Hyundai 2000 sonata subframe rust caused wheel failure.
2000 Hyundai Sonata body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. The contact stated while driving at approximately 10 MPH, he heard a loud thump. The vehicle began to independently decrease in speed before coming to a stop. The vehicle did not stall and the engine continued to run. The vehicle was towed to local repair facility where the contact was informed that the sub frame was corroded and had fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 159,150 and the current mileage was approximately 159,200.
Backing out of drive, right front fell. I am told the sub frame is rusted
2000 hyundai sonata- front subframe was recalled due to deterioration from ice and salt. I live in maine. My entire subframe, front and rear is completely rusted and deteriorated. Nothing has been done to fix it, but is very dangerous and I was told by the dealership this car is unsafe to drive and could cause an accident at any time.
I had to replace my subframe in june 2007 (2000 hundai sonata gls v6). Luckily it was caught before an accident happened. It very obviously was due to problems the same problems listed in campaign 089. Why am I not being offered a full refund for my damage as well? Because I bought the car from my sister, they would not honor the warrantee. I bought this car in 2005 and it had 28,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. Whenever the vehicle struck bumps in the roadway at speeds below 50 MPH, he would hear an extremely loud noise outside of the vehicle. The driver inspected the vehicle and detected that the frame which connects the rear tires axle had severe corrosion. The authorized dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 172,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Our 17 yr old daughter was driving 35-40 MPH when all of the sudden the car started shaking violently and the ability to steer the car was non existent. She fought with the steering to try to get it off the very busy road without success. Car had to be towed to our mechanic who found the sub frame had rusted out. The car then had to be towed at our expense to the dealer. We now have to rent a car for the duration the sonata is in the shop. Hyundai is not taking any responsibility for towing or rental expenses, or any other damage to the car. This recall was issued in april of 2009, it is now october 2009, why were we not notified of this very serious recall? Thank heavens nothing serious happened to our daughter. Hyundai needs to take more responsibility for this I for one feel there should be a class action suit brought upon hyundai and cover every car in all states regardless of "salt" and make restitution for all expenses incurred, such as towing, car rental and all other vehicle expenses that were caused as a result of too little too late. Bottom line, they are negligent by not sending all owners of record a recall notice!!!! We are the original owners of this car, same address and phone number that they have on record in their database... Why were we not notified???? They need to be held accountable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle began pulling to the right while driving approximately 35 MPH. She was only able to drive straight when she forced the steering wheel in that direction. She expected the failure to be related to the alignment; however, a local mechanic stated that the subframe was covered with rust, and completely broken in half on both the driver and passenger side. The passenger side control arms were also separated from the frame. She has been unable to notify the dealer and the manufacturer of the failure. Photos are available upon request. The current and failure mileages were approximately 130,000.
I was approaching a red light and when I pressed my brakes my driving axle separated from my front driver's side tire. After that happened a mechanic lifted my car up and we saw that the frame was almost completely covered with rust. I called the customer service number for the company that makes the vehicle where I was informed that the vehicle frame is under recall and is to be replaced. Once the vehicle was taken to the car dealership, the service department informed me that the bolts had seized to the frame because of the rust and the only way to replace the frame would be to cut the bolts off. By doing so other parts would have to be replaced resulting in fees coming to a total of $3500, which is more than the value of the car. Because the frame was under recall, I was under the assumption that all damage to the car resulting from the recalled frame would be covered but the dealership refuses to cover the parts and labor resulting from the rusty frame.
I own a 2000 hyundai sonata. While driving my car at about 20-30 MPH my sub-frame collapsed which caused my front drivers side tire to come completely off. When the subframe collapsed it fell on my axle which damaged. While there was a recall on the subframe my axle was not covered even thought the subframe collapsing is a direct result of my tire and axle detaching from my car. After voicing my concern hyundai stated to me that they do not cover subsequently damage and that was nothing else to be said or done. This to me is a bunch of crap! If the subframe was not defective I would of never endured these problems with my vehicle. I have not had any major problems with my car until now. I have contacted hyundai's consumer relations and they have done nothing no one is taking responsibility. I will contact my attorney general about this. This is not fair! Thank god I was not seriously hurt because I would have been on my own. As they said they do not cover subsequently damages.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. While driving between 44-55 MPH, the vehicle began pulling to the left without assistance. The contact experienced difficulty steering the vehicle and had to exert great effort to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle steered only in one direction without warning. The contact made several attempts to correct the steering before it resumed normal operation. In addition, the contact heard a metal noise outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and they stated that the front subframe detached from the body due to rust corrosion. The federal safety agency campaign id number 09v124000 (suspension) was referenced. The vehicle is in the process of being repaired. The contact was displeased to know that a wheel alignment was required in conjunction to the recall repair. The authorized dealer would not assume financial responsibility for the wheel alignment. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was unavailable. Updated 10/21/09. *lj the consumer stated the remedy was not sufficient without a front wheel alignment. The consumer stated the vehicle was fine until the frame broke. The consumer paid for the alignment out of pocket. Updated 10/20/09
Frame rusted out on right front passenger side. Right front wheel came loose collapsed, breaking trans axle.....repair costs over $2000.00...not...including possible damage to transmission, if I did get frame repaired...many conversations with hyundai, never told there was a recall on this problem with this vehicle... Junked car....found out about recall nbr-78622 after getting rid of the car....hyundai told me, since I no longer own the car....I am out of luck....
