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Hyundai Sonata Suspension Safety Report | Dec 17, 2012
Reported on Dec 17, 2012
I JUST PURCHASED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CAR TENDS TO WANDER ON THE HIGHWAY MOSTLY LEFT BUT SOMETIMES RIGHT. IT WILL NOT STAY STRAIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS WITHIN SPEC. AT FIRST THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS NOT USED TO ELECTRIC STEERING. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE TEST DRIVEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF STEERING THAT DO NOT EXHIBIT WANDERING ON THE HIGHWAY. I FOUND OUT BELATEDLY THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS MUCH WORSE IN THE 2011 AND 2012 MODEL YEARS AND THAT THEY IMPLEMENTED A FIX. WELL THE FIX DOESN'T WORK. IN ADDITION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW SPEED THE CAR WILL PULL LEFT. THE DEALER HAS REFERRED ME TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE WHERE I HAVE OPENED A CASE NUMBER. THEY NOW TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THE DEALER SAYS IT IS OPERATING IN SPEC. *TR | |
Make: | Hyundai |
Model: | Sonata |
Manufactured by: | Hyundai Motor Company |
Year: | 2013 |
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: | FRANKLIN MA |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEB4AC5DH |
Mileage: | 50 miles. |
Speed: | 65 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 4 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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