I just changed the oil on my 06 Sonata which just passed 50K miles. It
has just come through its 3rd winter in PA/NY. After reading about the
recall on the older Sonatas for front subframe rust, I took a close look
at mine while I had the car up on the ramps. Even though I believe mine
is exempt from the recall, I was somewhat surprised at the amount of
rust down under on this car. It has more rust than my 2003 Dodge
Caravan which has 6 winters under its belt. It doesn't have as much
rust as the frame of my 1994 Chevy truck, but then the truck has what
appears to be 3 times thicker metal.

At the current rate, I don't think this car will be safe at 10 years of
age and I'm wondering if I will even get 6 years and 100K miles. Does
anyone else have a 2006 Sonata? I'm curious if you are seeing much rust
on your front subframe.

Matt

 

"Voyager" <m.whiting@computer.org> wrote in message
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>I just changed the oil on my 06 Sonata which just passed 50K miles. It has
>just come through its 3rd winter in PA/NY. After reading about the recall
>on the older Sonatas for front subframe rust, I took a close look at mine
>while I had the car up on the ramps. Even though I believe mine is exempt
>from the recall, I was somewhat surprised at the amount of rust down under
>on this car. It has more rust than my 2003 Dodge Caravan which has 6
>winters under its belt. It doesn't have as much rust as the frame of my
>1994 Chevy truck, but then the truck has what appears to be 3 times thicker
>metal.
>
> At the current rate, I don't think this car will be safe at 10 years of
> age and I'm wondering if I will even get 6 years and 100K miles. Does
> anyone else have a 2006 Sonata? I'm curious if you are seeing much rust
> on your front subframe.
>
> Matt

Hey Matt - mine is an 06 and I'll look under it over the next few days, and
post my observations.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@windstream.net

 

Mike Marlow wrote:
> "Voyager" <m.whiting@computer.org> wrote in message
> news:QsDXl.21517$IP7.8309@newsfe23.iad...
>> I just changed the oil on my 06 Sonata which just passed 50K miles. It has
>> just come through its 3rd winter in PA/NY. After reading about the recall
>> on the older Sonatas for front subframe rust, I took a close look at mine
>> while I had the car up on the ramps. Even though I believe mine is exempt
>>from the recall, I was somewhat surprised at the amount of rust down under
>> on this car. It has more rust than my 2003 Dodge Caravan which has 6
>> winters under its belt. It doesn't have as much rust as the frame of my
>> 1994 Chevy truck, but then the truck has what appears to be 3 times thicker
>> metal.
>>
>> At the current rate, I don't think this car will be safe at 10 years of
>> age and I'm wondering if I will even get 6 years and 100K miles. Does
>> anyone else have a 2006 Sonata? I'm curious if you are seeing much rust
>> on your front subframe.
>>
>> Matt
>
> Hey Matt - mine is an 06 and I'll look under it over the next few days, and
> post my observations.
>

Sounds good, Mike. Depending on what you find, maybe we can exchange
digital pictures and compare that way. Mine isn't seriously rusted at
this time, just seems rusted a lot more than my other vehicles as
compared to their respective ages and "winters."

Matt