Hyundai XG350 Complaints (2004)

91 consumer complaints on file.

#10723161June 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CLAY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN NORWOOD. THEY REPLACE THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS ($160). A MONTH LATER THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME BACE ON. THE DEALER THEN CLEARED THE CODE AND TOLD ME IF IT CONTINUES TO COME BACK ON THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THE "CHECK AIRBAG" THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ($1,200). AND NOW THE "CHECK AIRBAG" HAS COME BAG ON AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THEY MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST. FIRST THIS IS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE AND SECOND HYUNDAI IS NEGLECTING THE SAFETY OF THEIR DRIVERS BECAUSE, I'M TOLD, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH IF THE "CHECK AIRBAG" IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721108May 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. NEW SENSOR WAS PUT IN UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON. IT WAS REPLACE AT MY COST ($250) BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES BACK ON. IT WAS NOT FIX, HOWEVER, WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACE IN 2013 AT 60,000 THE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER RECENT DEALER COMPUTER REPAIRS IN MARCH OF 2015 THE SENSOR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON APRIL 2015. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE IDENTICAL MODEL AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR LIGHT.THERE ARE BLOGS ON LINE THAT DISCUSS THE FAILURES OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WORKS OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717733May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE INDICATOR FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. WHAT SHOULD I DO? MY MILEAGE ODOMETER HAS DONE ROLLED OVER ONE TIME, THE ABOVE MILEAGE IS THE CURRENT MILES = 131679 WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704320April 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
PURCHASED NICE XG350L TEST DROVE ,PURCHASED, UPON DELIVERY SRS LIGHT ON DEALER TOM AHL HYUNDAI MENTIONED A TSB TECH SVC BULLETIN FOR THE "FIX" FOUND OUT 2 YRS LATER THERE FIX WAS A ZIP TIE TO RE-BIND THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT , UPON THE LIGHT COMING BACK ON AND SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME $2000 FOR FIX SINCE CONNECTORS ARE NOW LOOSE...WHY IS THEIR NO INVESTIGATION. POOR CONNECTOR HAS FAILED AND MANY OF THESE ARE HAVING THE SAME POOR ENGINEERING/POOR DESIGN OF CONNECTOR THAT IS NOW MAKING GOOD CONTACT DUE TO "SEAT BEING MOVED" *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701135March 23, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE HAD CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH MULTIPLE TIMES INTO OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFIED IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/29/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679287January 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VARIOUS TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669318December 31, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629669August 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. I KEPT DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE AND AFTER A $350. CHARGE I DROVE IT HOME AND LIGHT WAS OFF. NEXT DAY LIGHT WAS BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE SPRING MECHANISM IN AIR BAG WASN'T WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI GARAGE AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF 1600 PLUS LABOR TO FIX IT. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS HYUNDAIS HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. WHY NOT ANY RECALLS? I LOVE MY CAR BUT $2000. TO FIX A 2004 WITH 78000 MILES SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. SHOULD I FIX IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618686August 4, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A STREET POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583324April 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I TOOK MY CAR TO CAPITOL HEIGHTS HYUNDAI DEALER IN MARYLAND AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT HAVE SUSPENSION. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS WILL BE $3400.00. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS A PART TO THE AIRBAG THAT IS A RECALL BUT OF COURSE MY CODE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THIS REPAIR. THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY TO HANDLE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579032April 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576856April 2, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW YORK ON ROUTE 17 TO ROUTE 81. I EXITED TO GET TO A GAS STATION. WHILE TURNING LEFT FROM A FOUR-LANE ROAD INTO THE GAS STATION, MY VEHICLE MADE A CRASHING SOUND AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. IT FELT LIKE WE HIT SOMETHING BIG. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE, WHERE WE LEARNED THE CV AXLE HAD SNAPPED. THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE RS SPINDLE AND RS BALL JOINT BECAUSE THEY HAD RUSTED OUT. THERE WAS COSMETIC DAMAGE DONE TO BODY WHEN THE AXLE BROKE AND THE CAR WENT DOWN HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559216January 9, 2014
SUSPENSION, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I WAS DRIVING AND RUSTED SUBFRAME COLLAPSED CONTROL ARM & RIGHT AXEL BROKE ALSO POWER STEERING BELT BROKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER NEARLY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED IN 2010 AS PER RECALL YET I TRIED TO PUSH FOR SUB FRAME REPLACEMENT OVER REPAIR AT THAT TIME WITH NO LUCK. I BELIEVE THESE SUB FRAMES THAT WERE REPAIRED SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558733January 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
CHRONIC PROBLEM. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING ENGINE. DEALER CLEARED FAULT AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX ISSUE MULTIPLE (7+) TIMES, BUT NEVER ACHIEVED A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. EACH TIME IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN "RESOLVED" BY MANIPULATION OF CONNECTORS, REROUTING OF CABLES AND/OR REPLACING WIRING HARNESSES. ISSUE HAS BEEN A CHRONIC RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, AND NEVER BEEN MORE THAN TEMPORARILY SUPPRESSED. DEALER DIAGNOSIS PRESENTLY IS THAT A 3RD WIRING HARNESS NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT, BUT HYUNDAI MOTORS IS DISALLOWING THE WORK AS NOT BEING COVERED BY THE IN-FORCE EXTENDED BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL, AND NOT DRAGGED OUT BY APPLYING INEFFECTIVE BAND-AID FIXES UNTIL SUCH TIME THAN THEY DISAVOW FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY NEVER TRULY FIXED TO BEGIN WITH. BRIEFLY RESEARCHING THE SUBJECT, I FIND IT REMARKABLE AT THE VOLUME OF CONSUMERS REPORTING THE SAME OR SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. AN INTUITIVELY OBVIOUS CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULT THAT HYUNDAI IS WELL AWARE OF, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN INCOMPETENT OR UNWILLING TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT A