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Chart based on 73 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Smart Cruise Control (SCC) sensor unit replaced. $5,800.
63000 mi
US $300
AC would blow warm at specific times, also would smell a sour refrigerant type smell when recirc was on stopped at a light. Things would go back to normal once I started driving again. Replaced compressor.
37000 mi
Parking sensors malfunction. Day and a half in shop.Could not resolve issue.
135000 mi
US $800
Wiper motor
184000 mi
US $500
AC malfunctioned
51000 mi
Front sensor pointed down to far and picking up the road only at one intersection. Dealer tried to readjust, but only partially successful (now only sees ground occasionaly). Waiting for repair parts to arrive.
79000 mi
US $970
Alternator went out. no power steering. Took four days after the car was towed in, to get a slot in the service center. Then a day to get the part.
5000 mi
Audio quit. No sound. Made appointment for diagnosis. After a short period with ignition off, radio/nav came back to life. Unable to duplicate issue. Will return to dealer with the issue when it happens without rebooting.
27000 mi
parking sensor fell out-bad electronic weld-factory defect-would not repair under warranty.
13300 mi
Turning right, headlights would be shut off intermittently when turn signal cancelled. Replaced turn signal stalk under warranty.
6000 mi
Automobile was originally misdiagnosed, but during a subsequent visit they determined that the problem was with a faulty front Parking Assist sensor and after waiting for the part; it was installed and resolved the problem.
9000 mi
Experienced a problem with another parking sensor on the front bumper. After reporting the problem, the replacement part was ordered and installed. This resolved the issue. However, it appears that there was a bad batch of sensors instal
9000 mi
Front Parking sensor failure
9000 mi
US $133
A new battery was needed. It was partially covered under warranty.
41500 mi
Smart Cruise Control malfunction. Dealer noted scratch on front bumper and claimed physical damage caused SCC malfunction, refused warranty. Did not replace. Will follow up with manufacturer for warranty work.
49000 mi
US $150
Replaced navigation/audio controller. Purchased part on ebay
52000 mi
Replaced crusise control after it stopped working.
Freon was down to 1.10 lbs. Should be approx. 1.45lbs. A/C was not working well at all! Would blow warm air. It's 105 here in California. I suspect a slow leak. Leaking is covered under my extended warranty but freon was not. A/C cold.
27200 mi
HVAC Fan was making fluttering noise. Bad bearing, fan replaced under warranty. Actuator died for driver side door and would not unlock or lock unless manipulated manually.
87000 mi
Alternator replaced.
82000 mi
Cruise Control
98000 mi
Parking sensor.
24000 mi
Front radar sensor needed replaced and ac not blowing cold air.
32000 mi
Radio still not working right and radar acting up again. Does not cool proplerly
37000 mi
US $80
Electric window opener on driver side stopped working. Loose connector was the problem.
41000 mi
US $100
Window switch was bad. Since it was covered by extended warranty, paid only the deductible.
41000 mi
US $50
Checked a/c system and recharged the a/c system.
17000 mi
Audio would quit working randomly. Dealer replaced radio deck assembly. The "Auto Hold" feature (keeps brakes engaged after stop without having to keep foot on brake pedal)suddenly quit working. The "Auto Hold" switch was replaced and seems to have fixed the problem.
34000 mi
When the blinker was turned on the headlights would go out.
Cruise Control Computer Spontaneous Failure while driving on cruise on the highway. Cruise disengaged and a red symbol appeared on information display - a speedometer, a car, and exclamation symbol. $4800 Part ordered. Glad under warranty.
33000 mi
AV system occasionally shuts down and spontaneously restarts requiring nav reset, etc. Problem is intermittent. Dealer can't pinpoint problem for repair.
49000 mi
US $120
Routine battery replacement. Original battery was weakening and might become unreliable if not replaced after ~ 5 years.
42500 mi
Replace parking sensor and tire air pressure sensor
32000 mi
Door lock actuator was not working. Replaced under warranty.
61000 mi
Have TPMS Light on dashboard. Went to have diagnosed. Found bad sensor and it was ordered. Will not pay until work is completed.
93000 mi
US $400
Replaced clock spring which was causing airbag light to stay on.
108700 mi
Replaced battery under warranty
97000 mi
US $125
AC system was full of air, needed to be bled and recharged
59000 mi
US $849
Compressor needed to be replaced, as A/C was blowing hot air.
43000 mi
US $300
alternater failed to function and required replacment. battery replaced due to alternator failure and draining battery till discharge.
83400 mi
US $50
Adaptive Cruise Control replaced under warranty. I only paid $50, but the total repair was over $5,000.
58000 mi
Front center parking sensor acting up, false alarms. Dealer replaced Front Parking sensors, which had gone bad. All good now.
98000 mi
US $500
Wiring harness chewed up by rodents. Dealer had to replace parts of the wiring harness.
9420 mi
Replaced Audio/Nav unit. Freezing seems to be better, but bluetooth still not working right.
10467 mi
repced controlhead, this seemed to correct GPS and Bluetooh issues.
13222 mi
C $60
Musty Smell in Cabin
Replaced Cabin Air Filter
23353 mi
HVAC eractic, on maual settings defog logic still works. turned this off now
24856 mi
memory seat not working properly, no fault found
34900 mi
Driving in 30c and for an hour air conditioner blew warm air. All of a sounded it started to blow cold air when I got close to the ocean and some shade. as usual no codes found and dealer can not replicate?
29000 mi
Front and rear parking sensors were not working. Repaired under Carmax extended warranty.
