2012 Hyundai Azera

THE FLEXIBLE STEERING COUPLING FAILED IN OUR 2012 AZERA AFTER 67,000 MILES DRIVEN. STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND AND WOULDN'T BE AS RESPONSIVE AS NORMAL. LEARNED THIS WAS THE SAME EXACT PART THAT ALSO FAILED IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA AND ELANTRA; WHICH HAD RECALLS TO FIX THE ISSUE. DUE TO LOW SALES VOLUME OF THE AZERA, IT IS MY SPECULATION IT DIDN'T REACH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS TO GET ATTENTION. HOWEVER, THE PART AND THE PART FAILURE IS THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY HYUNDAI (5920 MARKET ST A, WILMINGTON, NC 28405, (877) 250-3183) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,888.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. MILLENNIUM HYUNDAI (265 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, (516) 282-3800) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,591.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR YOU HEAR A LOUD CLATTERING NOISE. AND IT DOESN'T GO AWAY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A OIL CHANGE, OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE NOISE WAS STILL HAPPENING TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEN WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TIMING TENSION BELT. WASTED MY MONEY BECAUSE THE ISSUE STILL WASN'T FIXED. AND NOW WHEN I START MY CAR IT A LOUDER NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND WHILING DRIVING MY CAR STALLS REALLY BACK AND WHILE DRIVING I CAN STILL HEAR THE NOISE.

OWNER AND INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED AND OBSERVED STEERING WHEEL CLUNKING AND BANGING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR MODELS AND USE THE SAME PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE! 2012 HYUNDAI AZERA STEERING COUPLER IS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACED PER HYUNDAI DEALER AND WOULD COST US $282.00 PLUS TAX. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PART WHICH IS AROUND $10.00 BUT WANT A LOT OF MONEY FOR LABOR. THANKFULLY WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WE STILL SHOULD HAVE NOT HAD TO PAY FOR A FAULTY PART. ITS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS THAT USE THE SAME PART. CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE FEELING THE BANGING WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STOP. HAD CAR REPAIRED AND..WOW NO MORE BANGING..VIBRATIONS.

I PURCHASED A 2012 HYUANDAI AZERA IN JULY 2012, THE CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. TWO WEEK AGO I NOTICED THE DASH WAS SPLITTING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED (PASSENGER SIDE). TOOK THE CAR TO ROUTE 60 HYUNDAI, SERVICE MANAGER SAD THEY WOULDN'T COVER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER IT WOULD COST $2,600.00 TO REPAIR, THE PART IS $1,600.00 LABOR IS $1,000.00. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THIS DEFECT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2008 MODEL OF AZERA, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE COVERED. WHAT IF THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHILE I'M DRIVING? THERE IS A REASON THIS AREA IS WEAK AND SPLITTING AROUND THE AIRBAG POOR DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP.....