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2006 Hyundai Sonata steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 35 complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
35 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
97,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2006 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 97,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 97,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 27% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. The contact states that the vehicle over steers very badly. He states that if one barely turns the steering wheel it will lunge into that direction. Has to constantly correct the steering of the vehicle in the direction consumer wants it to go. The vehicle was taken to the dealership twice, and they told him that nothing was wrong with the vehicle.

August 2005

On two occasions, while driving in the rain, the battery light turns on, the steering wheel locks and the car stalls. Once I stop and turn the car off and back on, it runs as normal. On three other occasions, the battery light will come on for a couple of minutes, steering wheel locks, but car still drives, then the seatbelt light flashes on for may 20 seconds, then all lights go off and the car drives back to normal.

Reported at 85,000 miles, May 2012

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Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Hyundai models