general problems of the 2002 Hyundai Sonata - part 1

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at a slow speed, the sub frame snapped and fractured the axle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and the contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, who confirmed that the part had been discontinued. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the part had been discontinued. No additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph and slowing for a right turn, the contact heard an abnormal popping sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The contact was in the middle of the turn when the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the engine was still running, but the vehicle was not responding as needed. The contact turned off the vehicle and observed that the passenger’s side control arm had detached and fallen onto the street. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the entire front end was extremely corroded. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The failure mileage was approximately 204,000.

Rear subframe rusted away and trailing arms both fell off. Was traveling and when I was making a left turn the right trailing arm broke off and instantly made the car almost swerve off the road. I continued home a block further and looked to see the damage. Right side trailing arm completely detached and the left side barely hanging on. Sent to Hyundai to have looked at and given a quote. Nothing yet. . .

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. While exiting the freeway at approximately 45 mph, the passenger side axle failed and damaged the wheel without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was also towed to malloy Hyundai (1880 opitz blvd, woodbridge, va 22191, (703) 490-8170) for another diagnostic test, but the results were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

I purchased this 2002 Hyundai Sonata and had it inspected in pennsylvania, the vehicle fails due to rotted/rusted out front subframe, this component was supposed to be replaced under recall NHTSA campaign id number : 09v124000, manufacturer campaign number: 089 however Hyundai said it was inspected and recall was closed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while making a right turn, she heard an abnormal noise coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle start to wobble the stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic testing was completed and was informed that the subframe was corroded through and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called lancaster Hyundai dealer at (866) 528-2534, located at 5260 main st, east petersburg, PA 17520, where it was informed that the VIN was not part of the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not part of the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 127,028. Aw.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that premature rust and corrosion occurred on the front subframe. The rust went through the front subframe, causing it to fracture. The vehicle was serviced by checkered flag Hyundai (3033 virginia beach blvd, virginia beach, va 23452, (757) 687-3462) for NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The dealer had to disassemble the vehicle. Other parts were damaged. The dealer refused to replace the damaged parts and stated that they would only service the recall, which was completed. Also, the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v317000 (latches/locks/linkages). The contact was not notified by the manufacturer of the two recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The parts were damaged from the completion of the recall repair. The manufacturer refused to provide coverage for the replacement of the damaged parts, stating that the dealer provided the remedy for the recall repair. The dealer and the manufacturer expected the contact to replace the parts that were damaged. The approximate failure mileage was 94,724.

The vehicle started making a noise and driving weird. It looked like one tire was pointed straight and the other tire turned slightly. I stopped at a gas station to see what was wrong and they said the a frame was almost rusted into. I had already had the metal in the rear of the car replaced from being rusted out near were the shock attaches. I have researched and seen where several Sonatas have been recalled due to severe rust issues. The body even has been rusting badly. The bigger concern is the frame. I am afraid to drive it now. Do not know what recourse I have. This happened while driving. The car is now parked and am afraid to move it, even to a garage.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while working on the exhaust pipe under the vehicle he notice that all around the subframe is corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 120. 00. Aw.

I backed out of the driveway and the subframe on the passenger side collapsed and the tie rod and cv joint came loose. The steering went out. A certified frame mechanic said the sub frame rusted out.

Noticed pulling to right as driving, along with rattling in front end. Found that driver front subframe near lower suspension mount is completely rusted through. Discovered that this is a noted issue with these model vehicles and that a recall has been issued by the manufacturer. Due to obvious safety concerns I would like to know how to proceed with this concern.

Alot of problems with this car.

Server subframe rust right side about to break and not taking gas in fuel tank.

My son was operating the vehicle and was making a left turn. During the turn, the right front wheel buckled under and the vehicle became inoperable. Vehicle was towed to a repair facility. They found that there was significant corrosion in the sub-frame which caused it to fail. I have done some research on NHTSA site and it appears that campaign 09v124000 describes the issue. I have contacted Hyundai. They have instructed me to have to vehicle delivered to local dealer for inspection to determine if it is covered under a recall program. Their first response was to tell me that the recall was only covering certain states, kentucky not being one of them. When I told them I had purchased the car used and had no way of knowing what other states the vehicle had been in, they agreed to examine the vehicle. I believe the vehicle repair should be covered since the damage is as described in the recall notice.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle would abnormally drift to the right. The contact also stated that a loud noise was heard from the vehicle whenever driving over an uneven road surface. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, no repairs were performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 55,086.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the front subframe motor and suspension was found to be severely corroded. The manufacturer advised that the VIN was not included NHTSA campaign number 09v124000 (suspension) the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 202,000.

