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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — STEERING

1 injured · 987917 · 2013-06-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
1,900

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

JUST BOUGHT A HYUNDAI SONATA 2013 THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I CAN'T START THE CAR. I NEED ANOTHER PERSON TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT LOCKS SO HARD. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE WHERE I NEEDED HELP. JUST TODAY I HURT MY WRIST, HAND AND ARM TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T TURN NEEDED HELP. HYUNDAI WON'T STAND BEHIND FIXING IT, THEY SAY IT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. HAD IT IN SERVICE A FEW TIMES. I HAVE A CAR THAT WILL NOT RUN. AND WHEN IT DOES IT HAS THE ROUGHEST RIDE OF ANY CAR I EVER HAD, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAYS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. WHAT DO WE DO? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10520908
Machine
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