Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 82142 | 1 | |
| I bought this used 2001 sonota from a local guy who rebuilds cars for resale. i understood that it came with a salvaged title. however, i was assured that the vehicle was safe to operate. six weeks, 4,000 mi. later i hit a pot whole on my street and damaged the steering. i took it to a local repair shop and discovered the r-side sub-frame was broken due to corrosion. who is responsible for allowing a vehicle that has a possible r-side sub-frame recalled, to never get fixed and placed back on the road? fortunately, it broke at a low speed in front of my house. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 82142 | ||
| I bought this used 2001 sonota from a local guy who rebuilds cars for resale. i understood that it came with a salvaged title. however, i was assured that the vehicle was safe to operate. six weeks, 4,000 mi. later i hit a pot whole on my street and damaged the steering. i took it to a local repair shop and discovered the r-side sub-frame was broken due to corrosion. who is responsible for allowing a vehicle that has a possible r-side sub-frame recalled, to never get fixed and placed back on the road? fortunately, it broke at a low speed in front of my house. | |||
| 11/19/2008 | 114000 | 1 | |
| I purchased my 2001 hyundai sonata gls v6 in 2002 and have had nothing but problems from it, but this is the worst so far. my car started jerking terribly when i hit any kind of bump or uneven pavement and my steering wheel was off center when driving straight. i had someone look underneath the car and noticed the frame was rotting, therefore i was driving it to my mechanic and as i pushed the brake to stop, the right/front wheel separated from the frame/axle. there was corrosion on the frame around the axle. i called hyundai and they gave me a claim # and said someone would contact me within 3-5 business days, so we will see. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2008 | 166500 | 1 | |
| Tuesday, august 5, 2008, i brought in my 2001 gls v6 hyundai sonata to balise hyundai of cape cod in hyannis, ma. my car had approximately 166,500 miles on it at this time. i was looking to get a throttle position sensor replaced. during their diagnostics, with the car on a lift, they noticed two things. one, a power steering leak was occurring most likely because of a corroded power steering line near the passenger side of the subframe. two, in the immediate area of the suspected hose failure, the subframe had rusted through on two sides of the piece. the main hole in the subframe is fist-size or larger and the second is not good. i was informed that the subframe issue was a major safety hazard and warned me of what could happened should it fail. they also told me about the difficulties that replacing it could bring. they told that they were highly uncomfortable with me driving off the lot with the car with the subframe in that condition because it could go at any time. when they gave me an estimate for repairs to my car, they informed me that they might do the service on the subframe for free. they had to get approval from a regional rep or such person. however, as of today, sunday, august 10, i have not heard back from the dealer. today, i decided to do some research into replacing the subframe and finding the part. when i did a yahoo! search for sonata subframe, i came across the nhtsa investigation into this problem. i, thankfully, have not had a failure or accident because of this condition, yet. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2004 | 63000 | 3 | 07/25/2001 |
| I heard a repetitive clicking sound and turned my radio off to listen. the noise didn't change when i slowed down and i resumed my normal speed of 60 mph. after a few seconds the car slowly & gradually began pulling to the left. i was unable to steer the vehicle at all and was moving into the shoulder and median between the highways. i tried to apply my brakes but the car was not responding. i had no steering or brakes and was heading towards oncoming traffic at 60 mph. i hit the end of a guard rail and the air bags did not deploy. these cars are not safe to drive! we also had a problem w/it hesitating when it tried to switch gears & the dealership was unable to fix. and the driver window would not stay in the track and shut properly.*ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 62000 | 1 | 09/01/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated without warning the vehicle stalled, on five occasions. this happened while driving at no particular speed. the vehicle had to be pulled over and towed to the dealership. the final time, the dealership determined there was a rotor in the crankshaft sensor that was dented. the crankshaft sensor was replaced. also, a puddle was noticed under the vehicle. the dealership determined there was a rupture in the power steering line and the line was replaced. | |||