Hyundai Sonata 2006-2007

ray_h1

I doubt there're really any worries. Hyundai America's on the hook for pre-delivery damage for the first year/12,000 miles. If I were in the market for a new Hyundai GL and was offered that deal with my only consideration being a two hour drive to take advantage of the offer, I think I'd risk the price of the gas to take that drive.

cumptrnrd

It has been in the high 90s/low 100s here and I have noticed something similar. I wouldn't necessarily call it a 'pop,' but there is something going around up there. Also, if I tilt, it sometimes stutters. I would guess it would be a heat related problem because it doesn't happen unless it is a hot and sunny day. I took it to the dealer to get it checked out, but of course it didn't happen when I got there.

cumptrnrd

If it's like 19,995 pounds, isn't that like $30,000?

I also noticed the reverse parking sensors, and wiper de-icer... Is that just the front window defroster or is it an actual wiper de-icer? That would be a nice feature.

cumptrnrd

I can't find a dealer that won't charge to do this. I've seen the TSB and it looks like all that is required is a few button pushes on their little programming thing, but everyone is charging $40-$50 for it...

cumptrnrd

I think one thing that makes the KDM Sonatas look better is the absence of the little yellow thingy in the headlight and having the side marker instead. Aren't those side flasher things better for other drivers anyway?

cumptrnrd

Could it be something like hail damage or something from a storm or something?

msxg350

I had a vibration coming from the rear of the passenger compartment when going over tar strips, bumps etc. Brought it into the dealer and the tech that road with me couldn't find anything. When he got out, he banged on the back of the passenger seat and said is this the noise? It was. The fix is more stuffing between the seat frame and the head rest.They rub on each other. The dealer knew all about this problem, having "fixed" many other Sonata 06's. Anyone here have a vibration or noise, check out the passenger seat by banging on it. The vibration doesn't appear if someone is sitting in the seat.

gy563

Slight Changes to Korean Model Sonata
however this is Expected model Koreans are not even sure if this is the ACTUAL 2007 model or not.

Exterior
http://nboard.naver.com/nboard/upload/photo2/auto/car_korea/8000/200607211153491- 65968862900.jpg

Interior
http://nboard.naver.com/nboard/upload/photo2/auto/car_korea/8000/200607211153491- 65584749600.jpg

desertguy

I doubt heat has anything to do with it. I have had sunroofs in both Phoenix and Palm Springs for many years and have never heard such popping. It is forecast to be 115 degrees in Phoenix today! I had a 1990 Toyota Celica with sunroof, driven only in these two cites for 10 years and the roof always worked perfectly with no popping noise.

pat

You need to email me asap - pat at edmunds.com

ukraguy

http://file1.bobaedream.co.kr/national/national1153461847.jpg

Looks cool.

franmart

do all the 2006 sonata come with this option as i called the dealer and he said that if it is not I the owner manual there is a service charge also called Hyundai and they said call the dealer :P

mrdisco33

WOW! Now that is what the '07 Sonata should look like. I love the grille/emblem treatment, the chrome bumper strips, and of course the side marker lights. sigh..

jack47

Question.

My Camry has one toggle on the driver's side that locks all doors with a simple click.

Does the Sonata not have a similar "lock all doors" toggle?

backy

Yes.

jal012773

There seems to be confusion about the auto door locks. Yes, the car does have automatic door locks with the central toggle switch. What some of us are asking about is the speed sensitive locks. My owner's manual has a very small blurb about how they lock "if installed." To have this feature "installed" (or programmed), looks to cost around $40 through the dealer. What I don't understand is why this is not a standard feature considering Hyundai's commitment to safety. It even says in the manual keeping doors locked will prevent passengers from being ejected in an accident.

nehc

just called their general manager, who said that all the sentences about warranty and boday damages only apply to the used cars and i will get the standard warranty from Hyundai annd the car will be a new one without body damages.

they have a no haggle policy and fleet management stucture. so far, i trust them and will go for it tommorrow & will post the deal if i can make it tommorrow.

i also asked the OTD price for GLS V6, the same guy told me it is around $ 17,800, which is about $2000 more than his GL Automatic offer. so i think i will pick a GL 4 cyl rather than a V6.

i got a master degree last year. not sure if they will give me $400 graduate rebate if i don't finance.

nifty56

If an owner of a Hynudai from Canada travelling in the U.S. and needs warranty work because of a break down the car should be serviced as the warranty should be honoured throughout North America. Where the car was bought should not make a difference? or will it?

miamixt

I believe you can obtain service here in the U.S, but the duration of the Warranty is only 5 Years. Someone posted he would rather have the Canadian 5/100KM Limited Warranty, instead of the U.S. 5YR/60K Limited Warranty, along with the 10YR/100,000 mile Powertrain coverage :confuse: :confuse:

jack47

No confusion. Speed sensitive locks might be a good idea if passengers don't wear their seat belts...or you have little kids in the car...and (laugh) the driver is forgetful.

