Faults:

This is the best overall car. I have only had to have routine brakes/rotors replaced and tires, and had only had to have the car serviced once, which was the serpentine belt.

General Comments:

Otherwise I have never had an issue with this car at all. I'm knocking on wood as I speak..

It gets great gas mileage.

I have taken care of the car; routine oil changes, and I don't beat on it. I take care of it, and it takes care of our family.

Faults:

Bought the car in 05, and had to rebuild the clutch in 06.

Clutch failed again with less than 50k miles on the rebuild.

Have driven manual always, and NEVER had this much trouble.

Seems to be a chronic issue with inhibited throw out bearing travel.

Any ideas to isolate and solve this?

General Comments:

This car appears to have fatal flaw in throw out bearing travel.

Faults:

I do approximately 600kms per week with no major problems until recently.

There seems to be an electrical issue; it has begun blowing the low beam head lights, about 1 a month, and at times massive electrical interference is heard through the MP3 player.

About once a week it just refuses to start. It’s like there is an issue with the immobiliser. The battery is good, you have power to dash, music and AC, but just dead when you turn the ignition. You can’t even move the car because it is locked in park. After 20-30 minutes it just starts like there was no problem. Have had the mechanics look at it several times; they just can’t find the problem. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a new car.

General Comments:

On the whole I love this car. I was a bit concerned down sizing from the 6 cylinder Ford, but this little car has performed brilliantly.

It handles the steep terrain where I live with ease, plenty of power. It took a little to get used to front wheel drive. It handles very differently when you hit the dirt. Next car will be Hyundai again.

Faults:

The piston was cracked, so I had to rebuild the engine at 235,000 KM. And every 40,000 KM I have to change the shock absorbers; this could be because of uneven roads, but the Camry I had before had no problem with jumps.

I use to drive the car a lot on highways at an average speed of 160 Km per hour. The car performs very well and gives me more than expected fuel economy, but driving at high speed with the air-conditioning made the compressor weak just after several trips of 1000 km.

General Comments:

The 2.0 L engine feels strong enough for its class, and the handling is also very good.

No wind noises on the highway.

Unfortunately I have to change the engine oil every 2000 KM (1200 miles). This is before the engine rebuild and after. The oil burns very quickly, no matter which oil I use. The only oil that gave extra miles is Mobil 1, which should give me 10,000 KM, but still it gave me 4500 KM.

Faults:

Front strut broke at 45K, replaced under warranty.

Battery went dead after 5 years, $65 for replacement at Sams Club.

Replaced front brake pads myself, $30.

That's it, 92500 miles and other than gas/oil/tires, I've spent less than $100. No problem with the clutch yet, but when it hits 100K I'll probably break down and get the belts replaced.

I wish I would have bought a couple more for the price they were selling for in 2003-04.

General Comments:

If GM could make something like this for the price, there would not have been a bankruptcy.

Go Hyundai.