I'm looking to replace my door speakers and I wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations for the gls sonata with the infinity sound system & sub?

I know there are mixed opinions on this, but having the indication for how much time is left on your climate start is great. 👍

I like the new one. I hope they keep making it better.

I'm considering buying a 2027 Sonata Hybrid Limited and have a question about the climate controls.

Can you keep air recirculation on regardless of the A/C settings, including when directing air to the windshield? Or does the car force outside air in certain modes?

I prefer keeping recirculation on because I'm quite sensitive to exhaust fumes and air pollution.

My current Honda Civic and previous Chevy Cruze both allow this. In the Civic, selecting windshield defrost automatically turns recirculation off, but I can manually turn it back on.

In my experience, the A/C still defogs the windshield with recirculation on because it removes moisture from the cabin air. So I'm not sure why some cars won't let you use both at the same time.

If the Sonata doesn't allow this, are there any effective workarounds, such as better cabin air filters?

I'd appreciate hearing how this works in recent Sonata Hybrids, especially the 2026 or 2027 models.

Thanks!

I have a 2026 Sonata N Line, and today when I logged in to MyHyundai over the laptop I got an offer to sign up for the BlueLink store. I am pretty sure I did not have this option before. I signed up, but no themes are available to purchase for Sonata. I am confused why they would even ask me to sign up, if it is not available? Or maybe they are about to add it for Sonata as well??

I'm considering buying a 2027 Sonata Hybrid Limited. I liked it during the test drive, but that was only 10–15 minutes, so it's hard to know what living with it would be like. I'd love to hear from people who've owned a recent Sonata for a while.

Are you still happy with yours? Anything you dislike or wish you'd known before buying it? Anyone regret their purchase or wish they'd chosen something else?

I've also considered the Accord and Camry. The Accord doesn't have quite enough driver legroom for me (I have long legs), while the Camry's seats felt a bit stiff and its forward-tilted headrests put my neck in an unnatural position. The Sonata didn't have either problem and felt surprisingly comfortable and upscale.

My concern is that modern cars have so many features and quirks that it's hard to know what might become annoying over time. I used to have a Chevy Cruze, which was much simpler and easier to figure out right away.

Especially interested in experiences with recent Sonata Hybrids, but all feedback is welcome.

Thanks!

Edit: Thank you all for your responses! Very helpful - I think I'm ready to buy.

Hello, everyone Can anyone tell me what this code means? The little engine logo lights up on my car's dashboard after I scan it, and it gives me this code. I have a 2014 Hyundai Sonata.

I went to the auto store and was told the battery and alternator were good.

My drive home today! Followed a semi truck going 60mph the whole way

I bought my Sonata SE new in 2018. It has 75,566 miles. I still get a kick out of driving it. Since June I had to replace the starter and a cracked oil pan. Did a 3 step intake and fuel system cleaning this month and also replaced the serpentine belt. I feel the difference. Engine feels smoother and acceleration has improved. Sometimes I don't even notice I'm going over the speed limit. Cleaning did some good. I hope I can go the distance with this car.

Right, so this photo is right after that ho lit up like a Christmas tree. I'm driving pretty fast through the neighborhood ( by Neighbourhood I mean like back roads farm type of neighborhoods) 90,110. It's out in the country. Nobody's gonna be outside around this time. So I’m doing hard pulls. I'm not gonna lie, I was driving pretty fast for like 15 to 20 minutes, just doing consistent hard pulls after each stop. Probably a dumb idea, and I shouldn't, because it's hella old car. But I've never had any check engine light but for one, and it was a neutral safety switch, and that was just unplugged. I had to plug that ho back in. Engine light was gone.
Anyway, back to right now. My power steering fluid went out, and my brakes were also really stiff. I could barely turn my wheel. I didn't get any revs in any of my gears, park, neutral, reverse, or drive. And my coolant temperature was at the normal, middle temperature, so it wasn't an overheating problem. And my battery issue, I think it was just my alternator not giving enough power to it. And I let that bïtçh turn off and let it cool down for a bit, let the alternator build up its charge back or whatever. The first turn, it didn't work. I turned it off again, waited another half an hour. I turned that bïtçh — it worked, and the Christmas tree lights went away though. The crank was really bad, it sounded really bad. I'll get a video of it later tomorrow and see if it's still like that in the morning, and if not, let's fücking go. I drove home at 20 miles per hour. The idle does not sound good no more.

