While driving straight down a newly paved access road at approximately 20mph, the control arm broke free of my rotted/rusted out subframe. I have recently had the car in for an alignment, and brake work and no problem was detected with the rusted subframe. The car immediately seized up as the wheel slammed into the wheel housing and the car came to an immediate stop and was immobilized. The car is now in the shop and I am contacting hyundai directly regarding the unlikely fact that many drivers are experiencing this very dangerous problem. I suspect that this problem will be increasing dramatically in the near future as the hyundai sonata's 1999-2001 continue to age. I have noted at least a dozen instances of complaints regarding this issue online and almost all instances appear to be very dangerous.
2000 Hyundai Sonata body complaints
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I have a 2000 hyundai sonata which I purchased used in 2003 from koeppel hyunda idealer in long island city new york. I have not had any major problems with the car at all. This week I began to notice something not feeling right in the front end, so I brought it to my mechanic. He said the struts needed to be replaced, but that I have a bigger problem than that. It seems that the entire subframe of the car is rusted and rotting away. He tried to locate a used frame from a junkyard,(because this is not covered by the warrenty), but was unable to get one. Each person he spoke to at various junk yards knew exactly what he needed , but informed him that a used subframe for the sonata was impossible to come by because on all the sonatas that were junked, the subframes were rotted through from rust. I'm betting that some of these cars were junked for that very reason. Apparently there's a problem here, but hyundai is unwilling to acknowledge it. When I call they tell me they've never heard of this problem before. Hard to believe. I was told a new frame would cost me1300 dollars. The only thing the mechanic can offer to do for me is to weld steel to the parts of the frame that are still solid and try to reinforce the frame. At this point I am very frustrated, because I work at night and need a car to get back and forth. I have been paying for a rental for the past 3 days and it's getting expensive. Hyundai needs to address this problem before somebody gets seriously hurt.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the front subframe of the vehicle is completely rusted from the inside. The dealer suggested that he call the hyundai dealer. Hyundai has been unable to correct the failure. The VIN was invalid. The current mileage was 112,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Car has never been in an accident ,and has had 1 owner.vechicle is housed in central n.j. ,vechicle has been serviced as to hyundai's service manual recomendations.also vechicle has recently been serviced just before manufacturers warranty expired for defective transmission servos (car was on lift at time of service ).also this vechicle still has orginal exhaust system including muffler.on august30,2007 my self my child and my nephews were driving on the parkway at 65 MPH at approximatly 9 pm when the transmission exploded and left me stranded in traffic lane with vechicles approaching at high rates of speed and swerving around me there was no way to get out of harms way I was trapped in car with children we called 911 and the state police had to push vechicle to a safe zone where we waited for a tow truck.uponfurther inspection of vechicle it was found to be caused by a severly rotted subframe which caused the motor and transmission to drop causing the axle to be torn through transmission housing and the lower control arm to break away from rotted subframe also(as stated earlier the vechicle was never invloved in an accident and has no body or undercarrriage rust including the exhaust system. This is a serious structual problem as subframe carries entire drivetrain (motor and transmission and all stering components).at this time nothing has been done by hyundai to rectify this situation we were told its not covered by warranty we were nerer made aware of any problem at time of service at authorized hyundai dealer. Still waiting to hear from a supervisor from hyundai consumer affairs.
Frame of 2000 hyundai sonata was found during oil change to be severely rusted to the point where vehicle was unsafe to drive. Went to dealership where we were told to contact hyundai corp. After 2 week period we were told hyundai would do nothing to correct problem. Went back to dealership and after 3 days were again told nothing would be done to fix problem. The car only had 88,000 miles on it when problem was discovered and still had original muffler. Does frame usually rust out before muffler? Eventually because of need for vehicle were forced to have vehicle fixed out of pocket. Repair shop told us they had repaired several hyundai sonatas over the last year with rust all in the same spot on the frame and that some couldn't even make it to the shop without a tow. We paid to have a refurbished frame put on the car, at the cost of $1150, not to mention the inconvenience caused over the course of 3 months it took to get it fixed. We had pictures taken of the frame on the car and as it came off.
The alignment appeared to be off on my 2000 hyundai sonata. On oct. 1, 2006, the vehicle was inspected at a local firestone station. The manager showed me the cause of the mis-alignment: the original engine cradle had nearly rusted through on the passenger side of the car. There was a rusted out hole in the engine cradle that my hand could have fit through. The vehicle was subsequently towed to a hyundai dealer's service center. Due to the price of the repairs compared to the value of the car, I elected to forgo repairs. The car will be sold to a salvage yard for parts. The car had been at a hyundai dealer for repairs in ohio in march and may 2006. At neither time was rust identified as a threat to the integrity of the vehicle. Thankfully, the defect was discovered before accidents or injuries occurred.
I had my bearings replaced, my rear hub bearings. Now it is making to same noise and they now say it is not the bearings-they do not know what it is! My car idle sounds like is going to stall all the time when I am stopped. The car pulls around 5,20 and 50 MPH like it just cannot get gas or the transmission is bad. I brought it in 2xs. They say they do not know what it is and cannot get anything on the diag machines. Now I am passed 60,000 miles. After having my car for 2 days (giving me no lender or rental) they found a problem at the last minute. Oil leaked from the valves into the spark plug wires into the coil pack and that is the car pulling problem. They say I have to pay $600 to fix it. This was on june 6,2003. I brought the car in for the idle which was not fixed and brought it in for this engine hesitation 2xs. Both times they did not and couldnot fix these problems. I have the receipts that they could not fix nor repeat these problems, but they are noted. I should not have to pay for these repairs!!!! This is not daily upkeep!! This must be defect!! I have a real problem with this car! I need to be contacted on this matter for hyundai to pay for these repairs! I am having a difficult time on this matter. These parts need to be replaced now and I cannot and shouldn't have to pay for these parts or labor! I also have had my front driver window regulator fixed 4 times, my front passenger side regulator fixed once, my rear regulator fixed once. I had to buy a new battery for my car and a new headlight in the first year(hyundai said I had to submit paperwork to see if they would vote to repay me for my cost of the battery). I had my air bag light going off(which now I never trust for it to go off when needed or even go off when not ). My paint is chipping everywhere! My front passenger window leaks all over my carpet inside floor. And many more problems! *jb thank you, darlene liddane [email protected] 941‑637‑0802
There was an erratic operation when the accelerator pedal is applied. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. The horn malfunctioned, the door(s) closed by themselves, and when the vehicle was driven pass the 40 MPH mark, the transmission operated as if were catching up. Scc
Vehicle has been to dealer 5 times for stalling, recall on stalling performed november 2000. Dealer cannot remedy problem. *ak the vehicle stalls intermnittently at stop sign, red lights, low speed driving, while backing out and on highways, dealer has attempted to fix this problem several times however has not been successful, even with recall 00v259001 repair the vehicle is not fixed, dealer has also replaced the air flow sensor connection, purge valve (on 6 occasions), tps sensor and extension, and other sensor assemblies. Lumbar support would not hold, dealer replaced. Trunk would not stay open on incline.
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