Faults:

1 week after purchase had to take car in because they forgot to replace a part on the transmission.

1 year after purchase had to take car in for electrical trouble. Bright lights were flashing by themselves.

2 1/2 years after purchase, car wouldn't shift into overdrive. Inhibitor switch replaced under warranty.

4 years after purchase car again wouldn't shift into overdrive. TOok car into shop and they lied to me about the warranty. Paid $400 to replace pulse generator.

Only 1 month after that, car again won't shift into overdrive. Dealership unwilling to work with me about the problem. Took car in, 2 days later they still hadn't looked at the car.

Now taking car, even though not paid off to Ford Dealership and trading it in. Have paid $1100 in repairs for car. It is only worth $1500.

General Comments:

Car is unreliable and dealerships lie and are unwilling to help. Will NEVER buy another Hyundai again.

I am willing to lose money and get a new vehicle rather than ever drive this one again.

Faults:

Headlight, taillights and tag lights have been replaced over a dozen times all together.

Now, my dashboard lights come and go as they please. I have had this checked out many times and everyone tells me that they can't see a problem.

The brakes click when coming to a complete stop.

There is a slight whistling noise when I accelerate.

General Comments:

While there have been no major problems (yet) the electrical problems are a nuisance.

The car is easily dented and the paint scratches very easily.

I am impressed with the way the car handles in bad weather, even though I have to add weight to the trunk in the winter time.

Faults:

The visor clip broke.

General Comments:

This is a great little car. All I have done on the car is routine maintenance and replaced the visor clip. I'm not sure that this really counts as a repair because I broke it on a very cold morning. This was the first or second year that Hyundai offered the 100,000 mile warranty and I think they got serious about building a quality car. At 200,000 miles, it does not use any oil. She does drive like a small car; the ride can be choppy. If I had my wish, it would be for more horsepower. However, the manual transmission utilizes all of the grunt available. I will buy another Hyundai if this one ever wears out.

Faults:

First transmission @ 36,000.

Rattling noise from engine area @ 40,000.

Noise from wheel house front left/ suspension/ strut or whatever 42,000.

Second transmission @ 54,000.

Alternator @ 56,000.

General Comments:

This car is a true nightmare. It's been meticulously maintained. Premium gas, 3K oil changes etc. This doesn't seem to have helped though as two transmissions have gone out. The one I'm using now--a re-manufactured--is supposedly "better" (according to the not-very-helpful Hyundai rep I spoke with) than a new one. However, I'm starting, after 60K miles, to experience the same type of problem that ultimately led to the replacement of the first transmission, i.e., it feels like using a standard transmission when you're giving too much gas before the new gear is in place which happened when you don't "release" the clutch properly.

Also, the check engine light kept coming on so I took it to the shop one and two times, but the electrical problem I apparently had didn't disappear despite the shop's fine-tuning, or whatever it was they did... They finally decided to replace the alternator. That actually worked; knock on wood (this wasn't too long time ago).

I've replaced the tires, rotated those, aligned and balanced them, but still haven't been able to get rid of the noise that seems to be coming from that area (front left). It may be the strut/shock???

It took me awhile to realize where another noise I heard came from. I thought it came from the dashboard or glove compartment, but it turned out the culprit was the rear view mirror. Just an FYI.