Hyundai Sonata Fuel and Fuel System Questions

55 messages, Last post on Oct 02, 2009 at 6:38 PM

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#54 of 55 Problem Pumping Gas by sprkgtz Oct 02, 2009 (6:30 pm)
My 08 Sonata is difficult to gas up. The gas nozzle "clicks off" every few seconds as if it is full even when the tank is practically empty. This has happened at numerous different gas stations, with different family members pumping gas. It is difficult to tell when to stop pumping gas because of this. Has anyone heard of an ongoing problem of this sort? When I spoke to the Hyundai service manager about this today, he seemed oddly eager to have me bring in the car for repair. This makes me wonder if it is anything potentially dangerous? He did mention that he has quite a few recalled Sonatas to work on right now. Recalled? What recall would that be? Did I miss something? Replies to this message: backy (Oct 02, 2009 6:38 pm)
#55 of 55 Re: Problem Pumping Gas [sprkgtz] by backy Oct 02, 2009 (6:38 pm)
Replying to: sprkgtz (Oct 02, 2009 6:30 pm) Sounds like a kinked hose to me. Or maybe the carbon canister is full of gas. Have you ever "topped off" the tank? That can force gas into the carbon canister. The last recall by Hyundai on the 2008 Sonata was 18 months ago, for the OCS. I'd think those cars would have been fixed by now.