Recent content by gonzo

That’s almost half of the MSRP!?!? Crazy thing is knowing the area someone might actually pay that... Glad I only stayed in the Bay Area for 2 years, those prices are insane. Might as well get a Tesla or a luxury car at that point

Good call insightman. Doesn’t help much without all the info. Dealership was Ron Tonkin Toyota, salesman Wade. as another note, they were only selling to customers with a Portland address because of the high demand

Portland, OR

Managed to find an XSE with the premium audio package and got it for 48.5k. MSRP was 46k but the dealership required that you get the clear guarding and scotch guard service which bumped it the 2.5k. Not the worst considering I at least got something for being asked to pay above MSRP which was...

Couldn't agree more. If your product fails to work reliably when still under that warranty period, the company should be going above and beyond with customer service to try and salvage their reputation with the customer. Having the customer keep a vehicle they know is unsafe, unreliable, and...

Besides the fact the my car has been in the shop 50+ days now, the most frustrating part has been the lack of communication from Hyundai. They run a software update that it supposed to help improve safety but creates a car that wont drive. They don't provide the dealerships with enough...

Update: I was able to get Hyundai customer service to offer a buyback since the car was in the shop for 30 days and is considered a lemon under Oregon state law. The buyback offer was more than I expected and they also offered me $3k to keep the car when the new battery replacement was complete...

Thanks for the info apu. I didn't really think about the technology updates not being backwards compatible but that makes sense. Hyundai customer service finally got back to me this week and offered to buy the car back. Still waiting for a formal offer is before accepting.

I bought it when they were still offering the lifetime battery warranty so hoping that it still applies to the vehicle overall. Should have a response from Hyundai customer service this week so hopefully they have some answers.

Sorry to hear. One thing to watch out for with the dealership service team from my experience is to make sure they take the time to get more details on the exact alarm the car is throwing since it likely is a new alarm that isn't in their service manual yet. The first dealership I brought mine...

And it looks like I'm the winner of a brand new main battery! Now just another month or two until that arrives and the debate of it's worth the wait or worth the hassle of trying to get the lemon law buyback when the car hits 30 days in the shop on Jan 1.... And also curious, does the lifetime...

Bummer that the 196 update got you too apu. Not fun dealing with a dead car. Thanks for the info Anaglypta - I'll have to check if that's the alarm code my car is getting if I ever happen to see it again. Two weeks at the dealership and they are still waiting to hear back from Hyundai...

Had it towed to a different dealership this time and they are holding it until they get more information on the error codes from the Hyundai engineering team. Sounded like they were able to re-flash the software to make the car driveable again but it didn't clear the alarms from the internal...

Recently got my recall service for my Kona Limited 2019 performed on 11/27. Everything seemed ok but after plugging it in overnight to recharge on 11/28, I come out in the morning of 11/29 to find charging had stopped at 95% and and when I tried to start the car I got the "!EV" alarm saying...