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Hyundai Sonata Steering Safety Report | Nov 28, 2010
Reported on Nov 28, 2010
| PURCHASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LTD TURBO IN NOV '10. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. FIRST SERVICE: DEALER PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CAR STILL PULLS. SECOND SERVICE: DEALER CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED ON ROAD FORCE BALANCER. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT RIM DUE TO MILD SCRATCH AND TIRE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT FLAT SPOTTED. CAR NOW PULLS HARDER THAN BEFORE, DANGEROUSLY SO AS TO CAUSE THE CAR TO CHANGE LANES AT THE SLIP OF THE WHEEL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT WHEEL AND TIRE ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION SPECIALIST, INSPECTED SCRATCHED RIM, STATED IT WAS BALANCED AND ANY DAMAGE COSMETIC. THIRD SERVICE: DEALER AND REGIONAL FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) RE-CALIBRATED STEERING SENSOR, ADJUSTED REAR CAMBER. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF REAR WHEEL DUE TO SCRATCH. FSE DROVE THE CAR AND WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ALIGNMENT. CAR STILL PULLS EXACTLY AS BEFORE. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | AGOURA HILLS CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEC4AB5BH |
| Mileage: | 10 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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