Ownership Cost for 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX
Estimated: $35870 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1546 | $742 | $649 | $587 | $526 | $4050 |
| Insurance | $1512 | $1565 | $1620 | $1677 | $1735 | $8109 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1716 | $907 | $581 | $2291 | $8258 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $425 | $425 | $425 | $425 | $425 | $629 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8783 | $6817 | $6198 | $6031 | $8042 | $35870 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WOULD NOT START, LIGHTS WORKED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER CHECKED BATTERY,ALTERNATOR, SUSPECTED STARTER. TOWED OVER 100 MILES HOME. (CONTACTED HYUNDAI ROAD SERVICE, ONLY TOWS TO DEALER.) CALLED DEALER TO CHECK IF COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. INFORMED IT WAS NOT. TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CHECKED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY GOOD, BUT STARTER WAS BAD. REMOVED AND INSTALLED A NEW HYUNDAI STARTER. RE THE AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY 60/000-100,000: ONE WOULD THINK THAT HYUNDAI WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS REPLACEMENT WITH ONLY 52 MILES OVER 60,000. *TR |
| 2006 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED WITH CODES 1448 AND RESET THE SENSOR LIGHT BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WHERE THEY RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND STATED ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FOURTH TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL, THE DEALER STATED THE OCCUPANT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE CAMPAIGN (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000; COMPONENT: AIR BAGS; POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 393308). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 93,359. *KMJ |
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