gaver01
2/24/2007 12:13:25 AM
I bought a used '01 sonata a couple years ago and it's been nothing but trouble ever since. It only had 40k when I bought it, but the check engine light has lit up more times than I can remember. The timing belt broke when it had 50k miles on it. I had planned on replacing it when it hit 60k, but it gave out before then. Fortunately there was no engine damage, so I just had to replace the belt and water pump. Now the crankshaft sensor is out which renders the car useless. Once that gets fixed, I imagine something else will give out. I will never buy a hyundai again. I'm going back to Nissan. I bought a used '92 Nissan Sentra with 175k miles in 2000. I had that car for 5 years before I bought my crappy Sonata and it never gave me any problems. In fact, I put 85k miles on it in the five years I had it and the engine was still purring like a kitten. Who knew upgrading would become such a nightmare.
WheelBroker1
2/26/2007 1:23:25 AM
Sorry you bought a bad car and are having troubles with her..I have two Sonata's and every thing is always alright..
WheelBroker1
celedonman
2/27/2007 11:32:15 AM
The Sonatas built after 02 were better with the new body styling.
sonatalover
2/28/2007 12:39:59 PM
well, I have two toyota trucks
02 tacoma and 04 tundra
They run fine except they have this noise near the enigne(for both cars). It just sounds like something is clicking but not when the cars are on the move though.
I bought a sonata for the first time and it's actually my first Hyundai. it has never made any weird noise near the engine.
Like "Moonz" said Japanese cars are getting worse while Korean cars get better.
