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| After my Tucson sits for two days, the battery goes dead. I took it to a Hyundai dealer and they showed me the Technical Service Bulletin for the Sonata, Tucson and Azera. The Bulletin number is 06-90-015, dated March 2006. The Bulletin states, "If the vehicle has to be stored for a long time, the power connector should be disconnected to prevent battery drain." I told the service manager that the car had only sat for two days, not for a long time. Their remedy was to pull the power connector (short connector) which is a 30amp fuse, located in the relay box passenger compartment. I would like to know if anyone else has this problem? | |
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Replying to: airflyte (Jan 13, 2007 11:57 am)
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Replying to: tenpin288 (Jan 13, 2007 12:10 pm) Then see the dealer again. |
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Just had my rear brake pads replaced at 15,000 miles on a manual fwd 4 cyl my daughter uses. Front pads are fine and the dealer had no explanation on why the rear pads would wear so early. My 2004 Volvo XC90 at 4400 pounds and with my faster driving style is still on the original pads at 45,000 miles! Its the second Hyundai in my fleet and I can tell that they are cheap to buy but expensive to keep on the road....More so than the Volvo's. (I've got a 2004 S60 too) |
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| The other day the TPMS sensor came on in the car. I took it in to a shop where they said it the tire pressure has to be within so many pounds of pressure from eachother. I drove it when they were done and it was fine. It just came on again. None of the tires look low. Does the cold weather effect the sensor? Thanks for any help. | |
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Replying to: airflyte (Jan 13, 2007 11:57 am)
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Replying to: airflyte (Jan 13, 2007 11:57 am) Personally, it seems they are not addressing the real problem and buying time with the new battery. Time can be a real factor in the lemon law in the state of Ohio. If this new battery goes defunct 6 months from now, which is how long the other battery lasted, then this fourth trip to the dealership for the same "problem" would be over the one year period described in Ohio's law, should this come to pass, we will let you know. Please keep us posted on any progress you guys have. |
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Replying to: airflyte (Jan 13, 2007 11:57 am) Personally, it seems they are not addressing the real problem and buying time with the new battery. Time can be a real factor in the lemon law in the state of Ohio. If this new battery goes defunct 6 months from now, which is how long the other battery lasted, then this fourth trip to the dealership for the same "problem" would be over the one year period described in Ohio's law, should this come to pass, we will let you know. Please keep us posted on any progress you guys have. |
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Just to update you on this problem; after the car sat for several days the battery would go dead. The dealer installed a new battery and it went dead again. We told the dealer that we removed the fuse for the radio and the battery did not go dead. But as usual, they don't listen to the customer, and did not troubleshoot this problem. I took the car back to the dealership and talked to the general manager. I told him that this was unacceptable, that their mechanics couldn't find the problem. I had a local mechanic check out this problem and he found it immediately. He did a simple draw test on the audio system. The repair manual stated when the radio was turned off the current draw should not exceed 3.8mA. The system was drawing twice that amount. Finally, I convinced the general manager to replace the radio, which he did reluctantly. After letting the car sit for ten days, it started right up. I think Hyundai should put out a recall, if they have any customer loyalty, to solve this problem. I would also suggest that people not buy from Hyundai if this is the way they treat their customers. I know I'll never buy another one!!!!!
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| For about 2 months now, I've been noticing my check engine light coming on, not right after I've gotten gas, but a week or two later. Sometimes it goes away after I've reset the gas cap, sometimes it doesn't. But it definitely does go away after I've gassed up. After observation, I've determined that the light is going on when the gas tank goes down to about 1/2 full. My question is, do I need to wait until the check engine light is back on before I take the car in? If so, I would have estimate when it will come on again and make a date in advance at my dealer. | |
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