| Issue ID | 1363550 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10966184 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 06/03/17 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Electric steering at all times causes my sonata to steer a little farther right or left when i move steering wheel which causes me the driver to constantly make corrections so i can try to drive the car in a straight line which is impossible. While on the highway in speeds excess of 65mph my car drifts from left to right and im always being close to being side swiping another car. I purchased the car 01/17/2017 from car max with 31,000 miles on it. I have had carmax check it out and they performed an alignment. Still same issue. They referred me to the dealer and they performed a check on it and stated they are very aware of the issue but there is no fix for it and i should get use to the hazard. This happens while on the highway in motion above high rates of speed. My initial test drive did to yield this issue as we did not travel at high speeds. I attempted to trade it the 48 days later for a newer sonata and was denied financing. I just wanted a vehicle without a obvious problem and that makes me nauseous. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ROCK HILL, SC |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEC4AC4DHXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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