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2012 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1338877
Internal NHTSA #	10930043
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	18/11/16
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The steering column has become very loosened. When driving at a high rate of speed, the steering column will pop and jerk in the opposite direction, and sometimes cause my car to steer in the opposite direction. I have learned that the manufacturing could have been either improperly assembled or insufficiently tightened on certain vehicles. This manufacturing defect could suddenly cause me to lose the ability to steer my vehicle, possibly resulting in an automobile accident with a potential for property damage, injury and death. Hyundai (homer skelton, olive branch, ms) is refusing to repair the steering column. I have been told that i will have to pay $305. 00. I just purchased this vehicle from their dealership in feb. 2016. The driver
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OLIVE BRANCH, MS
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC5CHXXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	55
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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