A member of list posted a question about "Engine Won't Start", and received
many replies about replacing the battery.  The car is a 2003, which prompts
me to ask; how long should a Hyundai factory battery last?  I have owned
Honda and Toyota, and the factory battery would last 3-4 ...

My sonata is almost at the 30k maintenance. What can I expect to be shelling
out?

Hi group,
Just wondering what you all think of using 5W30 synthetic oil in LA
driving conditions.  It's been damn hot out here lately--and I know
5W30 is for 95 degrees and less, but does the fact that it's synthetic

SO today i noticed that my steeerling wheel shakes when i go above  60 mph,
any ideas what coulb be causing this? I just got an allignment about 2
months ago. It shakes pretty bad, and is very visable when I take my hands
off the wheel.

Brought my Elantra in for a tire rotation and was told that the tread depth on all four tires was exactly the same, thus wearing optimally.  I had the tires rotated anyway, but I wonder if there was any point?  Is it good to rotate tires even when they do not show uneven wear?

Its for 98 Tiburon, all the signal lights are not working including the
emergency lights....
checked the fuse, and it was not the fuses.
What other things can I check for this problem ?

I just took my 04 Elantra GT Hatch in for it's 12,000 mile service, and
while there asked them to check the central dome light.
The problem I had was that the light came on when the doors were opened, but
I couldn't get the light to come on manually via the switch.  Of course the

My 2003 Elantra (12000 mi) is very hard to start after
sitting overnight, so I took it to the dealer and they said they
adjusted something in the programming and if that did not fix
it that I would need a 'top engine cleaning' which in not covered

I brought this car used and out of warranty.
This is driving me crazy. First both power windows do not work,
so thinking that both motors could not be bad, i check fuse, relay,
fuse box, switch etc. then pull the motors themselves. Applying

I took my '98 Accent to Autozone to have the check engine light checked.
These are the codes that came up:
 P0447 - "The PCM has determined that a open circuit condition exists in
the electrical circuit for the vent control in the evaporative emission

What should I expect to pay for a 2004 GT Hatchback fully loaded?

Ive followed the fuel lines from the carb. to the tank, and couldnt
see the pump at all. There are 4 wires leading into the tank, so i
presume its in there, i just want to make sure before i take the tank
off and get the pump.

If I purchase a new Hyundai Tiburon at one dealership, is my warranty and
mainentance check-ups good at any Hyundai dealership?
Reason I ask is that I'm going to be moving around the same time I purchase
the car.

182000 km on board, 4 cylinder engine
problems started recently
these are symptoms:
when starting car, engine RPM surges to 3000, after a few seconds drops to

I just got my 30k done and from what i can tell the dealership (a hyundai
dealership) did everything, EXECPT the spark plugs, they said that they
did not need to be done, but from what i read they should be done!? I even
wrote on the drop off slip to replace the spark plugs if ...