1999 Hyundai Sonata Suspension

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE HEARD NOISES AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS MISALIGNED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WERE ALSO HOLES NEXT TO THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE SUB FRAME IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTAC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000: SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,764.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 HYUNDIA SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO AVOID TURNING IN A 360 DEGREE WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SALES CENTER, AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HER THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME AND CONNECTING PARTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY CORRODED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUB-FRAME CROSS MEMBER WOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST OF $10,000 WAS THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND THE ENGINE STAYED ON. SHE ALSO NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE HALF SHAFT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 09V124000, SUSPENSION BECAUSE HE DOES NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE STATES THAT WERE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LIVES IN KANSAS WHICH BORDERS MISSOURI. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL IN THE LEFT DIRECTION WITHOUT ENGAGING IN ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERE CORROSION OF THE SUB-FRAME. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ALSO, HE ADVISED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. IMMEDIATELY, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THREE TIMES IN WHICH THEY INFORMED THE TELEPHONE CALL WOULD BE RETURNED. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE SOUND OF MEDAL RUBBING TOGETHER, AND WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAYMENT OR A HILL IN THE ROAD, I HAVE ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. I TOOK MY CAR TO PEPBOYS AND THE SERVICEMAN TOOK ME UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SHOWED ME THE MASS AMOUNT OF CORROSION AND RUST ON THE CRADLE AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS BENT. HE STATED HE HAS NEVER WITNESS SUCH CORROSION BEFORE ON ANY OTHER BODY PART. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE . THIS CAR IS A SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND SCHOOL. IN THE MIST OF LOOKING FOR USED PARTS ON THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS OTHERS WHO HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. SOME WHO HAS HAD ACCIDENTS. THANK GOD HE KEPT MY FAMILY SAFE. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR REPAIR. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO ENFORCE A RECALL THIS CAN TURN OUT TO BE DEADLY TO FUTURE DRIVERS AND THERE FAMILIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED AND THE BOLTS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA'S ALIGNMENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY OUT OF FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE RIGHT CAMBER WAS -0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATION +/- 0.3). THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER WAS 1.00 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). AFTER TWO REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT CAROUSEL HYUNDAI, 1360 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, TEL. 610-399-1200 THE CAR HAS NOW THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS RIGHT CAMBER -0.5 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3) AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER IS 0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). THE CAR CURRENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE LONG RUN. THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA CURRENTLY SHOW NO WILLINGNESS TO GET THE CAR INTO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS EVEN SO THE ITEM ARE COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS 12,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY ABUSE AND MOST OF THE MILES WERE DRIVEN FROM UT TO PA ON HIGHWAY (2,200 MILES). *AK