Follow the link below for a compilation of TSBs, DIYs, How-To's, Aftermarket Parts, and other goodies. There are also owners manuals for various model years. If anyone has additional Sonata TSB, Recall, or other Technical Information for the 4G Sonata, feel free to add it here. Thanks all!

http://www.amdmaddness.com/sonata/index.htm

The Faces of Sonata is here:
http://www.jerrystout.us/faces/

Hi all I brought my 06 sonata in for a recall , a whine in the power steering and the thunk in the rear . After going they said they heard no such whine or thunk. After speaking with service manager he agreed that the whine from the power steering was abnormal and decided to keep the car , he also said he will look into the thunk . they were good enough to give me a loaner . A day and half later I got a call saying they are awaiting word from hyundai corporate about what they are going to do. I was just wondering if this is normal . Like I said I have a loner but cannot help wondering whats the delay . any insight into the warranty procedure appreciated.

Very easy install!!

Hi,

I'm thinking about buying a 2010 Sonata and have one question. I now have a 2005 Sonata and have had only one negative experience in 5 years. One day, I set off on a drive to a store, and on start-up the engine cranked up as it it were new. But on leaving the store, the car would not start, would not crank at all. The car had to be towed to the dealer. I assumed it was a loose connection somewhere or a bad starter. Somewhat to my surprise, they told me the only problem was that the battery was dead. It was pretty old, but there had not been the slightest indication that the battery was going bad. In all of my prior cars, the starter would start cranking slowly or there would be some sort of advance indication that the battery would soon need to be replaced. The "sudden death" of the Sonata battery got me worried -- what if it had died when I was leaving to catch a plane or somewhere else where I needed to be in a hurry?

Has this issue perhaps been corrected in later models of the Sonata?

Thanks,
bill

I noticed the past two weeks driving home at night my headlights would dim briefly, most noticable braking around 30-40mph, indicative of the voltage drop TSB here (and confirmed using the forum search!): http://www.amdmaddness.com/sonata/tsb/volt...p_diagnosis.pdf

But today I got my oil changed, and they performed a battery test. It was at 144CCA with battery replacement highly recommended.

Is this due to the voltage drop issue in the TSB, or is this battery really bad? It's the original vehicle battery, so it would be about time to change this anyway (2006 at 47.5k miles), correct?

Hi new here,
I bought a 09 Sonata GLS in July, really nice other than dash noise, what has been described as crackle in the forum
Briefly, my sonata is makes crackling noise going over small bumps, more pronounced in colder temp. Very annoying!!!! I have taken it in to the dealer 4 times, problem still persist. According to the dealer, Hyundai regional office knows of my problem, and there is no fix for it at this time. I just bought the vehicle and I am suppose to live with it????? Has anybody had their problem resolved by the dealer???
Thanks in advance.

Hi guys i dont know if anyone has had this problem with the factory nav but mine after 3 months decides to freeze restart and turn on and off all by itself .. I live in NY and it got cold for a week and all of a sudden my nav dies lol not really sure if the weather change an issue but thats the only thing that has changed lol ... but seriously now I have had an 09 sonata for about 3 months fully loaded love the car! but the nav is so effed up lol It freezes and restarts and sometimes it doesnt work at all. I noticed it last week driving home from an aunt house in NJ that i missed the turn since it told me to go straight when i couldnt anymore lol ... I brought it to my service center and they stated the Nav units are on back order. If anyone has had this issue when they fixed it have you had any new issues? I really love my car and kinda hate that this would happend with a factory nav.

Thats already 40k on the new engine!

I went to my Hyundai dealer today and got a Cabin filter. If anyone is wondering the part # is 08790-2G000-A. This is for a 2009 Sonata which has a different filter than the 2006-2008.

Ok this is the VID, it does it when it is in drive but not in park or neutral! Im taking it in the dealer on Wed but last time it was there they never heard it and couldn't pin point the location it is coming from!!


http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff25/20...rent=Sonata.flv

My owners manual tells me to change my "Automatic Transaxle Oil" at 105k miles. Am I reading this right?

Well, it seems my USB port is dead.
I bought the car 2 months ago, and the USB is dead.
Bummer.

2 days ago, iPod stopped working. The nav unit had a connection error and didn't recognize the ipod.
It recharged the iPod just fine, though.
So, today I tried usb memry stick.
The led on the memory stick got the light on, but the nav unit says nothing is connected.

I'm bringing it in tomorrow morning.
I hope it wouldn't take long to fix it.

DANG!!!!

