Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
As I was driving in the city a few days ago, my Santa Fe started to slide in
the wet snow. Since I could not control it, I took my foot off the gas and brake and let it slide against the 4 inch curb, expecting it to just bounce off. Surprise! Surprise! When I got out and looked, my front right wheel was lying on the ground. The Steering Knuckle had broken off in 2 places. The Hyundai Dealership says this is not warranty work, and it will cost from $1700-to-$3000 Canadian to fix, depending what else was bent or broken. I am suspicious because the bump on the curb was not that hard: it did not even knock the tire of the rim. Any history of faulty Steering Knuckles with any types of cars? |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
why dont u file an insurance claim, afterall was a accident...
"Doug Hill" <wdouglashill@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c%Nmd.183017$9b.99701@edtnps84... > As I was driving in the city a few days ago, my Santa Fe started to slide > in the wet snow. Since I could not control it, I took my foot off the gas > and brake and let it slide against the 4 inch curb, expecting it to just > bounce off. Surprise! Surprise! > When I got out and looked, my front right wheel was lying on the ground. > The Steering Knuckle had broken off in 2 places. > > The Hyundai Dealership says this is not warranty work, and it will cost > from $1700-to-$3000 Canadian to fix, depending what else was bent or > broken. I am suspicious because the bump on the curb was not that hard: it > did not even knock the tire of the rim. > > Any history of faulty Steering Knuckles with any types of cars? > > > |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
I don't think you'll be able to claim that a knuckle shouldn't break when
running into a curb. As for the tire not coming off the rim, I've seen numerous cars of varying makes with nearly destroyed suspensions after a wheel impact, yet the tire is not only on the rim, it is still holding air. In some cases, there are even pieces missing from the rim. |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:53:44 GMT, "Doug Hill"
<wdouglashill@hotmail.com> wrote: >As I was driving in the city a few days ago, my Santa Fe started to slide in >the wet snow. Since I could not control it, I took my foot off the gas and >brake and let it slide against the 4 inch curb, expecting it to just bounce >off. Surprise! Surprise! >When I got out and looked, my front right wheel was lying on the ground. The >Steering Knuckle had broken off in 2 places. > >The Hyundai Dealership says this is not warranty work, and it will cost from >$1700-to-$3000 Canadian to fix, depending what else was bent or broken. I am >suspicious because the bump on the curb was not that hard: it did not even >knock the tire of the rim. > >Any history of faulty Steering Knuckles with any types of cars? > > Man...What do you want...a warranty that covers accidents cause by you or someone else |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:22:06 -0600, Gman <Gman@gworld.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:53:44 GMT, "Doug Hill" ><wdouglashill@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>As I was driving in the city a few days ago, my Santa Fe started to slide in >>the wet snow. Since I could not control it, I took my foot off the gas and >>brake and let it slide against the 4 inch curb, expecting it to just bounce >>off. Surprise! Surprise! >>When I got out and looked, my front right wheel was lying on the ground. The >>Steering Knuckle had broken off in 2 places. >> >>The Hyundai Dealership says this is not warranty work, and it will cost from >>$1700-to-$3000 Canadian to fix, depending what else was bent or broken. I am >>suspicious because the bump on the curb was not that hard: it did not even >>knock the tire of the rim. >> >>Any history of faulty Steering Knuckles with any types of cars? >> >> >Man...What do you want...a warranty that covers accidents cause by you >or someone else Off hand I don't want a Santa Fe if htey break that easily. ;-) |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
Yes, this story worries me.
-- Don > Off hand I don't want a Santa Fe if htey break that easily. > |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
I think both the above posters are granting too much credibility to the
original post. We know that the o.p. said it was "not that hard" and "didn't even knock the wheel off the rim." Not only have we not verified any of the post, but it contains a very vague description of severity of impact followed by a factual statement which may not have anything to do with the vague description. For example, the curb may have been high enough to strike the wheel and not just the tire. While I don't know very much about the strength of the Santa Fe's suspension in collision, I certainly wouldn't be making my judgments based on this thread. |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:02:51 -0500, "hyundaitech"
<notpublic@not.public.com> wrote: >I think both the above posters are granting too much credibility to the >original post. We know that the o.p. said it was "not that hard" and >"didn't even knock the wheel off the rim." > <snip> >===================== I think all three were Trolls. One should never feed a Troll as they eat their young! S25 |
Re: Santa Fe-Steering Knuckle
Hyundai's warranty does not cover any type of accident related repairs
not mater if its minor or major. If they did, the claim would be rejected when they sent the old parts back to the company. The dealer would be "charged back".... |
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