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle pulls hard to the right. He noticed that the wheel was bent at a 45 degree angle. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop and the technician noticed holes in the frame next to the wheel. The tire shop replaced the entire front end of the vehicle. The contact feels that there are other vehicles experiencing this same failure and are unsafe to drive. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
Rusted subframe on hyundai sonata gls caused cv joint to come off while driving 10 MPH, company only paying to fix subframe, hyundai not paying for tow or rental car.
We talk to consumer affair and gave them the VIN # and they told us that the car was not cover in the USA that the car was made out side the USA and that we needed to call canada or new mexico to see what they will do, sub frame rust under our 2000 hyundai sonata right wheel is almost off and we have not fixed the car we are needing to find what we need to do on this matter please email me to let us know what needs to be done.
When I brought car in for inspection, was told front sub-frame was rotted out. There is a six inch hole in it. The car has always been well maintained, it has low miles, and it should not have rotted out like it has already. If I had kept driving it the entire wheel could have fallen off, possibly hurting or killing me and my family. Have not corrected it, as it's at least a thousand dollar fix.
I recently bought a 2000 hyundai sonata and was told that there was an alignment problem. At first it wasn't too bad but I took it in to get the alignment fixed. The mechanic asked me to come look at the car. When I went under the vehicle the mechanic pointed out to me that there was a gaping hole in the sub frame of this vehicle. I was told that if hadn't come in when I did this problem could have killed me. Worst off is that this vehicle only has 68,000 miles on it. I don't know what I am going to do now that I have a vehicle that I can't use and not enough money to fix it.
While driving my 2000 hyundai sonata my left front wheel fell off. My father and the tow truck operator said the lower control arm had come off after looking further we noticed the sub frame had broken apart due to rot. This car was well cared for and im finding it hard to accept this as normal. After looking online I have seen this to be common on this model. My daughter and myself were exiting a highway and the car seemed to be pulling. When I got on a secondary road it got worse. Within a few miles the car just stopped. This happened saturday and im calling hyundai monday. With luck they will deal with it.
We have a 2000 hyundai sonata. The steering went out of control and nearly threw my stepson (age 23) under a tractor trailer. Upon taking the vehicle to the shop to see what was wrong, the new tires were completely wore out with metal sticking out. It was discovered that the subframe of the sonata was rusted completely in two. This is a devastating concern because this could have cost my child a life. The sonata actually belonged to my sixteen year old daughter! After looking on the internet to see if there has been a problem, I find that there is and has been an ongoing problem in which no one has bothered to recall the vehicles and get them off he road! Very concerning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My daughter or stepson could have lost their life!!!!! Nothing has been done to correct the problem and I have researched to find there is many accidents resulting from same problem!
After taking my 2000 sonata to town fair tires to replace a damaged tire I was told "you have a hole in your frame...you should get that looked at" ...so the following monday I took it in to my mechanic who told me that townfair tires never should have let me leave the lot. My a-frame had a 6" piece completely rotted and missing, near my front right tire. He said one good pothole and my wheel would have come off. I'm told it will cost $1,000 to fix. And if I decide to do this, I'm out of a car for a week!! And while I wait I'm still out of a car anyway! I'm hearing more and more stories of other sonata owners having this very same problem. I'm lucky that I wasn't on the highway doing 60mph and had my wheel fall off.
I have a 2000 sonata with 128,165 miles with a sub-frame rust problem. The right side lower control a-arm is separating from the sub-frame with more than one rust hole evident in the sub-frame. It was discovered by our local alignment shop. Took the car to them for an alignment because the car pulls to the right and tires squeal while negotiating right turns. Upon their inspection they pointed out the rust and a-arm separation from the sub-frame as well as pointed out how the wheel actually was sitting more than an inch rearward. After they pointed that out it was very obvious the wheel was not even close to being centered in the wheel well. Nothing has been repaired as I am researching options available; specifically to see if hyundai will correct this safety issue.
