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2007 HYUNDAI SONATA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1691121 · 2020-09-09

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
129,802
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY BRAKES FAILED IN JANUARY, AND MY CAR HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. I SPENT $800 TO GET THEM FIXED, ONLY TO HAVE THEM FAIL AFTER FIVE MONTHS. BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS A REAR CROSS MEMBER RECALL FOR CORROSION ON MY CAR. TO COMPLETE THE RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR ALL OF THE RUSTED PARTS THAT WILL BREAK ONCE THEY DIG TO REACH THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE JANUARY, AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE DECLARED MY CASE CLOSED AND REFUSES TO ASSIST, AFTER WEEKS OF DELIBERATION, THEY ONLY ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM OF MY BRAKES AND NOT THE RECALL, WHICH THEY COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF THEIR FINAL DETERMINATION. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT PROCEED AND COMPLETE THE RECALL BECAUSE MANY PARTS THEY WILL HAVE TO REMOVE WILL BE UNUSABLE, AND CANNOT SAFELY BE PLACED BACK. THINGS ARE AT A STANDSTILL, AND I DESPERATELY NEED MY CAR BACK AND OPERATIONAL!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11354053
Machine
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