Hi. I’m looking for a new car and considering everything out there. Among
the cars I’m interested in are the Hyundai XG 350 and the Sonata.

Can people who already own these cars give me some feedback on your
ownership experience in regard to quality, fit, finish, durability, repair
costs. I’m particularly interested in people who live in climatic extremes.
Where I am, temps go from -40C in winter to +40C in summer with many days at
freezing with salt and sand on the road.

TIA

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I was drivinbg around a corner at 50mph(probably less though) and the
steering failed totally – it was skating on ice – the steering wheel
could be turned in any direction but the car wouldn’t change
direction.
There was no ice or oil on the road.

The garage couldn’t find anything wrong.

What shall I do now ? Has anyone heard of this before ?
I don’t fancy the steering failing again at 70mph on a busy motorway
..

cheers

The automatic transmission on my daughter’s ’01 Elantra is acting up.  As
you try to accelerate after coming to a stop, the transmission doesn’t
engage for a couple of seconds.  It’s as if it’s in neutral, then it
suddenly engages.
The car has 26,000 miles on it and has been well maintained.

Has anyone else experienced this?  Is this a common problem?  We have an
appointment with the dealer, but I wanted to get some feedback before hand.

Thanks

Did the model change appreciably between these two model years?  We have a
1999 Elantra but the only manual I’ve seen readily available is a Chiltons’
Hyundai Coups and Sedans 1994-98.

Thanks! KWW

Hi all

Since day one, I’ve had an annoying rattle coming from the back trunk
everytime I ride over bumby roads. After locking myself in the trunk and
getting my wife to drive around (my wife found this little experiment rather
therapeutic in a ‘Sopranos’ kind of way), I came to the conclusion that
sound would stop if I opened the trunk. So now that I’ve located the
problem, has anyone else had this annoyance, if so, what have you done to
stop it?

Alex
cheg_uevara"AT"hotmail"DOT"com

This message is from a friend of mine:

I own a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon SE with all season tires (205/55/16). I
recently purchased 15" winter tires (195/65/15) and I need to find out what
kind of steel rims I need for these. I know that it’s a 5 bolt application,
but apparently these are not standard for all automobile makes and models.
My Hyundai dealership will not be getting these rims for another 2 weeks,
and I need them now! Any advice?

Stephane

I have a 2000 sonata that has had the O2 sensor replaced 3 times.  I just got
it back and the mechanic mentioned that this was covered under recall.

They replaced both O2 sensors and reprogramed the ECM.
———————————————
10B052R0 Oxy. Sensor Repl. / ECM Repr ( 02-36-010 )
       369   WH  0.70
1 39210-37125 Sensor Asm
1 39210-37165 Sensor Asm
——————————————–

He said this should be the end of the chronic O2 sensor problems….

I have a 2002 Hyundai Sonata that I’m very happy with, except for one
thing.  Several weeks ago, the driver’s seat started making a creaking
noise when my weight shifts to one side, such as during a turn.  The
mechanic at my local dealer (who was very nice by the way) said it was
caused by the leather seat scraping against the plastic that is
between the bottom of the seat and the floor.  He put his hand down on
the right-hand side between the shift console and the seat, and the
noise appeared to stop when he tried to duplicate it.  So when I got
home, I figured I would put something in this area that might stop the
creaking (like a paper towel), but no matter where I tried, I couldn’t
stop the noise.  It only makes the noise if I’m sitting normally, not
when I lean forward, so it appears to be a problem related to the back
of the seat, rather than the bottom.  It also seems to be coming from
both sides, depending on which direction I lean.  I’ve looked at the
seat as best I can, and I can’t see any spot that would make that
noise that I didn’t try to quiet with the towel.  Granted, a paper
towel might not fix the problem, but if I hit the right spot, I would
think it would at least make a difference.  So has anyone else had a
creaky seat in any Hyundai, and if so, any idea what it might be or
how to fix it.  It’s really driving me nuts.  :)

Thanks,

Andrew

It had a 6 speed manual transaxle.  I was wondering how you would correct
the wheel hop problem on this car when I do a hard right at an intersection
from a dead stop flooring it into first gear?  It is just badly weighted
since it’s a front wheel drive?

Vehicles affected:1999-2002 Sonata and 2001 XG300 produced through July 23,
2001
NHTSA Defect Summary:

                ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN
                INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT LEADS TO
                THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
                (SRS) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT
                ILLUMINATION COULD RESULT FROM
                MOTION OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG
                WIRING HARNESS AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG
                WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH
                MOUNT TO THE ADJUSTABLE SEAT CUSHION
                ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION ONLY RELATES
                TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND COULD
                PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A
                CRASH WHERE SUCH DEPLOYMENT SHOULD
                OCCUR.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/