# 2011 Hyundai Sonata - Steering wheel controls gone **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai\ **Created:** [March 24, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688 "2020-03-24T17:04:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![angel48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@angel48](https://community.cartalk.com/u/angel48)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/1 "2020-03-24T17:04:50Z")
all steering wheel controls stopped working! ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/2 "2020-03-24T17:23:48Z")
I’m sorry to hear that. I don’t know if an independent mechanic can work on that, but that’s where I would start! ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/3 "2020-03-24T17:41:54Z")
Probably needs a new clock spring. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/e/9e68c210b7a361a38127a28fcd7638d496dad033.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/4 "2020-03-24T19:33:22Z")
I was assuming he meant things like cruise control or stereo control, not the actual wheel itself…wouldn’t it be great if @angel48 would actually come back and provide more info without becoming another “Ask Someone Who Owns One” ghost??? ---
**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/5 "2020-03-25T00:49:57Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > I was assuming he meant things like cruise control or stereo control That likely would be affected with a bad clock spring. It’s the part that transfers signals from the steering wheel controls (cruise control, volume buttons and so on) around a turning steering wheel to the cables/wiring that go to the individual components the buttons control. Edit: I believe a bad clock spring could actually prevent the airbag from deploying. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/6 "2020-03-25T02:17:14Z")
If the airbag was effected the air bag light should be on. I have steering wheel controls on my 2012 Camry, don’t use them and would not fix them if they were broken/ ---
**Author:** ![rrappel8\_158848](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rrappel8\_158848](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rrappel8_158848)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-steering-wheel-controls-gone/161688/7 "2020-03-25T13:12:34Z")
One more vote for **Clockspring** , there’s little else that could be the culprit