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The 2014 Sonata has been a nice car. The company I worked for when I bought this car required me to drive a lot for business so I put more miles on the car than the average driver. I've enjoyed driving it but it hasn't been without its problems. I have less than 100,000 miles on the car and even though the warranty and my extended warranty that I purchased from my dealer have covered almost everything. There have been a lot of issues and even recalls. In under 50,000 miles I had to replace the steering wheel and also replace the front axle boots 2 times before Hyundai issued a recall and then they replaced them with brand new parts for a third time. In under 100,000 miles I had to replace the entire engine as well as the pulleys and the tensioner and also the air compressor.
Bottom line is. I love the style of the car, the ride, the gas mileage and the overall driving performance but the trips to the service dept have been somewhat of an annoyance. I would HIGHLY recommend that if your dealer offers an extended warranty to DEFINITLY purchase it! You'll need it if you plan to keep the car past 65,000 miles. In the 4 yrs I've owned the car the warranty and the 4 recalls from Hyundai have saved me a fortune. I would probably purchase another one but not without Buying an extended warranty. I may look for another model or even another brand with a similar warranty but with a better service track record.
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