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Much respect to you Scotty, but I had a 2005 huundai Sonata for 12 years. I had no major problems out of him. I lost my guy to a major hail storm in Colorado.I was beyond pleased with his performance prior to his tragic demise
Yeh I know what you mean, but that does make him brutally honest lol my Mechanic down town tells you strait up if youve bought a lemon or not. its good in one way but bad in another you go home after youve been told the news and think ffs it cost me a lot to buy then you read the repair bill. LOL. one of my other cars was a lemon unfortunately warn out and we are still fixing it
@@maarioambel2005 your mom is a poor man's Honda Hyundais and kias are well built....especially in the last 20 years Some last longer than some Hondas Especialky the shitty Honda automatics that fail And the 5 speed manuals they built with poor 3rd gear syncros Look at their car sales they keep increasing with time
And he said the odometer has not been working for years so the actual mileage is probably 160k to 180k at least and looks to not have had a lot of normal maintained and show me ANY car at that mileage that doesn't have problems.
Excactly! that poor sonata was badly treated and overused without a single touch of maintenance. Scotty is exaggerating!!!!!, so I guess he became so WANTED by the Korean authorities. Lol.
Scotty...I have a 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS with the 2.7 V-6 and have over 177k miles. I take care of it with regular oil changes every 7500 miles using only NAPA Conventional Oil and Oil Filter. I have had the power steering lines replaced and it still runs like a champ. A few rust spots on the rear quarter panels but the rest of the silver paint is still in great shape. Love it and hope to keep it for a long time.
This poor Sonata has *CLEARLY* been driven hard and I'm sure has had lots of "deferred" maintenance. There's random loose electrical wires running through the driver's door from the engine compartment, an antenna(?) haphazardly taped/glued to the instrument cluster; a *VERY* dirty interior. I think the problem with this car is mostly the owner, or previous owners, or both.
Scotty, most of the issues you mention are poor owner maintenance. My wife has a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe with 184,000 miles. We have had to do more service work on it than our other cars but nothing really major. Still runs great and is reliable but we keep up on the maintenance. Paint still looks great considering she parks it outside a lot and washes it once a year if it's lucky -- and we live on a dirt road. But when she does wash it she protects the finish with a good wax. Not the best car but if the owner maintains it properly it will hold up.
they're junkers. Sure under the right conditions it can hold O-K, w plenty of maintenance, but they're just not worth it. I've seen a lot of hyundai's n kia's just start to fall apart and run funny within the first 5 years, easy. I personally think they're garbage.
@@hw5091 i havent changed the oil in 20k miles, the turbo has very little lag, yes i have the glx with the turbo, it literally just keeps going... yall need to stop abusing your cars if you cant get a few hundred K miles out of it
had a 1992 Chrysler Minivan, bought for $500 with 200,000 miles on it. Interior was like new, AC was so cold made condensation on outside of entire car.. Feed it a Fuel pump $100, and Used Trans $400. drove it for years and years. neighbor backed into it, the Insurance payout was more then I bought it for. It got got paid for driving it for about 5 years.
I agree I had a Sonata just like that and it had 200,000 miles and still ran great honestly I think those little Hyundai's with the V6 are pretty great cars
Yeah I am kinda annoyed he is blaming the car. I wouldn't buy a Kia myself (never owned one) but this is clearly neglected, and/or been driven well and truely past a reasonable life expectency (milage wise).
I have a 2019 Veloster with the Silver Coverage Plan which include electrical repairs. My car would not start after just parking it less than 5 minutes earlier. I had it towed to Happy Hyundai in Oak Lawn, IL and two days later I was informed by Hyundai that my car needed a lock cylinder and ignition switch but it wasn't covered by the warranty because it appeared to the mechanic that force was administered but in the same breath the mechanic told me to use a screw driver to start my vehicle. This Hyundai Dealership and manufacturer's warranty are unethical. I'm sure a recall will surface about this same issue but until then, customers will be held responsible.
I really do not like Hyundai as a company. They treat customers like dirt and do not like to acknowledge when they have made mistakes. The cars look great and are great when they work but as they age....forget it
these Hyundais seem to be cars that many buy new and then younger ppl get em cheap used and they literally do NOTHING but put gas in them. i never owned a Hyena but i always felt the 2000s ones were trash. melted honda badge thats what i call em
@@quantumstudios7944 the way the oil looks does not tell you how its maintained. Most everyone knows to change the oil. But when it comes to washing the car, cleaning the interior, maintaining the exhaust and suspension people are clueless...
@@bkbaughn but an average person doesn’t go around cleaning there exsist or even cleaning there car. So yes oil really shows wether a car is taken car of or not. And cleaning you car does not guarantee that it won’t fade. If your car sits in the sun a lot it will fate after a while. Plus considering that this car is somehow still driving while you rarely see this car on the road tells you that these are pretty bad cars.
Under dealer Hyundai warranty...had to be replaced. They did not pay.... Still haven't gotten money for repair or car rental....PLEASE STAY away from hyundai cars.... They aren't customer reliable... Don't.
Come on Scotty, clearly somebody didn’t take care of it...if the brake and head lights out on a 20 yr old car you can’t blame it on the manufacturer, the leather seats REALLY??? your bias is showing
He clearly said battery is not working saying it came from Hyundai lol. Also looks like the car hadn’t been maintained in years . 120k+ Mabey 200k well no one knows how many owners it has been threw in 18-19 years . Then compares it too a luxury car his wife’s Lexus which he maintains religiously and has very low milage.
Exactly. There are several cars that he has bashed on for faults that were clearly due to neglect. Wonder how many neglected Toyotas have conveniently not made it on to his channel
We actually bought a new Sonata in 2002, but the 4 cylinder model. My wife drove it for 10 years, and it was a good car, although only had around 70K miles on it when we sold it. It was still in great shape at that point, sold it quickly for a bit over $3K in 2012.
There's car A with 300,000 miles and it's nearly mint condition and runs like a top then there's car B also with 300,000 miles same model same year but it's riddled with problems related to suspension engine transmission interior body tires Wheels exhaust everything can barely get out of its own way barely starts bounces all over the place dirty Dusty covered in dents and rust and barely worth scrap
@@silasmcgee3647 Of course. But some cars will fall apart regardless of how well you look after them. My Chrysler Sebring diesel was given the best possible care and attention. I treated it like a baby! But even after spending a fortune on it, it never would have made 100,000 miles. In the end I had to cut my losses. Sold for parts at 10 years old. I am expecting my Honda Civic to do much better.
Well, since the car is about 20 years old, I'd figure at this point it's unreliability problems have less to do with the manufacture and more to do with the previous owners
For goodness sake people, listen to this man! I've had TWO of those Hyundais - identical to the ones in this video, and EVERYTHING Scotty says about them is 100% correct! They were fine for the first 100,000 miles, then gave me nothing but headache after expensive headache!! The BEST thing I can say about those cars is that I learned a LOT of mechanic skills by replacing so many parts on the car - speed sensors, wheel bearings, power steering return lines, AC compressor pulley bearings, starters, valve cover gaskets, etc, etc! I'm sorry, but I'll NEVER buy another Hyundai again.
Your Hyundai lasted 100,000 miles, and you learned how to repair it, because of it. While it might not be the best made car, it still teaches you how to fix cars, that itself is helpful, especially when you drive older economy cars. If you think that your car is well looked after, just because you drive a toyota or honda, and go to dealership garages, or any other garages, your in for nasty surprise, even dealership garages will sabotage things, so you have to go get servicing sooner, same applies to non dealership garages. The best is to fix it yourself. I worked in the auto industry, and I have seen many not so good things happen to peoples cars, from the inside. The only person I trust to service my cars, is myself only. The only time I go to the garage is when I need to do steering alignment done. Tire replacement and balance, but I just make temporary use of my other set of tires, example : if the winter set is due for replacement, I use the summer set, if the summer set is due for replacement, I use the winter set.
