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1006 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 6:17 AM
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Replying to: sharksoup (Apr 01, 2009 5:11 pm) |
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Replying to: sharksoup (Apr 01, 2009 5:11 pm) |
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Replying to: sharksoup (Apr 01, 2009 5:11 pm)
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Replying to: newowner10 (Apr 02, 2009 4:13 am)
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Replying to: coldgl (Apr 02, 2009 4:22 am) |
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Well, I have recently posted in the transmission forum, the prices paid and buying experiences (to which no one replied, their loss), and I wrote up my final review in the Hyundai Sonata review section on Edmunds. I am basically trying to warn any new potential Sonata owners that the 09 is not quite ready for prime time. In one year of ownership I've had the following issues (I have listed these previously, but I'll do it again): 1. Cracking popping dash noises due to temperature changes. The cheap plastic expands and contracts with changes in the temperature. There are 15 year old cars on the road that don't have this type of problem. 2. Navigation system has repeatedly frozen up on me. It freezes on the Hyundai loading screen and occasionally during the course of navigating, and the only way to get it working again is to shut the car off entirely and then restart. This is a huge PITA to do this when I'm using the navigation to get me somewhere. Speaking of navigation, I think the one in my Sonata is very inaccurate. I have lost track of the numbers of times it tells me my destination is on one side of the street when it's actually on the opposite side. It also tells me I've arrived at my destination when the destination is actually a couple of blocks away. 3. I also now have the suspension noises everyone is complaining about. It is very unrefined sounding, especially over largish bumps where it seems as though the car is going to bottom out. What kind of cheap suspension components is Hyundai using for the Sonata? 4. The transmission on this car is terrible! The 1-2 shift is jerky, and it's to the point where the car can make me nauseous it's so bad. A couple of times coming off the freeway at a high rate of speed, while slowing down the car downshifts violently, rocking the entire car and making a very loud noise. It's as though the transmission gets confused about what gear it's supposed to be in and drops from 5th gear to 2nd gear. I can't tell you how disconcerting this is when it happens to me. 5. Left speaker has a horrible rattle if I turn my music up any more than about a 1/4 of the way. Thus I'm limited to listening to music at a very low volume or talk radio. I have yet to bring it to the dealership for these issues but it pisses me off I'm even having them in only one year of car ownership. I really want to sell the car at this point but there is no way realistically I'll be able to sell for anything close to what I owe, as Hyundai looses it's value like a brick sinking in the ocean. So I'm stuck with it. For everyone having issues with their 09, I feel your pain. Like many of you, this will also be the last Hyundai I own. For those of you with 09 Sonatas and no problems count your blessings because you are very lucky! |
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Replying to: dgs4 (Apr 15, 2009 6:17 pm) Given how horrible these issues are, I'm surprised that you don't appear to have forced the dealership to fix them. You must be an extremely patient person. Please let us know what happens when you get a response from your local dealer. |
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Replying to: dgs4 (Apr 15, 2009 6:17 pm) |
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