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Hyundai Santa Fe Indicator Lights and Gauges
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Any other brand will be bulb type (9003) for you high/low beam not H3.
You can go to Sylvania.com and look it up under Consumer Products then to Automotive Lighting. Hopefully this will help you.
JCS
I also wonder why the temperature gauge doesn't appear sometimes and when it does, it's never accurate.
The biggest instrument light issue I have is that the dimmer control doesn't work during the day when the headlights are off. I'm amazed that very few SF owners complain about this, nor the brightness of the lights at night. The more conscious I am that they're bright, the more distracted I am by them so I'll turn my headlights on just to dim them.
Anyone have this gripe?
Also, my temperature gauge is always accurate and does a very good job of indicating the outside air temperature. There is a common malfunction with the temperature sensing system where it doesn't read the correct temp and often gets "stuck" on 68 degrees. There is a technical service bulletin out on it and it is easily fixed. See the 2007 Santa Fe Maintenance and Repair thread for the details.
I'm hoping I will adjust to the brightness of the blue lights during the day. The blue was a big selling point when I decided to buy the SF. The indigo/periwinkle shade is actually my favorite color, I just noticed my eyes felt strained and sensitive after driving my new car for a week. Hopefully it's due to something else.
The poor dealer had no idea, nor does Hyundai consumer affairs to this day,that a TSB existed (got it here!!!...Thanks again).
I have said this many times...the communication at Hyundai is VERY poor. reps are nice but are ill informed. the service departments are just embarrassed,,,especially when I had to give them the Temp TSB...they were told a fix was being developed but had no idea it was out...took about 20 minutes...that was in early FEB 0f 07!
After giving the dealer the TSB that I got here, all worked well...and still does. I find it pretty accurate so far.
Only one small gripe. they put the "change computer function" button in a very inconvenient location and it is not lit at night.
I also find the instrument lighting too bright at night so I have it dimmed way down for night driving. Nice color though....I like it...rather unique.
I am a lucky one...my Service manager goes out of his way to make me happy! BTW: someone ordered the towing hitch/harness pkg with the part# i mentioned in a previous post...looks nice but not for $400! (My dealer offered it to me for 10% over his cost but I am going to wait to see what happens next and if any third parties make the connector...i doubt it but can wait...dealer cost is about $240 for the pkg (he said there has been a lot of griping about the $1300 for the touring pkg and then being charged for the hookup as a pkg)
I went in the first time and they told me it was due to the cold weather. It came on again the next week (when it wasn't cold) and they said that I had 'over-inflated' the tires (but I never touched the tires).
Of course, the next week it came on again and they said that a 'sensor' needed replacing.
The 4th time I brought it in, they kept it for three days and then told me (again) that I must have 'over-inflated' the tires. Then, after the third day of having my car they said that the TPMS code had logged into three of the computer systems and that the past few times I was in they didn't clear the codes from all of the systems. They said now that they have cleared the codes I wouldn't have any problems.
Two days ago, after encountering ANOTHER TPMS light, I took my car back in, where they (again) suggested that I might have overinflated the tires (I nearly screamed out of frustration) and received a loaner car. This afternoon the dealer called me because they had "conveniently" just received a Technical Service Bulletin from Hyundai stating the following:
HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - ALL MODELS RELEASED WITH THE TPMS
DESCRIPTION: This bulletin provides information regarding electromagnetic interference with the Tire Pressure Monitoringn System (TPMS).
The TPMS malfunction indicator lamp may be illuminated if the vehnicle is moving around electric power supply cables or radio transmitters at police stations, government and public offices, broadcasting stations, military installations, airports, transmitting towers, etc. The TPMS malfunction indicator lamp generally turns off after the vehicle is removed from such interferences.
DIAGNOSIS:
If the TPMS indicator lamp is ON, and all four wheel sensors are checked and are working correctly, external electronic devices connected to the vehicle's power outlets (cellphone, notebook computer, seat warmer, massagers, coolers, etc.) may be the cause of this condition.
ACTION:
Please request the customer to not operate external electronic devices that cause this condition.
THANKS FOR NARROWING IT DOWN HYUNDAI! Considering that I live in western Washington (near Ft. Lewis, and an airport, and police stations, and radio towers) and use my cell phone, what the heck am I supposed to do about it?
Furthermore, how am I supposed to know when there is a real problem with it, versus when I just so happen to be driving by one of these 'electromagnetic interference' areas?
They still have my car over the weekend so that they can have a field agent look at it, but I am not holding my breath on the outcome.
I called Hyundai of USA Customer Service who said that they haven't heard of this TSB, but that they'll "look into it..."
If anyone else is having this problem please help! :lemon:
If the TPMS indicator lamp is ON, and all four wheel sensors are checked and are working correctly, external electronic devices connected to the vehicle's power outlets (cellphone, notebook computer, seat warmer, massagers, coolers, etc.) may be the cause of this condition.
