r/sonata

Hi All,

I just purchased a 2026 Sonata N Line and considering PPF for the first time ever. Any experience from Sonata owners on the value and/or effectiveness? I have the Aero Silver color and looking at roughly $2,000 before taxes to PPF the front bumper, full hood, mirrors and front fenders. Thanks for any feedback.

Where/ what spark plugs have you guys bought that fits well with no issues?

Finalizing my decision on a 26 Select and wondering what downsides I might be missing.

Is there anything that makes you regret your purchase? Were there negatives you didn't realize would bother you until you got a few thousand miles behind the wheel?

I love the car after a few test drives and research. Most reviews are flowery, but I know it can't be all good. Right?

I was all set for a Costco run—, list checked, ready to roll. But when I reached for my keys and pressed the unlock button, nothing happened. Just silence.

A bead of sweat traced down my temple as the memory surfaced: Hyundai service had warned me about these batteries. They die faster than expected, they said. You need to drive at least half an hour every day to keep them charged.

I had driven it the day before yesterday—almost fifty miles, plenty of time to recharge. But yesterday? Nothing. And today? Still parked. Two days without turning the key, and now I'm standing here, locked out of my own routine, staring at a car that won't wake up.
Costco can wait. Right now, I'm just stuck.

I MISS MY HYBRID TUCSON with battery button. Feels like a bad trade

First, it was just the driver's side rear door, and now it's both doors that are stuck. I've tried doing the thing where you open the inside handle and push the cable for the door with no luck. Does anyone have any idea how to get them open so I can fix whatever part is broken on them? One of the windows shattered on the rear doors, so now I'm stuck with that until I can get it open.

I have a 2013 Sonata 2.0T on its second Theta II engine, 128k miles. I recently developed exactly the same low pressure fuel line leak detailed in NHTSA recall #22V312000. However, my model is a YFA instead of a YF, which apparently has been excluded from the recall. Hyundai corporate refuses to acknowledge that this is identical to the materials issue on the YF model, and because this is such a common issue, they have monopolized ALL high and low pressure fuel lines. I’ve called around to multiple shops, nobody can source it. The dealership is trying to charge me $1100 for this on a car that’s probably only worth around $2500 total. What can I do about this? It’s clearly exactly the same materials issue as the recall, but Hyundai legal seems to think that they’re able to screw me over here bc of that minor cosmetic facelift on the YFA. Any advice? Anyone with a similar story that we can aggregate?

Edit: 128k miles on the car, 30k on this engine. Doesn’t really matter since they don’t replace this part when they replace the engine.

So before the update I would get the approximate mileage until the next maintenance is required. Now all I get is a pop up saying to go to owners.hyundaiusa.com to set it up. But it doesn’t say how to do that. Anyone else’s doing this too?

2021 SEL. Went from stock 17s to 19s and 50 series tires. Ride got rougher (I knew it would). What can I do to lessen feeling EVERY PEBBLE ON THE ROAD?