| Issue ID | 1216800 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10761680 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 18/06/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When this problem started initially it was a little noise that you can barely hear whenever the steering was turn to the right or to the left, but as the days goes by the situation keep getting worst, the noise could be heard a little louder. I went to the web and i found a recall for the 2011 hyundai sonata because of issues with the steering, i called hyundai customer service in order to get information about the recall and they told me that my car was not part of the recall just because my car was made about a month after the date on the recall. They said the recall was for sonata built by december 11, 2009 to september 10, 2010. My car was built on october 6, 2010. I explained that my car was having the same issue as the cars on the recall and my car was also made in the same factory in alabama as was the other cars on the recall. They told me to go the dealership where i bought the car. I went to the dealership but they want to charge $165 to diagnose the car before fixing it and then charge to fix it. I think my car also have the same problem with the steering as the others because it |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ANTIOCH, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEB4AC1BHXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 | 5 |
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