| Issue ID | 1172706 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10703736 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 22/02/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The steering wheel /column clicks when turning. Today, my local hyundai dealership verified my concern and stated "noise is coming from intermediate steering shaft $278 may need steering rack as well $1018. 45...". There is a recall on 2011 sonatas for this exact issue (recall # 10v46000) for those built between december 11, 2009 and september 10, 2010. Mine was manufactured on october 22, 2010.... Which is only 6 weeks later. I am having this relatively uncommon issue on a car that is < 5 years old and < 62k miles. How is it even possible that my car has had two steering column issues in ~ 4 months? This is a huge safety issue! I also want to add that at 59k, i had my steering column repaired (replace worn coupler in steering column). Luckily it was covered under the 60k warranty. This new issue is very similar to that one, except i'm now >60k miles --- out of warranty). As a matter-of-fact, my initial complaint today was that the old problem resurfaced. At the local level, this issue should be covered under the dealership 1 year service warranty, since it obviously was not inspected/repaired completely. More importantly, on a higher level, why is this even happening, especially since i am only out of the recall range by 6 weeks? The manufacturing dates affected by this recall should be investigated into furtherifurther. I feel these two issues are related and should cover more manufacture dates. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 61500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JACKSONVILLE, FL |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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