After failing a new york state inspection, I was shocked to discover that my 2000 hyundai sonata gls had a rusted engine cradle the size of a fist on the right hand side. No previous inspections had indicated that there was this impending hazard. Consequently, I can no longer drive my vehicle, and according to the mechanic, it was a mere matter of days or a simple rough road that would have caused my subframe to detach without any prior warning. I have contacted hyundai and am awaiting a response and fully expect them to not only repair the engine cradle, but make owners aware that models manufactured between 1999 and 2002 face this hazard to themselves and others on the road due to their own manufacturing defects.
2000 Hyundai Sonata suspension complaints
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Son was driving vehicle and another vehicle had suddenly stopped in front of him and he had to apply the brakes suddenly and turn his wheel. Right front lower control arm pulled completely out of the of the engine cradle causing damage to fender and suspension and drive train. Insurance company has totaled vehicle because of this. No correction has been done as of yet.
I have a 2000 hyundai sonata v-6, and during a mechanic's inspection of a worn rear strut he noticed that two, large holes had rusted through the sub frame, engine mount. The mechanic stated that this is a dangerous condition and poses serious threat.
Right front wheel became detached and car skidded to a halt on busy road. The same thing happened 8 weeks ago to the left front wheel. I have since seen on the internet that this is a known issue with this make/model of hyundai.
I was on my way to work, when I drove over a pot hole and the front end on my car is now resting on my tires due to severe rust in the frame.
On august 25th, 2007, my wife and I were driving home on the southern state parkway. There was quite some traffic (stop-and-go kind of thing) so we weren't at a high speed. When the person in front of me had to stop short, I stepped on the brakes, and the front right wheel of my car sunk, and there was a loud noise like metal scratching against the pavement . After I finally managed to stop the car without getting hit by another driver, and checking to see if my wife was ok, I got out of the car just to find out that my front right wheel was in an almost horizontal position. After towing the car to the repair shop, my mechanic found out that the axle and the lower control arm broke because the engine cradle was severely rusted, and therefore there was no support for the axle and the control arm to sustain the weight and pressure of the sudden stop. Needless to say, I believe that my wife and I are very lucky to not have been injured, or to cause somebody else an injury. The repairs were costly, but I had to do it. I need the car to work, and we live in a place were the car is an everyday necessity. The cradle for this vehicle was damaged and completely rusted away and needed to be replaced completely at a cost of $2,897.22. We also incurred the following expenses due to the cradle failing while we were driving the car on the southern state parkway on august 25th, 2007: towing charge of $168.37, car rental charges of $164.53. A written estimate from a local body shop for $996.59 should be added to cover the body damage sustained when the right side axle and right side lower control arm cracked, causing the front right side wheel to bend the right side bumper cover. My mechanic kept the old cradle up to a couple of months ago, when after dealing with the local dmv office and explaining the situation they informed us that "a dmv judge wouldn't even look at this case". I do still have pictures of the rusted cradle where you can see the fist-sized holes in it.
Rusted frame, unsafe to drive.
My husband was driving the car and suddenly, he heard a unusual sound coming from passenger side; being very far from home he could not stop but the noise gradually became serious. He pulled over, get off the car and realized that the front tire, passenger side was went behind the normal position and touched the body of the car. Later at the garage the mechanic put the car up and discovered that the engine cradle was cur and it took out the axle. (the car had been towed to get there). He told me that I need a new part that cost $850 and the labor could cost $500. My surprise came when I went online to search for a cheaper price: first of all I did not find one but instead, I found thousands of complaints from people around the nation, having experienced the same problem with the same car, same model, same year. This defection has caused problem to my family: renting car, towing, we still going through difficulties and we can not afford the repair neither drive the car.
When I was at the grade school picking up my daughter, the car started to lurch and then stopped. I got out and the front tire on the passenger side was twisted to the side. The right axle had blown out. I could no longer drive the car. I was in the process of moving back to illinois at the end of may I had to rent a car dolly to tow the car behind the u-haul. Upon taking it to our automotive repair shop, he called us the next day to say that the front right frame cradle had rusted in half. We went to take a look and yes it was rusted through the cradle with a spot the size of an orange the frame had broken in half. We have finally gotten to the hyundai dealer. They have said that they will fix the axle and the frame. But the 2 front tires are now not any good 1 of which was new, they will not replace either of them. They said that tire dealer that put the new one on should of noticed the problem and so it is their fault. Also when the tow truck went to pull the car up on the flat bed the front right tire gave way and bent under the car in the process doing damage to the front fender, this also hyundai said that it was the fault of the tow truck driver and that they would not pay to fixed it. As of today july 9, 2008 I am not sure what is going to be fixed or not.
