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2010 Hyundai Sonata steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 15 complaints for the 2010 Hyundai Sonata, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 12 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, 2010 Hyundai Sonata Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai sonata. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH and attempting to merge into a second lane to avoid a vehicle from crashing into her when the steering wheel became abnormally stiff. The contact stated that the failure would occur sporadically without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians advised that the failure was caused due to the vehicle not having a stabilizer.

Reported at 400 miles, April 2010

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving at higher speeds he noticed that the vehicle would drift to the left. The failure had occurred on an intermittent basis since he purchased the vehicle. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor has it been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and he filed a complaint with them. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.

Reported at 29,000 miles, January 2011

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