2005 Hyundai Sonata

"TAKATA RECALL" I THOUGHT I NEEDED A NEW INNER TIE ROD ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN I WENT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANIC TOLD ME YOU HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS. " YOUR SUB-FRAME ON THIS CAR IS RUSTED OUT AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE." WITH THAT INFORMATION, I CALLED THE HYUNDAI SUPPORT NUMBER, THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER, I THEN WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS AND TO SEE IF HYUNDAI WOULD REPAIR THE SUBFRAME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI CORPORATION REFUSED TO PAY ANY GOODWILL MONEY TO FIX THE CAR BUT THEY DID TELL ME, " OUR ADVICE: " IS TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR, IT IS UNSAFE." THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALLS FOR 2005 SUBFRAME, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HYUNDAI KNEW THEY DID HAVE A SLEW OF SONATAS THAT HAD A SERIOUS SUBFRAME CORROSION PROBLEM. IN MY BIT OF RESEARCH, THERE HAS BEEN A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS AND THE SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT, ALL DIFFERENT YEARS AND MILEAGE AND AGE THAT HYUNDAI DID REPAIR THE CARS THAT I FOUND ON EDMONDS.COM AND ON THE INTERNET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HUB CAP AND SWITCHED THE WIRES IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. HUB HYUNDAI OF KATY (877- 773-4656, LOCATED AT 17007 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO SUNTRUP HYUNDAI WENTZVILLE (971 WILMER RD, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385, (636) 887-8711) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,978.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WAS TRYING TO GET AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL REPAIRMAN, WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK, HE FOUND THE SUBFRAME SEVERELY CORRODED, ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY. CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY ADVISED TO TAKE CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT AND TAKE PICTURES AND CONTACT THE CORPORATE OFFICE WITH INFO. HYUNDAI CORPORATE ADVISED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS UP, WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE 2001 THRU 2004 SONATA MODELS WERE RECALLED (09V12400, 04/16/2009, SUSPENSION) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, FRONT SUBFRAME CORROSION.