@@apersonal2980 Hello, I am living in Europe, and here the Hyundai/Kia cars are selling well and have in general no quality issues. They are getting more and more an established brand. Here they are sold with 5 year warranty.
Chrysler and KIA /Hyundai use same engine. Global Engine Alliance LLC, began as a joint venture of Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor Company for developing a line of shared engines. enough said...
That's when a owner doesn't take care of a car. I know people who have 2000 toyotas and they look like garbage like the one you're showing right now. And I know people who have the same car you're showing right now, and it looks like new
I have a 2005 Sonata GL and at 170,000 miles , this car has run and drove just beautiful all its life. The motor has been absolutely beautiful and continues to run like a watch!!! Of course it does help to maintain proper!!!
I remember Conan O'Brien's joke in 2009 " a barge carrying thousands of Hyundai and Kia automobiles has sunk off the sea of Japan, the estimated damage is $3,000"
My friend bought one of those. It was really nice for about 6 months before it started falling apart. he couldn't find affordable parts to fix it after a minor accident. I think he might have kept it for 2 years max before junking it.
I loved my Sonata. Very user - friendly car, comfortable. I had the model with V6, sunroof. it lated 211,000 miles . would have been longer, but a crime ring stole it, and the poor thing was abandoned on some highway-- they wrecked it .
Hey Scotty, we've had good experiences with our 2001 & 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe, bought new. My wife owns the 2005 with 210,000 miles and it runs great. My 2001 has 180,000 miles and runs great. I do about 90% of the maintenance. The only thing that's was replaced on her car is the stero under warranty. Not so lucky , I have replaced a dozen or so components.
We have a 2019 Hyundai Kona with just under 20,000 miles on it. We purchased this vehicle for our daughter to go to work and school. The back seat has started to fail at the seams. Hyundai says it’s not defective and will not cover. I also have a Honda van that has 160,000 miles on it without a single seat issue. I will never purchase another Hyundai and will tell everyone I meet to avoid at all cost. Extremely pour customer service.
My Tucson 2017 had a problem with acceleration. The dealership technician inspected the car for and said there is no permanent solution for this problem. Surprisingly they charged $120 for doing nothing on a guaranteed car. And the customer service did not respond to my complaint.
So with a 5 year bumper to bumper warranty you had to pay them to look at it? Not right. Sad thing is there's more and more recalls on these new ones too. 3 months to finally get a part on a 2020 that Hyundai said dont park in your garage as it may start on fire. Oh boy.
@@LGMinnesota Lexus/Toyota has a recall for engine fires now. This is the third one in six years. Yet you and I will still say that Toyota is one of the most reliable vehicles on the market.
You’re absolutely full of it. That’s just one example. I bought a 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS from my grandfather, and it runs like a clock. Sure, it’s a used car and has some normal wear and tear. It’s got 160,000 miles, but nowhere NEAR the amount of problems this car has. I should bring mine down to Houston to change your mind.
@@deborahchesser7375 she’s 73 and she has a bowflex keeps her self in good shape I can’t imagine it was that tough the metros weren’t exactly… Particularly heavy cars quite small
Hyundai in 2002 had a 2.0 Liter for Elantra, Tiburon and Sonata, and a 2.7 Liter for Tiburon, Sonata, Santa Fe... Both of those engines are as solid and reliable and perform on par with Honda B series engines. (Late 90's)... so yea a little behind on time and tech but bullet proof. Hyundai in those years had poor quality paint so they rusted easy. Specially for us living in Montreal Quebec with salted winter roads. But all in all, those cars were ultra reliable... even with minor maintenance.
Total garbage. Had on 05 ,what a POS.. at 100k miles became a money pit.. When I see a person that has one or is selling on on-line sometimes I will tell them to dump it fast.
My daughter had a '03 Sonata V6, and it was in a lot better shape when we sold it. I hated the fact that to change the spark plugs, I had to remove the Plenum to get to the back 3 plugs. It had many more miles than this car, but the seats were in good condition, and the paint was better. The only reason I sold it was that it was from this strange place named Buffalo, New York, and the frame had a rust hole in it. I could have installed a clean California frame in it from a junkyard, but I'm getting too old for crap like that. I paid $2200 for it, and we drove it for at least 5 years. I had a metal plate welded on the frame, and sold it to a teenager who needed a car to get to work for $1500, even though I could have gotten a little more for it. The A/C, power steering, and all worked. No check engine light either. The car Scotty checked either had a hard life, or was built on a Monday or Friday.
Hey Scotty... Too bad for that Hyundai. I had a 2005 Hyundai Sonata V6. I change the timing belt at 130 K.... I maintain it really good. Just small basic jobs. and at 220k the timing belt broke And it messed up the engine valves. I was waiting for 230 to change it. Who knows if I would've change the timing belt Sooner it would have been still running. Thanks for all your knowledge and a happy Thanks for all your knowledge and have a happy new year... George orlando fl....
The Problem is not with the sonata, The problem is that you brought salvage, rebuild broken car with horrible conditions which doesn't represent the car at all
@@Nationof300 i Can only tell you That as far as om Aware. A car That has been talen Care of Will last longer, in this case this car hasnt been talen Care of. The result of That is this.
I agree with Scotty. I am the owner of this Sonata and it has been a total nightmare. Bought it in 2016 and immediately the Starter Motor broke and the Power Steering System completely Exploded in several locations, then the idle control valve sensor & the Radiator broke. My 1996 Toyota 4Runner (250k miles) I had before this Sonata, Never had any of these problems (I went sideways into a Tree at high speed - my seatbelt saved my life - right side completely Caved in, & it still drove straight, but looked really scarry) ----------------- I just got a LEXUS is250 !!! 2008, v6. Automatic, Private Seller got it in 2010. Has All the Service Records. OMG - I Love this Lexus !!! Feels so good to have a reliable car again 🙂
Toyota has recalled 3.34million recalls in 2020 for fuel pump issues Kia is having recalls for all the vehicles in the past like from 2007 to fix all the fuel pump and a whole bunch of other issues they had when they made trashy cars for absolute cheap the engine fire recalls are 2014 and 2015 vehicles and kia started to become better from 2017 I would only buy 2018 or newer because they become pritty good in the reliability department now we will have to see how long they will last through time not too sure but they definitely got better in the reliability department
My Mother had a 2011 Hyundai ix35 ( called the Tucson in the US) and it became an endless money pit! She recently got rid of it and bought a 2020 Toyota C-HR hybrid I convinced her to buy a Toyota because of Scotty! 👌🏽
@@onenikkione *Don’t buy a Used, high mileage hybrid he says. New Toyota hybrids will still last 200,000+ miles before they have any problems, the Hyundai only had 45,000 miles and it was falling apart 😳
Just bought a 2002 sonata 2.7 v6 with 120k km for 1.900 and i got to say it looks way better than the one in the video.. must have been the treatment it got. Greeting from germany, great video!
My 1998 Toyota camry with 110k miles more than this clunker runs like a charm. I spent 1000 and put about 1000 into it and has been extremely reliable for over 5000 miles, and took me 200 miles from my house to san diego and back zero issues. If reliability and luxury is what you want but have a low budget, go for an older camry! They are very comfortable and roomy.
I owned a 2005 Hyundai Elantra 5-speed salvage that had been in two accidents. It was a great car that never broke down on me. A couple years later, I bought a Hyundai Accent off of Craigslist for a thousand bucks. It was a great car that got me from San Francisco all the way down to Riverside County here in California, and also, never broke down on me. Meanwhile, I had a Honda Civic that's engine blew on me and left me on the side of a highway, and when I got a Toyota Corolla, the automatic transmission went out within a month of ownership. I've learned to take people's opinions with a grain of salt...
My 2001 accent has 154000 miles and runs like a top. Love my little car. Buddy of mine has a couple elantras of the same year. They run pretty good too. Easy enough to work on. Never messed with a sonata but from what we have seen the elantra and accents have been really reliable
Any brand, if you don’t provide recommended maintenance, becomes a junk. Even TOYOTAS. I have a 2006 GMC Canyon with 376k miles and still running good.