After having increased difficulty controlling the car, I took it to my tire dealer for an alignment and was told that they could not help me because the frame was "broken" and was shredding my rear tires. I called Hyundai corporate and was told that there was a recall on the subframe and was advised to take the car to my local dealer for inspection. Upon inspection, I was told that it was covered on the recall and left it with them for two days for repair. When I picked the car up, I was told that the front was repaired at no cost to me, however, the rear (which is what I went in for) was in very bad shape but it was not covered and would cost me $1,500 to repair it. I cannot understand how the front of a frame can be part of a recall, but the rear is not. ????? and I cannot understand why the local dealer didn't call to tell me this before he did the work on the front. Had I known how much it was going to cost me, I would have told him not to bother. Should I choose to keep the car, in addition to $1,500 to repair the rear frame, I will also need to buy two tires to replace the two which this rear frame is shredding. Unbelievable.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving over a pot hole approximately 25 mph the vehicle began to pull into the left direction independently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed that the front end sub frame cradle completely fractured. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 09v124000 (suspension). The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 89,727. Js.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would veer to the right and would also fail to shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the front passenger side axle was fractured due to corrosion of the frame. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 184,000. Updated 5/7/13 the consumer stated the repair cost was reimbursed. 05/17/2013.

Wheel collapsed into wheel well - repaired under campaign 089 sub frame corrosion by Hyundai. Still had to replace axle and axle boot - 500. 00 dealer repair.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that after installing a new axle on the vehicle he was informed that there was internal corrosion of the front sub-frame, and thinning of the sub-frame steel. The contact was informed of a recall for NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 130,000. Dt.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while having the vehicle serviced, it was found that the sub frame was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v124000 (suspension). The failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the front passenger tire started to wobble. The contact was able to be move off the roadway and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic advised him that the sub frame was fractured due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v124000 (suspension). The failure and current mileages were approximately 125,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Our son who was driving our Hyundai 2002 Sonata noticed that the steering wheel was loose and it felt like the car was pulling and needed an alignment. We took it in to have an alignment and the mechanic called us and told us they were unable to do an alignment and that the problem was much more serious than that; they told us that the cradle rusted through and that it was unsafe to drive. Because of this it also did damage to the tires. We now have a vehicle that is unable to be driven because it is not safe. I shutter every time I think what may have happened to him or his friends if he had been on the road or god forbid driving down the interstate. We live in a state where snow is a part of our lives; we always worry about driving on snow and ice but we should not also have to worry that our vehicle's cradle will rust through potentially causing harm or even death.

My car had been experiencing pulling to the right and I was replacing the right front tire every week. It felt as if the tire was going to fall off. I took it to my dad whom in turn got a mechanic to look at it. The mechanic said that the k frame was broken. He tried welding it. The weld held for about two weeks. After researching the problem I found that there is a recall and settlement from Hyundai. I called the customer service department who in turn gave me a case number and had be take the car to the dealership. They inspected the car and determined that my car didn't fit the criteria. I'm confused by the fact that so many vehicles like mine have the same problem but they don't fit the "criteria". Something is wrong. And it's more than corrosion or the lack of.

My son was driving the vehicle at 45 mph and heard a loud pop in the right front end of the vehicle and immediately afterwards the vehicle veered of to the right and on to the side of the road he was able to maintain control somewhat but if there had been pedestrians in that area I am not sure there would have not been serious consequences, the car was driven slowly to the nearest Hyundai dealer for assessment and after assessment the dealer stated that the sub-frame has rusted out to the point that the right front wheel could become detached thereby possibly causing a potential catastrophic failure or loss of control of the vehicle and unknown consequences, dealer has submitted information to Hyundai corp, the vehicle has an active recall on this particular safety defect. Recall #089 issued in April 2008. We are awaiting Hyundais response as to the status of our recall request as of 08/01/12.

2002 Hyundai Sonata. Consumer writes in regards to corrosion and rusting of the sub frame recall. The consumer stated the vehicle was originally purchased in illinois. However, she purchased the vehicle used in kentucky, which is not one of the recalled states. Hyundai customer service informed the consumer her vehicle was not included in the recall, due to the production date. The consumer believed the vehicle should be included in the recall, as she has pictures showing the corrosion and rusting of the sub-frame, which has since rendered the vehicle inoperable. According to a local repair shop, the vehicle has rusted all the way through the sub-frame on the passenger side, which is why the vehicle could not be aligned and caused such horrible wear on the right side tire after months of purchasing them. Updated 08/15/12.

My wife was driving home from work on a county road doing approx. 45 mph. The front right tire suddenly tilted 50 degrees inward and she lost control of the auto. After nearly missing a telephone pole, she plowed into a corn field and came to a sudden stop. She suffered a sprained wrist from steering wheel "whip" and bruised her knee in the accident. Upon examination by the mechanic , he found that the a frame on the right side had broke in half. The metal in the frame had rusted from the inside out making it difficult to see by previous under-carriage repairs, such as tire change, oil change etc. The car has had superb maintenance throughout its history and has been bought and sold within the same family since being bought new by the son in 2002. We love the car and have enjoyed the 123,000 miles of driving but are very disappointed with Hyundai because we have no record of ever receiving a recall on this vehicle. Hyundai has decided to repair the vehicle free of charge but has not said whether they will repair the body damage or the transmission if damaged from the incident. We could not get move the shifter after the incident.

Monday, 11-07-11, right front tire blew out while driving 45 mph. The inside inch of tread and sidewall of the tire had extreme wear down to the metal wires. This condition was not observable from the front or side of the car. The remaining tread showed normal wear. The left tire shows some of the same abnormal wear pattern as the right, leaving me to believe there was an alignment problem. Tuesday, 11-09-11, replaced front right tire. Wednesday, 11-10-11, scheduled an alignment with firestone complete auto care. However, after examining the vehicle, I was told by their mechanic that the front right frame was cracked and separating, and the car was not safe to drive. Contacted myrtle beach Hyundai (mbh)to explain problem, and to schedule a service appointment. Thursday, 11-11-11, mbh confirmed that the frame is cracked and separating. Told us that it would be replaced at no cost to us because of a recall, and that currently the car is not drivable. However, we were told that a new replacement frame part would not be available until the end of next week. Also, we would have to pay for any associated parts to replace the broken frame, such as bolts, bushings, and etc. If they needed to be replaced. Furthermore, we were told that mbh would not provide us with a loaner vehicle during this recall repairs, and we would have to rent a vehicle for at least a week. We are on extended vacation at myrtle beach, SC and only have this car as our only means of transportation. Rented a car from enterprise rent-a-car for the week at $156. 99 plus taxes, etc. If car rental is necessary longer than the week, the cost is $29. 99 plus taxes, etc. Per day. In conclusion, the recall remedy of this potentially serious situation, as may be stated to be ?free or no charge? to the vehicle owner, it is not inclusive of all the related expenses associated with the repairs.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. While driving approximate 65 mph and attempting a turn, the contact heard an unusual scraping from the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic advised that the under carriage of the vehicle had rotted. The contact located NHTSA campaign id number: 09v124000 (suspension) but was advised by the manufacturer that because the contact resided in south carolina, the recall would not be honored because it was not a salt belt state. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased used in ohio which according to the recall, was a state in which the recall would be honored. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

My 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS, originally purchased in new york and now registered in florida, right front sub-frame is severely rusted, cracked and now almost gone. Steering is extremely erratic and suspension sagging drastically on right wheel. Vehicle is extremely unsafe to drive. Nhtsa campaign 09v124000 summary covers this vehicle, however Hyundai says this VIN ([xxx]) is not covered by recall no. 089 and could not explain why. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

On Monday evening 01/18/2010 my wife and I left our home with our 2002 Hyundai Sonata we drove no more then 3 tenths of a mile when the steering wheel starting pulling very hard to the right we then turned around and drove back toward home but only made it about 2 tenths of a mile before the front right wheel collapsed bringing us to a dead stop in the middle of the road. Thankfully we were only going about 20-25 mph the police were called for traffic and the car was towed to r. J shore automotive branford CT 06405 the next morning the owner of r. J. Auto informed me that my front engine sub-frame had failed due to corrosion, and showed me a print-out of a recall from Hyundai dated April 14, 2009 then stated he called the Hyundai dealer in branford CT 06405 but the dealer refused to pick up the car so I had to pay $81. 41 to have the car towed to branford Hyundai. The staff at the Hyundai had no answers and continued to state you will have to call the corporate office, so I did. The employee chris stated that there were 200. 000 vehicles involved in this recall campaign #089 or #09v124000 and we have not mailed out all of the notices (shame on them because it's been almost a year and if we were on the highway we could have died) the employee then called the branford Hyundai and was told that the car would take 1 or 2 weeks to fix and no loaner or rental vehicle will be provided I said that is unacceptable and demanded a loaner still the answer was no but somehow they managed to fix my car on 01/20/2010 when I picked my vehicle up at 420pm on 01/20/2010 my wife and I were not allowed to view what was repaired and was told that they bent over backwards to fix this car quickly because of my call to Hyundai corporate I stated (bent over backwards, someone could have died, from this accident) the manager bob guevera, and a chris vailette then called the police and told us to never come back again, to have the corporate office fix my car next time.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance. The technician detected that the sub-frame exhibited excessive rust corrosion. The contact experienced the identical failures as recall NHTSA campaign id number 09v124000, suspension; however, the VIN was excluded from the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. There was concern of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 74,031. Updated 02/03/10 updated 02/11/10.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. While making a right turn at 5 mph he noticed a loud popping sound from under the vehicle. After examining the vehicle he noticed that the outer arm assembly had separated from the passenger side tire. 5 days prior, recall campaign id number# 09v124000 was performed on his vehicle. After the repair the steering wheel had became more difficult to steer. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 117049. Updated 3/30/2010 updated 05/05/10.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. There was a hole in her undercarriage due to corrosion. She took the vehicle to be inspected because her tires were not properly aligned. She called the manufacturer and was advised to take her vehicle to a dealership. She went to the dealership and was advised that her vehicle identification number was excluded from recall # 09v124000 (suspension). No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were approximately 141,000. Updated 01/06/10 updated 01/07/10.