Friday afternoon our Cherry got hit on a red light - not bad but looks like we need new bumper cover - got back to nj, spoke to our agent to help us fix it up Contacted the guy that hit us insurance company and got estimate for over 1100$ Now i need to wait for the insurance guy from Chicago to make up his mind what will he do

Hi, I've got a 09 Hyundai Sonata V6 Limited. For the first month of driving around. A static mark appeared and had to get the whole unit replaced. After that there were no more static marks but from time to time, (The GPS freezes and you would have to pull aside and turn off your car and restart the engine. Another problem was while driving it randomly resets. Finally when the music is on, when i'm either listening to xm or my ipod, it just freezes, but when i switch the songs, it works. but it doesn't show on the screen). Anybody experienced any of these problems before. The problems in ( ) are the same problems re occurring. I just took my car in this morning for my 4th unit. This is ridiculous for the same problem to occur over and over again. I'm really frustrated. Is there any way to resolve this issue or take it up to someone who can do something about it. I'm ready to accept any offers. Even if it means to give it up trading it in. Is there a policy with hyundai if a problem continues to re occur. Please help. Besides the navigation problems. There is a long list of problems that still re occur. I've been to the dealer ship more than 15 times when my car is less than a year old. I just can't do this every month.

I'm a new Hyundai owner and I just picked up an `08 Sonata GLS that has 36k miles on it. I love the car so far!
I am trying to figure out whether the engine has a timing belt or chain. I have the 4-cylinder. I have searched on this and I have found a lot of conflicting info. It looks like there was some sort of a change in 2006 with the engines, so I'd like to start a thread that will answer this question and maybe even provide info on:

1. How to replace the belt
2. Which components should also be replaced when this is done
3. Reasonable price to have this done a shop
4. Etc.

Thanks!

Hey Guys,
This is my first post on these boards.
I've been reading about all the audio controls and it seems that it's easy to switch from 4 to 6 buttons ones however if i'm not mistaken, in 08 sonatas if it doesn't come with any controls you're out of luck right?

The reason I'm posting is because my friend swears that his cousin bought the controls and harness from here: http://www.kdmstuff.com/shop/step1.php?number=2292#good5 and got it working.

Is it possible?
Is there a way to actually change the blank buttons with some tinkering past plug and play?


on a side note, i also saw this on the website while surfing: http://www.kdmstuff.com/shop/step1.php?number=2286
Will it work on a car not equipped with auto lights? (I'll admit i didn't research this sorry)

Thanks guys

Recently bought my GF a 2006 Sonata GLS. Nice car for her. I want to install an after market seat heater on the drivers side. It's got the cloth, power seat. I have installed the same seat heater on my WRX, and my parents Delta 88, the electrical wiring was easy enough, getting the seat fabric off and on is the challenge.
If anyone has put a seat heater in a 2006 to 2010 Sonata, (found nothing in a search on this site), I'd appreciate learning from your experience. I plan to tap into the fuse panel, looks like there are several unused fuses according to the owners manual, (we have the sunroof) just need to locate a fuse spot that is powered only when the motor is on. The seat heater switch, I will put in one of the unused switch plugs to the left of the steering wheel.

Here's a link to a well documented with photo's WRX install I used as a guide when I did my car: http://www.wrxtuners.com/forums/f93/how-in...-heaters-16234/
Here's the link to the seat heaters I used on both other cars, I am well satisfied for $80 - $90 plus my labor: http://www.heaterseats.com/products.php

There's nothing like a bun warmer on those cold mornings!! (Vibe-rider excepted)

Has any one swapped a power drivers seat for a manual one? My wife is not happy with me because I said the power seat was not worth the extra cost. So now I am looking to swap it out for her. The ride is an '07 Sonata 3.3 , power windows locks, and sunroof.

Is it normal to hear a subtle, high-pitched hum/whirl/whine with the A/C on (lowest few settings)? Doesn't matter if it's set auto, compressor on/off, etc. Don't know if I'm just noticing this all of sudden or a fan needs to be lubed.

Hey all...

So yesterday I had to do a complete brake job on the front end of my 06 Sonata. I had to do a full rear one last March when a pad seized from last of service ...

So I had a big vibration so I knew I had a warped rotor. The car has 75000 km on it and I have a tendancy of braking really hard so it does not surprise me. So I got a good deal on the parts ($170 rotors, pads and taxes).

Well I started the job and I noticed it on the rear Hyundai uses screw to hold to rotors on the hub. Needless to say they were seized on there. So I had to drill them out. Then to remove the rotor you have to take off the caliper braket. To get this off one bolt you can see and the other you cannot. It's located in the swing arm of the steering. Anyway they came off just fine. Now if the screws were not an insult to injury Hyundai also uses some kind of glue of something on the hub to the rotor. So you have to chisle that off. Then comes the hammering to get the rotor off the mount. WHAT A PITA!!!!

The total job took me like 3 hours. It would have been much shorter had they made it a little easier but what are yuou gonna do.

Hi All,

I have a new 2010 sonata gls with 2 k miles on it. 2.4L, I4, 5 speed Auto. i live in NJ.

I have a question on the shift points, when i drive around town between 40 - 45 mph, i notice the engine seems to "lug", if i switch to manual mode, the dash shows that it is in 5th gear, the rpms are at 1,500. i think the auto trans is upshifting too soon into 5th gear under these conditions.

depressing the gas pedal, will cause it to down shift, my issue is i don't think the auto trans should be in top/5th gear at 45 mph.

the car is due for its first service at 3k miles and i will bring this issue up with the service desk.

i just wanted to know if others have noticed this with their sonata's?

This is my first hyundai and i have been impressed with the overall quality of the car.

Hello everyone. I decided to ask the experts and current owners. I'll be frank with you, I've never had a Hyundai before but I found a very nice '06 Sonata V6 with 57,000 miles on it and one-owner. I will test drive it tomorrow, what should I look for ? Any specific problems ? The 10 years / 100K miles warranty is not transferable, what about the 5 years / 60K miles ? I've heard excellent comments and very bad comments about Hyundais, however, it appears that the bad comments are from people that actually never owned one. Thanks for any help. Soon I may change my name to HyundaiSonataOnwer (but for now, I'm still a little skeptical about owning a Hyundai). Should I ? Thanks for your comments. Really appreciated.

Hi everybody,

there is something strange happened to me twice. when i fuel my car and i put fuel in the tank until gasoline spill . when i turn the car next morning after minute the check engine light turn on and stay blinking also the engine is vibrating (i feel it not working probably ) .when i turn off the car and open the gasoline cover and turn on again everything become fine and the blinking check engine stop blinking but it is on . it happened twice when the level of fuel is ovelfull. i didnt understand what is the problem can any body hel me

What is the difference between these versions of the Sonata? Is it just trim and interior?

Hi,

My 1st brake lamp burned out at ~ 27K miles. I'm bummed but not surprised. This seems consistent with what others were reporting for brake lamp endurance.

Has anyone else had a brake lamp burn out after having the brake switch recall performed? Just curious.

Thanks.

Hi, I have a defective outside temperature sensor. How much is the cost of the sensor? Is any different place to the dealer to buy it?
thanks

Has anyone taken their Sonata in for the recall about the brake light switch? My notice said to plan on leaving the car there!!! For a brake light switch replacement? It can't take that long. I could change out the one in my Jetta (regularly ( ) in about one minute.

2006 Sonata V6, 56k miles. auto transmission.

Hi,

Recently, there is a ticking/clicking sound coming out of transmission stick when I apply brake at very low speed.
It's like

I put stick on 'D' and apply brake.
Then release brake a little bit and apply brake again very quickly.

Then 'tick' sound is coming out of transmission stick and even I can feel it if I hold stick.

I can understand I might hear this sound when transmission stick is on "P" for 'brake-transmission shift interlock'. But, tick sound is coming out of from almost all different position like P,R,D,1,2.

Dealer told me "It's pretty normal and every car have that'. But, this sound start coming out just about a month ago or something. It wasn't there before. There was no sound and I didn't notice even at 'P' position.

Any idea? Thanks.

FYI. Dealer said 'Service brake recall' has been done already on my car.

Anyone know of a place to buy both the left and right sun visor. Mine broke last week, Thursday evening, which is October 1st. The passenger side broke a few days before. I took it to the dealer this morning to have them replaced and was informed that the sun visor recall was stopped as of October 1st. He had a form on his desk, looked like they stopped quite a few recalls across a few models.

Quoted $199 for both visors.

I figured I could get better pricing online. Though I'm not having much luck finding them.

I didn't find a single one on ebay.
none on sharkracing.com
none on rockauto.com

Any recommendations of other shops to look at?

Thanks for your help.

Hello fellow Sonata Owners. I didn't see any posts regarding an amp install in a 2009 Sonata so I thought I would share some pictures and some wiring info for anyone interested in adding an amp to their system. Hope it helps someone.
I'm not going to get into any detailed howto, just pics on removing various components and such.

This install was done on a GLS. So this is just the stock sound system.
Since I couldn't find any wiring color chart for the speaker wires listed anywhere I will list them below.

FL+ -----------> Orange
FL- -----------> Blue
FR+ -----------> Yellow
FR- -----------> Blue w/ orange stripe
RL+ -----------> Pink
RL- -----------> Green
RR+ -----------> Gray
RR- -----------> White



Slideshow of install Pics

ok. so for starters i have never really been satisfied with the mileage i get from my sonata. i have the 3.3L v6 in a 2007 sonata and my mileage is only one or 2 mpg better than my v8 mustang gt i traded for it. that being said he is what happened. i have had this car for about a year now last week i changed the oil my self for the first time. no no not the first time the oil has been changed in a year. just got sick of paying someone $40 to do a 10 min job i can do in the driveway. but anyway, i used 5w20 oil and relpaced the filter and have had no leaks, no oil or engine lights. but this past week my gas milage has tanked!! the average has dropped by 4mpg. any ideas as to what would cause this? also what are some good ideas to increase milage for these cars? and i know alot of it is driving style. i am an agressive driver!

i have been considering a cold air intake but cant seem to find anything for this car?? anyone know good places to find aftermarket parts?

just realized i forgot this. and i know someone will bring it up. but i always use the same gas station and get the same grade of gas unless im out of town. witch i have not been in several months.

Hi everyone,

I have an 08 Sonata that I bought used (formerly a rental) with 42k miles. Every 2 weeks the TPMS light comes on and I have to re-inflate my tires. My brother recommended Fix a Flat. I have read that this product does the job but may damage the TPMS monitors. Will this product hurt my car? With my mileage so close to the tire replacement level, should I just buy new tires?

I am inclined to buy new tires....

thanks

Someone pinch me, this is such horse *@#$ I thought I was dreaming.
Dealership wants $650+ for two new aluminum rims for my Sonata. I never hit the curbs, no marks on the outside of the rims at all. However, I live in upstate NY (AKA pothole country) and hit potholes like everyone does.
I bought four new tires (which are balanced, weighted, and everything like they are supposed to be) and now it rides like donkey butt. The place I bought the tires from said the rims are bent. I said ok, bend them back. They said they can't because they are aluminum. They will break. They said they'd have a guy call me just to make sure they couldn't be bent back into place...he never called and it sounded sketchy anyway.
So, yesterday I went to the dealer. Told them the truth, rims might be warped, got new tires, they check it out, and sure enough, rims are bent. IS NOT THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR??? I fully believe the warranty should cover these. The aluminum isn't thick enough to survive typical winter potholes? Common now seriously, I have warranties on my new tires! If I hit a pothole and they bust...guess what, new tire, no cost to me. But expensive rims....AANT, sorry, those aren't covered. You suck, have a rotten day.
Ok, so, I need new rims is the end of the story. Unless someone can send me a link to a lawsuit that actually won against Hyundai that I can print out and threaten them with...or at least a mediation agreement that worked out in the their favor.
Does anyone know of strong, cheap steel rims that are NOT horribily ugly that I can buy????

-RAD

I brought my 2009 Sonata 5mt to the dealer for an oil change and they performed this ECU reflash. Does anyone know specifically what this is to correct. I can see it in the Hyundai Service Website under ECU upgrade but I can't click on it to read any info. I also see the 2.5l AT's get an ECM and TCM update.
Thanks,
Doug

Yep, got it lowered today! I love it.

I got a 07 limited and was wondering if it has side heated mirrors? If so when i turn on the defrost is that when they turn on also?
Thanks

OK. Definately paranoid.

I have a new '08 Sonata...it was an "executive" car, which means one of the dealer bean counters drove it for 3,500 miles. I changed the oil right after I picked it up, since the factory oil was in there. I used 5W-30 dino oil, and a NAPA Gold filter cartridge, changed the O rings and all is well. My stupid question is: Upon starting the engine (V6), how long does the oil light stay illuminated? Mine stays on for a full 2 seconds, and when the engine is warm and has sat for a half hour or so, I can hear a very faint knocking noise that goes completely away when the oil light goes off. I'm used to oil lights going off almost immediately upon startup in other cars. Maybe this one is more accurately indicating what's going on. I did buy a genuine Hyundai filter for the next change, which I have heard here is best. Sorry for the long post...

