Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata

As I was driving over 60mph I noticed that my car was pulling in different directions. I made it off the highway and turned a sharp corner and the bolts to the lower control arm appear to have fell out. The driver side lower control arm is dangling. Tow truck is needed.

While driving at highway speeds on the us 101 northbound into san francisco my 2011 Sonata suddenly began veering out of its lane and was hard to steer or control. I was able to brake and steer just enough to get to the right highway shoulder without hitting anything as there were no cars immediately to my right. I was stuck on a dangerous part of the highway shoulder for an hour waiting to be towed, with the vehicle seeming dangerous to drive to a safer spot. While waiting for a tow on the highway shoulder I was able to look at the rear-left wheel which was inclined into the wheel-well at about 30 degrees on the top side. After getting towed off the highway the tow-truck driver was able to look under the car and noticed that the upper rear control arm of the back left wheel had broken. The back left wheel was loosely moveable using just our hands. This failure could have caused a much more serious accident! I am waiting to get a full inspection report from a mechanic.

I recently experienced a possible recall event on my 2011 Sonata limited 4cy. The rear upper control arm attachment bolt sheared while at a stop light. I was stationary at a stop light, the light turned green and as soon as I starting moving the bolt sheared and I heard a grinding noise. Luckily, the event didn't happen while driving on the highway at a high speed. I looked up online to see if there has been any recalls and I found �campaign tp3 - rear lower control arm replacement. I think the rear upper arm should be included in the campaign as the bolt shear was out of the ordinary and this vehicle has never been in an accident. I still have the rear crossmember that was replaced with the threaded part of the bolt still in it and the sheared bolt.

While driving on the long island expressway in queens NY, an extremely busy highway, the control alarm on my front right tire completely snapped off. This caused me to lose control of my car and go across 3 lanes on a major highway with cars traveling 70 mph past me. Luckily no cars were hit and luckily myself or nobody was killed. Whats more disturbing instead of the dealership doing it's job to make sure my car is completely functional, they let me leave the lot with an issue they clearly knew about and just didn't say anything to me. After all they provided a complimentary wheel alignment so they clearly were examining my wheels at the time. And up to this point the car had been driving fine, smooth, no issues. I just had an oil change about a month back and nothing was noted to me by the mechanic then. I spoke with the dealership a few months back and they told me there had been a recall on the rear control alarms, which I know are about the same parts as the front control alarms. My car wheel just snapped off and I almost died on a highway as a result of this car. And I have been reading consumer complaints that similar issues have happened and there were possible recalls on the front control alarms to the wheels. This incident occurred on 10/1/16. It has been 10 days and Hyundai corporate has not contacted me. They are trying to avoid being responsible for a clear safety and road hazard with my vehicle. In addition my engine ceased on fathers day 2014 and they repaired the engine. Then in April 2016 I had metal fragments in my engine and they performed a complimentary wheel alignment. 3 months later my control arm is snapping of my front passenger tire.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 20 mph, the rear lower control arm fractured and could be seen hanging from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Why didn't Hyundai alert the nthsb of a new recall regarding lower control arm assembly for 2011 Sonata ltd?.

The original equipment tires wore uneven (cupping) producing a loud sound as speed increased. These tires were replaced with new toyo proxes tires, which eventually wore the rear tires in the same manner producing unacceptable tire noise. The current (third set) of new tires, hankook 727's, have apx. 20k miles and have started to wear the rear tires in the same (cupping) pattern. The dealer was made aware of this years ago during a maintenance visit. He suggested replacing the tires and rotating them every 5k miles. This suggestion is not a satisfactory fix. Outside of this problem the car is perfect. However, replacing tires before they're worn out is too expensive. Tire replacement off-sets the fuel efficiency rating that prompted the purchase of this car! not one of the 3 sets of tires on this car got close to the manufacturers mileage rating! a new set of tires mounted and balanced is more than $1,000. 00. Given the cost of tires, this car is more expensive to operate than my other car, a v8 performance sedan which averages 19mpg. I'm not happy with the tire wear situation and I'm considering a replacement vehicle due to this problem. There was a re-call to replace the rear lower control arms which didn't help with this problem.

2011 Hyundai Sonata. Consumer writes in regards to a sound heard when making a left turn the dealer informed the consumer the vehicle needed a left control arm and cross member assembly, including an alignment. The consumer was informed, the repairs were not covered under warranty because the vehicle had bottomed out caused by driving.