HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 188,282 MY 2001-2004 SONATA AND MY 2001-2004 XG300 AND XG350 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT APPLIED IN THESE JURISDICTIONS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAY RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE, INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUB-FRAME ON THE VEHICLES, AND MAY RESULT IN THINNING OR PERFORATION OF THE SUB-FRAME STEEL. THE CORROSION IS FREQUENTLY VISIBLE AND OFTEN DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND OWNERS MAY ALSO HEAR NOISES OR NOTICE TIRE MISALIGNMENT AND STEERING PULL. IF THESE SIGNALS ARE UNDETECTED OR UNHEEDED, THE CORROSION MAY PROGRESS AND THE FORWARD MOUNTING OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MAY DETACH FROM THE SUB-FRAME.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT LEADS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION COULD RESULT FROM MOTION OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH MOUNT TO THE ADJUSTABLE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION ONLY RELATES TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND COULD PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH WHERE SUCH DEPLOYMENT SHOULD OCCUR.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCM) WERE INSTALLED IN SOME VEHICLES. THE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PCMS CONTAINED A CONDENSER THAT WAS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED ONTO THE PCM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE CONDENSER COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE IGNITION FAILURE SENSOR.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 110. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE PLACARD ATTACHED.
MY CAR RANDOMLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THW GROUND I HAD TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT AND NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT UNTIL NOW CRUNK IT UP WAS SOUNDING OFF AND NEXT THING I KNOW MY FRIEND SCREAMIMG MY CAR WAS ON FIRE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH TOWARDS THE REAR END IN THE MIDDLE WAS POURING FIRE AND THEN I GUESS THE GAS TANK WENT UP AND THE FIRE WAS HUGE EVERYTHING BURMED TO THE TIRES INSIDE EVERYWHERE ITS JUST METAL NOWMY CAR WAS PARKED I HAD JUAT CRUNK IT UP TO LEAVE MY FRIENDS HOUSE I CAN SEE IF MY FRIEND HAS A PHOTO I HAD TO BUY NEW PHONE AS MIME WAS INSIDE THE CAR WITH MY WALLET AND ALL
DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN VEHICLE #1 DROVE ACROSS INTERSTATE, VEHICLE #2 T-BONED VEHICLE #1, AND I STRUCK VEHICLE #2 FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. TOTALED VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. NECK, BACK, SHOULDER, AND LEFT ELBOW INJURIES.
WHEN PUMPING GAS THE PUMP EITHER SHUTS OFF OR OVERFLOWS AFTER ONLY PUMPING 1 GALLON OF GAS. IT TAKES MORE THAN 15 MINUTES TO PUT IN 5 DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM??? *TR
No injuries · No fire · No crash
THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND WHEN IT IS WET I HAVE SLID INTO BANKS OF DIRT AND HIT MY OTHER VEHICLE AND IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST I GO. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND HAVE HAD TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT EVERY MONTH FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS DUE TO SUSPENSION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY ON THE SHOULDER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. ...UPDATED 12-24-13 *BF
No injuries · No fire · No crash