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Sedans Hyundai Sonata 2009-2010 Hyundai Sonata
1006 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 6:17 AM
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 11, 2009 2:37 pm)
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Replying to: ray78 (May 11, 2009 7:22 pm)
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 11, 2009 6:11 pm) BTW; At the height of the high gas prices it was almost impossible to find a 4 cyl Sonata. My limited 4 cyl with NAV was $20,549 (not including taxes and title). This price was lower than the demo price from another dealer. This was without $750 owner loyalty rebate. The 6s were readily available at the time and there was more bargaining room. |
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Replying to: rdillier (May 12, 2009 3:43 am) - Merg |
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Replying to: rdillier (May 12, 2009 3:43 am) |
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Does anyone out there own a current-generation Sonata with the manual transmission? I'm interested to know how it drives, what kind of mpg to expect, and so on.
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 02, 2009 8:37 pm) 1. Transmission: Rough shifting from 1-2 and then jolting when slowing down from a highway ramp when it downshifts. My car has done this since day one. I took it to the dealership about it and they reset the adaptive learning control on the transmission (the computer learns how you drive the car and adjusts how it shifts accordingly). This helped and it is a little better, but it still does it and it is very annoying to me. I have read reviews that the shifting on these is rougher than competitors, however. It is what it is, I guess. 2. Navigation locks up. I had this issue as well. I took it in to the dealer and they performed an update to it (there was a known issue about it). That did help, but it still locks up every so often - just less frequently than before. 3. Suspension noises and crackling in dashboard. These are there and I notice them, but they do not bother me as much as the first two items. 4. Speaker vibrating at medium volume. I have this issue in my passenger door speaker. I believe there is something rattling inside the door though - not the speaker. I plan to have the dealership look at this the next time I take it in for an oil change. 5. This has not been mentioned, but mine stalled out twice when turning the steering wheel while stopped when I first bought it. There was a recall for this ("Rough Idle" it was called) and the dealer fixed it with a computer update that took over an hour. 6. My car pulls to the left on the highway. I've written in about this - I had four alignments, tires balanced, etc - it still does it. There was a recall on a part in the cradle assembly of some of the models manufactured early on that was causing this to happen. Mine was manufactured with the good part though (the dealer can look at the code on it to tell if it's the recalled part or not). So right now they still don't know why it is doing this. They said the technical place they call is aware of it, but doesn't have a fix for it yet. I feel like when you purchase a new car, you shouldn't have to take it into the dealer constantly and that is all I have done my first year of ownership. In addition to oil changes/standard maintenance, I've had to make several additional trips to the dealership. I had an older car before this one and it was always in the shop so I bought this new car thinking I would not have to take it in all of the time. I'm happy that Hyundai has good customer service and the warranty has covered these things but it has been a real inconvenience taking time off work and trying to find time to take the car in and waiting for these repairs. The dealership by me is only open 7:30am - 6pm M-F and not open on weekends. Yes, I could drop it off before/after work, but then I have to bother someone for rides back and forth. I feel like Hyundai is working on the quality of the vehicles, but it is just not there yet. But listen - long story short - you cannot get all of the features in the top of the line model in any other competitor model for anywhere near the same price. The final selling price on my car was $24,300 and I have every bell and whistle I could get on it. The Camry, Altima, and Accords are at least 10k more with all of the features. So at the end of the day, yes this car has some issues, but I do love all of the features and do not have any regrets purchasing it (most days). PS I drove a Ford Fusion V6 last weekend while on vacation and while it was a decent ride, the V6 was a joke. I've driven four cylinders with better pickup speed. So I'm not even comparing the American car competition to the Sonata.
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Replying to: chrrmurp (May 14, 2009 2:33 pm)
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Replying to: kenlight1 (May 14, 2009 5:59 pm) |
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Replying to: stephen987 (May 14, 2009 10:29 am) Have about 10,000 miles on it so far with not a single problem. I live in a rural area, commute 25 miles one way to work on 2 lane roads. Usually average 50-55 mph over about 20 of those miles, with the rest at 25-30 mph with 1/2 dozen stop signs and stop lights along the way. Now that things have warmed up, I'm getting 32 mpg over a tankful. Can easily make 450 miles + on a fill-up. Even in the dead of our normally very cold northern Maine winters, was still getting around 26-27 mpg; worst was probably 24 mpg when we had a 10 day stretch of temps at -20 to -30 every morning. I haven't done enough 4 lane long distance driving to give you any numbers on that. The 5-speed is probably not the most refined transmission out there, but it's OK. It's a bit stiff shifting from 1st to 2nd, but rest of the gears are smooth. Noticed in the cold weather that the stiffness increased in all gears. I contacted the dealer and asked about putting a winter weight transmission fluid in - was told absolutely not as it uses some sort of specialized fluid (apparently Mitsubishi does too), and putting anything else in would ruin it. Have to admit that even after 10,000 miles, I still stall the thing out once in a while when taking off in first gear. I blame that mostly on 2 things - my own inattention to what I'm doing, and the fact that the engine idles at low RPM, and needs a bit more gas starting out than other 5-speeds I've owned. On the occasions when it's been needed, it handled any sort of downshifting and high revving that I've given it.
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