anyone have a 2006 Sonata?

[DAYMX5]

I picked up my new Deepwater blue GLS V6 on Saturday and I love it so far. The only thing that I noticed, twice, was a loud thump in the rear suspension when I was cornering. I'll keep an ear out for any more.

[bobad]

Originally Posted by DAYMX5

I picked up my new Deepwater blue GLS V6 on Saturday and I love it so far. The only thing that I noticed, twice, was a loud thump in the rear suspension when I was cornering. I'll keep an ear out for any more.

I've got 300 Mi now, and have heard the thump about 3 times. Sounds like a muffler or exhaust pipe hitting against the floor.

[9ball]

Originally Posted by lowsonoma1999

An update about the gas mileage concern. My lead Hyundai tech here was just at some training last week, and he brought up the issue with the poor mileage in the Sonata. He drove a brand new one from Indy to Chicago for the school, and it went through 3/4 of a tank of gas. The instructor informed them that the car is programed that the mileage will be a little poor until a certain time/mileage has been reached. I guess this was for break-in. They have found that it's usually around 8k miles, and the gas mileage will go up a significant amount. Hopefully this is true.

I figured so. We've noticed about 24mpg in our v6 which was lower than expected. I figured that it was related to engine break-in.

[Banjoman10]

I was thinking to buy a Sonata V6 (the warranty - especially - looks very-very attractive, and so does the car - it looks real nice) but the mileage numbers I'm reading here are worrysome. Mileage under or around 20 MPG (combined) that's not good. I currently have an '01 Taurus w/the 24V DOHC 3.0L Duratec, and I got 27.6 Mpg during my trip from MD to Dearborn MI, and back, Cruise control set at 74 MPH. Also, thru mountains in the PA leg of the trip. Outside temp in the 40s, no rain, no AC. One gas stop, plus one plumbing stop. Does anybody out there has something comparable mileage test on the new Sonata - I mean long, continuous highway driving at a fairly constant speed? I'm concerned of the mileage by the later part of the life-cycle of the car I'm buying (say 3 years hence), by then gas prices could be in the $5-6/gal rate, if the present trend continues.

[cjpotty]

I've owned a Sonata Lx since last summer. I only have 700 miles on it. Parked it in storage for winter.
Nice car. Lots of power. It's a head turner! I bought a black one, had the windows tinted black, and had the OEM rims chromed. Car looks sharp!
As far as the gas mileage, it stinks. What little bit I have drove it it seemed like around 18 - 20 mpg. I thought maybe after the engine loosened up it would get better. We'll see.

[stgamba]

I'm considering the 4 cyl or 6 cyl GLS. I test drove both and the V6 is effortless when it comes to acceleration, but the 4 cyl is not bad either.

It would be good if a spokesperson for Hyundai can post a message here either confirming or denying what was said about the mileage being programmed to increase after 8-10 k miles or Hyundai is going to lose some sales.

Can anyone with the 4 cylinder 2006 GLS post their mileage?

I would appreciate it.

Steve

[jerry1941]

We have a 2006 sonata with v-6, it has all the bells and whistles that we could get on it. The gas milage in town will run around 16-18 mpg and on the road 20-26 depending on how I drive. No problems so far. Have 11000 miles on it.

[stgamba]

My 4 cylinder has 2500 miles and so far gets 26 mpg total.

It's about 50/50 city/highway driving.

[mitchm49]

I had my 06 Sonata since Oct '05. It's a 4 banger, 6500 at present. i live in rhode island. the gas mileage was around 17-19 city during the winter and freeway about. In the warmer spring time temps it went up to about 21 city ang abuot 30 with cruise on. since the cooler temp recently the mile is down agian. i'm using mobile syn. oil ( 5-30 ) to try to help with the milage only gain about 1mpg better.
i aslo noticed a vibration in the car at speeds above 3o mph. it seems wosrt when the tires a cold and it improves when the warm up.
Other than that no other problems yet.

[DamienZ28]

Well I bought mine in November so I have had it in the cold and warm and the milage hasnt changd at all. NOT one differnce! In fact its getting alittle worse. Mine is between 16.3 and 17.. My brother in laws was getting 19-20. He bought his in november also and has already traded it in for a elantra! I like mine but the service is terrible! I con not count on my service department for anything! Also don't hit a pot hole and bend the wheel! The tire/wheel combo cost alittle over 500 bucks! Odd enought the tire was more expensive then the wheel. So I really do love mine and if they get the milage worked out its a sure buy!

Gripes:
Really bad milage
Sub par shifting
Rotors warped
they still have not fixed the alignment since Novemeber
If you run the recomended pressure in your front tires or at least in my case your tires will wear very uneven ( partially due to alignment)
NO track Skip button on wheel!
OH painted interior door handles what a mistake! I have to get in and out of my car alot and the paint wears way to fast! These need to be molded in color or plated!
thats enought for now there really is alot more to love about the car.

[Exotics_Builder]

Well, I've had my 2006 since mid-Spetember. It's an LX and the gas mileage has improved. I was getting 17-18 MPG in rush hour traffic in the winter. I'm now between 19.6 and 20.3 depending on the number of stoplights I get caught by

I've got it up to about 8100 miles now, most city driving. We took a vacation drive about 3.5 weeks ago and averaged 28.2 mpg. Very little city driving, especially rush hour. Open road our best was 30.8 on a cool rainy day for the first half of the trip w/o running Climate Control.

Average for the whole day of driving was 29.2, including half day of climate control. Our overall trip averaged 27.6.

I'd still like to see better mileage, but it's at least in the ballpark of my last car and the space utilization, especially the trunk is quite good.

Gerry

[mlingk]

I have an 06' GLS 4 cyl with 2800 miles on it. With 40/60% highway/city I'm averaging @25mpg. With a straight fairly flat 30 mile highway run I get around 34-36mpg ( via computer). The air conditioner seems to drop this 2-3 mpg, which is unfortunate since I live in Texas. If I get agressive with driving and/or alot of stop/go the average drops to around 23mpg.
-Mike

[ktak57]

I just bought mine 1st tank was 27.6 mpg, Some city 90% interstate cruised at 75mph. In my Santa Fe had a bad tank after my wife turned off overdrive. MY Lx has a featrure on trip OD that shows average MPG. Just playing 80 drops to 24mpg and 65 gets 29mpg

Originally Posted by jerry1941

I have tried it on highway with cruise set at 65, I have yet to get 20 mpg. Usually around 17-18. We are gentle on car also. Thanks for the reply.

[stgamba]

I have a 4 cylinder 2006 Sonata. I chose the 4 cylinder for the better gas mileage and to save some $ for the cost of the car. I've been getting an average of 25.5 MPG over the 12K miles on the car so far.

I am in suburban NJ and use it for commuting and short trips. Most of the usage is not cruising at 65 MPH, but a fair amount of stop and go.

I have no complaints, except when starting from a stop and making a turn, the car doesn't have the punch that a 6 cyl would. But what can you expect from a 4 cyl?

I have no regrets about the car and saved at least $7K compared to an Accord or Camry that I was considering.

[unsuresonata]

As far as mileage. I drive my GLS 06 V6 mostly on city streets. A few highway miles a couple times a week. So I cant even afford to fill my tank. I put in 35.00 and its 3/4 of a tank.

I have owned my car for about 15 months. Just recently I have had to replace in less than one month 2 sensors. Right now as we speak my AirBag light on the dash is on. I plan on taking it in next week. My question to everyone have you had sensor problems?