2000 Hyundai Sonata Suspension

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RUSTED REAR CROSS MEMBER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2008, THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER BECAME RUSTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER AS IT WAS UNDER RECALL DUE TO RUST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER FRAME RUSTED AND ABOUT TO BREAK APART. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. AND THE COST TO REPLACE IT, WAS $3,000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 10-17-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 10-31-2013 FAILED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER STRUT MOUNT HAD PENETRATED THROUGH THE MOUNTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE, THE FRONT SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA MY HUSBAND'S SONATA CAME TO AN SCREECHING HALT IN WHICH HE ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN AND THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RELOCATED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS FROM HYUNDAI'S FRONT SUB FRAME CORROSION TREATMENT (CORROSION CLASS ACTION CC1) GROUP-CAMPAIGN, NUMBER 11-01-038 DATE-OCTOBER, 2011. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY RECORD THAT THIS RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO OUR HOME OF ADDRESS. *TR

CAR HAS BAD RUST OUT PROBLEMS. ON THE METAL FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. TOTAL RUST OUT ON REAR FRAME, ALSO THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THE FRONT CRADLE FRAME WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACUTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THERE WERE THREE APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WHICH WERE RESCHEDULED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHCILE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,032.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V124000 FOR THE SUSPENSION ON JANUARY 5, 2010. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS REPORT DATE WAS 4/14/09 AND THAT THE FIRST RECALL LETTER MAILING STARTED IN JULY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN HYUNDAI SIX MONTHS TO SEND HER THE RECALL NOTICE. NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED. UPDATED 01/27/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE WAS CORRODED, COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL IN IT. HE CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER AND STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK WITH HYUNDAI USA AND FOLLOW UP WITH HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000, SUSPENSION IS RELATED TO HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,491. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT. PASSENGER REAR TIRE TURNED OUT TO RIGHT AND CAUSE ME TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-12 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. ALSO, THE SUB-FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,165.

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA RECALL*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME FAILED. *JB

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 09V124000 HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN NO. 089. *NJ THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FRONT FRAME BROKE CAUSING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE PAVEMENT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSAXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE COLLISION CENTER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATE WAS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, REPAIRS WERE NOT RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SCRAPPED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MARCH 14,2009. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEEMED AS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE RECALL NOTING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FRAME COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAN ITS VALUE. *JB UPDATED 04/02/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WITH THE DETACHMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE SUBFRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000, SUSPENSION WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOWING AND REPAIR COST OF DAMAGES ASSOCIATED TO THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 2 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION IN WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THEIR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE WHEEL WELL AND SUB-FRAME. THE SUB-FRAME AXLE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000-SUSPENSION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08016). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 108,000. UPDATED 02/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/05/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE RECEIVED RECALL ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT SUB FRAME REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES THAT MAY POSSIBLY OCCUR ON OTHER COMPONENTS DURING THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION INTO A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. I THEN HEARD A SNAP, A GRINDING NOISE, AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS PASSING BY AT HIGH SPEEDS THAT DID NOT SEE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE COMING AROUND A CORNER. TWO MEN STOPPED BEHIND ME AND PUSHED MY CAR BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE GAS STATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY FRONT SUBFRAME BEING COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. IT RESULTED IN ALMOST A COMPLETE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM DETACHMENT FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WHEEL SEPARATION. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN, IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR, BUT THE BILL IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,500. *TR

I WAS USING THE AS NORMAL, THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, BUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO A STORE I HEARD A POP AND THEN THE RIGHT WHEEL WOULD NOT ROLL. I THEN CONTACTED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED. I GOT THE CAR A HYUNDAI SONATA LIFTED ON JACKS AND JACK STANDS AN NOTICED RUST AND CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME AND SEEN THAT THE ARMS CONNECTING THE WHEEL COMPONENTS TO THE FRAME HAD BROKEN. *TR

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPENT $600 2 YEARS AGO TO FIX THE SUB-FRAME BEFORE HE KNEW ABOUT A RECALL. *JB

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT, NO ACCIDENT, ONE OWNER, NJ. HYUNDAI COVERS REPAIR FOR YEARS 2001-2004 FOR THE SAME EXACT DEFECT BUT WILL NOT COVER THE YEAR 2000. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND RANDOMLY JERKING TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY. OVER A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS THE JERKING TO THE RIGHT FREQUENTLY (ABOUT EVERY 30 SECONDS OR LESS) MADE THE CAR ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THE WHEEL HAS SHIFTED ABOUT 1 INCH BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF IT HAD GONE ON FOR ANY MORE TIME, PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FIX COSTS WELL OVER $800.00 AND I AM ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED TO SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

HI I'M AN OWNER OF A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHO RESIDES IN THE STATE OF IOWA. I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE HYUNDAI RECALL #089. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS DETACHED FROM THE SUB-FRAME ON MY VEHICLE RENDERING IT UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL YET. DO I NEED TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE LETTER BEFORE I CAN CONTACT A DEALER/SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS? *TR

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA, 1200000 MILES NOTICED CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT ION SNOW COVERED ROADS, DID NOT DRIVE TO WORK NEXT DAY ON HIGHWAY, SON WAS TAKING TO REPAIR FACILITY, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED. LUCKY WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY, REPAIR FACILITY SAYS FRONT SUSPENSION/FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT THE FRONT RIGHT SUBFRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE IS ANOTHER HUGE HOLE ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. I KNOW HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY STATE-TN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND STUDENT WHO HAS PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT CAR. TRANSMISSION, AXLES, TIMING BELT, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, BOTH BALL JOINTS, BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS, AIR FLOW SENSOR - TWICE. THIS PROBLEM IS ONE HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX. EVEN FOR THOSE NOT IN THE SALT BELT STATES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA V-6, AND DURING A MECHANIC'S INSPECTION OF A WORN REAR STRUT HE NOTICED THAT TWO, LARGE HOLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE SUB FRAME, ENGINE MOUNT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND POSES SERIOUS THREAT. *TR