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#707 of 1003 by investingdad Dec 11, 2008 (6:15 am)
I have not yet taken delivery of my 09 GLS (5MT), but I have been reading the stuff about the suspension thumps. I did pick up on it when I was test driving.   For me, it's going to be hard to get too worked up about this. My other car is a Mazdaspeed Miata, which has a special suspension setup. If you run over a leaf, you'll feel it and hear it. Riding down a bumpy road is like being in a wooden rollercoaster and just as noisy...to the point where the car causes physical discomfort after an hour or so. But it will out-maneuver just about anything on the road as result, it's the price you pay.   So the noise from suspension crash is a relative thing. If you want silky smooth and totally quiet on a sedan this size, shell out more than 16K-19K.
#708 of 1003 Re: Suspension noise--a "feature"?? [backy] by jlindh Dec 11, 2008 (3:32 pm)
Replying to: backy (Nov 29, 2008 4:42 pm) My 2008 Sonata has a pronounced "tire slap" over the transverse metal expansion strips on a bridge near my house. I suspect that is the noise being discussed here. It isn't bothersome to me, but out of curiosity, I listened for the same noise in the same spot when driving my Ford Explorer. Sure enough the same noise is there, but somewhat harder to hear. It's just muffled by all the other noises within the Explorer. Do you suppose that this "tire slap" is bothering folks so much because the rest of the car is so quiet? Replies to this message: backy (Dec 11, 2008 7:29 pm)
#709 of 1003 Re: Suspension noise--a "feature"?? [jlindh] by backy Dec 11, 2008 (7:29 pm)
Replying to: jlindh (Dec 11, 2008 3:32 pm) That could be it. I've noticed a similar "tire slap" noise in most other cars, except some that are so softly sprung that the tradeoff is a floaty ride. But it does seem some Sonatas have some kind of unusual suspension noise other than a normal "tire slap", since there have been TSBs and warranty-covered repairs reported in the Sonata discussions in Town Hall. Maybe I've been lucky not to get a car with that problem with all the Sonatas I've driven over the past 3-1/2 years. I drove a 2008 GLS with 35k on it a few weeks ago, and I specifically listened for suspension noise, but didn't hear anything. I did hear a little "tire thump" over the bigger bumps, but it was muted.
#710 of 1003 What price will be a gool deal for SE w/ or w/o premium package? by Yitian Dec 18, 2008 (6:30 pm)
Just test drove SE today and I like it. The only con is SE doesn't have that woodgrain accents, which looks really nice.   With $1k cash back and 0% APR, what OTD price excluding TTL will be a good deal for SE with or without the premium package.   Thanks a lot!
#711 of 1003 My 2009 GLS "noise"... by cld4 Dec 21, 2008 (1:19 pm)
I hear the same noise as the others posting here...more pronounced than my Camry.   Is this something that Hyundai has commented on? Or, the dealers' service department?   I wonder if it is "suspension" or the tire slap that some have commented on. Maybe the nitrogen-filled (overfilled?) tires contribute it?   thoughts? Replies to this message: investingdad (Dec 21, 2008 7:16 pm) cld4 (Dec 26, 2008 9:29 am)
#712 of 1003 Re: My 2009 GLS "noise"... [cld4] by investingdad Dec 21, 2008 (7:16 pm)
Replying to: cld4 (Dec 21, 2008 1:19 pm) I'm 99.9% sure it's the suspension and a function of the way it's designed.   Whether the tires are filled with air, N2, or helium is irrelevant. Replies to this message: cld4 (Dec 26, 2008 9:29 am)
#713 of 1003 windshield distortion by yitz Dec 26, 2008 (9:05 am)
My 2009 Sonata GLS has a distortion so that the lane lines in the road appear wavy from the drivers seat and passenger seat but more so from the rear seat.Anyone else notice i?
#714 of 1003 Re: My 2009 GLS "noise"... [investingdad] by cld4 Dec 26, 2008 (9:29 am)
Replying to: investingdad (Dec 21, 2008 7:16 pm) Thanks...I wonder if there is any remedy available?
#715 of 1003 Sonata vs Accord by reechz Dec 26, 2008 (7:58 pm)
Hey folks, I am on the fence about getting a GLS tomorrow- all this talk of bad suspensions and wacky sounds is scaring me off. I thought I would save $$$$ and get the pop package w/ the gls, for 16.2 , but now i am thinking of spending the extra thousands and getting an Accord . I want to keep this car for along time, can someone talk me back off the ledge and into the Hyundai dealership?   thanks in advance Replies to this message: backy (Dec 27, 2008 6:54 am) bhmr59 (Dec 27, 2008 11:27 am) chrrmurp (Dec 28, 2008 10:02 pm)
#716 of 1003 Re: Sonata vs Accord [reechz] by backy Dec 27, 2008 (6:54 am)
Replying to: reechz (Dec 26, 2008 7:58 pm) What you need to do before you buy a Sonata or Accord or ANY car is take it (the exact car you are going to purchase) for a loooong test drive, preferably by yourself or perhaps with other family members, over the kinds of roads you will likely travel on a regular basis. So run it over concrete and asphalt highways, city streets (the more potholed the better), and washboard secondary roads.   I have driven about 15 2006-9 Sonatas over all kinds of road surfaces. These cars had anywhere from 3 miles to 40,000 miles on the clock. There is a particular road near me that I use as a "test track" because it is badly rutted with an undulating surface, with several curves and no traffic, so I can get the car up to a decent speed. I have driven Sonatas, Accords, you name it on that road and others. I haven't noticed unusual suspension noise on any of those Sonatas. What I did notice was tire slap on some roads, particularly over tar strips/expansion joints, and especially with the 17" wheels. I am not saying others have not experienced other suspension noise; different people are sensitive to noises at different frequencies, and cars can have defects--which it appears is true on the Sonata, as there have been TSBs on the Sonata's suspension since the 2006 redesign.   But you need to test out the car you want to buy and see how it feels and sounds to you. Ideally, compare the Sonata and Accord back-to-back over the same course, if the dealers are close enough together to allow that. I am lucky in that I live in an area with many car dealers, so I can almost always do the back-to-back comparison on the cars I am considering.   Good luck, and let us know what you decide.

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