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#382 of 391 Re: 2010 sonata suspension?? [steven39] by fragilemn Oct 27, 2009 (10:59 am)
Replying to: steven39 (Oct 24, 2009 5:03 pm) Funny you should ask, I was just visiting another Hyundai forum site today:   http://www.hyundai-forums.com   and someone just posted there about their 2010 Sonata and he was complaining about the exact same thing, the "thunk", and he only has 1800km on it. So according to the thread here at least that one guy got some satisfaction from Hyundai but appears they are still shipping crappy original equipment on the current model.
#383 of 391 Re: FYI [targettuning] by espo35 Oct 27, 2009 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: targettuning (Oct 27, 2009 8:26 am) But how you could extrapolate what noise (type, or severity) a Ford/Honda/Nissan or anything else might or might not make over a given pothole as you drive over that hole in your Sonata is well beyond me. I still contend that the majority of complaints is attributable to consumer sensitivity and maybe fueled in part by posts here. After all there are those who after reading about all these suspension noises are influenced to hear something that didn't exist previously. An automotive hypochondriac so to speak.   Agree.
#384 of 391 Re: FYI [targettuning] by kaypea Oct 27, 2009 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: targettuning (Oct 27, 2009 8:26 am) Yes you are correct-that seems to be the most reasonable explanation-that some supplier is delivering substandard or out of spec parts.    I'll tell you how I could extrapolate what a different model could make over a given road surface.When I drove home from when i picked up the car and got about 2 miles from where I live and the roads get a little funky here and there I noticed it immediately-that it made about 5 times the noise as my Honda Accord that I just traded in with 135,000 miles on it.The car I had before that?-Honda Accord sold with 150,000 miles on it.And I have driven the Accords over the same dirt road i mentioned previously-no comparison.Hondas tend to have noisy suspensions but,even with all those miles on them they never sounded like something was broken on like the Sonata does-that's a a big difference.Nor has any other car I've ever had.    I didn't come on here to co miserate or reinforce that I have a problem.Why would anyone want to do that? I just had a lousy experience with a dealer.I'm just trying to find out the best appraoach to trying to find a fix.    Tell you what-lets trade cars for a couple of weeks,then see how you feel about it.And its become an issue because Hyundai,so far has dropped the ball with this.
#385 of 391 I must be one of the lucky one's, no thunk/thump noise by LASHAWN Oct 27, 2009 (1:38 pm)
I consider myself lucky than, because I have yet to experience the so-called thunk noise from the suspension in my 06 Sonata LX. I've got over 63k miles on my car and aside from routine maintenance, has only been to the dealer for a failed mirror switch, horn and recall on brake switch. I still have my OEM tires and rear brakes on my car.
#387 of 391 Hey folks by pat HOST Oct 27, 2009 (10:42 pm)
This is a discussion about some suspension issues with Sonatas. Those who want to discuss such things are absolutely welcome to do so. Those who just want to say or imply that such issues are all in other posters' heads are not being helpful and are asked to stop.   If you can discuss a poster's symptoms with him or her in a helpful manner, you are most welcome to do so. If your primary goal is to say, in one way or another, "I think you could be imagining this", please DON'T.   Thank you.
#388 of 391 Re: Hyundai says no fix. [gslav1] by lenstang Oct 28, 2009 (3:17 am)
Replying to: gslav1 (Oct 23, 2009 3:47 pm) Now that you have driven for a while what do you think of the ride? Also, was it just the front struts? Did they change the rear struts as well? Thanks.
#390 of 391 I've got the thunk on my car by alpnglw Nov 06, 2009 (9:30 am)
Bought a 08 Sonata Limited about 2 months ago. Tokk about a week to realize that the thunk was not "normal", and now it is driving me insane. Had the dealer (private, not Hyundai) drive it for a day. He said it sounded "normal". Took it to the Hyundai dealer and they said they could not re-create the noise. Went back to the dealer and took the tech for a ride. he said he heard the noise but said it was "normal" and that all of them sound like that. Tried to be acceptful and live with it but it is still driving me nuts. Called the Service Manager yesterday and he said that the suspension on these cars was "sporty' and therefore more noisy. Then I started on a roll and told him about all the internet posts about this and that I could not beleive that he did not know about "the problem". he said to bring it in again and they will "see what they can do". My guess is that he knows exactly what I am talking about and he hoped that I would be like most of the other folks who just live with the noise or don't realize it is abnormal, but that is NOT going to happen. I'll see what they say, but anyhting less than all new struts and mounts would be unacceptable. I'lkl pursue this as long as it takes. This is a great discussion and I wish I knew about it before getting the car. The sad part is that I love this car except for the "Thunk". Replies to this message: steven39 (Nov 06, 2009 10:11 am)
#391 of 391 Re: I've got the thunk on my car [alpnglw] by steven39 Nov 06, 2009 (10:11 am)
Replying to: alpnglw (Nov 06, 2009 9:30 am) my brother has the same "thunk" problem with his 08 sonata gls.he has gotten so frustrated with this noise that he named the car after one of his favorite groups. "grand thunk railroad"

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