REMEDIATION POST-SALE. IT IS PARTICULARLY UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THEY ARE IGNORING THEIR MORAL, IF NOT LEGAL, RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS BY INITIALLY DELIVERING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTAINING SUCH A VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556000December 13, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554931December 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350L THAT IS HAVING ACCELERATOR ISSUES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED / IDLING, OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THIS IS WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. I CAN BE SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR, ( I DO NOT DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET LIKE SOME PEOPLE INCORRECTLY DO : ) AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL REV UP AND TRY AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. IN OTHER CASES, I CAN BE SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKE APPLIED, AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. I HAVE TO REALLY "MASH" THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. ONCE I BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, AND THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, RESTART IT, AND IT WILL USUALLY BE BACK TO NORMAL. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, AS SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS HAVE......YET. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, IT HAS BEEN JUST THE OPPOSITE..........I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ACCELERATING & GO TO AN IDLE. YOU CAN PRESS THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE CAR WILL REMAIN RUNNING, BUT WILL ONLY IDLE. I ONCE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 8 MILES, IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, AT AN IDLE SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH TO REACH MY DESTINATION : ( THESE WHERE ONCE SPORADIC OCCURRENCES, BUT NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASES. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY THE "ACCELERATOR PETAL POSITION SENSOR"; HYUNDAI PN:35357-3B011. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE W/ ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS W/ THE XG350, SONATA & SANTA FE, THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE READ OF CASES W/ HYUNDAI ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547724October 12, 2013
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED, BUT THE CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THAT HYUNDAI HAS HAD SOME PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH FRAMES RUSTING OUT AND FAILURES SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I CAN SEND PICTURES IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499490February 20, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. MANY TIMES WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT (OR FOR A FEW HOURS) AND THEN START IT BACK AGAIN, THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GEAR ENGAGES SUDDENLY AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES WHILE I AM DRIVING. SO WHEN I AM MAKING A TURN, AGAIN THE CAR HAS TO START FROM ZERO, SO IT WOULDN'T MOVE FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AND JUST JUMP FORWARD. THIS CAN BE VERY RISKY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. ONCE THE ENGINE IS HEATED UP, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHER PEOPLE FACING SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. I WISH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COULD BE FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452938March 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING UP ONE MORNING AND REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. I HAVE CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND THEY ARE INTACT. FROM MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE AIRBAG LIKELY IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE AND AT WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/HYUNDAI_AIRBAGS.HTML DEALERS RANGE OF CAUSES RANGE FROM SIMPLY MOVING THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING A CONNECTION FAILURE TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODULE ON MANY OTHER VEHICLE TYPES AS WELL. THIS EXACT IDENTICAL ISSUE OCCURS WITH OWNERS AS FAR BACK AS THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THROUGH MANY YEARS LATER. FROM THE OVERWHELMING EXAMPLES SITED ONLINE, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. IT IS NEGLIGENT TO HAVE SO MANY HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE THEIR AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY IN ACCIDENTS AND FOR IT TO SUDDENLY INDICATE FAILURE. THE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED FROM A KNOWN DEFECT OF AIRBAGS. HOW CAN THE NHTSA ALLOW SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF KNOWN SAFETY DEFECTS OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURES TO OCCUR WITHOUT ACTION? THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY TO LIVE IN EVEN LOW SPEED CRASHES AND CAN BE AVOIDED WITH CORRECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452588March 21, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE OWN AN XG350 HYUNDAI. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR CORROSION OF SUBFRAME APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO. DEALER PERFORMED MANUFACTURER-SUGGESTED REPAIRS: DRILLED HOLES IN SUBFRAME AND TREATED WITH ANTI-CORROSIVE. THREE YEARS LATER, SUBFRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND CAR IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. PROBLEM WAS FOUND WHEN WE NOTICED WHEEL MISALIGNMENT (LOOKED LIKE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS SKEWED) AND THAT CAR COULD NOT GO OVER EVEN SMALL BUMPS WITHOUT SLIDING ACROSS THE ROAD. THE GENTLEMAN WHO INSPECTED THE CAR FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE AN ALIGNMENT, SAID THAT THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IN HIS OPINION, WAS "TOTALED". WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE 2 MILES. WHEN WE CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALER, HE AGREED TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME AT NO COST, ADMITTING THAT THIS WAS A HYUNDAI PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD THE ORIGINAL "FIX" ARE UNDER A FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER REASON FOR CONCERN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE RUST IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY NO ONE SAW IT 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HAD SNOW TIRES PUT ON. IT JUST SUDDENLY "BURSTS" FROM THE INSIDE OUT. HE ADMITTED IT WAS DANGEROUS. WE ARE DILIGENT ABOUT CLEANING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR EVERY MONTH AS WE ARE IN A HIGH SALT AREA (MASSACHUSETTS). WE BABY THE AUTOMOBILE AND KEEP IT PERFECTLY. I AM ANGRY BECAUSE MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR AND LAST WEEKEND HE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A TRIP WITH HIS FRIENDS. IF THE RUST HADN'T "BURST" THROUGH WHEN IT DID, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THE DANGER AND LET HIM AND HIS FRIENDS TAKE THE CAR. THIS IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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