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I've seen the lip spoilers like those on the Sonata go for around $250-350 or more. You can get them at a dealer (installed) or on the Web (painted or unpainted).
Oh, right, that WAS you. . .
You replied, ""#914 of 923 Re: Sonata Limited rear spoiler [pries4] by backy Jul 24, 2009 (6:47 pm) Save | Reply
Replying to: pries4 (Jul 24, 2009 6:20 pm)
It's a dealer installed option on any Sonata."
I read on past posts that the Sonata 09 that using the cruise control would cause a downshift on little hills, which i confirmed. A quick work around is to set your cruise to the desired speed and move the shiftronics to the right, locking on 5th gear. In this way, i was doing 2200 at 75 and on hills it would go up to 2500 but it would not downshift.
I hope Hyundai could come w/ a Software patch for the I4 cruise allowing it to be more relaxed than the V6. I could live w/ a drop in 2-3 mph without the downshift.
Hyundai, I would be glad to test!
Have a good drive!
On another matter, I spoke to the service manager, and he confirmed that you can't program the locks to lock automatically but not unlock automatically. Remember, each door unlocks as it's opened in any case. So if you're in a bad neighborhood and you must shift into Park, you would have to press the master lock button on the driver's door immediately. This is a dumb feature to build into a car, especially since they pride themselves on putting so much effort into the refresh last year.
Thanks again
Ken
BTW: On my trip between Memphis and Branson during the hottest days of the year (99+) I was getting 33 mph. Between Branson and Kansas City I was getting 31 mph. This was with some city driving and doing 5mph over the speed limits (9,200 miles on 4 cyl automatic).
In mid-Feb. the factory released a software patch to allow reprogramming the door locks. The dealer set our '09 SE to lock automatically at 10 mph and stay locked when the trans goes to park and the engine is shut off.
Ken
My problem with the remote is I trip the alarm sometimes when I lean against my pocket or I lock or unlock the doors by leaning against things or bending over.
The remote doesn't have sensitivity setting.
Can you provide some more information about the problem?
To dovid2: have your service manager contact the factory engineering group.
In mid-Feb. the factory released a software patch to allow reprogramming the door locks. The dealer set our '09 SE to lock automatically at 10 mph and stay locked when the trans goes to park and the engine is shut off.
BG Frank
The reason I ask is, I have certain stretchs of single lane local roads I drive every day where I have to steer the car a little to the left in order to counter the crown in the road pitching to the right? (One road has 40 MPH speed limit and the other is 25 MPH.)
The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I was told that there are NO alignment adjustments that can be done on the front end, only on the rear end. I was having a similar pulling problem that was helped after adjusting the rear end to specs and by swapping the tires around.
Their top mechanic and the owner both told me that many of the newer cars have eliminated front end adjustability. Darned if I know why!
(Wasn't sure where to put this, as there's a discussion for the 2009 Sonata and 2011 Sonata, but not 2010. Since the 2010 is a carry-over, maybe this one could be called "2009-10 Sonata"?)
IIRC, the 2011 discussion was originally 2010 and you (I think?) asked me to change it to 2011. So this is a good compromise, thanks!
with my GMC truck I consistently got better mileage w/ Shell regular unleaded.
It has a 4.3l v-6 and I used it for oilfield hauling (hotshot). Many miles in short
period of time like 5000+ miles in a week, 1900 miles trip, etc, so was able to
check mileage closely. With that kind of gas bill month after month you will do
your best to save fuel!!! 1 mile per gallon does make a difference. Average about
16,000 miles a month @ 19 mpg gas price about $3.00 + a gallon ($2500./$3000.)
a month. When self employed and that comes off the top one drop of gas matters.
Have checked my new 2009 Sonata se v-6, same results even more evident. It likes
the Shell much better. Around here not all gas has Ethanol. (don't like it anyway).
Frequent lurker 1st time poster...I recently bought a brand new 2009 Sonata Limited V6 in Cocoa. I bought the vehicle brand new with only 14 miles on the ODO. After I got it home and was able to clean & detail, I noticed that the left rear door had been repainted. I immediately called the dealer and they looked in all the records (or so they say) and told me that nothing had been damaged on the vehicle. I called Hyundai USA and filed a complaint. I also took the vehicle to another Hyundai dealership and the body shop and service manager confirmed that in fact the door had been repainted (by using a millimeter paint depth tool and visual confirmation) . They looked on the Hyundai website and did not find any warranty PO's on this vehicle, which indicated that it wasn't damage in shipping since it would have been repaired by the purchasing dealer and reported as a claim to Hyundai and it would have shown on the website. My complaint was upgraded to the regional office and I received a call from someone there and they were going to do some further investigation. My questions here as follows (please chime in if you have 1st hand knowledge or experience with this matter):
#1. Is it possible it was damaged at the factory and repainted there? Are they putting out that kind of crap in Alabama? With a casual glance you wouldn't notice the repaint, but you can see remnants of overspray on the b pillar and if you look closely down the panel you can see a difference in the orange peel and there are a few waves in the surface.
