First Service and Tire Rotation Woes - 2015 Hyundai Sonata Long-Term Road Test

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• kirkhilles1 Member Posts: 863

  July 2015

  I love the whole $100 worth of absolute zero value that the dealer was pushing. Those types of inspections SHOULD be free as if something has failed there, it SHOULD be a warranty fix. In terms of tire rotations, I don't understand. Does Hyundai manufacture the tires? No? Then, why do you care what they think? Unless you bought an extended tire warranty, they aren't going to do jack-crap if you have some issues with the tires. Rotate them everytime and then go "ugh" when they charge you $35 for the 10 minutes of additional work.

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• fvfvsix Member Posts: 2

  July 2015

  I don't rotate tires anymore. After realizing that life in the desert kills tires faster than the tread wears, I just leave the tires at the appropriate corners until they wear out. I end up replacing after 3-4 years, mostly due to sun damage.

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• stever Guest Posts: 52,454

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  I'm about there myself @fvfvsix. Can't say that I've had fewer tire problems over the years skipping the rotation vs rotating them, even mostly driving minivans that are hard on the front axle. Now that I'm (back) in the high desert, that's another good excuse just to buy new tires every few years.

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• explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,032

  July 2015

  Since there was no warning that the oil should be changed @7500 miles, but you decided to do it anyway, why not at least ask about rotating the tires, too?
  Personally, I have the tires rotated at every oil change(5k or 6 months). My mother's car which has 12k after 4 years, is an exception.

  2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert

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• bc1960 Member Posts: 171

  July 2015

  Hyundai doesn't manufacture the oil, or the antifreeze, or the air filter, but they have specific service intervals for those items. And they have a recommended tire rotation interval as well as specific inflation pressures which are to be checked. Since the same model may be fitted with tires from several different manufacturers depending on circumstances, the tires are warranted by the tire manufacturer rather than the vehicle manufacturer; but that warranty may be voided if the services aren't performed or aren't documented. So not having the service schedule organized in one place is a bit odd, although maybe they presume you're going to download the maintenance app and use that.

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• MCZCOKE Member Posts: 18

  July 2015

  It would have been free if it was a Toyota, inspections and all!

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• misterfusion Member Posts: 471

  July 2015

  ^ But then you're driving a Toyota!
  
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