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I am in Northern Nevada. I heard the parts guys say they had more failures of the regulators recently. Being the lazy one THAT I am, this was on my due bill SINCE last feb!...Oh well...fixed1. For some reason they seemed a bit twitchy about the emergency cable adjustmeny but it all workrf ouy fine.
I now have to take it in for 3 more things to be fixed:
1. Rear Leather seat covers will not stay attached to bottom edge of seat
2, Loud vibrational/roaring noise when strating from cold (Could be noisy timing chain pre-tensioner as per TSB 06-20-002)
3. Now the squeaky right rear suspension.
Anyone else notice squeaky suspension????
Also found out that it can't be the timing chain pretensioner because according to the service guy, that makes a "clackety-clack" noise.
It is only making these noises when it's been left standing overnight - when it' warm they go away. Hopefully they'll find it when I leave it overnight for the leather Trim attachment fix on the back seat.
Anyone else out ther with the same issues/explanations???
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When I asked the service tech if he'd had any others like it, he admitted that there was one, but it had been a pain to find - they stripped everything down and found it was a weld that sometimes hit the chassis.It needed to be ground down- That's why he is trying to blow me off and not deal with it - but I shall persist.
I agree with you - it sounds like a bad shock absorber when it happens.
I just purchased a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SE last month in Massachusetts. I was in heaven until a few weeks ago, when I noticed that the driver's seat began to creak (that's only how I can describe it) in the backrest support. Would this be tied to a problem with the lumbar support, or even the airbags in the seat? Just what the heck is wrong?
I thank anyone for any help that they could provide concerning this issue!
Thank you!
I also had a creaking sound coming from the driver seat. It turned out to be slightly loose mounting bolts on the front two bolts. Tightened them up and it was gone (those have a very high torque!).
Thank you!
does the sound increase or decrease while applying brakes?
is the sound there regardles of speed?
does that vehicle have rear disc brakes or drums?
No, it has not been hit (to my knowledge).
Applying the brakes does not affect the sound.
The sound DOES seem to be there regardless of speed, but again it is not always consistent (however we seem to hear it more often than not).
I will have to look that up on the brakes....(Edited to add: "I believe rear disc")
Thank you!!!
I also had the same noise when a small stone wedged itself inside the wheel/brake assmbly . There was a burr from a scratch. They removed the wheel and turned down the rotors.
I've also had that noise when the brake wear indicators rub on the rotor. Either way, the wheel and brakes have to be inspected.
They have tightened it, It seems OK, so we'll see how it goes.If anyone else has the same sound, check the heat shield underneath.
Whoever frickin assembled this car obviously had a brain fart when it came to the back end of this vehicle - so far, there has been a control arm bolt that was loose and snapped, a detached rubber hanger connector for the exhaust, all the wheels were misaligned and had to be redone,and now the heat shield.
They have also tried to fix my leather seat attchment 4 times now, and can't get an answer from Hyundai how to fix it. So it's still flapping in the breeze. They have also had to replace the brake switch,the outside temp.sensor,and the rear cupholder.
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED.
It took 6-1/2 hours for them to disassemble the suspension, struts and springs, re-assemble, lube and re-tighten all bolts to specified torques - aaaand, so far so good. And they thanked me for coming in and offered a car wash, without me needing to ask.
Either way, fixed or not, i know someone took the trouble to check it out right.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY
Concerning your problem, I also had a similar knocking noise over bumps, which turned out to be a disconnected rubber hangar on one of the tailpipes.It hit the chassis over speed bumps. They hoisted it u and saw the loose hangar and reconnected it to the hook on the tail pipe.
Now they know I'm not nuts! I will mention the hanger in your case and see what gives. Thanks for the info...
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also - not sure if this car has any points to lube the chassis...
If they replaced yours, It just could be the type of crappy bushings they use !.
Any dealer must do warranty work, not just where you bought it from. Still didn't fix it, though!
First, I heard the service manager cursing "it's probably some stupid bushing somewhere!" after seeing 6-1/2 hrs. of work on my vehicle.
Second, it comes and goes, even over the same speed bumps at the same speed.
Third, I had the bolt fail that pivots the left rear control arms together - ( i don't know why)- the control arms control pitch and yaw for stability. That also may have contributed to too much weight on the other one, which is the one that creaks.
I'd be interested to know if yours started after hitting a curb in a parking lot, a deep pothole, or some other obstruction that may have stressed the suspension.
I notice that because of the traction and stability control, going round steep curves at speed belies the stress on the components.
I suspect the weight of this vehicle (almost 4000 lbs) is greater than the bushing size/suspension components can handle. They even state in the manual not to drive the S.Fe off road.
So how much would I be looking at to have the bushings replaced with a good quality one that will not make this noise? Is there any damage that can happen if we were to not change them out and just leave things as they are?
THANK YOU all for your help!
Thanks.
It is the small light colored plastic door panel just forward of the inside opener at the top of the door, under the darker panel below the window.. It's where the door and dash meet when the door is closed at the top.
It is a separate small panel that is ever-so-sligtltly warped on BOTH front doors. I happened to find it when I pressed against the panel and felt it rub at the joint.
When the temps. warm up or cool down the vibration from road variataions causes the panel edge to rub together and vibrate. I pressed some sticky tape in the joint with a pen knife blade and it cured it. Ha!