAVEMENT. EVERYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE IS COMPLETELY UNILLUMINATED. WHEN YOU TRAVEL UP AND DOWN HILLS AND MINOR ROAD GRADE IMPERFECTIONS, THIS BLACK SHADOW COMES DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCKS HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION TO JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM OF THIS CAR, AND HYUNDAI SHOULD RE-DESIGN THE HEADLIGHTS ON A RE-CALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

PICKED UP NEW SONATA GL WITH 58KM ON IT NOW HAS 96KM INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND CLICK ON AND OF BRIGHTLY. HEAD LIGHTS ALSO FLASH AT SAME TIME. CAR IS UNDER 3 HOURS OLD. ALREADY CALLED DEALER AND THERE FIRST THING IN THE AM. *TR

BRAND NEW VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALMOST ALL TIMES AND AT ALL SPEEDS. IT IS MORE APPARENT THE FASTER THE CAR IS MOVING. E.G. IF THE CAR IS MOVING AT 70MPH UNDER CRUISE CONTROL AND IS POINTED SLIGHTLY RIGHT, LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITHIN 5 SECONDS. THIS OCCURS ON ALL ROADS IN ALL LANES AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CROWN OF THE ROAD. AT THESE SPEEDS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL VISIBLY POINTED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER OR IF YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AN ACCIDENT WILL QUICKLY OCCUR. *TR

IT HAPPENED IN ONE AFTERNOON IN A COMPANY PARKING LOT WHEN ALL THE EMPLOYEES WERE LEAVING FOR THE WEEKEND. THE EXIT LINE WAS BACKED UP AND WHILE WAITING IN LINE FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BACKED UP HER CAR FROM THE PARKING SPACE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY, THE DRIVER WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE OTHER CARS PARKED ON SIDES BUT FAILING TO ASSURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE BEHIND. IMMEDIATLY I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION AND I ACTIVATED THE HORN FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. UNFORTUNATLY THE HORN WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR THE OTHER DRIVER TO HEAR IT (BY HER OWN ADMISSION THE HORN WAS INNAUDIABLE) AND THE COLISION COULD NOT BE AVOIDED. AS A RESULT THE CARS FRONT RIGHT FENDER WAS SLIGHTLY BENDED. THE DAMAGED RESULTED WAS VALUED AT $708. NEVERTHELESS, SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THERE WERE AT LEAST FIVE OTHER INCIDENTS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE HORN WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS. *TR