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2.13 out of 5 stars

horrible road noise

Sel, 12/21/2006
2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

My 2006 Sonata V6 has a "moan" like blowing in a bottle at speeds in excess of 60 mph. It makes driving the car a miserable experience. The dealer does'nt seem to want to find the source and tell me that is normal noise. I have taken it back three times. I seriously regret buying this car and I should have spent more and got a quality car. The Sonata is great looking but what you see is NOT what you get.

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2 out of 5 stars

**Piece Of Crap**

Marc, 10/10/2006
2006 Hyundai Sonata LX 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

**If you have the V6 Engine take note** Hyundai knows about a problam with the timeing chain auto tensioner which will cause your timing chain to fall off on the V6 engiine. I have 3,500 miles on my "06 LX" and it had to be towed in to the dealer and have the engine removed, taken apart and put back together again. It was in the shop for one week out of service. How was Hyundai service ? the dealer did a great job fixing it but Hyundai offered no compensation. Hyundai and the dealer also told me they know about the problam with the V6 and are trying to pull cars off the lot to put in the new piece. This is my second Hyundai and my last.. Look at the Honda or Toyota not Hyundai

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1.38 out of 5 stars

Unbelievable

upset1, 04/18/2006
2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 6 people found this review helpful

I purchased this car on march 14, 2006 in about 2 weeks i started noticing although gas is quite high everywhere that this car was burning up an aweful lot of gas, assumed its just because its a new car, well no, on april 9, noticed that the car didn't seem to kick off as quickly as it had initially, then on april 10, pulling out of work the car slipped trans was slipping,thought no, well yes next day almost didn't make it 2 work 4 the miss that the car was havin called serv & got needs 2 bring car in,takes it in & gets call next day, its the tran & needs replace, no apology nothing, got sorry 4 your luck all we are goin 2 do is fix it&call cr,cr sd we gv warr u get fix thats it-how nasty

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1.88 out of 5 stars

Warranty Goes - BEWARE

RJ Seevers, 08/21/2010
2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 7 people found this review helpful

Purchased new the same year as our Honda Civic. Have put 74k miles in 5- years on Sonata, double that mileage on the Civic. Sonata feels & drive like the older care. Warranty is over on both. Civic runs like top. But, Sonata always has Engine Warning lights on. Handles & seat belts are breaking, also fixed prior under warranty. Costs building like crazy on Sonata. ESC has issues, dangerous loss of power occurs often. Was repaired both in and out of warranty. Both of us wish we would have gone with a Honda Accord instead. Sonata is cheaper. I got what I paid for.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Ole!

URNMYWA, 09/27/2008
2006 Hyundai Sonata LX 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I previously drove a V8 SUV. Loved my truck but I am in love with this car. I drive over an hour commute each way four days a week. My truck was a tank so I didn't worry about semi's and other SUV's. With this car, the speed and ease at which I am able to change gears and lanes means no worries because they can't catch me. I am big so the roomy interior and space between the steering wheel and driver seat is fantastic. A huge roomy trunk and spacious back seats means my passengers are just as comfy. Car only has single cd and no MP3 adapter so aftermarket stereo is a must. The speakers sound pretty nice and since I love all music a booming base is not necessary. Gas is pretty good!

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