Radio/tape Cd Player problems of the 2008 Hyundai Sonata

While driving at approx. 50/55 mph, all of a sudden the sun visor on the drivers side fell loosely right in front of my vision. As I was in heavy traffic, I grabbed it and held it up while driving with one hand until I could get off at the next off ramp. Luckily, I had some duct tape in the trunk and was able to tape it up. If a woman had this happen while a child was in the car, the outcome could have been really bad!.

Approximately 3 months ago I tried starting my car (with no previous warnings that this would happen) and it would not start, the engine would not turn over, there was no sound (although I did have power through the battery as I had lights, the lights worked, radio etc) -- I called my father and he suggested that I put the car in neutral and try starting it which it started right away at that time. Now three months later I had the same problem, turned the key and nothing -- no sound (except radio, lights etc -- new battery not that) -- I tried repeating putting it in neutral and didn't work -- I tried moving back and forth from park to neutral and tried starting the car each time to no avail. I stopped for a short time and called my father again for any additional advice which he had none at that time. When I tried starting the car again it finally started. I drove right to the dealership and they said it was probably the starter going bad and would be a minimum of $350 -- I later spoke to another mechanic who mentioned that if the starter were going bad that there would be a "clicking" noise when I tried starting the car with no start. This was not happening. It appears by blogs in the internet that this is a common problem with the 2008 Sonata yet all the dealership wants to do is charge me a lot of money.