Faults:

I just had my clutch repaired, which cost about 1700.00, and a week later, it has gone out, again. The car only has 51,000 miles on it. I purchased it used and am wondering if previous owner had the same issue and traded it in, since I purchased it with 21,000 miles on it.

I think there is a serious issue with these cars, even though Consumer Reports states that they were very reliable that year. I don't ever plan on owning another manual car by Hyundai.

Faults:

Odds and ends didn't work, but were fixed at the dealership. But an initial big defect was unbalanced wheels. It took a few trips to the dealership to get them to recognize this: one of the wheels was defective. The good news is that they changed all four wheels voluntarily.

The most important defect is the clutch. After about 48,000 km (30,000 mi) of running, the clutch began to slip. At first, it appeared to be just poor transmission performance, and was checked twice by service stations without their recognizing the problem. Then, just after the 5-year guarantee had run out, the clutch failed altogether. This happened with barely 50,000 km logged, so it is a major concern. Bill for repair: $1,500 CDN.

General Comments:

Not a bad sedan, with modest-to-better peformance qualities.

Faults:

Power steering pump broke at 55,000 miles, replaced, broke again after only 3 weeks.

General Comments:

A solid car for the small amount of money your spending. Have had regular maintenance, tires, brakes, etc...

The power steering pump going twice is making me somewhat nervous of how the car is going to be from miles 50,000 - 100,000, however, the first 50,000 miles I have few complaints.

Not a good car for sport fans as AM radio reception for some reason is non existant.

Faults:

My car is totalled at less than 34,000 miles because a thrust bearing went bad which was caught with a massive oil leak... I officially need a new engine and Hyundai will not do anything about it because I am the second owner. No car at this low of mileage should ever need a new engine!! I will NEVER buy Hyundai again or let anyone else I know purchase one.

General Comments:

The worst vehicle and purchase I have made so far in my life. It was loud and obviously unreliable if I needed a new engine at 34,000 miles.

Faults:

The car is totalled at 79K miles. The engine block and the transmission are cracked. Forget about the 100k powertrain warranty. I bought the car used from a Hyundai dealership with 30k miles. It's an obvious lemon that Hyundai is fortunate I can't sue them for, being the 2nd owner.

In 25 years of driving the absolute worst car I've ever owned. I've never had a car totalled with less 100k miles, its unheard of in this day and age. They are the worst car I could have ever imagined. It overheated 4 times in the previous 2 years. The radiator was replaced twice, the thermostat twice. They are junk. Never will I even consider buying a Hyundai.

Faults:

Black paint coming off in spots. This started with-in the first 6 months.

Door seals replaced, tires yearly, brakes (front) twice a year with rotors.

Rear wheel hubs, clutch going bad at 40,000 miles (I normally get 100,000 plus on a clutch...)

Lower control arm snapped a week ago (rusted through; thank God no one was hurt).

Rear emergency brake cables, both sides, twice.

Motor is tapping now.

O2 sensors.

All this on a car I really take care of.. I maintain it by the book. Never missed an oil change by more than 100 miles. The front end gets aligned every time I get tires.

General Comments:

Do not buy this car. It is cheaply built. I've tried to talk to the Hyundai rep, but he/she never calls me back.

Customer service is that bad.