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Chart based on 31 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
steering tilt function quit working...part was replaced
17360 mi
The sliding plastic cover on the auto shifter got jammed occasionally. Dealer replaced the plastic cover under warranty.
Seat belt not buckled chime kept chiming.
Replaced front buckle assembly 88830 3M500-V2.
3000 mi
Passenger front door..properly aligned striker..door closes normal
14000 mi
Front windshield top molding appears to be pushed in from the right side. Don't know the cause, left side ok. Dealer sent it to a glass shop, windshield needs replacing, dealer waiting for an ok from a Hyundai Rep. He's coming in November.
66000 mi
US $175
Trunk would not stay open - struts apprently went bad
31000 mi
Glove box pneumatic. door drops open with a thud. They need to order a new pneumatic so the opening of the door will be controlled.
9000 mi
An intermittent problem with rain-sensing wipers. Dealer replicated voice button not working once and did not repair. Now they can not replicate. Not sure auto defrost works, waiting for winter to check. Update: still not fixed. Haven't attempted again because know they can't fix it.
54000 mi
Right rear door. Handle and child lock failed.
66000 mi
US $180
Wipers would stutter when working, if they worked at all. Windshield wiper motor/transmission replaced. To note: I repaired this issue myself for $180 but dealer quoted 900+ to repair (no thanks).
10000 mi
replaced factory tires at 17000 miles. Not much tread left. These were dunlop tires. Repaced with Bridgestone serenity tires for $1000. Excellent results. Should have been the factory tire.
38800 mi
sensor located behind brake pedal failed and would not let me get out of park. There is a manual override that worked and dealer had car for 3 days while locating the part which was initially backordered 1 week.
13000 mi
Seat belt buckle failure (remained unable to lock) was replaced by dealer under warranty.
Replace wiper blades and adjusted hood hinges so that wiper arm would clear underside of hood without rubbing.
40000 mi
Drivers seat track made a grinding noise when moving back and forth.
24800 mi
US $2
Replace a lost rubber pad in hood which depresses switch and keeps battery from draining. Battery was dead because of missing bumper pad.
11780 mi
C $200
Driver seat loose on tracks.
19500 mi
I will have to take the car back this weekend. I found a TSB which specifically covered my problem -- air is leaking out of the improperly placed Tire Pressure Monitor Sensors -- that will fix the problem.
49600 mi
Trunk Lid Gas Struts replaced. Became "sticky" in hot weather. Dealer reported they were leaking.
3000 mi
US $5
Excessive heat building up in cup holder and center console when heat is activated for rear seat passengers.
12000 mi
Dealer says car was "built like that to keep coffee warm and/or cold depending on setting." Needless to say I was stunned at their response and their gall to think I was born yesterday!
137600 mi
C $643
Wiper transmission and motor faulty
46000 mi
Repaired glovebox mechanism.
58360 mi
dealer changed wipers one year ago and still no resolve to chatter and thumping of the blades after 4 blade changes. now request new arms or wiper motors.
64400 mi
ongoing problem with wipers chattering and banging noises . ongoing problem that dealer seems to not be able to fix
68000 mi
US $375
Lock/unlock button on driver door handle stopped working. Had to replace entire door handle.
Some sort of software upgrade. Haven't noticed any difference after the upgrade. Never noticed any problem.
8000 mi
Attempted repair of rear window shade. Broke again in a couple of days. Ordered new shade. Glove box opening and closing mechanisim broken on a previous visit. Installed rear window shade.
17300 mi
Seat track removed and replaced. no further problems
59300 mi
Seat cooling flow to back portion of seat became almost non-existent. Seat cushion air flow channels had collapsed. Dealer replaced seat cushions, cooling fan and added modded 1/2 inch pvc pipe to prevent future collapse. Good job!
3000 mi
laminent between layers of glass in windshield started to appear as wavey, distortions. They replace entire glass and sent part to factory for inspection
13000 mi
Rubber gasket on driver's door was loose. When I showed this to the dealer at the last oil change, they just ordered a replacement and gave me a call when it came in. While replacing gasket, they also took care of TSB that was issued 2 days before.
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