Ownership Cost for 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Base
Estimated: $36861 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2453 | $1178 | $1030 | $932 | $834 | $6427 |
| Insurance | $1778 | $1840 | $1904 | $1971 | $2040 | $9533 |
| Fuel | $1040 | $1071 | $1109 | $1153 | $1205 | $5578 |
| Maintenance | $2480 | $1629 | $1010 | $982 | $2161 | $8262 |
| Repairs | $872 | $1041 | $1185 | $1306 | $1507 | $5911 |
| Taxes & Fees | $776 | $776 | $776 | $776 | $776 | $1149 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9399 | $6847 | $6351 | $6417 | $7847 | $36861 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRACTION, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE & DECELERATE AT RANDOM AND VEHICLE JERKED (INTERMITTENTLY) ALL MENTIONED LIGHTS THEN STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SCAN TESTED & FOUND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR CODE IN HISTORY, THEN RECALIBRATED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. VEHICLE WAS ALSO SERVICED FOR RECALL REGARDING LOWER CONTROL ARM (REPLACED). 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/22/13. I STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN TOWED TO SAME DEALER. SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" CODE. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE THAT CAR WAS FINE/OPERABLE. 3RD INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/23/13. I WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT, & TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS AGAIN JERKING/SURGING AND ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AT RANDOM. VEHICLE SCANNED BY TECHNICIAN AND MULTIPLE "CAN" CODES AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR COMMUNICATION CODE FOUND IN HISTORY. TECHNICIAN CALLED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING UNIT, REPLACED STEERING COLUMN WITH POWER STEERING UNIT, ALL OK AFTER REPAIRS (PER DEALER). RENTAL CAR CHARGE INCURRED TOTALING $26.28. 4TH INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/2/14. I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHT, AND ABS BRAKE STARTED FLASHING. TRAC LIGHT THEN STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. CAR BEGAN JERKING (AGAIN) AND ACCELERATED/DECELERATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. SERVICE WRITER TEST DROVE CAR WHILE I WAS IN VEHICLE, AND STATED THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG W/VEHICLE AND THAT IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. RENTAL CAR OBTAINED. TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT CAR, CALLED SUPPORT, AND WAS TOLD TO CHARGE HYBRID BATTERY. SERVICE WRITER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. I REFUSED TO PICK CAR... *TR |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN | THIS BEGAN AS A INTERMITTENT HESITANT CLUNK, BOTH DURING ACCELERATION/DECELERATION IN TRANSITIONING BETWEEN ELECTRIC MOTOR / GAS ENGINE. IT HAS PROGRESSED INTO AN UNEXPECTED PHYSICAL JUMP WHILE GOING FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT WAS LURCHING FORWARD AT A CROSSWALK WITHOUT CONSCIOUSLY STEPPING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. EMAILS HAVE BEEN SENT TO HYUNDAI WITHOUT A RESPONSE ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHERE COMPONENTS UNRELATED TO THE SYMPTOMS WERE REPLACED AND A MANAGER SAYING "THAT'S WHAT THEY DO, AND HYUNDAI CONSIDERS IT NORMAL". NORMAL !?!? THE PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE MEDIA, AND NO DEALERSHIP WILL OFFER ANYTHING BUT A LOWBALL OFFER ON A TRADE IN, JUST TO TURN IT AROUND AND DUMP IT TO AUCTION FOR PARTS. *TR |
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