Three problems related to other fuel system tank assembly have been reported for the 2003 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2003 Sonata.
Took car to dealer for oil change, front brakes and check engine light. . . Was told tech wouldn't touch evap canister or purge valve because fuel lines were too corroded in the vicinity of the needed repair that they may fracture. . . This car is only 12 years old. . . Coincidently my mother-in-law had a 2004 Hyundai xg350l in which the fuel tank and fuel lines were corroded to the point that they were leaking and she had to replace the vehicle d/t the cost of repairs. . . I too am now faced with replacing my vehicle d/t high repair costs. . . I have driven many automobiles, of note a 1967 vw beetle (during the years 1997 thru 2002) in chicago with the snow and salt and never had issues with corrosion of any lines and I did all the work on that car! it was clean. . . What materials is Hyundai using for it's fuel lines and fuel tanks that they are corroding/rusting out. . . My car, the 2003 Hyundai Sonata was 100% garage kept!.
I was having great difficulty getting fuel into the vehicle. I took it to the Hyundai dealership in annapolis, MD. They replaced the valve-canister cl, canister assy. , and valve-purge contr. When I picked up the vehicle, the issue had not been resolved. I took it back and I'm not sure what other parts they may have replaced because I never again received any paper work. When I picked it up again, I was able to put gas in it, but it was leaking fuel all over the road afterwards. They had punctured a hole in my gas tank while working on it. It took approximately a month & four trips to the dealership to get this all resolved. And then on Aug. 4, 2014 I filled my gas tank up & fuel started leaking in the driveway again. Whatever they patched the hole in the gas tank with instead of replacing it, had blown. I contacted the dealership on Aug. 5, 2014. When the new serv. Mngr. Finally agreed to look at the vehicle on Aug. 12, 2014, he told me that it was in fact their fault & that he would order a new gas tank & it would arrive in 3-5 business. He also told me that they needed to replace all of the parts that I had already paid for back in Feb. I told him they already replaced them & he simply said ok & scratched them off the estimate of which he will not provide me a copy of. I have contacted them numerous times, but they still have not replaced the gas tank. I emailed the serv. Mngr. & copied the ceo yesterday hoping this might incite a response. The assist. Serv. Mngr. Emailed me this morning & asked me if I could drop it off next wed. I told him I had 2 appt. 's that day & could only do so if they could provide me with a vehicle. I have not heard back. I believe the issue of not being able to get fuel into the vehicle should be a recall as well from all of the people that I have seen on the internet searching for resolutions to the same problem with their Hyundai's.
One day, while fueling my 2003 Hyundai Sonata, the pump clicked off after 1 gallon. From then on, it wouldn't let me fill more than 1 or 2 gallons without clicking off. Since that day, this problem occurs every time I refill and every time my tank is near empty or half empty, so I know that's not the issue.
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