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Take a look in the Hyundai Tiburon discussion for comments and advice.
Have fun shopping.
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As far as problems go, you're in the "Santa Fe Problem" forum so it looks like every car has problems. I know of 2 other people that have a Santa Fe. One is 2 years old with about 20,000 miles and the other is only 1 year old with over 50,000 miles. Both have been troublefree like mine.
Best of luck.
I will talking to the local TV Nevada news station (of which I have contacts,so watch for me), Hyundai USA and looking into the lemon laws and also hope the dealership is keeping up with this message as he knows who he is
Can anyone post the link to this site?
Thanks!
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day, it immediately revs to 2500 rpm. I am
concerned that it won't be getting enough lubrica
tion at that high rpm after sitting all night.
Please advise.
Thanks,
Philip
Your maintenance guide says that's when it's due, so...in order to keep your engine under warranty, I'd recommend you "get 'er done"!
Why did the engine blow? And why was the tranny replaced? And lastly, what other problems have you had? From what little you mention, I'd say you're being treated quite well and in a reasonable amount of time. I'll assume that Hyundai have given you a rental to use while yours is in the shop??
2005 Hyundai Tucson:GL Fwd 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
Engine: 2.0-liter DOHC, double overhead cam/ 16-valve Inline 4-cylinder w/ CVVT- Inline 4 cylinder configuration gas engine - 16 valves variable valve timing 140 hp @ 6000 rpm 136 ft-lbs. @ 4500 rpm - Regular unleaded fuel.
DriveTrain: 5-speed manual transmission - Front-wheel Drive. Suspension: Four-wheel independent suspension - Front and rear stabilizer bar.- power-assisted rack-&-pinion - Front MacPherson struts w/coil springs, Hydraulic shock absorbers and anti-roll bar - Rear strut w/multi-link, (coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers and
anti-roll bar.)
THANK ALL!
I wouldn't worry about the Tucson being a "new" car since all of its mechanicals are shared with other Hyundai products and have been around for awhile.
This is slightly of off topic here, but a co-worker of mine is in a somewhat similar situation with his VW Passat.
Even with regular oil changes at his local service station, his engine was gunked up to the point where it suddenly stopped running. (scored cylinder walls, and heads damaged, requiring a new engine)
According to my co-worker, VW has acknowledged a "gunking" problem with some of thier engines like the one he has(4cyl. turbo), and a year ago VW extended the warranty to specifically cover this problem.
But even after providing receipts of oil changes, the dealer refuses to fix it under the warranty, and wants $9,200 to replace the engine!
Hope you can get things resolved in your favor.
BTW, which type of engine is in your Santa Fe?
On 2/11/05 my wife said our 2002 Santa Fe was losing power. I went out to try and start it and to make a long long story short the engine completely "froze up" and we now have it in the shop and the engine will be replaced with a used one for a cost or $2000.00 dollars. This totally sucks because there is only 78,000 mile on this vehicle.
If so, was the work done at the dealer or elsewhere?
This is our second Hyundai (we now have an '04 Santa Fe LX), and over time, I've found that they're real good on making sure that we get the "routine" service reminders.
To be on the safe side, we have all the work done by the dealer. Seems that's the a good way to ensure the warranty that's so hyped about will be honored, and to prevent any future "not covered under warranty" occurances...
I purchased a new 2003 3.5L LX AWD and from the first day it burned oil. It was burning over 1 1/2 quarts per 3000 miles. Everyone told me it was within specs of 1 qrt / 1000 miles...Don't buy into this!! The Hyundai Corp finally agreed to rebuild the heads and it worked for several months, then the oil consumption started again. I sent another nasty letter to the Corp., and this time they agreed to replace the engine. I have not had any other problems with this car, except that the fuel guage was defective and had to be replaced several times.
It is a nice car otherwise
Before you do that, call Hyundai Motor America to discuss this issue.
Now at 92,000 miles we're having the same problem again. As stated in the previous post, the car kicks into 4th gear at about 40-42 mph if you back off on the accelerator. If you gently apply the accelerator at about 40mph, the car remains in 4th gear and shudders the way a standard drive would if you try to start from a stop in 3rd or 4th gear. We could hit the tiptronic and gear it back into 3rd and then accelerate very quickly to bypass the shuddering. We cannot cruise along at 40 mph without experiencing the problem.
We're now out of warranty. I need to know if anyone else has had this problem. Was it diagnosed and if so, what was causing it? We can't afford a new vehicle and need to keep this one a little longer. We'd like to avoid replacing the transmission, and any information we can give the mechanic would be helpful.
www.hmaservice.com/webtech/iindex.asp?id=394895148#_394895148
I have a 2003 GLS 4WD and I wanted to get some opinions.
1 - High pitched whine intermittently regardless of speed, (heck it even does it in park)
2 - Ride has become very loose (I feel eveything in the road now!) (Mind you I have had it for just over 2 years - it never used to ride like this)
3 - when I depress the brake pedal slightly, the sound of air escaping can be hear at my feet
4 - tap tap tap from behind the firewall...louder then softer, louder then softer.
Those are the major ones - Dealer ALWAYS say "Cannot Duplicat Concern"
Personally i think this is how they get out of Lemon Laws!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
When you get the "Cannot Duplicate" response, make sure your complaint is noted on your work order. Then if the problem persists you can show the dealer or manufacturer that you've complained about the problem before.
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