Vehicle in question is my fiancée's '05 Sonata
She has owned since new, maintained either by an independent or myself.
130K, runs and drives fine, (surprisingly) body and interior in good shape
Replacement is not an option at this point.
First issue is an electrical issue that has gotten progressively worse.
Power locks intermittently lock/unlock on their own, worse in cold weather. Sometimes closing the door hard triggers it, sometimes not. Makes for a real challenge at times as you can unlock it, and it will lock you out instantly. Clock also has become intermittent, but does not lose time. Battery is a 3yr old dealer replacement battery installed by someone other than myself.
Second issue, and one that I am more worried about.
Due to her complete refusal to wash the car, the front subframe is getting tender. I have been keeping an eye on it and have been surprised twice now that it had not been caught in the State Inspection process.
Doing an oil change yesterday, I tapped on a portion of the subframe and the end of my ratchet went right through, creating a clean hole.
Foolish me, I tapped on another portion and created another hole. I did not think to take pictures and the car is not here at the moment.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
She has owned since new, maintained either by an independent or myself.
130K, runs and drives fine, (surprisingly) body and interior in good shape
Replacement is not an option at this point.
First issue is an electrical issue that has gotten progressively worse.
Power locks intermittently lock/unlock on their own, worse in cold weather. Sometimes closing the door hard triggers it, sometimes not. Makes for a real challenge at times as you can unlock it, and it will lock you out instantly. Clock also has become intermittent, but does not lose time. Battery is a 3yr old dealer replacement battery installed by someone other than myself.
Second issue, and one that I am more worried about.
Due to her complete refusal to wash the car, the front subframe is getting tender. I have been keeping an eye on it and have been surprised twice now that it had not been caught in the State Inspection process.
Doing an oil change yesterday, I tapped on a portion of the subframe and the end of my ratchet went right through, creating a clean hole.
Foolish me, I tapped on another portion and created another hole. I did not think to take pictures and the car is not here at the moment.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.