On the other hand, if the driver is alone and in an accident and is knocked out and the doors are all locked...valuable time is lost in having to break an opposite side window in order to get to the victim...especially if there is a fire.

Between seat belts and air bags the chances of being ejected from the car are almost none existent today.

targettuning

This simple matter has, in my opinion, spiralled out of control...well not really but there is a certain amount of confusion. When Hyundai states "if installed" about a certain feature within the owners manual since Hyundai sells vehicles around the world and some features are available within certain markets and not in others they cover all bases with that statement. In this case it does not mean you do not have it, you do and it IS standard. It is not activated, in part, because of factory employees moving cars about when removing them to holding lots..to loading areas...onto transport vehicles...around at dealerships for various functions and "auto lock" may be undesireable for these short drives. Then, of course, some new owners will not want it at all, others will want it activated to lock at 5mph..10..15 etc. I admit the new car orientation process ought to point the feature out to new owners and they should be presented with all the possibilities and choose-or not whether they want it activated Free of charge.

ray_h1

"Someone posted he would rather have the Canadian 5/100KM Limited Warranty, instead of the U.S. 5YR/60K Limited Warranty, along with the 10YR/100,000 mile Powertrain coverage"

I wonder if that "someone" is aware that 100,000 kilometers is equivalent to 60,000 miles actual distance-wise?

wcw1

Actually 100,000 kilometers is equal to 62,000 miles.

A little bit more but not much.

bsancat

Two month's ago, the six-disc CD Changer/Radio were replaced on my 06 Sonata. It seems the changer would get stuck and not eject or play discs. The unit was replaced under warranty and sent back to Hyundai with five of my discs still inside. I was told that Hyundai would remove the discs and mail them back to the dealer. That was two month's ago. The dealer tells me "it takes time." Has anyone else had this problem?

ray_h1

There've been a number of posts about that very subject and precious few posts in which the "lost" CDs eventually found their way back to their rightful owners. I've always made it a personal practice to burn my commercial CDs to a blank disc and use the clones in my car. A disc image file generated clone will be a bit-for-bit duplicate of the original. The "Nero" CD burn program even has a "jitter correction" function. I've never had so much as a hickup when playing any of my clones either, and none of the blanks I use are even name-brand. (Those CD-R blanks are often only a penny each after rebate.)

nehc

Hi, all,

I just back from a Hyundai dealership. The manager told me if I want to get the $400 graduate rebate, I have to loan at least $5,000 from Hyundai for 30 months and also give up the $1,500 factory to customer rebate.
Oh, I am so confused.
I thought I can get $1500+$400 rebate...

cajuncycler

Don't feel like the lone ranger. The day I bought my car they were "giving" away $500 gas cards. It didn't take them 5 minutes to inform me that I didn't qualify. See I got quoted price of $16,495. I would only qualify for the gas card if under the following conditions, I paid $17,000 for the car, put nothing down, and financed the entire $17,000 for 36 months at a fat interest rate. Some free gas card eh? Well I put down a large down payment, financed ten grand at a low interest rate and walked out with the car and no card. Gotta watch the sleaze stuff when you shop.

johnap2

Something about this sounds bogus. When I purchased my '06 Sonata last August I compounded several rebates with no problem...to include the $400 graduate rebate. In fact, I just looked it up on the Hyundai website and it says the $400 rebate is ON TOP of current rebates. I would print this out and bring it to the dealer, or search around for a better dealer who is willing to be straight up.

nehc

I would print this out and bring it to the dealer, or search around for a better dealer who is willing to be straight up. by johnap2 Jul 23, 2006 (11:17 am)


YES. That is what I thought and I did print the webpage from Hyundaiusa.com and show them it should be on top of the 1500 rebate. they just used their own book and it shows:

$1500 factory to customer rebate

OR

$500 factory to customer rebate + $400 graduate rebate with at least $5000 loan from Hyundai with 4.9% APR for 36 mon.
=$500 + $400 - $380(4.9% loan interest)

Who would choose the second one?

krika

don't worry, they usually send the CDs back. I got mine after about 2 months. The dealer called me to let me know that the CDs arrived. So make sure the dealer has your phone number and emphasize that they should remember to call you and let you know.

bhmr59

Are you in the USA? (Other countries may have different incentives.) If you're in the USA tell that dealer to pound sand and buy from a different dealer. If he's a dealer in the USA you know that he's lying to you.

nehc

Are you in the USA? If you're in the USA tell that dealer to pound sand and buy from a different dealer. If he's a dealer in the USA you know that he's lying to you.by bhmr59

Sure, I am in the U.S.

The bad thing is...I already paid him the number by check yesterday.
He will deposit it tomorrow.
Is there any way I can change the amount?

perma88

I have a sonata LX with 1100 miles and yesterday I noticed for the first time using the rear defroster. The top 3 lines of the heating element is not working (area is still mist and not clear after turn on). I like to know if this is normal because the top lines are for raido antenna?? Just want to be sure before going to the dealer??

jal012773

The bad thing is...I already paid him the number by check yesterday.
He will deposit it tomorrow.
Is there any way I can change the amount?