Hello,
In June 2009, we bought a new (dealer executive demo) 2009 Sonata V6 Limited with 3000 miles - before buying we asked about its prior use and repair history and were told that the car was used to drive the dealerships executives around and that the car had zero repair history. Two days after having the car, we took it to the dealer because the steering wheel was crooked and the steering did not feel right - they did a two wheel alignment and said all was OK - I again asked if the car had any previous repairs, and was told none. I then emailed the service manager and asked him about previous repair history or any parts replaced, and he again said "none", and this I have in writing. I then went on the dealers website to make an oil change appointment, and during my VIN search I found a "prior" vehicle service history report dated two months AFTER I bought the car, but with 10 miles LESS than when I bought the car (???), stating that "both right side tires and right front wheel were replaced due to customer hitting a pothole, and the car had to be towed in!" - this I also have in writing. The car has been back three more times for the same steering problem and still the steering wheel is crooked and the car pulls to the left on every road. The second time to the dealer they rotated the tires, and said all was OK, it was not. The third time back (the next day) they performed a 4-wheel alignment and again said all was OK, it was not. I also went to an independent tire shop and had them check the alignment (without giving them any symptoms), and they said the right front suspension is damaged/bent, because the camber on the right front is -0.53 and the left front is +0.34, so cross camber is 0.88 (range is -0.50 to +0.50). The car is now again back at the dealer, it is 12 days and counting, for this same problem - any ideas what I should do or can do?
Thanks,
Mike

what is this all about..is it some type of high end sonata in korea??

OK I have no idea what happened here. So my buddy brings out his new 4 door V6 Genesis all stock with 20's. Of course after a long talk I get him to race me several times. Now Earlier that day I said my car felt a little slow but boy was I surprised of the out come. So I had him race my buddies A4 who runs mid to low 13's at the track. meth injection, 21psi of boost, tune ect..... Holy crap was I surprised again. This Hyundai must be the Hyundai from **** or something. I did not expect to see it beat him. So either the Hyundai's are really under rated or this one was very special! I told him after an oil change tranny flush and I clean my filter I want a rematch. LOL
with me


with the Audi

Hello to everyone.Don't beat me up too bad if I'm placing this in the wrong spot.I'm very new at this.

I bought a 2009 Sonata 3.3 V6 limited and the car is awesome.I do have one concern and that is this:

Whenthe car sits say overnight and then when it is first started up the engine seems like there is no oil in the top part of the motor.What I mean is that the car seems noisy and the oil light is on during this time.This only lasts about 5-10 seconds or so.I have been told by dealers that due to the nature of the beast so to speak this is normal.

Has or does anyone have or had similar experiences with this?

Thanks for any input.

Please Help!! I have a 2008 Sonata Se v6 18000 miles. I have brought my Sonata to the dealer 5 times with this issue. It all started when I brought the car in for a routine tire rotation, when I received the car back it had a nasty vibration in it. I brought the car back they re-balanced the wheels, they have balanced the wheels five times and the vibration is still present. The tires are nitrogen filled. The dealer claims the front-end is not out of alignment and the wheels are straight. I have inspected the tires the only thing with the tires is a little dry rot the car sits a lot. I've been told their are no flat spots in the tires. Now here is the weird part of this hole problem, when the weather is cooler the vibration is at it's worst. Oh they have reprogrammed my transmission 4 times for shifting problems. The service writer at hyundai is starting to think I'm nuts, I just want the car to ride smooth. If anyone knows what could be going on it would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all,

I am the owner of a new 09 Sonata v6 limit. Right from the first day I picked up my car from the dealership it exhibits a problem which is drifting to the left on the highway. What I mean is when I am on a highway and on a straight stretch, once I line up the car going straight and let go of the steering wheel the car will drift to the left. In a matter of seconds my car will cross the left hand divider line. What that means is I have to constantly correct the direction of the vehicle. I know the drifting is not caused by road crowning because I always tested on the middle lane of a 3 lane highway; plus my wife's car doesn't have the drifting problem driving on the same road. I have taken the car back to the original dealership where I purchased the car 4 times and the problem is still not fixed (1st visit: checked alignment and tire pressure. 2nd visit: swapped all 4 tires with stock unit. 3rd visit: re-alignment. 4th visit: replace right front struct which is .1 degree off specification; acceptable range is 4.2 - 4.6 and the orginal right front struct was 4.1) Not to mention the dealership is about 20 miles one way from my house. I then contacted Hyundai Consumer Affair and it connected me with a second dealership. I dropped off my car to that second dealership this morning. The service manager and I went out for test drive and he agreed there was a drifting issue. He said he would checked the alignment and if the alignment is ok then there is not much more he can do. He claimed that it is a common problem with Sonata and that's just a Hyundai engineering thing. So I am wondering if anyone of you out there also have the same drifing problem with your Sonata. Or am I just being BS around.

I thank you for any suggestion or opinion in advance!