Four problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 1999 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the front passenger side axle fractured while driving 25 mph. The vehicle was towed to his residence where he noticed that the sub frame was also rusted. The vehicle was not repaired or inspected. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v124000 (suspension) and any repairs would be at the contact's expense. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current and failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
Noticed that the tires were getting misaligned and the car keeps pulling to the right. Finally took the tire off and noticed that the passenger side sub-frame is rusted all the way through where all the suspension attachments are barely holding in its place. Nothing has been done to fix the issue at this moment due to its repair cost vs what the vehicle is worth.
Driving at a low speed the passenger side front wheel suspension broke leaving wheel hanging and inoperable. Could not move car out of traffic lane. Upon inspection by the repair facility it was determined that rust to the sub frame and related bolts caused the failure. I was lucky that I was not driving faster.
My Hyundai Sonata's alignment is substantially out of factory specifications. The right camber was -0. 7 (factory specification +/- 0. 3). The difference between left and right camber was 1. 00 (factory specifications +/- 0. 3). After two repair attempts at carousel Hyundai, 1360 wilmington pike, west chester, PA 19382, tel. 610-399-1200 the car has now the following specifications right camber -0. 5 (factory specifications +/- 0. 3) and the difference between left and right camber is 0. 7 (factory specifications +/- 0. 3). The car currently pulls to the left and is not safe to drive in the long run. The dealership and Hyundai motors of America currently show no willingness to get the car into factory specifications even so the item are covered for 12 months 12,000 miles. The car has not suffered any abuse and most of the miles were driven from ut to PA on highway (2,200 miles).