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The guy made it sound fairly serious... anyone else heard anything?
Maybe when I take my car in to get the Kenwood replaced I'll stick my head under a Tib steering column and check it out.
All the GT models have the black mouldings. As for painting mud flaps, these are pretty flexible so I don't know how well paint would hold up on them. Then there is a the little matter of getting spray paint that exactly matches the color of your car.
Jim
The mudguards are indeed hard plastic, but they can flex just enough between temperature variations and the nature of that plastic to give traditional hard paint a difficult time. There are flexible paints out there that will work; any automotive store should be able to point you in the right direction.
The last car I had with mud guards was a '99 Grand Caravan. The front mud guards were standard. All they seemed to do was provide a great place for slush to build up in the winter.
Vehicle Recalls On-Line Database
Details of Recall #: 2005110
To determine if your vehicle was involved in a recall and has not been corrected, you should contact the manufacturer providing the vehicle's make, model, year and serial number.
Make: HYUNDAI
Model: ELANTRA
Affected Year(s): 2005
Units Affected: 533
TC Recall #: 2005110
Manufacturer:
Campaign Code:
Recall Details
On certain vehicles, the inner tie rod assemblies may crack and eventually break. Such a failure would result in separation of a tie rod from the steering rack, causing a loss of steering control which could result in a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the steering rack assembly.
1-800-633-5151
Make: HYUNDAI
Model: ELANTRA
Affected Year(s): 2005
Units Affected: 533
TC Recall #: 2005110
Manufacturer:
Campaign Code:
Recall Details
On certain vehicles, the inner tie rod assemblies may crack and eventually break. Such a failure would result in separation of a tie rod from the steering rack, causing a loss of steering control which could result in a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the steering rack assembly.
mzn, "Engine Oil - A slippery subject Part 2" #1, 6 Dec 1999 10:57 pm
So I was thinking... would these low-intensity low beams serve as daytime running lights (DRLs)? Does anyone out there use them as DRLs? I thought it would be a good way to increase visibility without putting much strain on the low beams. And they do go off by themselves when you remove the key from the ignition, so they could in fact be left on all the time (except maybe when you leave the car sit for a long time, as there would be a small drain on the battery I understand).
Traditionally, DRLs involve reduced power to the high beams. If you look at a Saturn, for instance - especially the late 90's era sedans - you'll see what I mean. To my knowledge nobody has created a setup like that for the Elantra, even though it would look sweet.
Keep in mind that the Elantra has an interference engine. This means if the belt should break you will be spending $1500 to get the valve train fixed. $400 sounds a lot cheaper now.
But, I am still curious as to what the situation is with reference to California vehicles, with "recommended" rather than "required".
"Blew the engine? Gee, we recommended you change that timing belt."
It's a touchy-feely thing. Might hurt someones feelings if you tell them they are "required" to do something.
1st have any of you had rotor problems at 30,000 miles? What happened if you did and how did you go about letting Hyundai know this wa unacceptable?
I had to have my rotors replaced at 30,000 due to warping, I bought my elantra new in 2001. When i raised heck about this to hyundai they tried to tell me that it was normal wear and tear or my driving practices, yet i have owned 4 other cars i bought new like my elantra and none of them had the rotors replaced by the time i sold them and all had over 100,000 miles on them.
2nd has anyone had a problem with your accelerator pedal and or cable sticking at 40,500 miles? what was the cause and how did the dealer give you any problems about fixing it under our 5yr 60,000 mile warranty?
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On my 2001.5 GT the accel cable started sticking at about 3 months. After 2 trips to the dealer to have them lube it it worked well for two weeks then started sticking again. I noticed they got much more lube on my engine and hood then actually inside the cable.
I came up with my own lube process. Pull back the rubber boot that covers the end of accel cable where it exits the outer shield on the intake manifold. Hold the tip of a plastic tube from a can of CRC against the opening where the cable exits. Wrap a small paper towel around the tube and the cable. Spray CRC into cable for 30 seconds to a minute. Travel should now be smooth. Press rubber boot back on.
If above process doesnt improve your accel feel dealer should install new cable under warranty. After doing this a couple times my snatchy cable feeling has never returned.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Didn't look at the Canadian page, maybe that's different.
Edmunds has posted that the 2006 Elantra will indeed be an updated model, new engine and body- I thought that was going to be the Sonata this year and the Elantra for 2007?
I guess I'll try to hold out my purchase until the fall.
2) Yes, It works as advertised.
