# Hyundai Sonata heat shield **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, sonata\ **Created:** [July 31, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-heat-shield/34262 "2009-07-31T00:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@tomknight](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tomknight)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-heat-shield/34262/1 "2009-07-31T00:04:36Z")
I just purchased a new 2009 Hyundai Sonata which the dealer had to obtain from another dealer–thus it was sight unseen. It is the 4-cylinder automatic. Everything is fine except for a noticable and loud noise from the exhause system at about 2500 rpm. This is reproducable by just reving the engine in park. I took the car to my dealer and the service manager who of course had never encountered this before “adjusted” a heat shield but informed me that he had tried two other Sonatas on the lot and they all make that noise. I had driven an identical Sonata before purchasing and had not heard this noise which would be unacceptable to any new car buyer. It is clearly a vibration of a heat shield or is internal to the exhaust system. Again, it occurs at about 2500 rpm. Has anyone else experienced this? Was the problem satisfactoraly resolved? If so, how? ---
**Author:** ![pelonlover83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@pelonlover83](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pelonlover83)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-heat-shield/34262/2 "2009-08-19T00:11:08Z")
YES…! I have the same problem, i have taken my car in to the dearl about four times now and they seem to be usless in fixing in. i have also called hyundai corp and let them know i am very upset that they cant seem to fix my car. have they fixed your car yet? ---
**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-heat-shield/34262/3 "2009-09-23T17:50:05Z")
If you can locate the heat shield that is vibrating against metal, simply take it off, and install a couple washers when you reinstall it to act as spacers. You shouldn’t have a noise after that, and it should only cost you $1 at Home Depot for a small baggie of the correct size washers. BC. ---
**Author:** ![pelonlover83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@pelonlover83](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pelonlover83)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-sonata-heat-shield/34262/4 "2009-11-10T05:30:32Z")
well, i was right. all it was just a Bad Muffler… my car is fixed.