I just got back from my dealer and found the right rear wheel bearing is
going. I heard the noise which was why I brought it in. Now its a 2000 and
has only 59000 km on it. Isn't it abnormal for a wheel bearing to go that
early? I've only had the car for 3 weeks by the way and I'm hoping the
dealer is going to cover it. He'll call me tomorrow morning.

 

Abnormal for most cars, yes. Abnormal for a 2000 Sonata, no. In their
misguided wisdom, Hyundai did not put a dust cover on the part of the
wheel hub assembly that faces toward the inside. This area is exposed to
road dirt and splash, etc. The new part now has a dust cover, so I
wouldn't expect the failure to be so frequent on the replacement.

 

Thanks Hyundaitech. Nice they have the cover on the new part but I have 3
more to worry about. What are the chances I have to worry about the others
going in the near future?



hyundaitech <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in message
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> Abnormal for most cars, yes. Abnormal for a 2000 Sonata, no. In their
> misguided wisdom, Hyundai did not put a dust cover on the part of the
> wheel hub assembly that faces toward the inside. This area is exposed to
> road dirt and splash, etc. The new part now has a dust cover, so I
> wouldn't expect the failure to be so frequent on the replacement.
>

 

The other rear one (if it hasn't been replaced already) is reasonably
likely to fail also. The front hubs are a different design entirely, so
you shouldn't expect the problem with them.