Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Make: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Sonata
Model Year: 2012
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Alabama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Middle level
Series2: YFA
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED DEALER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF, A SHORT TIME LATER, VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER HE HIT A CURB AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
2012
STEERING
VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. PARTICULARLY AFTER MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, EITHER AS A LANE CHANGE OR A PROPER TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SECOND WEEK OF OWNERSHIP AND HAD THEM TEST THE CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND MAYBE THE ISSUE WAS TORQUE STEER. I TOLD THEM THAT I KNOW ABOUT TORQUE STEER AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD AFTER THEIR TECH AND SERVICE MANAGER TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. I WILL BE GOING IN TOMORROW FOR A SECOND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR