Underbody Shield problems of the 2000 Hyundai Sonata

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.

The contact owns a 2000 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that her vehicle rusted through the a frame, which supports the front passenger side wheel. On may 29, 2008, the cv joints failed. While pulling out of a parking lot at 10 mph, the failure recurred. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Vehicle began knocking as if something hit it from underneath. Also, steering suddenly was out of alignment and front end felt very loose. Mechanic discovered a hole in subframe approx. One foot in size due to excessive rust/corrosion on passenger side. As a result motor is loose and vehicle is very out of alignment. Mechanic said he has seen this three times on this model only; also said that frame design is such that water collects on top and cannot drain. Vehicle is 2000 and only has 66,000 miles. Apparently this is happening to this make/model of certain years, yet no TSB's or recalls have been issued.

Noticed at last oil change, potential structural failure of front sub frame/engine cradle due to rust out caused by design that allows water to enter and be trapped in sub frame. Cars in "snow belt" areas (ohio) are affected by road salt. Sub frame has 2. 5" rust hole and surrounding area shows fatigue and cracking. Car appears to be one "chuck hole" away from failure.

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.