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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — STEERING

crash · 1427528 · 2017-11-24

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE RECALLS LISTED ARE FOR MY CAR. SOME I WAS INFORMED OF AND SOME I WAS NOT. REFERENCE #'S: 16V190000, 15V759000, 15V62000,15V568000, 14V33000, 13V113000, 13V113000, 10V457000, 10V070000. ONCE I WAS FULLY AWARE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. THEY SAID THEY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. TO DATE: I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN I DO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL( OR IT JUST WILL NOT DO WHAT I WANT) OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THINGS WHICH HAS DAMAGED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE RIMS ( THANKFULLY SO FAR NOTHING MORE SERIOUS)/MY SEATBELT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, JUST CAME OFF. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A DISASTER THEY EITHER STAY ON (WHICH HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY TO THE POINT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT ) OR THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL WHICH HAS GIVEN ME A FEW SCARY MOMENTS BECAUSE I BRAKE AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME DOES NOT REALIZE I AM STOPPING. IF I DO NOT PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON EVERY TIME I PARK THE CAR WILL ROLL EVEN ON A FLAT SURFACE. I SOMETIMES HAVE ISSUES WITH GETTING THE CAR TO STAY LOCKED AS IT WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME FOR SOME REPAIRS RELATED TO THESE RECALLS THOUGH AS I UNDERSTAND IT THEY ARE TO FIX THEM AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE PERSON I NEED TO SPEAK WITH IS NOT THERE. THEY THEN TAKE A MESSAGE BUT TO DATE NO ONE HAS RETURNED A SINGLE CALL. I HAVE HAD OTHER MECHANICS ( NOT WORKING FOR HYUN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11048183
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