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Steering, suspension, structure
12/13/2014
MY CARS FRONT SUBFRAME BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND AXLE FELL APART WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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Air Bags
10/01/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 615.
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Suspension, structure
10/20/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE AND THE FRONT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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Air Bags
08/20/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V105000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT HYUNDAI WAS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE ONE TIME UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 4/2/2015 *JS
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Suspension, wheels
01/10/2014
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHICH WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DROPPED THE CAR TO THE GROUND PUSHED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHEEL WELL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MAKE AND MODEL THEIR IS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY APPLIES TO THE SALT BELT. MY CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AND OPERATED IN VIRGINIA FOR 7 YEARS. THIS ISSUE WITH THE SUB FRAME IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL BUT DUE TO THE CAR NOT BEING TITLED IN THE SALT BELT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DRIVEN THROUGH THE SO CALLED SALT BELT, HYUNDAI IS SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE ALL CARS THAT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T GOING FAST AS IT COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE OR ANYONE ELSE'S THAT WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. *TR
