Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe

Brought my vehicle in for a alignment and they discovered the rusted and corradiated rear left trailing control arm on my 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe, I brought to dealership after that to get a recall and the told me that since the vehicle was bought in nd and that state is not included in the recall they will decline the work, even thou minn. Is right next door like I live about 1 mile to mn they still wouldn't except the recall, it is obvious the part that is on recall fits my car, when looking on the right side arm there is no rust or corrosion. The dealer states it is not safe to drive vehicle, because the arm is starting to bend also. So what do I do now, it will be very costly to fix,.

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle suspension was unstable causing the vehicle to wobble back and forth. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the sub frame and control arm were rusted to the point of a potential fracture and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of recall NHTSA campaign id number: 14v435000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Hit a nasty pothole and knocked the alignment out on my sante fe, or so I thought. When I took it to my mechanic he put it on the lift to check the front end. He found the right side sub frame was rotted and the lower control arm pulling out of the frame. Called Hyundai 800 #. "sorry your car is not covered". This is nuts.

Right front lower control arms has corrosion damage showing in rusted broken frame. Description is similar to Hyundai recall no 091.

The passenger from sub frame broke dropping the lower control arm bending the wheel out. This was at big o tires checking alignment. I see there was a class action law suit on this matter covering 2001-2003 santafe's. The front sub frame must be replaced.

Driving down the roadway at 45 mph and vehicle the front end of the car was shaking and making thumping sounds. The steering was pulling the vehicle all over the roadway. I had to have the truck towed to the garage. The mechanic stated that the car can not be fixed due to the control arm rusting away from the body of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact was stopped at a traffic stop when the control arm from the frame of the vehicle fractured and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop who advised that the sub frame was completely rotten and corroded. The mechanic advised that the frame would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 140,000.

I drive a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven in MD, 136k miles. The steering wheel was not handling right in the car, it would pull back and forth while driving at all speeds, it was worse in wet conditions. I brought my car into the Hyundai dealer for regular maintenance and asked for them to look into the steering wheel problem. The representative told me that my front control arm had rusted into the sub-frame of my car. What occured is what the NHTSA id # 09v123000 recall was supposed to fix. I had the recall maintenance performed on my vehicle approximately five months ago. I think Hyundai motor company should be responsible for the repair of this part based on the time that elapsed between initially addressing the recall and today. Failure to fix this malfunction would most likely result in a crash or other damage to the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was a significant loss in the steering control. The contact was able to gain control and maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road. The engine was turned off and restarted; however, the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the front passenger lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 06/01/lj.