Great acceleration, fun to drive, concerns about reliability.
Great acceleration, good safety features, love the manual (ie non-touchscreen) controls, comfortable to drive/ride in. It would be nice to have access to more super-fast charging stations for less stressful road trips. (I still haven't gotten my NACS adapter).
The car only has 16,000 miles on it but I have already had 2 major issues. The day before I was planning to leave on a trip from Connecticut to Virginia, when we were moving the car from the driveway into the garage, it wouldn't start. We got a message on the screen that the 12V battery was low and we should pull over as soon as it was safe to do so. My husband tested the battery charge and it read only 5.3 volts. He replaced the battery with an AGM battery and we took it to the dealership to be checked out. They did a battery management software update, which led me to think there was a known problem with the battery management software. My husband got a sensor so we can monitor the battery charge level remotely. I shudder to think what would have happened if the 12V battery had failed a day later and left me stranded on the interstate in West Virginia!!!
I finally set out on my trip after a 2 week delay and discovered that the air conditioning did not work. (I hadn't had to use it since last fall). When I got to Lynchburg, VA I tried to get an appointment at the Hyundai dealership to get it checked out. They had no open slots for the next 4 weeks so I had an uncomfortably warm drive back to CT. My local dealership checked the A/C and found a small leak right by the compressor. They added sealant to the coolant and it seems to be working fine, but if it fails again I will need a new compressor.
As much as I enjoy driving this car, the problems I have already had in only 16,000 miles make me nervous about taking it on road trips.
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