| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026070 | Incident Date: Jun, 08 2005 |
| Consumer's City: YELLOW SPRINGS | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: SONATA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:hub |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHWF25S53A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 27 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 hyundai sonata. a problem has developed recently in which my hubcaps are rotating on the wheel and cutting the tire stems thus resulting in both of my front tire going flat at once. i reported this thru the hyundai complaint hotline. they thought i was nuts. i did a google search and found other sonata owners with similiar problem. they also reported this to the hyundai complaint hotline with similar unsatisfactory results. i believe this is a safety problem. the last occuarance that this happened was in heavy traffic on interstate 75 in ohio. after a "hard brake" both front hubcaps rotated and cut both hubcaps at once resulting in a dual flats in heavy traffic. |
