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The local dealer was no where's near competitive on buying the car new, but the service department is quite good.
In any case, someone told you something and you told us that something. It's okay if people don't believe everything they hear/read around here. I'm sure you don't either.
Glad to hear we're on the same page about taking things we read online with at least one grain of salt.
Now sitting at 2 years and 24K miles on my 06 Sonata V6. Not a single squeak, rattle, leak, drip, or regret. Best $16,600 I spent in my entire life.
Following components covered for time and mileage limits indicated:
- Radio And Sound Systems (i.e. radio, cassette tape drive mechanism, and compact disc player): 3 years / 36,000 miles
If you have had your Sonata for less than 3 years, you are covered.
I am new to the board, just bought a 2006 Sonata GLS with about 25K on it...we LOVE it so far. Got a great deal.
Anyway, we have been Sirius subscribers for a while now and are thinking about adding a new radio into the car. I wanted to find out if anyone else in here has done this and how they did it! We use the FM transmitter right now on our Sportster replay but I hear that the new units are weaker so I wanted to find out if anyone direct connected theirs to their factory stereo. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do??
Has anyone put an aftermarket stereo in their Sonata? Seems like a huge face on the factory stereo, so I was wondering how you fill in the gaps around an aftermarket.
You are correct about the large face of the factory radio. I ended up upgrading mine to the factory model with built-in XM so it was a direct replacement. I had toyed with the idea of doing an aftermarket system,,, if I had proceeded with that course I would have gone to Crutchfield. They have some amazing products when it comes to doing "OEM" replacements. I suspect they might have kits that mimic the factory bezel and allow for the use of aftermarket stuff like Sony, Pioneer, etc.
Having said that, I have to admit I am pleasantly surprised with the performance of my OEM Hyundai sound system. I have the Premium setup as they call it, with the Infinity speakers and sub. Could be also due to advanced age, my old ears aren't like they used to be!
Mike
2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT (1 CASE)
2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (1 CASE)
2006 HYUNDAI AZERA (3 CASES)
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (1 CASE)
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA (1 CASE)
2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (3 CASES)
I'm going to be filing my own cunsumer complaint tomorrow. I'm also taking a detailed printout of all the cases (listed above) to Athens Hyundai tomorrow. This issue definitly warrants further investigation by Hyundai and NHTSA. I'll keep the updates coming!
Because of all the government anti-smog restrictions on cars, the car makers have been forced to use computers and electronic throttle. We all know how cantankerous computers can be, and they do fail. I personally think computers have no place in cars. The runaway throttle problem is not a problem specific to your Hyundai. You can research the problem further, and it appears in every make and model. It's not a widespread problem, but nevertheless can be serious. Instead of removing dangerous computers, the government will probably mandate more computers to mind the existing computers. Just what we need!
Here's 1 of many stories I have run across. It sounds very familiar, doesn't it?
Unintended Acceleration
First thing I noticed was a red blinking light on left side of steering wheel right next to the left fan blower thing. It wasn't a part of the main display at all and I don't remember noticing it before last night. When you are driving its kind of hidden by the steering wheel though so its possible I just never noticed it (though highly unlikely). Anyone know what this blinking light means? I couldn't find it in the manual.
Second thing was a clicking sound that sounded like a blinker but it was a little different (I compared them). It would come on and go for maybe 20 seconds and then stop. There was no pattern to when it would come on but it came on about 5 times during our 20 minute drive home. Any hints would be REALLY helpful
Will that C.E.L. come on before, or after you rear end someone?
All seriousness aside, true runaway throttle is rare. If the brakes don't slow the car, that's probably proof it was driver error.
I inadvertantlystepped on the throttle not too long ago in an attempt to stop (I was coasting). It was a great suprise when the car surged forward and I actually thought there was a failure until I popped into neutral and found the engine began to race. I then took stock of the situation and lo and behold my foot was on the gas yet if asked just then I would have sworn I was on the brake....I can attest first hand that it happens and yes people will swear they were not the cause.
You'll probably have to be very patient with Hyundai. Occurrences of runaway throttle are exceedingly rare, and in fact yours may be 1 of a kind. Reproducing such rare events can be exceedingly hard to duplicate, or even impossible.
There's no guarantee at all that the other incident you mentioned has the same cause as yours. It may have been driver error, different from yours, or indeed identical to yours. I bet even Hyundai has no idea at this point.
I hope you are enjoying your Santa Fe, because SilverBelle may be sequestered in the name of science for a long time.
Good luck, and do keep us up to date.
about 1 month ago I started hearing a grinfing noise coming from the engine compartment. My car has roughly 28k miles. I took my car to my dealer and he said that the timing chain tensioner needs to be replaced with the revised one. A couple days later I got my car back and everything was fine until a few days later when the check engine light came on. I took the car back to the dealer - he said it was P0016 error code and he replaced a crank sensor which he said was faulty. I week later the errord showed up again - same code. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be? My guess (at the first time) was theat the dealer did not install the chain/tensioner properly, however he insisted it was the crank sensor.
thanks
Come back with an update, please.
Fortunately, we have not had any problems with either of our cars (07 Sonata SE and 07 Santa Fe SE). Knock on fake wood.