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Over 19 months of use and still fun to drive.
Ted, 10/18/2015
updated 04/23/2016
2015 Hyundai Sonata Sport 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful
The car never stops my amazement in how little gas it uses. There are two week points that I have addressed. The factory tires are JUNK.... replaced with Pirelli P7. The car wanted to wonder (left & right) on all roads with any crown or grove. This was fixed with a bolt on strut tower brace that cost about $200 and is a simple 5 min installation. With those two changes the car went from OK to VERY GOOD. When you take a test drive make sure it is long enough with various road surface and speeds, as these items may not be a bother to you. One other item is road noise, it is much louder then a Chevy Malibu and many other new cars today. This maybe the best all around car I have ever had.
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PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS CAR FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!
VAN GO, 01/19/2018
2015 Hyundai Sonata SE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful
Look up all the Hyundai Sonata Class Action Lawsuits and research before you purchase this vehicle. My vehicle is a 2015 and in 2 years and less than 55000 miles my engine gave up. Hyundai wishes to wash their hands clean of this with me and the dealership says their hands are tied even though I STILL HAVE WARRANTY!
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Much like the cla-250 except done right
Steve, 08/25/2016
updated 03/27/2017
2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful
There is a lot to like about this car. The ECO borrows a lot from the Mercedes CLA 250 which I also own. E.g. the trunk lid design is almost the same. I could trade in my benz for the ECO sonata,and probably not miss a thing. Pros: well designed, well executed car, a lot of common sense and standard options. 8 way automatic driver seat, quiet drive. A lot of torque, available all the way from 1500 rpm to 5K RPM. Same torque and torque curve as the CLA. (198 foot pounds) . Good fuel economy, takes regular gas. The standard tires are Michelin Energy's now. Dual, scroll turbos, so no noticeable turbo lag. Smooth and fast shifting 7 speed dual clutch auto tranny. Again, similar to the cla 250, except the Hyundai is faster and smoother shifting. Nice standard telematics package with excellent iphone and android integration. Cons: The turbo is not covered untder the 100K powertrain warranty. This may be a reason for folks who want to keep the car post the b2b warranty to stick with the 2.4L engine ( ie the non-eco sonata). If the turbo goes, and you are out of warranty, it is an expensive repair. The car perhaps a tiny bit underpowered. No spare tire. More frequent oil changes needed (5k vs 7.5K). The turbo engine is more finicky than the 2.4 inline 4 engine, so fully synthetic oil is highly recommended. I wish the BSD side mirror was standard on the ECO. The lumbar support is not hgt adjustable. Service wise, Hyundai is trying to take a page from Mercedes, and bundle a long list of "check this and inspect that" with the oil changes, and charge you a ton of money. Mercedes has alternating A and B services, costing $200 and $400. (Effectively a glorified oil change. Looking at the service printout for the A service, they do not even bother to pretend they did anything other than changing the oil and the filter). Hyundai is trying to get you to have your service done at the dealer, and charge similar jacked up fees by bundling a long list of super-overpriced checks and inspections. They are trying to make it sound like they are doing all this work, to justify charging you a couple of 100 $ for an oil change. E.g.: they will change your wiper blades for 3x what it would cost you to do it yourself. If you buy into the concept, you can get some discount off their insanely priced maintenance. They have a service leaflet, you may want to peruse while you are at the dealer. I do all my own maintenance, following the user's manual recommended service intervals and items, keeping detailed logs, and receipts. Do not be intimidated by a salesperson telling you that they will not honor the warranty unless you opt into their maintenance racket. By law they cannot force you to do your maintenance there. Update: I had a failed battery at 5K. The dealer service was total amateur hour. They admitted the battery was bad as they could see it draining down to nothing in 24 hours with no load on it. But they insisted the battery was fine, as their tester did not show a problem. Kept looking for a parasitic drain, despite of the fact that there was not one when monitoring the 2 battery terminals. They kept the car for a week, and wanted to give it back unfixed (no loaner) but ended up replacing the battery in the end after I yelled at them. 2 things I dislike about the car: the jack point markers can not be seen unless you neel down and bend way down to look for them. When need to change tires in the rain this is needlessly painful. It is hard to get at the drain plug and oil filter. Have to remove a panel with a bunch of bolts to get at them.
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Still in love with my Sonata.
LaKeisha Square, 03/19/2016
updated 10/06/2017
2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
So I'm now 27 months into my 36 month lease and have zero complaints about my Sonata. The fuel economy is still excellent. I've had the standard scheduled maintenance performed. I have had no mechanical issues. There is a recall that was issued for the Parking Brake Switch. However, prior to having the recall work performed, I did not have any issues or notice anything affecting the performance of my silver baby. One of the main reasons I leased the Sonata was because it was so roomy. I often have 3 kids with me, my growing nieces and nephew. They are all currently still in booster seats but fit easily in the back seat. As they grow and age out of the boosters, there will still be room a plenty. However, with less than a year left, I'm starting to look at whether I'll keep it and buy the lease out, or move into the 2018 model. It looks amazing and if it performs as well as my 2015 has, I'll be very happy. Hoping the remainder of my lease is as problem-free as it has been up to now. If anyone is considering the Sonata, I'd still highly recommend it.
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Be prepared for issues if you buy the 2.0T
Oilsoaked, 05/20/2016
2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0T 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
39 of 42 people found this review helpful
3 times in 3 years the turbo has caused issues. The first 2 times, the engine lost power due to the turbo failing. The 3rd time, the oil line from the engine to the turbo is leaking oil all over the place. We only have a little over 64,000 miles on this car and Hyundai will not cover the repair under their extended power train warranty.
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