Where to find info on a 2004 Hyundai Sonata

07-19-11, 11:15 PM

Look at the rear wheels.
If it has disk brakes, it has ABS.
If it has drum brakes it does not have ABS.

You'll also have an ABS Service Reminder 'Idiot' light somewhere on the instrument panel if you have ABS.
Turn the key on and it should come on for a few seconds then go off.

If you don't have the Owners Manual,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14219380/2...-Owners-Manual

Sailor Steve · 07-19-11, 11:29 PM

I had a car with 4-wheel discs and it did not have anti-lock brakes. The advice about the idiot light makes sense though.

I looked at several sites and not one of them mentioned it, which leads me to believe it does not. But they all say it comes standard with four disc brakes, so if Privateer is right then it would be yes. I'm still looking for a comment one way or the other.

[edit] This site says ABS is available, which implies it's not standard, even with 4 discs. On the other hand, that doesn't mean your new car doesn't have them.

Onkel Neal · 07-20-11, 12:14 AM

I think you can safely check No ABS and go forward with the insurance. It's not like they check it, even if an accident is involved.

frau kaleun · 07-20-11, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Look at the rear wheels.
If it has disk brakes, it has ABS.
If it has drum brakes it does not have ABS.

You'll also have an ABS Service Reminder 'Idiot' light somewhere on the instrument panel if you have ABS.
Turn the key on and it should come on for a few seconds then go off.

If you don't have the Owners Manual,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14219380/2...-Owners-Manual

I've looked at the rear wheels. They are surrounded by big black inflated rubber things and have a shiny round hubcap in the middle.

Checking the dashboard is a good idea, altho I won't be able to look at it until I get out there to pick the car up, at which point I need to have the insurance already taken care of. But it might have a diagram in the owner's manual, which I'm pretty sure I brought home with me. When I went through what I have I was looking for the phrase "anti lock brakes" and not "ABS" or something else so I may have missed it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

[edit] This site says ABS is available, which implies it's not standard, even with 4 discs. On the other hand, that doesn't mean your new car doesn't have them.

Yeah, it seems to have been optional. I'm guessing if it was an option, my mom got it. I hadn't thought about it but I should probably call my brother-in-law, he may know one way or the other.

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I think you can safely check No ABS and go forward with the insurance. It's not like they check it, even if an accident is involved.

Yeah, I'm just gonna make a guess and check a box and get the damn thing on my policy so I can drive it. I'll only be adding it to the current term which runs out on 8/31, and the car's tags are only good til 8/28. If we don't get the title transferred I can't do anything about updating the registration; if we do the Chevy is history. So one way or the other I'll be in there redoing my policy between now and the end of next month, either to drop the Chevy or remove the Sonata if something happens and I don't get the title/registration sorted out before the tags expire and I have to drive the Chevy again temporarily.

By the time I'm sorting out which car needs to be insured starting 9/1, I'll have whatever info there is and can edit things accordingly. I may be switching insurance companies anyway if I shop around and find a better deal.

Thanks for all your help guys!

Osmium Steele · 07-20-11, 08:19 AM

You could always call your local dealer who used to handle Hyundai. They are required to service the the vehicles for 5 years? 10 years? Something like that.

Anyway, call them with the VIN number and they should be able to tell you every option on that car at the time of sale.

VipertheSniper · 07-20-11, 10:58 AM

If you bought a new car in Europe in 2004 you wouldn't even have to worry about antilock brakes, those were standard on probably all cars by then, apart from a few exotics.

frau kaleun · 07-21-11, 06:24 PM

Well I got the car added to my policy for the remainder of the term, until the end of August, for a little over $50. So I am good to drive it until at least 8/28 when the tags expire, here's hoping we get the title and registration sorted out before then.

07-19-11, 11:29 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I had a car with 4-wheel discs and it did not have anti-lock brakes. The advice about the idiot light makes sense though. I looked at several sites and not one of them mentioned it, which leads me to believe it does not. But they all say it comes standard with four disc brakes, so if Privateer is right then it would be yes. I'm still looking for a comment one way or the other. [edit] This site says ABS is available, which implies it's not standard, even with 4 discs. On the other hand, that doesn't mean your new car doesn't have them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-11, 12:14 AM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I think you can safely check No ABS and go forward with the insurance. It's not like they check it, even if an accident is involved. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

07-20-11, 08:19 AM	#5
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	You could always call your local dealer who used to handle Hyundai. They are required to service the the vehicles for 5 years? 10 years? Something like that. Anyway, call them with the VIN number and they should be able to tell you every option on that car at the time of sale. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

07-19-11, 11:15 PM	#1
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Look at the rear wheels. If it has disk brakes, it has ABS. If it has drum brakes it does not have ABS. You'll also have an ABS Service Reminder 'Idiot' light somewhere on the instrument panel if you have ABS. Turn the key on and it should come on for a few seconds then go off. If you don't have the Owners Manual, http://www.scribd.com/doc/14219380/2...-Owners-Manual

07-20-11, 10:58 AM	#6
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you bought a new car in Europe in 2004 you wouldn't even have to worry about antilock brakes, those were standard on probably all cars by then, apart from a few exotics.

07-21-11, 06:24 PM	#7
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Well I got the car added to my policy for the remainder of the term, until the end of August, for a little over $50. So I am good to drive it until at least 8/28 when the tags expire, here's hoping we get the title and registration sorted out before then.