This complaint involves a 2000 hyundai sonata. I was having routine maintenance done on the vehicle and was notified during service that the entire front end suspension and frame on my car is rusted out. When I looked at it, there were large rust holes apparent in the crossmembers and every weld I could see is completely covered in rust. My mechanic advised me that this is not normal for an eight year old car and that it may be unsafe to drive it much longer for fear that the suspension or frame will collapse.
My son was getting on the on ramp to I-35 turning to the right. He was going about 20 MPH and the car made a noise and started grinding. He pulled it off to the side and called me. I called my other son who is a mechanic to go and take a look at it, he said that it looked like a bearing had worn out and came apart and it needed towed. We had it towed to a trusted service station that put it on the lift and said the front subframe/crossmember had rusted through causing the control arm and cv axle to come apart. I called hyundai and they said the car was out of warranty. Well our car has been sitting at the service station for eight months waiting for a used subframe that isn't rusted through. They the service station has ordered 4 used subframes and all have been rusted through. My brother runs a body shop in n.c. And has been looking for one for us and cant find any that aren't rusted. Supposedly as soon as there is one that isn't rusted its sent to "the salt belt" for a thousand dollars to repair a car that should not need it. Our family has 2 cars one 13 years older than this sonata and one 16 years older than this sonata. Their frames aren't rusted through both have been outside in the salt and snow more than this sonata. This is a major problem this part should be the last thing to rust through on a car. From the complaints I've read on this site and others hyundai is not doing anything about this. Hyundai wants 13 hundred dollars just for the subframe and its about the same for labor. It is just a matter of time before someone gets hurt because of this.
Suspension system suddenly collapsed on right side while I was driving in parking lot in fairfax, va. Car would not move. Had to be towed to hyundai dealer. Dealer stated that tie rod and engine cradle damaged. I had originally thought that I had hit something during a recent thunderstorm when tree branches fell, but now I know otherwise. Have read reports on the internet of numerous incidences like this one. I was lucky I was not on the road.
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.
While driving approx 30 MPH my front right wheel folded back against the fender, bring me to an abrupt stop. Once I had the vehicle towed to a local shop we found that the sub frame had rusted through and that the control arm had completely broken off of the sub frame. I had to replace the complete subframe on this 6 year old vehicle with only 77000 miles on it.
Dt: while driving on interstate at about 55 MPH suddenly vehicle began to spin out of control in rush hour traffic. The car spun around and struck a guard rail and stopped in traffic. No previous problems with the car. It was towed to pep boys for repairs, serviceman noted the rear driver's side control arm broke in half. No explanation as to why this happened, noted this was rare. Car is currently at pep boys for repairs. Contacted hyundai , who claimed there were no recalls on that car and they could not help.
Noticed weird noise coming from rear passenger tires. When brakes and tires checked found rear bearings went out. Car is now immobile.
Rear wheel bearings went out on vehicle and now front wheel bearings are going out. Rear bearings repaired free of charge refusal of repair of front due to warranty expired. Vehicle has incurred all problems that have been documented on this site since purchased. I am the original owner. History of vehicle available.
While driving vehicle vibrated. Front passenger side tire bolts sheared off the vehicle. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership tried to repair vehicle once before, but the consumer was still having the same problem.
The driver and passenger rear wheel bearing failed.
There was a grinding noise coming the rear wheel bearing on the driver's side.
The paint on the car has come off going through the car wash. The front end squeaks. The windows would not go up or down the rear view mirror stopped working. The radio turns off/on at random. The check engine light turns on/off at random. Dt
This car was wrecked prior to purchase I was just told this after having reported that the car has pulled to the right since the day I bought it. They did repairs to rear wheels, front end alignment, car continues to pull and hard to keep on road. I don't know what to do about it, I was not informed I purchased a previously wrecked car or I would not have purchased it. Don't really know where to go or what to do but the car is dangerous and difficult to keep on the road. I need suggestions on how to proceed. Just had a 30,000 service and asked why car can't be fixed was told it has been wrecked and frame is bent, it cannot be fixed. Please advise me as to what I should do. Thank you wanda king.
Consumer states air bag warning light is on for the fifth time. Dealer replaced entire wiring harness. However, this did not fix the problem and the air bag light is on again.
From 10 MPH to stop very bad screaching sound comming from rear of car. Dealer say's normal but does it every time you stop just can't be . Just can't.
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