Sonata too fast???

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Edwin Pawlowski said:
Since my original post, I had the fellow at work drive my car this
afternoon. He said it was the same sensitivity as his former Sonata. He
would sometimes spin the wheels at a stop sign and his wife was afraid to
drive it once the snow starts to fall. I've only had a few instances
where I did accelerate faster than intended. Not unsafe or wheel
spinning, but it does take a very light touch compared to other
cars/trucks I drive on a regular basis. . I think it could be fine tuned
a bit.
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I'm glad you posted this since I am having the same experience with a 2004
3.5L Santa Fe that I just bought. I thought I wanted the bigger engine for
safety reasons in case I ever need to accelerate quickly while entering
traffic etc. I bought 4WD because I want to have that available for driving
in snow but I can already see myself just spinning wheels every I try to
start out on snow-filled roads.

Everyone keeps telling me "maybe you just have to get used to it" but it's
been about 2 weeks so far and that's not happening. I have been driving for
41 years, have driven many different vehicles and trucks, and even have a
job now where I have to drive 6 or 7 different vehicles from a fleet -- and
I never experienced this in any other vehicles. I am actually thinking of
selling the Santa Fe that I just bought and either buying a 2.7L or looking
at other 4WD vehicles.

One thing I have figured out helps a little. I place my foot on the gas
pedal where it is unusually high up on the pedal and I am able to modulate
the startups a little better, but it's still a pain to have to deal with.
 
BETA-2K said:
I'm glad you posted this since I am having the same experience with a 2004
3.5L Santa Fe that I just bought.
Everyone keeps telling me "maybe you just have to get used to it" but it's
been about 2 weeks so far and that's not happening. I have been driving
for 41 years, have driven many different vehicles and trucks,
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I'm not going to sell the car because of it and I don't have a "serious"
problem, but . . . . . .

Anything that comes up with so many people not liking the sensitivity must
mean something. In 45 years of driving, there have been some touchy
clutches, touchy brakes, etc. My wife has little wheel time so far on the
Sonata, but she feels it is very sensitive. Perhaps is can somehow be
adjusted, just like the mouse sensitivity on your computer. That would be
nice.

If enough people mention it, perhaps Hyundai will take a new look at the
throttle setup.
 
I've done that several times with my XG350 05 model Never did know what was
causing it. Could be a problem in snow country.
 
Edwin Pawlowski said:
If enough people mention it, perhaps Hyundai will take a new look at the
throttle setup.
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Hopefully, someone at Hyundai has the job of tracking online Hyundai-related
newsgroups such as this one. It's free and uncensored public feedback, and
it provides the kind of information that companies pay PR firms to collect
through focus groups, surveys, etc.
 
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