2014 Hyundai Sonata Steering

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS AND THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 2 MONTHS. I GET IN THE CAR AND PUT MY KEY IN TURN IT OVER & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING WITH IT TO GET IT UNLOCKED. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN ANNOYING TO FIGHT WITH IT. MY CAR WAS UNDER MY CARPORT AND WHEELS & STEERING IN STRAIGHT AHEAD MODE. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, I HAVE HAD MY A/C TO FREEZE UP ON A 3HR. TRIP. MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT AND THERE IS NO LEAK AND IS SHOWING NORMAL. SO WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM... VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ISSUES....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300.

PARKING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HOME WHEN POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY REVIEW THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMNS ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA . I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING LOSS AND CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON THIS ISSUE.

STEERING WANDERS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ALSO AT CITY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK. THE CAR SIMPLY 'WANDERS' OR 'DRIFTS' LEFT AND RIGHT, WITH NO REAL 'CENTERED' FEEL TO THE STEERING. MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT TRACK IS IMPOSSIBLE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION AND CORRECTION. THE STEERING WANDER CREATES HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR ICY SURFACES AND DRIVER FATIGUE, WHICH POSES A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR RESOLUTION, AND THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. HYUNDAI US HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS. *TR

TRAVELING AT SPEEDS 60+ MPH ON INTERSTATE AND 2 LANE SPLIT HIGHWAYS THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION AND ATTENTION WHICH BECOMES EXHAUSTING ON A LONG DRIVES. ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HYUNDAIS ATTENTION HOWEVER THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. I URGE ALL HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR EVEN WORSE KILLED. *TR

THIS CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS DRIFTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CONSTANT CORRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED. *TR

NO ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. WE PURCHASED ON A MONDAY, MAY 26TH, AND I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN TESTING, ACTUALLY I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE DID SINCE IT IS HER CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE SONATA FOR THE FIRST TIME THREE DAYS LATER, MAY 28TH, I NOTICED ON THE INTERSTATE, 55-70 MPH, THE CAR DRIFTS AND HAS TO BE CONTINUOUSLY CORRECTED LEFT AND RIGHT. DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST MODEL YEARS AND NOT CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI. I AM 58 YEARS OLD, A CAR NUT, AND HAVE WORKED ON MY VEHICLES AS WELL AS TOTALLY RESTORED A 67 GTO AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE A NEW VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF STEERING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION WAS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR WITH ELECTRIC STEERING AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. I HAVE DIRECTED MY WIFE TO BE CAUTIOUS DURING RAIN UNTIL WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HOW THE CAR HANDLES WATER BUILDUP ON THE ROAD SURFACE. *TR

THIS CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS DRIFTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CONSTANT CORRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED. THE CONTROL MOST DIFFICULT ON MILLED PAVEMENT AND IS VARIABLE DEPENDING ON ROAD SURFACE. MY FIRST THOUGHTS WERE THAT THE TIRES WERE AN ISSUE AFTER READING OTHERS COMMENTS IT APPEARS THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS EFFECTS WINTER DRIVING. *TR