#2. Why is no one able to pinpoint where this vehicle was repainted?
#3. I am getting the feeling that Hyundai is not going to replace the vehicle, but only offer to repaint the door/body. I am a picky person, and there is no amount of painting that would make me feel good about keeping this vehicle...it is not factory paint and will never match the entire car. Does anyone have experience with damaged/repainted vehicles?
#4. Is there anything I can do or say to Hyundai to get them to exchange this vehicle? I did call my State attorney generals office and they said that in our state, the dealer/manufacturer has to disclose any type of damage that exceeds $300 on a new vehicle (which they didn't). In addition, the state representative told me that there is another issue and that is the "presumption of condition", which means that I would have never purchased the vehicle had I known the door had been repainted. It is assumed that when you buy a new vehicle it is in fact "new" and undamaged.
I personally don't want to sue my dealer or have the State attorney general office investigate the matter because it is time consuming and distracting. I just want someone to accept that the vehicle was damaged and repainted somewhere along the way before it was delivered to me and replace it with another one that is similar. Heck, I even offered to throw a little money at it to get the monkey off my back. I expressed my view that I am a 1st time Hyundai buyer and that I usually buy 1-2 vehicles every year and that if I'm not treated fairly on this matter, I will never buy another Hyundai.
I hope for the best, but I'm expecting something less. Please add your suggestions or inputs.
Cheers, Nick :mad:
Not unheard of in this business, and not unique to Hyundai by any means, but if it happened to my car I'd probably still feel very upset at the company for letting it happen. I hope you get the satisfaction you're seeking--but I suspect that the longer the delay, the less likely that will be.
Talk to the General Manager at the dealership. If you are totally against having the door repainted, maybe you would accept it if they took a same-color door off a brand new car and swapped it with yours?
Give the dealer a fair but limited-time opportunity to make it right to your satisfaction. If he balks, show them your info from the AG and make it perfectly clear that you are prepared to follow through. Then blog the daylights out of it on every local site you can, spend 10 bucks and post it on Angie's list, and just become a royal pain in the butt to the limits of the law.
They are counting on you not wanting to deal with them. Good luck.
I was really looking for someone to lend their ear if they have any experience with a situation similar to mine and what amount of defects is Hyundai experiencing with their paint and the Alabama plant. Cheers, Nick
cleaning it up a couple days later and noticed some scratches inside the front
fender well. Looked like tire marks, now how did that get there? no way the tire
is anywhere near it no matter how it's turned. Maybe the tire came apart and
hit it, I doubt it, all the tires are just alike wear and all. So I brought it directly
to a big body shop near here to get an evaluation and their opinion on what may
have happened. He agreed it was tire damage but not likely a tire coming apart
the only marks showing were on the front side. He asked if I minded if he looked
under car, I was more than happy he do just that. He said that there is some rub
marks on bottom right side of bumper and he saw a few things out of line under it.
He also looked real good again in fender well and noticed it also was out of line,
very little but not right. He said let me try something I told him to knock himself
out. He pulled a little on the bumper by the tire and it popped apart, in his opinion
the bumper was hit from underneath and pushed up and broke most of the clips
that hold it in place. I went to dealer and told them the car had previous damage
or possibly been wrecked, the salesman and the manager said they didn't know
anything about any damage and they said the car was never wrecked. After that
I told them to explain this, the tire marks inside the well and they both agreed it
looked like tire marks, now how do you explain this I gave the bumper a tug and
it flopped down just about touching the tire, both of their jaws almost fell off. The
manager said I'll be right back, he came back and said that there was never any
reported damage on this vehicle, and said that "reported" was the key word here.
Any repair over a certain $ amount has to be on carfax. I said it,s plain to see the
damage is still there. The only visible marks looking at the bumper were two holes
were the front license plate goes. They asked if I would leave the car there they
would get it to the shop and have it fixed. I told them my wife had come in our
other car to bring me home that the car was staying there till it was fixed to my
satisfaction (not just patched up) but everything damaged replaced new if not we
would cancel the check we gave them for it. They were more than co operative. I
also told them do not put license plat hole in the new bumper. I want to see it
is new!
This may have happened before they got it or even on a test drive, good chance
there was no painting needed in any other area. What you can do is find out what
body shop works on their cars and go ask them about that car they should have
records or even remember if they did it. If the car was brought there from another
dealer find out where and contact their repair shop. There is more than 1 way to
SKIN A CAT. I know how you feel!!!!! Good luck
Actually, it doesn't. There is nothing to require any repair or servicing to be put on a Carfax report. Thus Carfax is useful, but not foolproof.