Speaking from the banking industry standpoint, you cannot change the amount of the check. If you wrote them a personal check, you can put a stop payment on that check with a charge. Keep in mind, the dealer does have a right to recourse when they receive the check back payment stopped. However they handle that is probably different for each dealer. Maybe someone else here can shed some light on that.

snakeweasel

Stopping payment on the check is an option, but you will most likely pay a fee on both ends (your bank would most likely charge you as well as the dealer).

If you do this contact the dealer immediately and explain in detail what you did and why you did it and that you will be in shortly to correct the issue. Remember that the Law frowns on putting a stop payment on a check for a purchase unless you have a very good reason for doing so.

94hawkskin

The college rebate can be used with any HMA rebate, but cannot be used with other HMFC rebates. It says so under item #3. Hope this helps. Some people were getting both the HMFC rebate and the college rebate and they were not suppose to and some people that didn't get it were getting upset.

ray_h1

Take it into the dealer. They'll need to repair a break in the conductive paint. (There're inexpensive kits at autoparts stores that let you do the repair yourself, but since your car is under warranty... )

targettuning

As you seem know some of those lines ARE for the radio antenna. Off hand I do not know which ones but before you conclude that the continuity of what you think are defroster grids are open (broken)you need to confirm they actually are defroster grids. I would think they probably are the radio antenna.

perma88

I visually inpsected the heating element grids and it seems fine with no breakage anywhere. It functions perfectly with exception of the top 3 lines. Again, I suspect the top section is the radio antenna since all lines below works perfect. Can someone check to see if their rear defroster works the same way mines does?? If need be, I'll bring it back for warranty work this weekend.

nehc

Ok, I spent the whole morning to call the dealership, banks and Hyundai offices to stop the payment.
Now, I need to do all paper work again.

in order to get the graduate rebate, I need to loan at least $5000 from Hyundai. So far, the dealer offers me a 6.9% APR for 30 mon (my credit score is good)

i heard the early payoff Penalty is $75 in some cases. Is that what you guys got?

I think the early-payoff Penalty is the "minimum finance charge" on the contract, but not sure what is the additional finance charge.

It's so hard to get the $400 graduate rebate…

nehc

Wow, did Hyundai offer higher graduate rebate when you bought it?
the graduate rebate is $400 this month.

I used the search function and wait, wait, wait, but it's still searching. Anyway, I will read every page to see if I can find something.
Thank you so so much!

bhmr59

The $1,000 financing rebate (which expired a couple months ago) was separate from the graduate rebate and was available to anyone who financed through HMFC.

gmctruck

Is saving $400 really worth putting yourself through so much hassle? Seems like all the extra time and effort you're spending on this is way too much hassle for very little in return. :confuse:

bhmr59

Maybe $400 is inconsequential to you, gmctruck.

I happen to think it's worth a few hours of work to save $400 in after-tax money and believe most people would agree.

gmctruck

Sounds more like a nightmare to me.

johnap2

Yes, it was $400 dollars last year as well. I think it is worth the hassle to save the $400! I did not bring up the rebates until AFTER we agreed to a price on the car. The dealers will often use rebates as a tool in trying to haggle the price of the car.

gy563

Take a look at the wheel cover on first picture
http://nboard.naver.com/nboard/upload/photo2/auto/car_korea/8000/200607231153633- 12865986400.jpg
http://nboard.naver.com/nboard/upload/photo2/auto/car_korea/8000/200607231153633- 11977907300.jpg
http://nboard.naver.com/nboard/upload/photo2/auto/car_korea/8000/200607231153633- 10718153200.jpg

cumptrnrd

The wheels on the first picture look like alloys to me, not wheel covers. Either way, they look weird... kinda like flowers or something.

In your second picture, it looks like those might be 16" and that one silver car in the back has 15"?

If these are future changes, I am all for the headlights and side markers, but I don't like the new grill treatment or those extra things on the bumper. The grill makes it look more like a Camry, and those extra bumper things look like something you would buy at AutoZone and tape on...

pekelopd

The wheel cover reminds me of a honeycomb. But I'll tell you what I did notice on the first picture, the external antenna mounted on the roof just in front of the rear window. That's got to give a better FM reception than the current one IN the rear glass. Also, I wouldn't mind the bumper moldings on my car. Definitely need that here in the city.

pekelopd

I'm 99% sure that the top 3 lines ARE the antenna for the radio. At least this is what was told to me by the dealer when I took ownership of my '06 GLS I4. Page 1-130 in the owner's manual doesn't specify the exact location except on the rear window. I haven't had a chance to use it when with a fogged rear window, but in case you didn't know, when you turn on your rear defroster, you also turn on the heated outside rearview mirrors (auto shut off in 20 mins)!