2001 Hyundai XG300 from North America - Comments

I have Check engine light for more than 3 months. The dealership cannot identify the problem. You cannot Trust them at all. They changed almost everything in the card: throttle's body, fuel pump, some sensor in the fuel system, computer and still the light is on and I have horrible cold start. Just every day car does not start after trying 4-5 times. May be because I am a women, but dealership deal with me like am a stupid and cannot understand they just do not know what they are doing (so, who is stupid???).

The radio I changed after 60,000 it was very bad. The transmission failed after 103,000 miles and they charged me 50% of the that.

It is comfortable car and looks good.

My recommendation: Do not buy Hyundai. Period.

Especially if you drive 100 miles a day. You will get into trouble after 50-60K.

I agree. I am having problems with my XG300 now. The check engine light has always been a problem, the dealer could never totally fix it, so I learned to ignore it. I have 103,000 miles and they are telling me I need a new transmission and catalytic converter. The car will not reverse when initially started, it has to be driven for a while to warm up, I guess?! The car is also sputtering along during cold starts. I am concerned about getting things fixed because it is so expensive and I cannot be guaranteed that it will run better once that is finished!

I am no fan of Hyundai, but your problems don't sound all that serious that they couldn't be cured with some overdue maintenance. After all, putting 103,000 miles on a vehicle in such a relatively short time is pretty good service. Remember it isn't the number of years, necessarily, it's the amount of miles racked up on the machine. You car is sputtering when it's cold because it needs a tune-up and the fuel injectors are clogged after 103,000 miles of use. Start adding fuel injector cleaner to the tank every time you fill up. Do that for a few weeks and you should see improvement. In conjunction with that, change the spark plugs. Even the best new cars need plugs changed at 100,000 miles and you are overdue. They are probably burned down to the porcelain. The slow reverse is also a function of the high miles. You need to have your transmission fluid and filter changed. Your fluid level may even be low right now, which will cause the transmission to slip.

Hello I have serious problems with my Hyundai XG300 and I don't have over a 100,000 miles on it. I lost ac, then I had to get the catalytic converter replaced and the fuel filter and the air flow meter replaced. Too much for one months worth of problems. after all that was replaced I still have sputtering, and the check engine light is still on and I don't have ac due to the mechanics carelessness. I have changed all fluids religiusly.

I bought my XG300 in 2002, used and in service for just one year. It was in mint condition physically. But.. within the first month I owned it I began having problems with the ball joints, u-joint, transaxle /transmission which were all replaced. Then I had problems with the trunk leaking, windows letting in moisture and loud wind noise because the weatherstripping was drying out and shrinking. They refused to replace that saying it was 'wear and tear'. After 2 yrs I had to have the entire dash replaced. It started falling apart, A/C vents popped out, foam was sticking out from all the vents and around places like the radio. Then the leather started to dry out and turn to cardboard. I had a hard time getting that replaced and had to send it back numerous times. The job done was NOT good and the leather the dealership used was cheap chinese leather and it looks like it. Then the front seat did the same thing, but the dealership refused to send it back to get reupholstered. I had to have my alternator replaced, and took it back again after the car died even after a new alternator and battery. I kept having electrical problems, the lights would flicker and go on and off while I was driving or whenever I touched the light lever/control. They had to replace the radiator and put in yet ANOTHER new transmission. All this on a car with less than 50,000 miles and well maintained. Well now the warranty has expired, but I was smart enough to do what none of you thought to do and that was to purchase an EXTENDED Warranty before my original factory warranty expired. So now, despite all of the problems I am covered bumper to bumper for another 6 yrs and 50,000 miles (til my odometer reaches 100,000). The $1500 was WORTH it. But buy another Hyundai? Not on your life. Not worth the hassle. Now I know why they have the longest warranty.. they NEED IT!

Cars need maintenance. I wish people would replace the wear and tear bits, apply leather protectant and so on instead of incessantly grumbling due to negligance on their part. I have 150,000 miles on my xg300. Just follow the replacement guidelines on the manual and there shoudnt be a problem.