I have a 11 year old Sonata and I have no issues with it. It has almost 150,000 miles on it. Hyundai makes way better cars now but also I took care of mine
@@jdlmon3 I have elantra ! 130000 miles never had any problems! Paint looks like like new . it's a 2011 ! If you take care of the car it Most likely take care of you! The car scottys is looking at looks like it's been in a war zone! Can't blame the car for not being taking care of!
My 130k Accent with the 1.6 4 cyl auto. Hasnt ever had issues yet one of the most reliable vehicles Ive owned, everythings original and well maintained, cheap to get parts and great on gas mileage
@@rogergoetz5704 Oh yeah I agree Nissan Cvts are really reliable my mom has a 2016 Sentra it will get up and go, my 2015 Civic has a Cvt as well, it’s super fast and once again most Honda’s are extremely reliable. 😁
I agree with Scotty. I got a 2008 Lexus IS250, Automatic transmission, in June 2021. Driven by a Female Nurse (2nd owner) from 2010-2021 with All the Service Records. 4 Brand New Michelen Tires, 18"Rims, Sapphire Metalic Dark Blue with Tan Leather interior. 213,000 Highway miles (starting in 2015, she averaged only 13,000 miles/year) She had it Re-painted 1 year ago. Paint looks Excellent. No Accidents. I paid $200 to have a Mobile Mechanic verify everything. So Far, it has been a Dream Car. I only needed to replace the 5 year old Battery and now my TPMS is working perfectly. Very happy. ------------ I donated the above 2002 Sonata Hunk of Junk (but it has 4 NEW Tires & Brand New Battery-3yr-full-replacement) to a friend who has a 2004 Sonata with similar problems. --------- I LOVE my Lexus IS250 !!! Thank you for telling me to buy this Lexus !!!
A former employee at Kia’s corporate headquarters says he warned the automaker as far back as 2017 that faulty engine recall work was to blame for car fires. “I’m coming forward because people’s lives are at risk,” Jason Vaughn told I-Team Investigator Jackie Callaway in an exclusive sit-down interview. Vaughn worked for the warranty department at the headquarters for Kia Motors America in Irvine, California before he left the company last month - claiming he was pushed out of his job for raising concerns about the car fires. Vaughn told the I-Team he was performing Kia dealer audits in 2017 when he discovered dealerships performing engine recalls improperly - leading to highly flammable fuel pump leaks. Vaughn said he alerted his boss during a warranty operations meeting circa November 2017 but didn’t get the reaction he expected. “The warranty operations manager was not receptive at all,” said Vaughn. “She didn’t think that it was something that we should look at.”
Paint faded, headlight or tail light bulbs out and ripped leather- In an 18 yr old car. Dude those are mostly on the the owners not taking care of it. I’ve seen 10 yrs old Toyotas and Hondas with worse problems than that. Scotty just doesn’t like Korean, German or Italian cars and classifying each as junk when original owners of some of those got their money’s worth.
My Hyundai Sonata 2004 gls is still in good condition. The paint surface is good. This car has not been serviced at all. Why bring up the worst example of all?
I have a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. I went with the Tucson because I wanted AWD. It has been one of the biggest mistakes. The first was getting a Hyundai. They don’t care about their consumers. My car has been blowing headlights- having electrical issues (my auto windows go back down when you roll them up, my rear windshield wipers go off whenever they want, my break light seems to go on and off at random. I have reached out because as a company they should only want the best products out there. I was told that “because my car is over 3 years old. There is nothing they can do for me. To bring it to a dealer and “see what I can get” for it. I owe more than it’s worth because one thing they don’t tell you when you buy a Hyundai is they depreciate way faster than you can make payments to survive. DO NOT BUY A HYUNDAI.
I have a 94 lantra 80.000 city miles,the power steering broke inside the warranty ,the ac broke 5 years ago ,the paint has faded and some plastic part in the sun viser broke ,and the engine mount this year ,but other than that it runs pretty well for a quarter of a century old car. I ve gone two times with no service for 6 years , but in the meantime passing inspections every 2 years. It was 14.000 € new ,1000 € cheaper than a corolla back then but with a lot more extras , its engine was made by mitsubishi and in my opinion it is a good car, still hasn't reached 100.000 miles when scottie says they start to break so we 'll see
I’ve seen later model Toyota corollas with rusty roofs so he can’t really get on them for the paint because Toyota has cars with bad paint too. The seats in his wife’s car only have 60-70,000 miles on them and that car was driven by people who took care of it. This Hyundai obviously wasn’t babied. That being said this car is a pile of junk.
I have a 2002 Sonata and it has been a great car. I would not condemn every 2002 Sonata. I maintain mine and it does not look or perform like that one. It does just fine. I love my car.
This vehicle was simply not taken care off and certainly wasn't maintained properly. Its lineup of owners are to blame for the way this car looks or runs. Considering the neglect, the fact that it is running at all, may actually be shedding a light on the robustness of its mechanics
Yeah you could do worst than a hyundai, sure it's not as reliable as a Toyota, but I would say still a new hyundai is more reliable than a lot of american and italian stuff.
I've had one for 9yrs, did the scheduled maintenance when I bout it at 110k. Now has 214k. Only replaced the battery and a radiator. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned 😀
Even today they still seem to be having paint quality control issues. They did a massive buy back of new red G70s because owners were complaining of paint chipping after a few months. If you see anyone selling a red G70, it was bought back by Genesis and repainted again at the factory.
I have a 2003 Hyundai Sonata and it runs smooth. It’s all about maintaining your car or any car for that matter. I have no issues with my God thankfully.
Korean-owned carmakers can be a toss-up depending on the year, and more importantly, where they were made. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, in what I'm guessing was an effort to keep costs low, they had production in places like India, Russia and China, often only final assembly work being done in South Korea itself. The result was a very cheap car with a lot of features but... as time shows, they didn't hold up well. This was a Forth-gen Sonata. By the Fifth Gen, Hyundai was staring to realize production quality had to be better, and they began making them in North America and Thailand too. That tendency to criticize and improve their construction and where they're made has continued up to the current Eighth generation. Only thing is... there is little cost difference now between them and a Toyota Camey - less than $1000 USD currently - so in Scotty's own words "Just get the Camry." I don't say that to knock Korean vehicles - _both_ of my current vehicles are Korean, it's just good to understand the nature of the situation. In my case, I bought mine for very unique reasons, and with one it was used for a super-cheap price with no issues, so I wasn't losing out, nor am I under the unrealistic expectations that I will get Toyota-like mileage out of them. I've found the highest quality builds are from 2010 up, particularly if they were made in South Korea itself. But it always, *always* pays to do as Scotty suggests over and over: do your research and have a mechanic check it out _before_ you buy.
tengo un hyundai terracan v6 del 2005 y es muy bueno, lo mismo digo de los sorento y accent del 2001 en adelante, no son auntos malos, hay que cuidarlos bien
@@bugayev Yes - there were some good ones prior, and it has to do with here things were made again. My father had a 2003 Hyundai Elantra - he put 101,000 miles on it and sold it to a co-worker, who still drives it today. It now has 283,000 miles on it. The Beta II engine paired with a manual transmission was pretty solid in that case.
@@Dakiraun the automatics arent bad either for that year the sensors on them may wear out time to time making a non competent mechanic think it's the transmission when it isn't. And yes the beta 2 is a work of art any "knowledgeable" mechanic will tell you of it's high mileage capability. I have a 2005 hyundai elantra myself currently looks brand new inside still after a year the first owner took really good care of it for being dam near 100,000 miles now
But you can get Toyota like mileage out of them. It's possible and has been done. You can see RUclips videos and Kia/Hyundai forums to see for yourself.
