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Problems with no help from dealer or the manufacturer
emlod, 11/03/2012
2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
The car pulls to the left. The rear brakes went at18,000 miles. They blamed me for not having the sliders lubricated but I too the cAR FOR SERVICE TO THE DEALER SINCE i BOUGHT. wHY DID'NT THEY TELL ME. THEY DIDN'T. A CALL TO HYUNDAI MOTORS RESOLVED NOTHING. I DON'T ENJOY THE CAR. When you trade it in you will get nothing compared to Honda and Toyota. Some dealers are selling for $3,500 above sticker price. There is no reason for this. Don't pay it. Go on the internet and find a price there, but I would not recommend this car. Honda, Toyota and Nissan mask much better cars and have better service and trade in. Why by a sonata?
Reliability issues
epastrana, 03/14/2012
2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2.0t Sonata on November 2012. Since then the car had been 4 times at dealer for two issues that until today had not bee corrected. First, panoramic roof rattles no solution yet! Second, a/c stops cooling at idle. (at shop at this moment) Lets see.... Also a/c smells funny terrible during acelaration. No solution yet. Car has now 6k miles and is spending a week monthly on dealer! No fun... Hyundai does not reply comments on his site.
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So Far GREAT car!!!!!!!
kaitanker66, 02/23/2012
2012 Hyundai Sonata GLS PZEV 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Have had car for 5 days, so far I can't complain. The car is GREAT. Fun to drive for a larger car. Traded in a Mazda Miata so I know FUN in a car. Gas mileage is right were Hyundai claims, in fact on the freeway I am averaging 42 MPG on cruise control at 67mph!!! Comfortable, smooth ride. My kids amazed at all the Gee Wiz gadgets. They think I am actually conversing with the CPU when I use the hyundai bluelink. LOL. LOTS of Gadgets, great gas mileage, cool looking car, all for 21K!! Like I said, can't complain so far.
Huge dissapointment!
awasllace, 04/06/2013
2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
There are much more negative than postitive in my 1.5 years of Sonata ownership. First is the fuel economy, nowhere even close to Hyundai's estimates. Now after getting over that the problems began. It had a poor running and stalling out problem several times the dealer can't duplicate, the front headlights have collected condensation and I'm on my second set. The leather quality is horrible, stiching on the bolsters is coming apart already (hyundai calls it normal wear) It wanders on the highway. I've had the struts, tires, wheel bearings, and control arm bushings replaced...still wanders! The car has just been such a huge dissapointment, it feels like a 5 yr old car already.
Disappointed
emlod, 11/14/2012
2012 Hyundai Sonata SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I should have driven the actual car I bought before completing the deal. The steering has no road feel to it. Steering is dead. It tends to pull to the left. It is hard to keep the car straight in the lane. The car tends to wander. The turbo makes funny noises when I start the car. It has lots of HP but it doesn't feel like it until near the top of the shift point. I did not get anywhere near the milage claimed. I got about 26 mpg hwy and 19 city. Interior materials are ok but does feel like a cheap car that it is.