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2013 Hyundai SONATA Steering Electric Power Assist System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	965473
Internal NHTSA #	10499356
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor Company
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2013
File date	04/02/13
Component	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle drifts left and right at interstate highway speeds, requiring constant attention and correction by the driver, which is distracting and contributes to driver fatigue. Unable to track smoothly around curves. Similar to alternating cross winds, even when there are none. Situation very aggravating in actual cross winds. Any police officer would be justified in issuing a ticket for "weaving". Dealer technician drove the car and acknowledged that this is a negative characteristic of electrical steering and nothing to be done for it. He supposedly changed some setting from "hard" to "soft', but that had no effect after i left the dealer, maybe even being worse. I complained to hyundai on their website, with no response to date. I am a professional engineer (mostly aviation) and suspect that some damping needs to be applied to the steering system. At this time, i am noticing that about half of the 2013 sonata complaints concern the steering system. Nhtsa should take action before accidents begin occurring due to this obvious safety defect. Updated 05/23/13 updated 09/10/13*lj updated 01/02/14
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	340
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SADIEVILLE, KY
VIN pattern	5NPEB4AC6DHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	18/12/12
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	65
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Dealer's name	GLEN HYUNDAI
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	LEXINGTON
Dealer's state code	KY
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2013 Hyundai SONATA Steering Electric Power Assist System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Hyundai SONATA Steering Electric Power Assist System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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