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Replying to: jhopkins1 (Oct 11, 2009 12:38 pm) 1. tires..at 30K miles they should be at least 1/2 to 2/3rds worn and flats are not unusual (nails, screws, road trash etc) The blow out? who knows. 2. rear window replacement. Many people unknowingly place items on the rear package shelf that scratch the rather fragile antenna and rear defrost grids. This also happens when removing decals inside the window and even if not careful cleaning the inside glass. These are conductive paint sprayed on over a template. 3. burned out bulbs..ah show me any car that has infinite bulb life. not an issue. 4. roof mounted "assist handle" you must really put a lot of your weight on it to pull free from the roof. They are grab handles mainly used to keep passengers from being thrown about during spirited cornering and frankly I don't know why the driver has one since during that spirited driving he/she should have both hands on the wheel. I don't believe they are to be used as a body hoist to lever in and out of the car. 5. I will concede power equipment controls i.e. window, lock, mirror, seat will randomly fail. The same for door lock actuators, window motors. It happens. 6. Cup insert came out??? OK! 7. Visors...again OK failed, fixed. 8. glove box broke? boy you are hard on some things e.g. visors..assist handle...glove box. These are things I have NEVER repaired or had replaced ever on any car I owned at any mileage. 9. leaking struts..again not unusual since they are "wear-out items" and depending on how bad the roads are where you drive "sooner than later" comes to mind but in any case a little side trip: I bought a 2006 Honda Civic new and BOTH rear shocks leaked out and needed replaced by 4,000 miles. The right side was thought to have been dry long before the 4K when they were replaced. The rest of the stuff is personal dislikes and "I woulda done it different if I designed the thing" So, in conclusion your tires went flat, your bulbs burned out, you had some minor issues with locks and visors and glovebox door and power mirror. Boy there probably are lots of people who wish that was all the problems they had with their car. I notice no mechanical issues..no engine, no transmission (except for the acting as if were in neutral thing). By the way what was wrong there? No brake issues either. Not too shabby I'd say
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Have 2006 Sonata GLS w/ 225-50-17 tires. Live upstate NY on a hill / car is really bad in snow. Barely makes it up some mild hills even w/ ESC/Traction Control turned off (otherwise it thinks the wheels are losing traction and applies brakes - might as well be standing still!). Looking to buy / have priced studded snow tires (Firestone Winterforce) - however set of 50's is appx $120 more than 55's. Has anyone out there had this same problem / corrected it via studded tires / can offer any guidance? Would the 55's do OK / not present clearance problems? Not a lot of "bad" roads here to top out in wheel well, and will be careful not to make "sharp" turns etc... Thanks much! |
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Replying to: targettuning (Oct 21, 2009 6:01 am) The point I was making is that I have never had this many problems from one car out of all the cars I have ever owned put together, coincidence or not. I am NOT hard on my cars. I don't yank on anything. All of these items (glovebox, visor, cupholder, assist handle, etc) broke during NORMAL use. I never used the handle as a "body hoist". Nothing hard or punishing. I just think Hyundai has cheap hardware. I never place anything in the rear window. It is a used car so who is to say what the previous owner did. The "neutral" thing was a big deal, when you are stuck in the middle of traffic or the railroad tracks. And for all the power window, door lock issues, it is more than inconvenient to have to keep taking the car out of town to the dealer and rent a car for the time mine is down. It just seems as soon as one thing gets fixed, something else goes out. And thus another rental car bill on TOP of any other repair bills. The purpose of buying a fairly new car with low miles was reliablity and I am not sure I feel that with this particular car. |
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Replying to: targettuning (Oct 21, 2009 6:01 am) Hyundai make a good car in the new Sonata, and I love the Genesis.
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| Here's the link: tomw6, "2009-2010 Hyundai Sonata" #970, 1 Nov 2009 11:48 am. | |
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Replying to: oviraptor (Oct 31, 2009 7:27 pm) 
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I've noticed on some 2006-8 Sonatas, the rocker trim panel, which is plastic, is pulled out in the back so there's a noticeable gap with the body panel. I just saw this on another 2007 Sonata today, which I was looking at as a possible purchase. The car was very clean besides this flaw. Since I've seen it before on used Sonatas for sale, I am thinking it's not cheap to fix--otherwise the seller would have done it before putting it up for sale. Any 2006-8 Sonata owners see this before, and have an idea how to fix it (and how much it would cost)? Does the entire rocker panel cover need to be replaced, for example, or is it just a cheap "clip" that needs repairing (which is what I've heard two dealers say--but if true, they would have fixed it I think). |
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