2014 Hyundai Azera

While driving, the steering became suddenly loose and nearly took me off the road. I was able to get the vehicle the short distance home, but the steering wheel now feels broken and detached. There was no warning. The passenger airbag light stays on all the time. I have found that both issues and parts are actually covered in other years, but not mine, which I have confirmed with a local dealer. With only 68800 miles, these should both be fully covered manufacturer repair since they are safety-related and there are numerous similar reports. There was no "crash" or "injury" per the questions below, BUT there should have been, and there was not, only because I was able to regain just enough control of the car to avoid a crash. If someone else was driving, it would most certainly have been a crash with injuries, possibly involving other vehicles if I didn't happen to be close to home and the only car around at the time. Based on my experience so far, I don't think I will be owning or buying any Hyundai products any time soon and will likely sell this one if I can get it repaired. It is sitting in my garage useless right now. I have now submitted a contact request to hyundaiusa.com asking for them to cover these repairs, and will update with their response.

WHEN I DROVE MY WIFE'S CAR YESTERDAY, I NOTICED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, IT CLUNKED BOTH TIMES. THIS HAPPENED EITHER STOPPED OR WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING. THIS WAS NOT JUST ANNOYING BUT ALSO FRIGHTENING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING FAILING. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH BOTH HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES.

STEERING DEVELOPED "SLACK" WHEN TURNED WHEEL CAR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN. COMPUTER SEARCH SUGGESTED THIS WAS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS RECALL FOR MODELS OTHER THAN AZERA. HYUNDAI DECLINED TO REPAIR WITHOUT $1500 CHARGE, WHEN DRIVING CAR WANDERS AND WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. OBVIOUSLY WORSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLINGSLEY HYUNDAI OF LAWTON (2502 NW 82ND ST, LAWTON, OK 73505, (580) 536-3326) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY AIR BAG RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,001.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL GUARD ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL GUARD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL GUARD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,200.

1. MY CAR STARTED BY ITSELF AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO TURN IT OFF IT WAS ALREADY OFF! MY REMOTES WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO REMOTELY TURN OFF THE CAR [CH]! ON 1-19-2015, THE CAR STARTED UNASSISTED AGAIN & THE TRUNK LID POPPED OPEN & UP 3 FEET! MY CONTROLS ONLY ALLOW INCH UP! 2. AFTER 1-8-2015, I DISCOVERED THAT MY DRIVER SEAT 2 POSITION SETTINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED MORE THAN 6 TIMES BUT NOT BY ME [CH]! 3. AFTER 1-8-2015, ALL THE DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK OCCASIONALLY (SEVERAL TIMES NOW) BY THEM SELF ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS AFTER I MANUALLY PUSH THE BUTTON TO LOCK THEM IMMEDIATELY AFTER I ENTER MY CAR [CH]! 4. AT LEAST 17 TIMES MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE CHANGED POSITIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR [CH]! 1 TIME IN REVERSE THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS FOLDED UP WITH NO VIEW [HC]! 5. AFTER 1-8-2015, I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL MESSAGES FROM MY VIRGIN MOBIL CELL PHONE SAYING "CONNECTION REQUESTED BY AZARA" [CH]! 6. I DISCOVERED MY 24/7 OUTSIDE LIGHTS SETTING ' HAD THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE BEING IN THE ON POSITION [CH]! THE 24/7 LIGHTS - SETTING IS TO AUTOMATICALLY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON IN THE DAY & LATER CHANGE TO NIGHT LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY. 7. THE OUTSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCK HANDLE BUTTON DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY WORK FOR THE OTHER 3 DOORS [CH]. 8. MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON **3-27-15 (1 PM) [CH] (3 TIMES). 9. ON **3-27-15 (1 PM) MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON & WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEY WERE ON FOR HOURS! AT HOME, LATER THAT DAY THEY TURNED OFF, THEN ON, THEN OFF, THEN ON FOR HOURS [CH]! THEY WERE ON ALL NIGHT! 10. ON 9-4-15, THE PROGRAM INSIDE MY HMA REMOTE WAS HACKED ($325 REPAIR COST) & IT WOULD NOT SET MY CONTINUOUS PANIC BUTTON ALARM. 11. ON 10-5-2015, WHILE DRIVING, I STARTED THE GPS DIRECTION GUIDANCE ONLY TO HEAR THE GPS GUIDANCE VOLUME HACKED TO THE EXTREME HIGHEST LEVEL (SEVERAL TIMES)!