Now that is very disturbing news....I use a cell phone, radar detector and GPS which I have not tried out in my 07 SF yet. :mad: I hope they find a fix....Yes I know there are warnings about operating equipment in the vehicle but you don't find out until after you buy one and read it. I hope they at least they try to fix it!
I am beginning to really question whether any car company tests their vehicles at all. The standard answer at Mini Cooper for oddball troubles..."It's a Mini thing"...sold it!
Thanks again
They always just say that your the only one experiencing this problem
Recently took the car to the dealer for an oil change after 1000 miles. They reset the light claiming that it showed a code for over-inflation. The light came back on during the trip back home from the dealership. I checked the tires again and they were all around 30 (the recommended pressure).
I'm going to take it to another dealership next week to look at the light.
I have a 02 Sienna
The Hyundai models do not have a reset button for TPMS. The system checks every 15/30 seconds and update the cluster. ( In theory )
Seeing my complete and total frustration they took the approach of "Hyundai of America would really like your help on this since it's a new vehicle and this is a new problem...so if you could keep a log of when/where/whattime/howfast etc you were when it goes off that would be great." Nice. I'll let everyone know what happens!
Now it seems to be working OK.
Hyundai part lookup on Hyundai Parts Online
Is that the button back light that allows you to read the the radio buttons at night? If that is the case, you may have:
1. The wire connections between vehicle and radio may be bad (Park light signal, dimmer signal). If this happened, all buttons labels are not lit up. In addition, the display is not step dimmed when you first turn the park light on. And you can't control the intensity of dimming either. In this case, radio may be OK, but the wire connection is bad or the park light/ dimmer signals are not given to radio
2. Internal dimming circuit of radio could be broken: same result as 1
3. Certain labels are lit while others are not: some light bulbs on the Switch/Display circuit board are bad and need replacement or some switching transistor is bad.
If the actual radio display ( shows radio frequency, volume, tone setting,...) is out, then you could have following problems and they are related to radio alone:
1. Bad Switch/Display board that controls the display function
2. Bad wire connection between Switch/Display board and the radio's Main board
3. Bad radio's Main board display control circuit
4. The Display Power module is bad or the connection between it and the display is bad
So, it is not a do it yourself job unless you are lucky that the problem is wire connection between the radio and the vehicle is broken. Other than that, if it is inside the radio or some dimming module, you will have a tough job. BTW, there is no ONE big light bulb inside this Santa Fe radio (like one in Honda Accord radio). It has quite a few small light bulbs and a regular VF display. If you want to fix the radio, you have to dis-assemble it. Without schematic to work with, it is rather hard to debug the problem.
Good Luck.
jt
I would bet on the screw in or twist and turn bayonet. Kragen or the like should have them...but this is just MHO. I cannot even imagine it costing more than a few $$.
Sounds like they are charging you some sort of minimum labor charge.
By the way, the seat belt fastener for the rear passenger seat completely fell through the hole. My passengers were baffled over what possibly happened to it because they all insisted it was gone. Thank goodness the dealer was able to pull it out since it fell to the base of the car. I'm not sure if that problem caused my air bag light to turn on. The dealer didn't think so.
Seems that the radio and other buttons are lit, just nothing in the pod....just the odometer/trip lcd.
Would really be nice to have a little backlighting in there. Even during the day the speedo and tach numbers get a little hard to see without really concentrating on them.
On another subject, I just ordered a drawtite class III Hitch from Etrailers ($120) for the SF...Then I spent most of the afternoon searching out the new plug and play harness that fits the towing pkg equipped SF's (that weird plug)...what a pain, and as said here, $81.61! (I wonder if it comes with KY Jelly!)The part number posted here is correct and verified by Hyundaiusa...U8612-2B000
My dealer wanted $96 + tax (sent away to another dealer in CA...I hate getting ripped off in the first place and do not need the hitch right away.)....Geez...and they will become hard to get IMHO as they have only been out a few days. Figured since the hitch only was $120 (if you ordered $150 in parts, the FGT WAS FREE...FROM ETRAILER) so with the hitch and harness, it was about $150 cheaper than the oem pkg which BTW comes with a Crimp on to rear lights harness...now isn't that special, and only $400 if you do it! Can you imagine that harness costing that much....!
The last alternative is that you tell them you may sue them for specific performance of the warranty (expensive for them) if they do not drop that chg....but that would be expensive for you unless you have a relative for an attorney! If upheld they would have to spend a fortune fixing the problem...Might be a shot!
I would think if you opt for a replacement (without that chg which your lemon law may permit), you may be better off...your problems seems pretty isolated and most of the posts and reviews here are pretty positive about the 07 SF. Remember you are trying to move an elephant using a 1/4 inch rope!!!
could prove useful down the line....
Usually, the "Check Engine" Light warning is related to the fuel system and emsissions control, including the Catalytic Converter. It could mean a loose or cracked hose in the vacuum lines, dirty oxygen sensors, faulty emissions sensors, loose gas cap, ad nauseam. I thought a diagnostic check with the old plug in Computer usually finds the error code.
Dealer replaced PLUG ASSY-SPARK SENSOR