Faults:

One day after buying the car, a sensor on the transmission that tells the car when to shift stopped working, and the car would go from 1st to over-drive, or vice-versa. Fun on the freeway!! Three weeks later the alternator went. Replaced that, and the battery. 4 Months later replaced both rear wheel bearings. Driver's window fell off track shortly after that, and the radio started cutting out when you hit bumps. Speaking of hitting bumps, the suspension is soft and squishy and the car swerves and feels like it's on ice skates when trying to drive aggressively in curvy road sections, or merging quickly in and out of heavy traffic situations. Lots of trim has fallen off the interior, and the cloth feels cheap and is hard to clean.

Oh yeah, back to the other stuff... Blew the radiator at around 67,000 in which case the transmission coolant lines going to the radiator sucked back coolant into the transmission and totally wreaked havoc on it, even after flushing the whole system. Car will not shift properly at all. Check engine light will not go out regardless of what you or a technitian does. Try starting the car after putting gas in the tank... you may be at filling station for 20 minutes waiting for the engine to start... if your battery doesn't go dead first. Power steering reservoir split and dumped oil everywhere during cold weather, and that needed to be replaced. Now front wheel bearings are howling, struts in rear are banging, brakes are losing pressure, and the air conditioner is wimpy... it can't even keep up with our moderate northern New England summers.

Other than that, the color is alright and the actual torque of the V6 was satisfying, if the chassy could stay on the road when trying to put it to use!

Never again... I will never by another Hyundai, when I can buy a HONDA!

General Comments:

Dislike car.

Would not buy another.

Costly and inconvenient.

Perhaps just got a lemon and feel a bit jaded, but still cannot change my mind.

Faults:

Anything and everything has gone wrong with this car. However, the most recent problem was that the line from the radiator to the transmission broke and the car stopped. After the shop looked at the car they told me I had hit something and that was the only way it could have broken. Upon further inspection they decided that it wasn't my fault and ended up putting in a new radiator and a new transmission. Luckily I had purchased an extended warranty.. otherwise I'd be out almost $4000. I have the repair records and my car has been in the shop 100 days over the last 3 years.

General Comments:

The 2000 Sonata is a waste of your money and time. If you do decide to buy this car make sure you also purchase an extended warranty.

Faults:

Airbag light on repeatedly; numerous trips to dealer/eventually recalled for this problem.

Shuddering, lunging, stalling of engine while driving vehicle-dangerous. Stalled and restarted 8-10 times in one week. Dealer would not fix because no "codes" were evident with their diagnostic equipment. A code could not be detected until the car stalled and I was stranded by the side of the road; had to be towed to the dealer.

After 8 months, the driver side window would not roll up intermittently.

After one year, the car would cut off AFTER refueling; a valve problem.

Automatic transmission jerky.

Paint began to peel on side of door and bumper after only a few years.

General Comments:

I made the mistake of thinking the great warranty made it a great deal. The fact is you will need every bit of the warranty and then some.

I have regretted the day I got this vehicle ever since; it has been nothing, but trip after trip after trip to the dealer.

Each time I see another Hyundai Sonata driver on the road, I think "There goes another sucker".