I own a 2011 Sonata, and at around 3000 miles I began noticing a screeching sound (sounds like metal to metal) from the steering column every time I turn the wheel. The noise isn't extremely loud, but it's definitely noticeable. I took my car to the dealer, and they acknowledged the sound but said to come back after the break in period of 12000 miles. The car now has about 15000 miles, and I recently took it to the dealer because it was still making the noise. The dealer had a Hyundai rep come in to look at the car and the rep said that the car had nothing wrong with it. So I went back to the dealer, and pointed out the noise to one of the mechanics after the Hyundai rep had already been there. Again the mechanic acknowledged the noise and said that it was probably some "clock spring". The dealer supposedly replaced this part and said the car wasn't making the noise any longer. I go to pick up the car and notice that the noise is still there. At this point I didn't even argue with the dealer because I was already frustrated. Now I contacted Hyundai consumer affairs and they said that there is nothing they can do because the Hyundai regional rep has the final say. I also want to point out that my wife also has a 2011 Sonata and hers does not make that noise. I'm afraid that this noise can turn into something dangerous and I don't know what to do.

I have a video with sound that I captured with my phone, and posted it on youtube. It's kind of hard to hear the sound because it was captured with a camera phone, but if you turn up the volume on your pc, you can definitely hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrnXLJWH7Zs