18 year old car with over 120000 miles and clearly been neglected for maintenance. A catalytic converter that is most probably clogging the exhaust... and it still runs... doesn't seem to be all that bad for a much cheaper 2002 luxury car. The Hyundai 2.7 and 2.0 liters from the time were solid unkillable engines. Not denying there aren't lots of cheap things all around but reliability wise... the poor thing looks like it did it's job admirably. Give it a new battery, remove the cat, change some sensors and it may have a few more years.
You’re a very biased mechanic Scotty, well it just depends on who took care of vehicle prior who owns the vehicle which same goes with Toyota’s and Honda’s. My mom and dad had a 2006 Hyundai Sonata v6 bought brand new with well over 200k on the odometer sold it in 2018 for less but very little problems with the car and the matter the fact he took care of the car.
Of course you’re gonna be biased. Everyone has biases. I hate ram trucks, and Stellantis products in general. Scotty is just like us, he likes cars. So being around them far longer than myself, he’s gonna have a very good idea on what works, and what doesn’t. Have you ever talked to a car guy? We all have our biases. Scottys just us that’s been a mechanic for a very long time that talks about cars. Not having biases whether they’re conscious or subconscious, not having biases would be like expecting a fish to not swim
Cheap and easy to repair wonderful cars considering the price I just bought a 04 only thing I could get in running condition for 2k$ without needing a engine transmission or everything else broken
2001 Sonata owner. 207,000. Trans problems bad alternator still driving it. Learning about sensors. Watching RUclips vids. This car is fast. Make sure you replace the throttle position sensor about every 80,000 miles.
I just bought a 2004 with the v6 170k can’t even hear the engine it had no oil when I bought it for 1000$ it accelerates great power steering is great im surprised to see this😂
I had an 04 sonata for almost 10 years, 120,000 miles. Changed hoses, belts , brakes , fluids and oil and it never let me down. Paint was immaculate and so was the inside. Drove it to California from Kansas 2 years ago. No issues. All depends on how they are taken care of
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I'm still ready and prepared to help take some of those tools your giving away off your hands. Your a great man Scotty!
Hey Scotty I bought a 2005 Honda pilot with 145,600 for 2,000 dollars was this a good deal.
Scotty ? How many miles did it have just curious?
Much respect to you Scotty, but I had a 2005 huundai Sonata for 12 years. I had no major problems out of him. I lost my guy to a major hail storm in Colorado.I was beyond pleased with his performance prior to his tragic demise
I also had for more and i had absolutely no problems
Bring your car to be serviced
Next day: I found the worst car ever made
HONESTY
hahaha
Lol
Yeh I know what you mean, but that does make him brutally honest lol my Mechanic down town tells you strait up if youve bought a lemon or not. its good in one way but bad in another you go home after youve been told the news and think ffs it cost me a lot to buy then you read the repair bill. LOL. one of my other cars was a lemon unfortunately warn out and we are still fixing it
Hey you want an honest mechanic even if the truth hurts 🤣
"Hey Scotty, fix my car so I can sell it easier."
Scotty: "Here's why you shouldn't buy my customer's car. "
my 2001 hyundai santa fe with 277k miles runs great, exterior and interior are in great shape because i actually take care of my car.....
Agree with you this car is not taken care of
Hyundai cars are poor mans Honda
@@maarioambel2005 good because i'm broke AF
@@maarioambel2005 your mom is a poor man's Honda
Hyundais and kias are well built....especially in the last 20 years
Some last longer than some Hondas
Especialky the shitty Honda automatics that fail
And the 5 speed manuals they built with poor 3rd gear syncros
Look at their car sales they keep increasing with time
fil1329 Loll
That $19K disposable car is almost 20 years old, I'd say someone got their money's worth out of it.
Paid 50k to keep it running
Not. The car is hideous and the ride quality matches the appearance. Worst 19k spent.
most of KIA Hyundai dealers make money form repair and financing . not selling cars.
And he said the odometer has not been working for years so the actual mileage is probably 160k to 180k at least and looks to not have had a lot of normal maintained and show me ANY car at that mileage that doesn't have problems.
you don't know much about cars
Not saying it's a quality car to begin with. But honestly, it looks like it was poorly maintained in general.
that thing was trashed lmao.
Excactly! that poor sonata was badly treated and overused without a single touch of maintenance. Scotty is exaggerating!!!!!, so I guess he became so WANTED by the Korean authorities. Lol.
I was looking at the steering wheel like whoever car that was just didn't care
@BBBBBBBBBBBefw no
And that makes a big difference and how you drive them too
At least this one is a rolling pile of junk. So it still beats out the Audi!
Lol. At least that one started up. For the Audi, so much for German engineering.
Ah yes.. das $16000 deutchen auto 😆
Seriously, that dude got screwed harder than a.. lets keep it family friendly here
"A rolling Hyundai gathers no moss, unlike a parked Audi"
Audi still one of the best
Scotty...I have a 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS with the 2.7 V-6 and have over 177k miles. I take care of it with regular oil changes every 7500 miles using only NAPA Conventional Oil and Oil Filter. I have had the power steering lines replaced and it still runs like a champ. A few rust spots on the rear quarter panels but the rest of the silver paint is still in great shape. Love it and hope to keep it for a long time.
Toyota just recalled all 1994 Toyota celica's due to the fact that owners haven't got something newer yet.
Hahahaha!! They'll have to get Scotty's back by armed force!
Yeah that's a thing in Japan
Good times
toyota's dilemma : toyota does not make money form thire most loyal customers.
I laughed so hard at this man !
This poor Sonata has *CLEARLY* been driven hard and I'm sure has had lots of "deferred" maintenance.
There's random loose electrical wires running through the driver's door from the engine compartment, an antenna(?) haphazardly taped/glued to the instrument cluster; a *VERY* dirty interior. I think the problem with this car is mostly the owner, or previous owners, or both.
I have one with 200k no problems and it’s really fast lol all original
Yup. I agree. Personally, I don't like Hyundai's, but with the age, mileage and neglect, I'd say this one held up better then you could expect.
Mines has 264,000 miles
Love scotty, but this is a unfair critique, this car probably has not had a single maintenance ever done on it for 300,000 miles
18 year old Hyundai - poorly maintained
18 year old Lexus - professionally maintained
To be fair, most people aren't mechanics. Scotty would be out of a job if they were.
Exactly & really is poorly maintaind. I have a T. Camry mdl. 1999, ie 3 yrs. older but everybody wants & insists me to sell it for.
Mad Hyundai fan
It's 18 years old. I think it held up pretty well for a daily commuter car.
Scotty, most of the issues you mention are poor owner maintenance. My wife has a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe with 184,000 miles. We have had to do more service work on it than our other cars but nothing really major. Still runs great and is reliable but we keep up on the maintenance. Paint still looks great considering she parks it outside a lot and washes it once a year if it's lucky -- and we live on a dirt road. But when she does wash it she protects the finish with a good wax. Not the best car but if the owner maintains it properly it will hold up.
🤡
they're junkers. Sure under the right conditions it can hold O-K, w plenty of maintenance, but they're just not worth it. I've seen a lot of hyundai's n kia's just start to fall apart and run funny within the first 5 years, easy. I personally think they're garbage.
Mines is a 2004 and has 267000 miles
@@hw5091 i havent changed the oil in 20k miles, the turbo has very little lag, yes i have the glx with the turbo, it literally just keeps going... yall need to stop abusing your cars if you cant get a few hundred K miles out of it
Owner: are you saying my sonata is a piece of s#!$@
Scotty: "There's no arguing that"
Owner: i knew it!!!
had a 1992 Chrysler Minivan, bought for $500 with 200,000 miles on it. Interior was like new, AC was so cold made condensation on outside of entire car.. Feed it a Fuel pump $100, and Used Trans $400. drove it for years and years. neighbor backed into it, the Insurance payout was more then I bought it for. It got got paid for driving it for about 5 years.
