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66 messages, Last post on Sep 29, 2009 at 9:36 AM
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Replying to: leonfam (Sep 21, 2008 8:32 pm) Edit: I have confirmed through Hyundai Customer Service that as long as the car's title was not already "branded" a 2nd time (e.g. the rental company PLUS someone else), meaning there has been only one owner, then the remainder of the 5/60k warranty transfers. I talked with a dealer the other day and they told me that when the rental company sells the car to an auctioneer and then they sell it to a dealer, these are not considered "ownership" for warranty purposes.
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I just bought a Hyundai Elantra 2004, with 54000 miles. I was told that there might still be a warranty on the car and I'm here to find out. (Didn't know how to contact Hyundai) So, when I saw the CarFax, there is a first owner, who drove the car for about a year and a half. Then there's a second owner who drove the car for almost two years. Then, when the dealer bought it, there's me driving it. My question is, is the warranty still valid? I guess it's not a big deal, since there's only around 6,000 miles left of the warranty but since I've read that the timing belt might fail around that time as well, having a warranty of the timing belt would really give me a peace of mind. Anyone knows if the warranty would still be valid? I'm thinking of bringing it into a dealer to change its headlight bulb. Then again, if the warranty doesn't cover it, I might as well change it myself since it's really too simple to do. 
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Replying to: kidroach (Sep 28, 2008 10:32 am) Another thing: I don't know where you heard the timing belt might fail at 60k miles, but that is inaccurate. In most states, the timing belt is a maintenance item at 60k miles. That doesn't mean the belt is in imminent danger of breaking at 60k, but that it's a real good idea to change it then since if it did break, that would severely damage the engine. Also, replacing the timing belt is NOT covered under warranty--unless of course it breaks before 60k miles. But replacing it under other circumstances is your responsibility. While at the dealer for the bulb, ask them to run a check on outstanding recalls (there were some on the 2004 Elantra including one involving the airbag programming and one on the fuel line to the gas tank) and see what service history they have in their computers--Carfax reports don't typically have all service records. |
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I recently purchased a 06 elantra with the hvt engine at 10/15 thousand revs there is a rattle like a tappet noise I have taken it back to main agent they say the car has a harsh sounding engine as normal and no out of place noises, I have checked with 4 other cars and they have the same rattle is this normal and is that why they changed to the cvvt engine,Being an ex mechanic I believe this is an oil pressure problem at those revs and that is why they changed engines. |
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Replying to: backy (Sep 22, 2008 9:06 am) I know that the powertrain drops to 5/60 for subsequent owners but am unclear as per vehicles that began life in a fleet. From HyundaiUSA's website: "Second and/or subsequent owners have powertrain components coverage under the 5 year / 60,000 mile New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Excludes coverage for vehicles in commercial use (i.e. taxi, route delivery, delivery service, rental, etc.)." I want to understand that "in commercial use" means when they are used as such because otherwise, if it starts out in as a rental then transfers to private owner(s) there never is a powertrain warranty. Should probably check with Hyundai, I'd hate to learn that 'in' really means never ever!
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Replying to: jayess (Mar 28, 2009 9:13 am) I got a lot of experience on this question while I was looking at used Elantras and Sonatas last year. I didn't end up buying one, but I did confirm that a car that was originally in use as a fleet vehicle (e.g. rental car) does still qualify for the remainder of the 5/60k bumper-to-bumper warranty. P.S. If you are buying from a Hyundai dealer, they might be able to extend the 5/60k warranty to 10/100k bumper-to-bumper, or add on the 10/100k powertrain warranty, as a "Hyundai Certified" car. For a price, of course.
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Replying to: backy (Mar 28, 2009 9:38 am)
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