10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$1,950
Average Mileage:
61,500 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. drop tranny, replaced slave cylinder, and clutch/press plate (1 reports)
2008 Hyundai Sonata clutch problems

clutch problem

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2008 Hyundai Sonata Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 102011

Sonata SE 2.4L

  • Manual transmission
  • 61,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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clutch started grabbing and failed

So at 61.5 K, while at a stoplight, the clutch suddenly began grabbing and the car lurching against the brake. The clutch hydraulics has failed. I was able to nurse the car into a Hyundai dealer 2 days (5 miles) later.

Dealer advises car is 1.5K out of "America's Best Warranty", and the $135.00 slave cylinder requires the tranny to be dropped. Further they say that the leaking hydraulic fluid "soaked" the clutch disk/pressure plate ($750.00) and will need replacement too. Also, the flywheel ($1350.00) may need replacement as well. Returning to the dealer once the tranny is dropped, and taking pictures, I authorized the slave cylinder and clutch disc/pressure plate to be replaced, but I would "live with" the existing flywheel. Cost was 3 days, and $1950.00, which I advised the dealer I would "fight" with HYUNDAI Customer Support to recover.

Hyundai Customer Support advised that SOMETIMES, as goodwill, the will extend the warranty up to 10%. This encouragement was shortlived however, as after reviewing my claim, they denied ANY responsibility in the matter, primarily because I had not had the vehicle serviced at any HYUNDAI dealership in the last 1-1/2 years that I owned the car. I told them the car did not NEED any scheduled service (except oil changes done elsewhere) but that information was ignored.

- bflo142, Buffalo, NY, US

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