Ownership Cost for 2013 Hyundai Sonata (Limited PZEV)
Estimated: $38255 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2727
$1309
$1145
$1036
$927
$7144
Insurance
$1881
$1947
$2015
$2086
$2159
$10088
Fuel
$1322
$1362
$1409
$1466
$1532
$7091
Maintenance
$2024
$1501
$1002
$1068
$1951
$7546
Repairs
$701
$884
$1003
$1127
$1311
$5026
Taxes & Fees
$917
$917
$917
$917
$917
$1357
Total Ownership Costs
$9572
$7107
$6709
$6868
$7999
$38255
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 4
Engine Model: DOHC GDI
Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Make: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Sonata
Model Year: 2013
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Alabama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: SE / SE NAVI / Limited / Limited NAVI
Series2: YFA
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO A SEARS AUTO CENTER BACK IN DECEMBER 2012 TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2013, I WENT BACK TO SEARS TO HAVE MY ALIGNMENT RECHECKED BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. THEY TOLD ME MY REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE CORRODED AND FALLING APART AND I NEEDED TO CHANGE THEM, ALONG WITH GETTING NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. AFTER HAVE THESE PARTS INSTALLED, THE MECHANIC CALLED ME OVER REGARDING MY ALIGNMENT AND SAID THE REAR SUSPENSION FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED IN 2 PLACES, CAUSING THE TOW TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO EITHER REPLACE THE WHOLE SUBFRAME OR HAVE A STEEL BEAM WELDED TO IT FOR STABILITY SO THEY COULD GET THE CORRECT ALIGNMENT SPECS. IF I DIDN'T FIX IT, THE ALIGNMENT WOULD ALWAYS BE OFF. THEY ALSO WARNED ME THAT IF I TRAVELED WITH MY VEHICLE LONG DISTANCE, THE FRAME COULD BREAK WHERE THE CORROSION OCCURRED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. 2 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LISTED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 45 DEGREES AND MY REAR WHEELS STARTED TO LEAN IN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS ALSO TURNED OUTWARDS WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO FISHTAIL AND SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY DURING DRIVING. I FELT VERY UNSAFE AND MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE UNTIL I CAN GET IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *TR
2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO DRIVING WHEN THERE WERE SEVERELY HIGH WINDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BECOME USED TO THE WAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 461. *TR