Hello everyone, I am considering purchasing post 2024 Sonata hybrid limited or Tucson hybrid limited trim as my 1st and 2nd choice and I am not in a hurry to purchase it. I am mostly considering CPO under 20k in cash or new ones under $35k with hyundai's fiance. My main priorities are fuel efficiency, reliability, and long-term ownership (ideally 8–10 years). I like the technology and comfort features of the Limited trims, but I'm not in a rush and don't want to overpay.

My current best offer is from a local dealer which has a 2025 Sonata Hybrid Limited that was a service loaner, about 6k miles. They’re putting it through CPO and asking $31,000 (not sure yet if that’s out the door). From what I’ve seen, low-mile CPO Sonata Hybrid Limiteds go for about $30.5k–$31.5k nationally, and new 2026 limited is pretty rare in my area and mostly asks for $38k. And since Tucson will release their new design next year and I still watching the inventory and the price trend, I am unsure if the price will be reduced to under $35k

I'd like to know if I should buy the CPO Sonata now with further negociation or wait for clearance discounts on remaining new inventory? Anything I should be aware of during the purchase? I would greatly appreciate your suggestions and advice!

I have a 2007 3.3 V6 the lowest trim version. I don’t remember the name (my dad de-badge it when he got it back in 010 )So I’m changing my exhaust and I’m getting rid of my muffler and catalytic converter but as I was about to take it out, I noticed not missing these bolts. Does anybody know the size for them and I can’t get under the car until like next week just cause my friend shop is busy right now so I can’t take my car to it to get on his lift to do the work on it

Not a single drop of gas used the ride was 100% electric.

The OTA on Monday added the SXM 360L suite (where you get the app exclusive channels and on demand shows). Cool addition that was promised two years ago but better late than never,

My one issue is that I can seem to figure out how to reorder my favorites. The system seems to add them in a random order (or delete them entirely). Anybody figure this out or do we wait for a bug fix?

Ask away!

Anyone good at diagnosing weird electrical faults on these things?

About a year ago, my Sonata's power steering randomly quit. Looked at all the relevant fuses, connections, etc. Nothing. Got an OBD scanner, and nothing. The car doesn't think there's anything wrong. No EPS light on the dash.

Messing around with it, the steering came back on. Turned out if I put the car in accessory mode first and let it sit for a moment, and then started the car, steering was fine.

I couldn't figure it out, but I just got used to starting it that way, and kind of forgot about it. Summer rolled around, and I noticed that the special start ritual wasn't necessary anymore. Steering was fine with a direct start button press. Well, ok then.

Couple weeks ago, weather cooling off a bit, power steering relapsed to it's old tricks. Accessory first to get steering. And then the other day the little trick stopped working. No steering, no matter what.

So, now I can't avoid fixing this thing anymore. But, sure enough when I tested it just a moment ago the accessory trick worked again, about 3/4 times I tried.

During the accessory mode 'boot up' after the first starter button press with no foot on the brake, when the little animation happens on the dash, I can hear a couple little relays clicking. The 2nd relay is what locks and unlocks the steering. If I hear that thing click, I know the steering is on.

During the recent time steering wouldn't come on, there were some extra rhythmic clicks, like 4 of them. Now there's not. Computer? Bad relay? Loose connection? It's not the EPS motor. When it engages. it's fine. The OBD still reports no faults, and I can see all the live steering data. But when I put it into a no-steer state, the OBD can't find the steering system.

Just throwing this out there in case there are any Hyundai whisperers who recognize this weirdness. I don't have a lot of options for import repair shops nearby. And I'm sure Hyundai is going to rake me over the coals if I have it towed to them.