15000 mi
Front parking sensors replacement
15000 mi
The perimeter sensor stopped working. Also the TPMS light sometimes comes on. Might be Texas temps.
15800 mi
Perimeter parking system does not work. The dealer discovered that the perimeter sensor module had never been installed, ordered one from Hyundai and installed it.
Easy access function for driver seat failed. Electronic module has switched off, Technician resets module.
10700 mi
Easy access function of driver seat is still not working (see earlier report). Dealer had to order module from Hyundai before installed (cause for 3 day out of service).
11000 mi
Driver side rear seat belt buckle INOP. Removed and replaced under warranty.
14000 mi
Key fob not recognized by sensor. Car could not be started. Dealer later found that I had inserted batteries upside down and attributed start failure to that. But failure occurred before battery change, so I feel this error was random.
24800 mi
Active (swivelling) Front Headlights not working - Still under investigation. Also: Steering Wheel position sometimes loses its memory and audio system switches itself on sometimes when you start the car.
9300 mi
Front parking sensor requires replacement - parts ordered. System 'beeps' every time car comes to a stop. Rear view Camera out of alignment. Now fixed. Problem with swiveling headlights remains. Was reported as fixed, but no. Front Parking Sensor system malfunctioned causing system to beep repeatedly every time vehicle came to a full stop. New sensor ordered and fitted to fix problem.
32860 mi
Steering Wheel Position memory malfunctioned intermittantly. Memory module replaced. Problem now worse than before - no longer intermittant as it ghanges position every time now!!
5000 mi
Audio sound doesn't work occasionally.
22000 mi
Windshield wiper motor assembly was faulty. Repair made under warranty. Brake fluid replaced under warranty.
16400 mi
My Smart Cruise Control System was displaying a warning. The dealer diagnosed and had to replace the Module Assembly for the Auto Cruise System.
25000 mi
Sending module for Smart Cruise Contol needed replacement.
62000 mi
Driver seat switch works intermittently. Shop could not find the fault, even after keeping the car overnight.
46000 mi
AUTO DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE REPLACED
SPLIT IN LEATHER ON TOP OF CENTER CONSOLE ARM REST COVER
28000 mi
Rear drivers side automatic lock did not function 100% of the time,
28000 mi
Auto trunk latch replaced as it would often open when the vehicle was started
10540 mi
power mirrors fail to return to preset after transmission is taken out of reverse.
11140 mi
driver's side heated mirror stopped working. Had been intermittent for a while. Replaced under warranty
13020 mi
Now the passenger side mirror has failed also. The part is on order. I also am having an intermittent issue with the power mirrors(both sides) are failing to return to the set position after the car comes out of reverse. We have narrowed the probable cause to the main mirror switch. Part is on order.
13520 mi
Main mirror switch on driver's door was replaced under warranty to repair mirrors not returning to set position.(hopefully) passenger mirror heater failed to heat intermittently
23560 mi
C $1
driver's side mirror failed to return to pre-set after backing up
24800 mi
2 of the parking sensors started going off on start up for 10-15 seconds. First one then the other. One was diagnosed as defective and a new one was ordered. Apparently they are linked and when one goes defective, it make the other look bad.
26040 mi
my front center parking sensor started going off for no reason. sensor was replaced
26240 mi
system failed to get cold on more than one occasion. Dealer could not duplicate the problem
29140 mi
passenger side mirror would move up and down continuously while in reverse. Parts ordered
30132 mi
new passenger side mirror was defective and had to be replaced again
26000 mi
Windshield wiper motor failed. Was replaced. Front parking sensor failure.
19000 mi
While waiting for the sensor to come in, another failed. When both sensors came in, they replaced them. Sensors work but now get random warnings indicating that there is an object in front of my car, when there actually is not.
34000 mi
The right front passenger door would not unlock with the key fob or pushing the internal button, it could only be opened manually by switching the door lock lever. The dealer seemed to know right away what the issue was when I called.
9000 mi
has electrical issues which so far cannot be found. Will start up by itself after turning car off. Will not have any navigation, radio etc. until car is shut down and restarted. Radio will change channels, but not station. Ongoing. electrical system has gremlins which dealership cannot find
13000 mi
still ongoing electrical issues, mainly with radio. The problems vary and are now almost on a daily basis. Dealership has not been able to figure out. Going in again:are keeping and providing loaner which I will take to go shop at Lexus.
14000 mi
Reset module that controls seat memory.
8000 mi
DIS BACK button was stuck down. Dealer rwplaced entire center console DIS control pad
27000 mi
Driver side seat heater had to be replaced Passenger side rear door lock does not lock and unlock from the drivers door lock control. Navigation system stopped working. I was told the entire unit would have to be replaced at a cost of around $5K. The unit was only warranted for 3 years or 36K miles. I am going to get an aftermarket unit to replace it. The headlights would flash on and off at the first "headlight on" setting when using the stem to signal a lane change.
7000 mi
Parking sensors went out. First trip to the dealer verified the issue, but they had to order a part, so second trip is needed to install. Parking sensor module was replaced. Dealer stated it shouldn't have been covered under warranty, but they replaced free of charge anyway.
36000 mi
Headlights could randomly and momentarily shut off at night. They replaced headlight/turn signal control stalk...and replaced non OEM bulbs I had installed
43000 mi
US $4
Output power plugin and cigarette lighter stopped working. Replaced the 25W fuse.
51000 mi
Actuator for the driver's side door failed. Dealer installed a new one under warranty.
65000 mi
US $350
Transistor that controlled the heater fan was replaced.
87000 mi
US $300
Adaptive cruise control went out. Replaced with a part from a salvage yard.
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