I’d say a lot of that is how well you take care of your car mine is a 2000 and it’s still in great shape
Exactly right. Whoever owns/owned that one was probably a slob who never took care of it and rarely, if ever, cleaned it.
I agree I had a Sonata just like that and it had 200,000 miles and still ran great honestly I think those little Hyundai's with the V6 are pretty great cars
Yeah I am kinda annoyed he is blaming the car. I wouldn't buy a Kia myself (never owned one) but this is clearly neglected, and/or been driven well and truely past a reasonable life expectency (milage wise).
Looks like a junkie owns it
@@blacktrekkie5840 I second that! I still own a 2003 and has 240000 miles and there's no sign of the engine and transmission going bad (yet) 🤞🏼
I have a 2019 Veloster with the Silver Coverage Plan which include electrical repairs. My car would not start after just parking it less than 5 minutes earlier. I had it towed to Happy Hyundai in Oak Lawn, IL and two days later I was informed by Hyundai that my car needed a lock cylinder and ignition switch but it wasn't covered by the warranty because it appeared to the mechanic that force was administered but in the same breath the mechanic told me to use a screw driver to start my vehicle. This Hyundai Dealership and manufacturer's warranty are unethical. I'm sure a recall will surface about this same issue but until then, customers will be held responsible.
If you didn't use a screwdriver or force on the lock cylinder then fight them. Contact Hyundai 1-800 number and discuss this with them.
I really do not like Hyundai as a company. They treat customers like dirt and do not like to acknowledge when they have made mistakes. The cars look great and are great when they work but as they age....forget it
How much did you pay for that jewel. Rofllmfao
I think the biggest problem with that car is the care that it’s received over the years.
It’s still a garbage car unfortunately Toyota’s are just built tough
actually he cheacked the oil at the end and it looks to be maintained very well. I think it’s just bad quality like basically every Korean car lacks
these Hyundais seem to be cars that many buy new and then younger ppl get em cheap used and they literally do NOTHING but put gas in them. i never owned a Hyena but i always felt the 2000s ones were trash. melted honda badge thats what i call em
@@quantumstudios7944 the way the oil looks does not tell you how its maintained. Most everyone knows to change the oil. But when it comes to washing the car, cleaning the interior, maintaining the exhaust and suspension people are clueless...
@@bkbaughn but an average person doesn’t go around cleaning there exsist or even cleaning there car. So yes oil really shows wether a car is taken car of or not. And cleaning you car does not guarantee that it won’t fade. If your car sits in the sun a lot it will fate after a while. Plus considering that this car is somehow still driving while you rarely see this car on the road tells you that these are pretty bad cars.
Under dealer Hyundai warranty...had to be replaced. They did not pay.... Still haven't gotten money for repair or car rental....PLEASE STAY away from hyundai cars.... They aren't customer reliable... Don't.
Give a Toyota to someone who doesn't give a crap about their car and it'll look just as bad as this Hyundai.
Sure, you can destroy even a well built car like a Toyota or Honda if you don't take care of it
not in million years
The paint wont go off like a that hyundai thou.
@@moimoialba9033 can’t blame the paint for coming off, the paint has had uv sunlight shine on it for nearly 20 years so.....
Bought a Toyota Avalon brand new in 2004 and I’m still driving it today. It has 208,000 miles on it and it still runs like the day that I bought it 😀
Great job.
Lucky you
I have a 2004 Lexus LS 430 that still looks and runs like new. The Toyota/ Lexus cars were at their peak of quality then.
Toyota is the best!!
I mean it is a Toyota.....
Come on Scotty, clearly somebody didn’t take care of it...if the brake and head lights out on a 20 yr old car you can’t blame it on the manufacturer, the leather seats REALLY??? your bias is showing
He clearly said battery is not working saying it came from Hyundai lol. Also looks like the car hadn’t been maintained in years . 120k+ Mabey 200k well no one knows how many owners it has been threw in 18-19 years . Then compares it too a luxury car his wife’s Lexus which he maintains religiously and has very low milage.
Exactly, I agree. It definitely seems like no one ever cared for it.
Exactly. There are several cars that he has bashed on for faults that were clearly due to neglect.
Wonder how many neglected Toyotas have conveniently not made it on to his channel
He said his wife purchased one and it fell all to pieces. So he's speaking from experience.
We actually bought a new Sonata in 2002, but the 4 cylinder model. My wife drove it for 10 years, and it was a good car, although only had around 70K miles on it when we sold it. It was still in great shape at that point, sold it quickly for a bit over $3K in 2012.
I would never buy one of those cars now, but since it's 18 years old, I'm sure the original owner got his money's worth.
Yes, he's done many miles, so no complaints. But as pointed out, if he'd spent a little more money, he'd still have a car.
@@RockyDave there's always going to be the tale of two cars both with really high mileage but different levels of maintenance
There's car A with 300,000 miles and it's nearly mint condition and runs like a top then there's car B also with 300,000 miles same model same year but it's riddled with problems related to suspension engine transmission interior body tires Wheels exhaust everything can barely get out of its own way barely starts bounces all over the place dirty Dusty covered in dents and rust and barely worth scrap
@@silasmcgee3647 Of course. But some cars will fall apart regardless of how well you look after them. My Chrysler Sebring diesel was given the best possible care and attention. I treated it like a baby! But even after spending a fortune on it, it never would have made 100,000 miles. In the end I had to cut my losses. Sold for parts at 10 years old. I am expecting my Honda Civic to do much better.
@@RockyDave oh you bet scotty has personally seen hondas with 300.000 and even 500.000 miles on them
Well, since the car is about 20 years old, I'd figure at this point it's unreliability problems have less to do with the manufacture and more to do with the previous owners
Excactly!
Scotty was high when he made this vid. In six years
My Hyundais had ZERO PROBLEMS. I maintain.consistently.
I worked on one years ago that was a 2007. Seamed like a nice car. Few years later I saw it again and man oh man! what a pile of junk!
For goodness sake people, listen to this man! I've had TWO of those Hyundais - identical to the ones in this video, and EVERYTHING Scotty says about them is 100% correct! They were fine for the first 100,000 miles, then gave me nothing but headache after expensive headache!! The BEST thing I can say about those cars is that I learned a LOT of mechanic skills by replacing so many parts on the car - speed sensors, wheel bearings, power steering return lines, AC compressor pulley bearings, starters, valve cover gaskets, etc, etc! I'm sorry, but I'll NEVER buy another Hyundai again.
Your Hyundai lasted 100,000 miles, and you learned how to repair it, because of it.
While it might not be the best made car, it still teaches you how to fix cars, that itself is helpful, especially when you drive older economy cars.
If you think that your car is well looked after, just because you drive a toyota or honda, and go to dealership garages, or any other garages, your in for nasty surprise, even dealership garages will sabotage things, so you have to go get servicing sooner, same applies to non dealership garages.
The best is to fix it yourself.
I worked in the auto industry, and I have seen many not so good things happen to peoples cars, from the inside.
The only person I trust to service my cars, is myself only.
The only time I go to the garage is when I need to do steering alignment done.
Tire replacement and balance, but I just make temporary use of my other set of tires, example : if the winter set is due for replacement, I use the summer set, if the summer set is due for replacement, I use the winter set.
@@Anonymous-ji4sb : A new Hyundai every 3 or 4 years, that will be ok.
@@Anonymous-ji4sb : I see.
@@Anonymous-ji4sb : Enjoy the new Nissan Altima.
The new Hyundai models are of good quality. Times change, bad brands get good and good brands get bad.
The Center for Auto Safety warned that 3 million Kia and Hyundai vehicles from 2010 to 2015 may be at risk of catching fire.
@@apersonal2980 Hello, I am living in Europe, and here the Hyundai/Kia cars are selling well and have in general no quality issues. They are getting more and more an established brand. Here they are sold with 5 year warranty.
@@Pesar25 hyundai KIA cars are complete junk.
still expensive piece of junk/
Chrysler and KIA /Hyundai use same engine.
