A friend has a Sonata with 15K miles and on one side, on the rear, one of the pads is worn to the metal. The other pad looks almost like new. Hyundai says it is not under warranty, ever heard of anything like this?

I called two dealers, one didn't know what caliper slides were, the other said that they would not warranty the slides. They said the piston had to be stuck for Hyundai to warranty the caliper.

The first scheduled brake service is at 15K and the car has 15,100 miles.

Save the "don't buy a Hyundai" comments. I would be interested in other manufacturer's policies though.

BTW, I am back in Maine so road salt is an issue.

Almost the exact same thing happened at Chevy, and it was covered, someone even got free tires for premature wear despite a curvy commute through the mountains. Might want to give the manual a good look, and perhaps call corporate. Usually gets the ball rolling.

That's pretty unbelievable that they're trying to weasel out of covering it. You would think they'd want to keep their customers happy. When you weigh the cost of fixing this problem vs. the money that you, Hyundai, might make when your happy customer buys another Hyundai in the future, it seems like a no-brainer to fix it.

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1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...