Noticed thumping noise when going over bumps. I had to take the vehicle to Winner Hyundai on 1/17/17 for other recalls, and discussed this with the service rep. He moved the wheel back and forth and stated the steering coupler was failing and the cost to replace was $225. He stated this would eventually fail and would impact the ability to steer the vehicle. I declined the servie at that time since I was not able to leave the vehicle longer. I also wanted to do some research. The part to be replaced is a rubber component and would cost less that $5.00.

This is a poor design using a cheap part and is a safety issue with the vehicle (as pointed out by the service rep at the dealership. Hyundai needs to do a recall on this rather than sticking the customers with this risk and cost. There are a lot of recalls on the Sonata, and it gives me concern about the quality of the product.

Hyundai USA and local dealer both refused to accept responsibility--will it take an accident or deaths before they do the right thing? We paid to have the part replaced even though there is a currently a steering-related recall that they had to fix anyway. I guess we will take our case to social media to attempt to compel Hyundai to do the right thing and stop charging customers for a safety related repair caused by a poor design which was the subject of a recall only months after the car was initially manufactured. I have definitely lost faith in this manufacturer.

Steering wheel coupler needs replacement, right after the steering wheel pump was recalled. Only makes sense that they replace a $4.00 part while they are doing the recall, as the part joins the pump. Now its costing me additional to have this little rubber coupler replaced. Seems like everyone is have this issue. Dealer told me it just goes bad and its not a recall. Just spoke to a coworker and he has the same issue. He brought it up to his dealer and they had him replace his brakes (probably needed replacing), but did nothing about the coupler.

My 2011 Sonata recently started making an awful shaking and loud noise when I hit a bumpy piece of the road. As of today it started making a loud clicking noise when I turn the wheels left or right. I stopped to get the mail, when I got back in my car, it wouldn't shift into gear. I was told at the dealership that my car wasn't included in the steering recall. However, it was included in the shift lever recall. I guess someone is going to have to die for Hyundai will fix their mistakes. Maybe they should ask General Motors how much more money you have to pay out when you ignore major issues involving motor vehicles. There will be another recall involving "sub-assembly" coming out November 2nd. Not sure what that means but I sure would like to know!! I only have 65000 miles on my car. Was hoping it would last a lot longer!!

The Steering column was making a thumping noise every time I drove over bumps or holes in the road. Took it in to the dealer, the service guy immediately jerked the wheel, it made the thumping noise, he quoted the price of $279.38, told me that my car was past the warranty of 5 years 60,000 miles it would take a day and a half to repair. I told them that I would bring it back. Pulled out of there, now it was thumping every time I turned the steering wheel which it wasn't doing before. Took it in a week later expecting it to take a day and a half, it took 2 1/2 hours to repair, the part was $2.33, total bill $279.38. As you can tell "I'm pissed"!