Global Engine Alliance LLC, began as a joint venture of Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor Company for developing a line of shared engines.
enough said...
That's when a owner doesn't take care of a car. I know people who have 2000 toyotas and they look like garbage like the one you're showing right now. And I know people who have the same car you're showing right now, and it looks like new
I've seen bad interiors on Lexuses on Facebook Marketplace
At the end of the day a Toyota Celica is the way to go.
Or basically a Corolla. That's what his Celica basically is underneath.
Nah just get a Camry
The Celica without the Yamaha engine at least.
@@GodzillaI yOU ARE CORRECT SIR! The 94 - 99 is the BEST Celica. 2000 TO 2005 with the Yamaha engine is AWFUL.
@@FSM_Reviews True
I have a 2005 Sonata GL and at 170,000 miles , this car has run and drove just beautiful all its life. The motor has been absolutely beautiful and continues to run like a watch!!! Of course it does help to maintain proper!!!
Come on Scotty ! I've seen better condition Sonata's than that. It looks like a tweeker owns it. Look what they did to the dash.
Lmao
Lol
LMAO 🤣
I remember Conan O'Brien's joke in 2009 " a barge carrying thousands of Hyundai and Kia automobiles has sunk off the sea of Japan, the estimated damage is $3,000"
lmao
Lmao
Lmao
NOT A JOKE
And most of that was to cover the barge.
That thing is a Rolls Royce compared to the crap Daewoo sold here in the USA.
My friend bought one of those. It was really nice for about 6 months before it started falling apart. he couldn't find affordable parts to fix it after a minor accident. I think he might have kept it for 2 years max before junking it.
I had a Daewoo, I maintained it well, but I drove it hard, a lot.. never had an issue, sold it w 90k miles though
It seems the owners of this Sonata did not take good care of the car.
I loved my Sonata. Very user - friendly car, comfortable. I had the model with V6, sunroof. it lated 211,000 miles . would have been longer, but a crime ring stole it, and the poor thing was abandoned on some highway-- they wrecked it .
Hey Scotty, we've had good experiences with our 2001 & 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe, bought new. My wife owns the 2005 with 210,000 miles and it runs great. My 2001 has 180,000 miles and runs great. I do about 90% of the maintenance. The only thing that's was replaced on her car is the stero under warranty. Not so lucky , I have replaced a dozen or so components.
Yes I agree. Hyundai SUVs are great. Never driven one of their sedans
Had my 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe for 5 yrs, was used when I bought it. Still runs great. No rust or fading paint.
My dad was a mechanic for 55 years and he LOVES the Hyundai brand.
Ask him what he thinks of the Hyundai Sonata 2014
We have a 2019 Hyundai Kona with just under 20,000 miles on it. We purchased this vehicle for our daughter to go to work and school. The back seat has started to fail at the seams. Hyundai says it’s not defective and will not cover. I also have a Honda van that has 160,000 miles on it without a single seat issue. I will never purchase another Hyundai and will tell everyone I meet to avoid at all cost. Extremely pour customer service.
I got a 05 elantra over 100,000 miles and seats look new. Idk what happen to you
My Tucson 2017 had a problem with acceleration. The dealership technician inspected the car for and said there is no permanent solution for this problem. Surprisingly they charged $120 for doing nothing on a guaranteed car. And the customer service did not respond to my complaint.
So with a 5 year bumper to bumper warranty you had to pay them to look at it? Not right. Sad thing is there's more and more recalls on these new ones too. 3 months to finally get a part on a 2020 that Hyundai said dont park in your garage as it may start on fire. Oh boy.
@@LGMinnesota Lexus/Toyota has a recall for engine fires now. This is the third one in six years. Yet you and I will still say that Toyota is one of the most reliable vehicles on the market.
You’re absolutely full of it. That’s just one example. I bought a 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS from my grandfather, and it runs like a clock. Sure, it’s a used car and has some normal wear and tear. It’s got 160,000 miles, but nowhere NEAR the amount of problems this car has. I should bring mine down to Houston to change your mind.
We used to call that "armstrong" power steering.
Especially on big trucks
That's what it was like with my grandma's 2000 Chevy Metro she used Armstrong to steer it
@@silasmcgee3647 Grandma was pretty tough huh
@@deborahchesser7375 she’s 73 and she has a bowflex keeps her self in good shape I can’t imagine it was that tough the metros weren’t exactly… Particularly heavy cars quite small
Hyundai in 2002 had a 2.0 Liter for Elantra, Tiburon and Sonata, and a 2.7 Liter for Tiburon, Sonata, Santa Fe...
Both of those engines are as solid and reliable and perform on par with Honda B series engines. (Late 90's)... so yea a little behind on time and tech but bullet proof.
Hyundai in those years had poor quality paint so they rusted easy. Specially for us living in Montreal Quebec with salted winter roads.
But all in all, those cars were ultra reliable... even with minor maintenance.
Total garbage. Had on 05 ,what a POS.. at 100k miles became a money pit.. When I see a person that has one or is selling on on-line sometimes I will tell them to dump it fast.
Yea early korean cars weren't the best. Newer ones seem to be alot better tho.
Mine has 130k no problems! Maybe you don't take good care of the car? Lol
@@lamoona4269 note you said newer...give it a little time then junk
@@getthecansin sorry that your mad about the million mile elantras out there 🤔
@@robmalcolm8042 man that's funny, ever think of Comedy as a career
My daughter had a '03 Sonata V6, and it was in a lot better shape when we sold it. I hated the fact that to change the spark plugs, I had to remove the Plenum to get to the back 3 plugs. It had many more miles than this car, but the seats were in good condition, and the paint was better. The only reason I sold it was that it was from this strange place named Buffalo, New York, and the frame had a rust hole in it. I could have installed a clean California frame in it from a junkyard, but I'm getting too old for crap like that. I paid $2200 for it, and we drove it for at least 5 years. I had a metal plate welded on the frame, and sold it to a teenager who needed a car to get to work for $1500, even though I could have gotten a little more for it. The A/C, power steering, and all worked. No check engine light either. The car Scotty checked either had a hard life, or was built on a Monday or Friday.
Scotty clearing his garage: "How did this piece of crap Hyundai get in here? This garage is a money trash pit."
this garage HAS been a money MAKER
Hey Scotty... Too bad for that Hyundai. I had a 2005 Hyundai Sonata V6. I change the timing belt at 130 K.... I maintain it really good. Just small basic jobs. and at 220k the timing belt broke And it messed up the engine valves. I was waiting for 230 to change it. Who knows if I would've change the timing belt Sooner it would have been still running. Thanks for all your knowledge and a happy Thanks for all your knowledge and have a happy new year... George
orlando fl....
This car isn't even worth paying a mechanic to check it out. People are bringing these junkers to Scotty on purpose to watch him roast them.
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scotty say the owner wants to sell it
if you want to sell a car, u have to make sure the car can pass the test for it to be sold
They just don't want to get taken advantage of when they get charged for towing it to the junk yard./s
The Problem is not with the sonata, The problem is that you brought salvage, rebuild broken car with horrible conditions which doesn't represent the car at all
I had a 2001 Sonata that literally fell apart at around 150k miles. My next car was a 2003 Corolla, which is still running perfectly at 200k miles
Any Honda or Toyota could be a pile of junk if you don’t take care of it.
Obviously this hasn't been taken care of at all and your Toyota has. Comparing them, really?
Korean cars are junk period
@@Nationof300 i Can only tell you That as far as om Aware. A car That has been talen Care of Will last longer, in this case this car hasnt been talen Care of.
The result of That is this.
I bought my 2003 for 400$ and had it since freshman year and now out of highschool and it runs great no problems
I’ll have you know good sir that I purchased a 2020 Hyundai Sonata a few weeks ago and I’ve had 600 trouble free miles!