Sub-frame corrosion resulted in a loss of control and vehicle disablement due to wheel collapse.
2000 hyundai sonata sub frame rusted out, this vehicle is used by my son to commute to college daily and it's a miracle that he didn't have an accident. The right front tire also needs replacing even though it is almost new due to the damage caused by the sub-frame literally falling apart . I see this has been investigated before, why was no recall issued?
Rusting on sub frame, right front location of car.
My son went over a speed bump and had his right front tire fold in at the top. It was found out by a repair shop that the right control arm had separated from the sub-frame which was very corroded. Two attempts at getting a used sub-frame at a salvage yard also revealed corroded sub-frames. The sub-frame had to be replace new. A power steering return line lying against the sub-frame was also corroded and leaking and had to be repaired. The old sub-frame is being held at the repair shop so that I can document the damage with photographs.
On 2/22/09 I noticed the front tires on my 2000 hyundai sonata were very worn and the wires were showing . The tires were in good shape when they were rotated to the front 1/29/09. After getting several quotes on new tires, I choose our local hyundai dealer to replace the tires. The car was taken in on 2/25/09 to the local hyundai dealer to have tires replaced. After the tech had replaced the tires, he was going to check the alignment. Upon checking the alignment he notice that the frame by the front passenger tire was rusted out and cracked. He recommended not doing the alignment and stated the car wasn't safe to drive.the next day 2/26/09 I contacted dealership by phone about an estimate to fix the problem, they gave me a quote of $ 1300.00 for new subframe and to replace it then do an alignment. After deciding I really didn't want to pay that much money, I went to a local body shop later that morning to get an estimate. The body shop owner gave me an estimate of $ 1035.00 to replace with a new subframe and recommended possibly using a used part from a salvage yard, if he could find one. The car was taken to the body shop and left there the next day 2/27/09. When I went to pick the car up the owner stated that " he had tried several savage yards to find a used subframe and couldn' t find one because the 1999 and 2000 hyundai sonata were notorious for rusting out on the subframe and my only choice was getting a new subframe and replacing it for $ 1035.87". Later that evening I done some more research on the internet about subframes on 2000 hyundai sonatas. I learned that it was very common problem that the subframe rusted out on the 1999-2002 hyundai sonatas from your web site and many others. I learned that n.h.t.s.a has began an investigation into the matter and I wanted to notify n.h.t.s.a about the problem that I am also having with my vehicle. I notified hyundai on 2/27/09 by phone about my problem and I am waiting for a response.
I have a 2000 hyundai sonata. When the car was first purchased in february of 2006 the car had transmission problems where the car would not accelerate past 25 MPH. I had to have the transmission replaced. Then later in that year while driving on the highway at about 65 MPH I noticed the car would sway dramatically when you turned the will right. Taking the car back to the dealer they claimed to be just that the car needed an aliment. Now in 2008 I have had to have the right axle of the car replaced because while pulling away from a stop light the right wheel fell from the car at a 45 degree angle. Taking it to a tire shop to have the car inspected they informed me that the whole front underside of the frame was drastically rusted and that driving the car in the state would lead to a wreck or worse. Now I am lost and don't know what to do I have done research on the problem and I have found over 20 reports of this car model having this problem and it is very upsetting that no recall has been placed on these death traps on wheels. Someone needs to take responsibility for this before some dies.
The engine cradle has a fist sized hole rusted out of it causing the passenger side wheel to bow outward and the alignment is completely out. This car has less than 100,000 miles and is less than 10 years old, the frame should not be rusted out already.
2000 hyundai sonata, subframe rotted out and lower control arm mounts broke off, it was discovered during a pre-alignment inspection after the car started pulling to the right.
2 weeks ago I noticed the car pulling to the right as if the alignment was off. As I was driving the car started pulling very hard to the right and could hear the tire squealing. I slowed down to turn into a parking lot and the car dropped slightly and wouldn't move. It was making a grinding sound. I noticed the tire on the passenger side wasn't aligned properly. It was broken. After having the car towed to a auto shop. (cv pros) ed told me that the problem happened because the frame rusted out. He showed me where the rust broke the front suspension bar is what I think he called it. He said that was the reason that the wheel came loose and that a car of only 9 years old should not rust completely through in that amount of time. After checking the web sight "lemon laws" I found where there were many complaint of 1999 through 2002 hyundai sonatas prompted a federal probe because of the same problem.
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