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Re: elantra mileage [4ruth]
by tsgeisel
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May 17, 2006 (5:37 pm)
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Replying to: 4ruth (May 17, 2006 5:23 pm)
Well, I suppose the first question is "What conditions are you driving it under?" Are you doing a lot of city driving, or is it highway milage? Also, are you using the air conditioner - that uses engine power to run. What are your habits when getting off of a light - are you quick to accelerate, or do you go smoothly?
However, have you tried the old-fashioned method of estimating milage by filling the tank, setting the trip odometer, using about half a tank (or more) of gas, re-filling the tank, and then dividing miles driven by gallons filled? In other words, not trusting the computer?
It could be that there's a bad sensor or something that's causing the problem.
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Re: elantra mileage [4ruth]
by backy
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May 17, 2006 (6:08 pm)
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Replying to: 4ruth (May 17, 2006 5:23 pm)
It looks like the computer is defective; no such behavior on my '04 GT. The computer is accurate and consistent as the tank level falls.
Here is something to try. Find a stretch of level highway, 55-60 mph speed limit, light traffic (so you can cruise without hitting the brake). Reset the computer and drive for several miles at the limit, using as light a touch on the pedal as you can to maintain speed--keep the revs as low as possible. If you do not get at least low-30s on that run, something is wrong with the car.
BTW, 26 mpg seems low for a Corolla, even for a 12 year old one. You might look at your driving habits and see what you might do to squeeze out better fuel economy--e.g. do you stick to speed limits, accelerate gently, use a light foot on the gas, anticipate stops and keep your foot off the gas as much as possible, keep the tires inflated to at least the recommended pressure, etc.
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15,000 mile service and inspection
by iowaelantra
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May 30, 2006 (6:54 am)
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Hi Guys,
Just have a question. I phoned my local Hyundai dealer's service dept. and inquired about how much the 15,000 mile service and inspection would cost providing there were no other problems. The service manager said about $200. Does this sound about right?????? It seems high to me but then I haven't had a new car nor had one serviced at a dealer in a long time.
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [iowaelantra]
by nj2pa2nc
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May 30, 2006 (9:22 am)
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Replying to: iowaelantra (May 30, 2006 6:54 am)
when we take our hyundai for service we do not ask for the mileage service as it costs too much. we ask for a oil change (every 3,500 miles) and have the tires rotated and balance every 7,000 miles) They inspect the car and let us know if there are any problems. The last time we had the tires rotated they noticed one of the shocks was leaking. they replaced it under warranty. We did have the air filter changed and a coolant flushed at almost 30,000 miles ( we had some coupons so we saved some money.In fact when we first bought our car in for service the service advisor recommended not to ask for the so called mileage service (7,500, 15,000 etc) as it cost more in the long run. we owned a total of 9 hyundais.
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [nj2pa2nc]
by bhmr59
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May 30, 2006 (5:42 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (May 30, 2006 9:22 am)
Your servicing plan sounds reasonable, no sence in paying for unnecessary fluff service.
Question: does your plan satisfy service requirements of the warranty?
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [bhmr59]
by nj2pa2nc
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May 31, 2006 (2:11 am)
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Replying to: bhmr59 (May 30, 2006 5:42 pm)
we have never had any problems with them honoring the warranty. some of the things we had fixed under the warranty were fixing the rotors, replacing the radio, replacing the wiring harness and other things such as replacing our floor mats and even one of our fog lights. In the owners manual they have a section on do-it-yourself repairs so I think as long as you have the oil changed and do not abuse the car you will have no problems
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [nj2pa2nc]
by backy
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May 31, 2006 (5:53 am)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (May 31, 2006 2:11 am)
I hope you are right. Good luck getting the warranty honored if, for example, you ever have a transmission problem and you did not have the transmission serviced under the manufacturer's specified service schedule.
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [backy]
by nj2pa2nc
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May 31, 2006 (7:26 am)
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Replying to: backy (May 31, 2006 5:53 am)
we have never had a problem with warranty work on any vehicles we have owned.When they do the oil change they inspect all the fluids and other things.All our cars have manual transmission and they last longer than l00,000 miles.
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [nj2pa2nc]
by backy
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May 31, 2006 (7:57 am)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (May 31, 2006 7:26 am)
A fluid inspection is not a fluid replacement. I am hoping for your sake that you don't have to come back to this discussion in a year or two and tell us that Hyundai refused a warranty claim because of failure to maintain the car per the manufacturer's service schedule.
Another thing to consider eventually is the timing belt replacement. How are you going to handle that one? It is expensive to replace, but if it breaks the engine is trashed.
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Re: 15,000 mile service and inspection [backy]
by nj2pa2nc
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May 31, 2006 (2:47 pm)
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Replying to: backy (May 31, 2006 7:57 am)
we never have been refused a warranty claim. The dealer where we have our cars serviced has been excellant for warranty work. They inspect the belts and advise us when they need to be changed. They go beyond and do alot of extra things free. We do maintain our cars and average about l50,000 miles on them. We just do not ask for the mileage service, Our only vehicle with automatic transmission was our 2003 sonata. It had a defective transmission that was replaced when it had 4,000 miles. It started acting up when it had 50 miles.
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