I agree with Scotty. I am the owner of this Sonata and it has been a total nightmare. Bought it in 2016 and immediately the Starter Motor broke and the Power Steering System completely Exploded in several locations, then the idle control valve sensor & the Radiator broke. My 1996 Toyota 4Runner (250k miles) I had before this Sonata, Never had any of these problems (I went sideways into a Tree at high speed - my seatbelt saved my life - right side completely Caved in, & it still drove straight, but looked really scarry)
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I just got a LEXUS is250 !!!
2008, v6. Automatic, Private Seller got it in 2010. Has All the Service Records.
OMG - I Love this Lexus !!!
Feels so good to have a reliable car again 🙂
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than a half million vehicles in the U.S. due to new problems that can cause engine fires.
Toyota has recalled 3.34million recalls in 2020 for fuel pump issues Kia is having recalls for all the vehicles in the past like from 2007 to fix all the fuel pump and a whole bunch of other issues they had when they made trashy cars for absolute cheap the engine fire recalls are 2014 and 2015 vehicles and kia started to become better from 2017 I would only buy 2018 or newer because they become pritty good in the reliability department now we will have to see how long they will last through time not too sure but they definitely got better in the reliability department
i drive a 2005 sonata with 160k miles and it still runs like a clock. just shows that if you take care of it, it'll run almost forever.
My Mother had a 2011 Hyundai ix35 ( called the Tucson in the US) and it became an endless money pit! She recently got rid of it and bought a 2020 Toyota C-HR hybrid
I convinced her to buy a Toyota because of Scotty! 👌🏽
Even Scotty says "don't buy a Hybrid"
A hybrid 🤦🏻♂️
@@onenikkione *Don’t buy a Used, high mileage hybrid he says. New Toyota hybrids will still last 200,000+ miles before they have any problems, the Hyundai only had 45,000 miles and it was falling apart 😳
Just bought a 2002 sonata 2.7 v6 with 120k km for 1.900 and i got to say it looks way better than the one in the video.. must have been the treatment it got. Greeting from germany, great video!
My 1998 Toyota camry with 110k miles more than this clunker runs like a charm. I spent 1000 and put about 1000 into it and has been extremely reliable for over 5000 miles, and took me 200 miles from my house to san diego and back zero issues. If reliability and luxury is what you want but have a low budget, go for an older camry! They are very comfortable and roomy.
Yeah Camry, Avalon, Sienna, Tundra, 4Runner.. all amazing '97 - 2014ish😍
(I would not buy anything newer for now✔️)
Why is this man so restless, this behavior is very special. T. Finnish man
I owned a 2005 Hyundai Elantra 5-speed salvage that had been in two accidents. It was a great car that never broke down on me. A couple years later, I bought a Hyundai Accent off of Craigslist for a thousand bucks. It was a great car that got me from San Francisco all the way down to Riverside County here in California, and also, never broke down on me. Meanwhile, I had a Honda Civic that's engine blew on me and left me on the side of a highway, and when I got a Toyota Corolla, the automatic transmission went out within a month of ownership. I've learned to take people's opinions with a grain of salt...
I worked as a car mechanic about 40 years ago. You have taught me a lot about new automotive technology. Thanks.
My 2001 accent has 154000 miles and runs like a top. Love my little car. Buddy of mine has a couple elantras of the same year. They run pretty good too. Easy enough to work on. Never messed with a sonata but from what we have seen the elantra and accents have been really reliable
Any brand, if you don’t provide recommended maintenance, becomes a junk. Even TOYOTAS. I have a 2006 GMC Canyon with 376k miles and still running good.
Scottys a bit of a quack. Hes a smart man, but his toyota/honda bias is ridiculous...
These aren't known to be the best cars, but I think lack of maintenance did this car in more than anything else!
I have a 11 year old Sonata and I have no issues with it. It has almost 150,000 miles on it. Hyundai makes way better cars now but also I took care of mine
@@jdlmon3 I have elantra ! 130000 miles never had any problems! Paint looks like like new . it's a 2011 ! If you take care of the car it Most likely take care of you! The car scottys is looking at looks like it's been in a war zone! Can't blame the car for not being taking care of!
Hyundai cars are junk.
All cars are junk if they aren't maintained properly, even Toyotas!
hyunDIE.
My 130k Accent with the 1.6 4 cyl auto. Hasnt ever had issues yet one of the most reliable vehicles Ive owned, everythings original and well maintained, cheap to get parts and great on gas mileage
Hyundai/Kia/Nissan. All vehicles which in 3 years require replacement.
Nissans are a thousand times better than Kia and Hyundai you are too ignorant to think that, you must be a Toyota lover! 😂
Cause Nissan CVT’s are known for longevity and durability.
@@rogergoetz5704 Oh yeah I agree Nissan Cvts are really reliable my mom has a 2016 Sentra it will get up and go, my 2015 Civic has a Cvt as well, it’s super fast and once again most Honda’s are extremely reliable. 😁
How old are you ? 16? Both of those cars? Super fast? Oye vey.
@@rogergoetz5704 Try 25 your way off sir! 😂 Yes very fast for being not sport cars I agree. 😅
I agree with Scotty.
I got a 2008 Lexus IS250,
Automatic transmission,
in June 2021.
Driven by a Female Nurse (2nd owner) from 2010-2021 with All the Service Records.
4 Brand New Michelen Tires, 18"Rims, Sapphire Metalic Dark Blue with Tan Leather interior.
213,000 Highway miles (starting in 2015, she averaged only 13,000 miles/year)
She had it Re-painted 1 year ago. Paint looks Excellent.
No Accidents.
I paid $200 to have a Mobile Mechanic verify everything.
So Far, it has been a Dream Car.
I only needed to replace the 5 year old Battery and now my TPMS is working perfectly. Very happy.
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I donated the above 2002 Sonata Hunk of Junk
(but it has 4 NEW Tires & Brand New Battery-3yr-full-replacement) to a friend who has a 2004 Sonata with similar problems.
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I LOVE my Lexus IS250 !!!
Thank you for telling me to buy this Lexus !!!
A former employee at Kia’s corporate headquarters says he warned the automaker as far back as 2017 that faulty engine recall work was to blame for car fires.
“I’m coming forward because people’s lives are at risk,” Jason Vaughn told I-Team Investigator Jackie Callaway in an exclusive sit-down interview.
Vaughn worked for the warranty department at the headquarters for Kia Motors America in Irvine, California before he left the company last month - claiming he was pushed out of his job for raising concerns about the car fires.
Vaughn told the I-Team he was performing Kia dealer audits in 2017 when he discovered dealerships performing engine recalls improperly - leading to highly flammable fuel pump leaks.
Vaughn said he alerted his boss during a warranty operations meeting circa November 2017 but didn’t get the reaction he expected.
“The warranty operations manager was not receptive at all,” said Vaughn. “She didn’t think that it was something that we should look at.”
Paint faded, headlight or tail light bulbs out and ripped leather- In an 18 yr old car. Dude those are mostly on the the owners not taking care of it. I’ve seen 10 yrs old Toyotas and Hondas with worse problems than that. Scotty just doesn’t like Korean, German or Italian cars and classifying each as junk when original owners of some of those got their money’s worth.
My Hyundai Sonata 2004 gls is still in good condition. The paint surface is good.
This car has not been serviced at all. Why bring up the worst example of all?
Mine had 180K when I traded it in; most expensive expenses were two timing belt jobs. That car had obviously been abused.
I have a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. I went with the Tucson because I wanted AWD. It has been one of the biggest mistakes. The first was getting a Hyundai. They don’t care about their consumers. My car has been blowing headlights- having electrical issues (my auto windows go back down when you roll them up, my rear windshield wipers go off whenever they want, my break light seems to go on and off at random. I have reached out because as a company they should only want the best products out there. I was told that “because my car is over 3 years old. There is nothing they can do for me. To bring it to a dealer and “see what I can get” for it. I owe more than it’s worth because one thing they don’t tell you when you buy a Hyundai is they depreciate way faster than you can make payments to survive. DO NOT BUY A HYUNDAI.