3) I bought it from: http://www.fumotovalve.com
4) No havent tried the Fram unit. The Fumoto valve was 22.00 (with 3.00 discount at the time) and is a high quality unit that will not fail.
Here is a good article on the Fumoto. Scroll to middle of page:
http://egt.gwebworks.com/garage.shtml
Whatever year you buy make sure you get the Vin# of the car and look it up on Carfax first.
Well, we just put our new 05 Elantra GLS hatchback to the test. With three adults and one teenager in it, we drove 1,060 miles from Michigan's Thumb area up to the Upper Peninsula for a week-long vacation. We drove on everything from interstate highways to small dirt roads, in beautiful 80-degree sunny weather to driving rainstorms. Here's my review of the car during the trip:
1) The utility factor of the car was outstanding. I took out the cargo area cover and during the trip the car was loaded with two large suitcases, a medium suitcase, a large sport duffle bag, small shoulder bag, professional camera bag, professional camera tripod, a small cargo tote for roadside emergency items, jackets, hats, and miscellaneous bags of souvenirs, snacks, drinks, and assorted "trip stuff". It all fit with a little room to spare, and without piling everything up to the point where the view out the rear window was blocked in any way. In all, we had nearly 100 pounds of luggage in the back.
2) The comfort factor was OK. For most of the trip, the teen sat in the front passenger seat while two adults (both women) sat in the rear. There were nothing but compliments about the rear seat legroom. The big minus for comfort was the car's sport suspension. It was definitely stiff and we felt every little road imperfection, especially at 75 or 80 MPH on the interstate.
In defense of the Elantra's so-so comfort rating...I replaced the softer OEM Michelin tires (which had the flimsiest sidewalls I've ever seen) with BF Goodrich's Traction TA-H tires as soon as I bought the car to improve its ability to drive in any kind of weather. The Goodrich tires have a very stiff sidewall. In fact, it was quite an effort to have them installed on the car's wheels, taking two people to do so. While improving the car's handling and all-weather ability by 1000 percent over the very sloppy Michelins, they do stiffen up the ride. Also, the car was loaded down a lot, with the back end squatting just past horizontal, and that didn't help either. On the other hand, we were actually grateful for the beefier GLS/GT hatchback suspension because it allowed us to carry so much.
3) The reliability factor was excellent. Throughout the high heat (80-90 degree temps) with the air conditioner running full-time, sometimes rough roads, heavy load, and my driving, the car didn't have a single squeak, rattle, hiccup, or complaint. It just kept going. The car is pretty new and still on its first oil. It just went over 6,000 miles and I'm about to put some full synthetic oil in it now that it's broken in.
4) The fun-to-drive factor was excellent. The U.P. has some very curvy, nicely paved roads through heavy woods (Michigan Highway 123, to be exact) and it was all I could do to not scare the cr_p out of my passengers by taking the curves at a pretty good clip. Even loaded down, the car's handling was phenomenal. Of course, the replacement tires helped a lot. The Michelins would have been complaining too much (French whines!). Even on dirt roads around some of the small lakes in the St. Ignace area, the car behaved very well.
5) The economy factor was pretty good. I'd been getting about 27 MPG overall before the trip (30% city, 70% highway), with just myself in the car (which, by the way is technically my wife's). Loaded down with an extra 550 or so pounds with the air conditioner running nearly full time throughout the trip, we achieved about 24 MPG. If I remember right, we only filled up about four times during the trip, and we wound up with 3/4 of a tank still when we were done. Not bad. We're very satisfied with fuel economy.
6) The "sociability" factor was excellent. Hyundais are extremely popular up in the U.P., with the Sonata and Santa Fe being the most prevalent. We blended right in.
7) GLS vs. GT hatchback? We were very glad to have a GLS, since hot leather seats would have been very uncomfortable for us in those weather conditions. The suspension is the same between them, so practically speaking, we got the best bargain with the GLS and we're glad we didn't go with the GT.
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Great car! Nuff said.
1) Think Saab 900 - nuff said
2) The Kuhmo's ride very cushy. Trade-off is they are not very sporty feeling. Sporty enough for my style of driving though.
3) Havent had a drive train related problem yet.
4) Installed B&M short shift kit and Tib rear sway bar. Transforms the car.
5) Been getting 24.8 average on trip computer since new.
6) I live around the block from my Hyundai dealer so I see them everywhere.
7) Very glad I went with the GT. I would miss all the extras and feel left out. The leather seats are not even an issue in NY summers due to the outstanding AC.
Anyone else have this problem?
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I'm due for some service soon so I'll mention it to the dealer.
Thanks for you input.
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