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Hyundai Sonata Steering Safety Report | Mar 04, 2014
Reported on Mar 04, 2014
| VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO STICK IN CURRENT POSITION, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO TURN. IT IS AS IF THE STEERING IS HELD IN POSITION BY A MAGNET AND THE MAGNETIC FIELD HAS TO BE BROKEN IN ORDER TO TURN THE WHEEL. STEERING THEN JUMPS TO NEW POSITION INSTEAD OF TURNING SMOOTHLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEED. | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SUNRISE FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEC4AC4CH |
| Mileage: | 41100 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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