Sad u have to learn it the hard way. In my country, this and Kia are crap.
Newer Hyundai Sonatas are nice,especially for the price. 200,000 miles and still running seems alright to me.
I agree about Hyudai's but to be fair, looks like the owner didn't take care of it at all.
I have a 94 lantra 80.000 city miles,the power steering broke inside the warranty ,the ac broke 5 years ago ,the paint has faded and some plastic part in the sun viser broke ,and the engine mount this year ,but other than that it runs pretty well for a quarter of a century old car.
I ve gone two times with no service for 6 years , but in the meantime passing inspections every 2 years.
It was 14.000 € new ,1000 € cheaper than a corolla back then but with a lot more extras , its engine was made by mitsubishi and in my opinion it is a good car, still hasn't reached 100.000 miles when scottie says they start to break so we 'll see
Believe me if owners treat toyota like this car will be the same.
I’ve seen later model Toyota corollas with rusty roofs so he can’t really get on them for the paint because Toyota has cars with bad paint too. The seats in his wife’s car only have 60-70,000 miles on them and that car was driven by people who took care of it. This Hyundai obviously wasn’t babied. That being said this car is a pile of junk.
@@PumaPete yes
I have a 2002 Sonata and it has been a great car. I would not condemn every 2002 Sonata. I maintain mine and it does not look or perform like that one. It does just fine. I love my car.
B-but JD Powers says...
Highest initial sucker rating.
So many people swear by JD Power over anything. It's like the Blue Book. "Oh my car is worth..." No it ain't.
This vehicle was simply not taken care off and certainly wasn't maintained properly. Its lineup of owners are to blame for the way this car looks or runs. Considering the neglect, the fact that it is running at all, may actually be shedding a light on the robustness of its mechanics
Scotty: the Hyundai Sonata is the worst!
1970s Ford Pinto: Looks away, then back.
Hey.... I love my pinto. Lol
that would be 2014 Kia Soul.
it caught fire in parking lot.
My weekend weapon 2000 Hyundai Tiburon is sitting on 98K and still runs like new, disregarding the modifications 😅
18 years on the road, I think owner had his money back.
Yeah you could do worst than a hyundai, sure it's not as reliable as a Toyota, but I would say still a new hyundai is more reliable than a lot of american and italian stuff.
Our 04 Forester runs flawlessly
I have a 1998 sonata v6 and works perfectly
This car is a winner, has over 200,000 miles and still runs. I like Hyundai.
I've had one for 9yrs, did the scheduled maintenance when I bout it at 110k. Now has 214k. Only replaced the battery and a radiator. Most reliable vehicle I've ever owned 😀
Even today they still seem to be having paint quality control issues. They did a massive buy back of new red G70s because owners were complaining of paint chipping after a few months. If you see anyone selling a red G70, it was bought back by Genesis and repainted again at the factory.
When auto companies were forced to change paints due to federal laws they have never been the same.
I have a 2003 Hyundai Sonata and it runs smooth. It’s all about maintaining your car or any car for that matter. I have no issues with my God thankfully.
Korean-owned carmakers can be a toss-up depending on the year, and more importantly, where they were made. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, in what I'm guessing was an effort to keep costs low, they had production in places like India, Russia and China, often only final assembly work being done in South Korea itself. The result was a very cheap car with a lot of features but... as time shows, they didn't hold up well. This was a Forth-gen Sonata. By the Fifth Gen, Hyundai was staring to realize production quality had to be better, and they began making them in North America and Thailand too. That tendency to criticize and improve their construction and where they're made has continued up to the current Eighth generation. Only thing is... there is little cost difference now between them and a Toyota Camey - less than $1000 USD currently - so in Scotty's own words "Just get the Camry."
I don't say that to knock Korean vehicles - _both_ of my current vehicles are Korean, it's just good to understand the nature of the situation. In my case, I bought mine for very unique reasons, and with one it was used for a super-cheap price with no issues, so I wasn't losing out, nor am I under the unrealistic expectations that I will get Toyota-like mileage out of them. I've found the highest quality builds are from 2010 up, particularly if they were made in South Korea itself. But it always, *always* pays to do as Scotty suggests over and over: do your research and have a mechanic check it out _before_ you buy.
tengo un hyundai terracan v6 del 2005 y es muy bueno, lo mismo digo de los sorento y accent del 2001 en adelante, no son auntos malos, hay que cuidarlos bien
@@bugayev Yes - there were some good ones prior, and it has to do with here things were made again. My father had a 2003 Hyundai Elantra - he put 101,000 miles on it and sold it to a co-worker, who still drives it today. It now has 283,000 miles on it. The Beta II engine paired with a manual transmission was pretty solid in that case.
The buick encore from Korea is very well made.
@@Dakiraun the automatics arent bad either for that year the sensors on them may wear out time to time making a non competent mechanic think it's the transmission when it isn't. And yes the beta 2 is a work of art any "knowledgeable" mechanic will tell you of it's high mileage capability. I have a 2005 hyundai elantra myself currently looks brand new inside still after a year the first owner took really good care of it for being dam near 100,000 miles now
But you can get Toyota like mileage out of them. It's possible and has been done. You can see RUclips videos and Kia/Hyundai forums to see for yourself.
18 year old car with over 120000 miles and clearly been neglected for maintenance.
A catalytic converter that is most probably clogging the exhaust... and it still runs... doesn't seem to be all that bad for a much cheaper 2002 luxury car.
The Hyundai 2.7 and 2.0 liters from the time were solid unkillable engines.
Not denying there aren't lots of cheap things all around but reliability wise... the poor thing looks like it did it's job admirably.
Give it a new battery, remove the cat, change some sensors and it may have a few more years.
You’re a very biased mechanic Scotty, well it just depends on who took care of vehicle prior who owns the vehicle which same goes with Toyota’s and Honda’s. My mom and dad had a 2006 Hyundai Sonata v6 bought brand new with well over 200k on the odometer sold it in 2018 for less but very little problems with the car and the matter the fact he took care of the car.
Of course you’re gonna be biased. Everyone has biases. I hate ram trucks, and Stellantis products in general. Scotty is just like us, he likes cars. So being around them far longer than myself, he’s gonna have a very good idea on what works, and what doesn’t. Have you ever talked to a car guy? We all have our biases. Scottys just us that’s been a mechanic for a very long time that talks about cars. Not having biases whether they’re conscious or subconscious, not having biases would be like expecting a fish to not swim
@@alekbeaver4088 then dont put it on yt to make everyone call you stupid
Even i have 2002 Sonata. Still Like Brand New. Its all about Maintaining.
Cheap and easy to repair wonderful cars considering the price I just bought a 04 only thing I could get in running condition for 2k$ without needing a engine transmission or everything else broken
2001 Sonata owner. 207,000. Trans problems bad alternator still driving it. Learning about sensors. Watching RUclips vids. This car is fast. Make sure you replace the throttle position sensor about every 80,000 miles.
That steering wheel looks like a science experiment.
Really gross! Totally trashed out!
korean cars makers use extremely cheap plastics from china.
I just bought a 2004 with the v6 170k can’t even hear the engine it had no oil when I bought it for 1000$ it accelerates great power steering is great im surprised to see this😂
0 - 60 mph
in 300 seconds.
I had an 04 sonata for almost 10 years, 120,000 miles. Changed hoses, belts , brakes , fluids and oil and it never let me down. Paint was immaculate and so was the inside. Drove it to California from Kansas 2 years ago. No issues. All depends on how they are taken care of
Anyone can do the SAME VIDEO with a JUNKYARD TOYOTA 🤣🤣🤣
U r right
Correct, I have a 21 year old Toyota that's in excellent shape, but I pass ones that are in terrible shape all the time.
Exactly. Some serious bias in this video
I got one it has 218k no check engine light runs amazing