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#21 of 29 Re: Help! [favesis21] by lightfootfl Oct 05, 2007 (6:18 am)
Replying to: favesis21 (Oct 03, 2007 5:41 pm) Am I missing something here,? IF there is/was a thermostat problem would it not be advisable to replace it as soon as possible? I don't know the price of such a repair, but certainly it can't be too much. IF the problem is hoses, and or clamps giving away, these too are unpredictable and shouldn't be exorbitant either. Regardless, it is obvious that they need to be repaired so as not to lose the engine or have any major problems. I wouldn't begin to guess about the warranty coverage however. Replies to this message: doohickie (Oct 06, 2007 8:05 pm)
#22 of 29 Re: Help! [lightfootfl] by doohickie Oct 06, 2007 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: lightfootfl (Oct 05, 2007 6:18 am) If a wear item breaks that causes other damage, Hyundai generally won't cover it under warranty, although it's worth it to try several dealers. I base that on brake problems that they try to blame on bad pads or shoes causing the calipers to go bad (when I think sometimes it's the other way around). Is a thermostat a wear item? I'm not sure. But if it was diagnosed as bad, then wasn't replaced and a major engine problem results, you can hardly blame Hyundai for the major engine failure.
#23 of 29 Eek. by jsmithson Oct 21, 2007 (6:43 pm)
This is the kind of thing that concerns me. While it's not unheard of for a thermostat to fail to open and overheat an engine at 40k or so miles, it is certainly not common. Most concerning, though, is hearing that lights weren't coming on before the engine internals were damaged. Every time I've had a car overheat, it was obvious on the gauges.   Frankly, I'd raise holy heck and try to get them to put a crate engine in my car, at least about leaking hoses or faulty clamps. It isn't fair for Hyundai (or any other automaker) to dwell long and loud about their fantastic warranty and then be so brutal in their expectations of average car owners. Their warranty is worthless to me if I have to crawl all around my car and constantly inspect it every time I think about driving it to make sure a hose hasn't failed, all so that my warranty will be honored.   FWIW, if it overheats severely within the B2B warranty, through no fault of my own, I'm likely to *ensure* that the engine seizes. Just because it will still turn over and run doesn't mean that Hyundai's faulty hose/clamp hasn't galled or scored a main bearing that will now fail prematurely. I paid for this warranty. I'm willing to do my part to realize the full potential for reliability from my Elantra. In return, I want a mechanically flawless car from Hyundai. Replies to this message: sherryls (Oct 22, 2007 6:02 pm) backy (Oct 22, 2007 7:11 pm) cali64 (Oct 22, 2007 7:20 pm) doohickie (Oct 23, 2007 5:52 am)
#24 of 29 Re: Eek. [jsmithson] by sherryls Oct 22, 2007 (6:02 pm)
Replying to: jsmithson (Oct 21, 2007 6:43 pm) Thank you for your comments. You're the first person to reply who at least understands my frustration!
#25 of 29 Re: Eek. [jsmithson] by backy Oct 22, 2007 (7:11 pm)
Replying to: jsmithson (Oct 21, 2007 6:43 pm) Every time I've had a car overheat, it was obvious on the gauges.   Same for me. The Elantra has a temperature gauge. When the engine started to overheat, the needle on the gauge should have moved up close to and then into the red zone before the hose blew. If not, then perhaps the gauge is faulty (was it checked out after the hose blew?) and that could be a good reason to demand that Hyundai cover the engine repair.
#26 of 29 Re: Eek. [jsmithson] by cali64 Oct 22, 2007 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: jsmithson (Oct 21, 2007 6:43 pm) Is there someone besides the dealerships that we can talk to? Replies to this message: doohickie (Oct 23, 2007 5:52 am)
#27 of 29 Re: Eek. [cali64] by doohickie Oct 23, 2007 (5:52 am)
Replying to: cali64 (Oct 22, 2007 7:20 pm) Yes. There are owner-contact numbers to call in your owners manual.
#28 of 29 2004 Elantra A/C Problem by durantp Jul 27, 2009 (1:18 pm)
Aftter running well for a half hour or so the air conditioning runs warm. It will come back on for several minutes and then run warm again. This continues a couple of times more with shorter cooling periods until it runs warm continuously. Can anyone help me with this problem?????? thanks. durantp Replies to this message: bpizzuti (Jul 27, 2009 1:36 pm)
#29 of 29 Re: 2004 Elantra A/C Problem [durantp] by bpizzuti Jul 27, 2009 (1:36 pm)
Replying to: durantp (Jul 27, 2009 1:18 pm) When was the last time you had it recharged?

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