I have had the door handle break off in my hand two windows have gone off track.
My windshield wipers quit in the middle of a snow storm.IT'S a piece of crap.
When you see this car at a dealership run.
A door handle broken, two windows of track and the wiper that's stuck after 6 years and 93000 miles... its not the car that is a crap...
Hi Kevin here.
I've had my Sonata now for the past two years in Ireland and will sell next year to, but the latest model. It's an 1998 1.8 petrol and I haven't had much problems only things that went wrong were as well my door handle broke, it's a common problem with this car and my Sunroof packed in which I needed to get replaced, but everything else is still running well. Current millage is nearly 100k so for just two problems that to me isn't bad. I would recommend buying this car as YES it is cheap, but the gear you get in it is well worth it. Why bother buying a Merc for three times the money and with half the luxury gear that Hyundai provide. Only thing you loose out is the Badge, but hey you can't see the badge while your driving. Well that's what I keep telling myself. YES you guessed it I do think I drive a merc.
Kevin,
Ireland.
Hey I've had a 1997 sonata for about a year now. I haven't had any problems with door latches.. They're all still in tact. But my rear windows don't roll down and my front passenger window likes to go out of alignment. The main reason why they're so cheap is how they use cheaper things to make the interior. (My dad works for the dealer in my area) The newer ones (IE: 04 and up) are a lot better. I haven't had any trouble aside form the windows and the shift linkage wearing out. (i have a 5 speed) Oh yeah and my AC belt snapped.
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