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511 messages, Last post on Oct 19, 2009 at 2:15 AM
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Replying to: dovid2 (Aug 11, 2008 9:14 am) |
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Replying to: skeptical (Aug 11, 2008 6:54 am) I certainly would not buy an 'O8 SE Elantra after reading the number of fuel pump problems now emerging until I knew said problem was resolved. That's just too huge of an issue for me to gamble on." Interesting point. Would you agree that Hyundai is being negligent by not requiring full disclosure to prospective buyers that a safety investigation is pending?
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Replying to: 3kidsinback (Aug 11, 2008 12:50 pm) Yes, I would personally-- but I'm sure they wouldn't see it that way. And I'm sure legally (technically) they're covered up to a certain point. There is no way a company is going to disclose such a thing to prospective buyers unless they are forced to! I'm talking ethics, though. And that's why forums like this one are so helpful, IMHO-- to fill in the gaps. 
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Replying to: skeptical (Aug 11, 2008 1:23 pm) The lady you are questioning was the first to bring this matter to the attention of the feds and it was her husband's Elantra which stalled leading to the reported crash. Time will tell if this is an issue or a fluke occurence. As the person who first reported the problem, she said she likes the car very much and would still buy one.
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Aug 11, 2008 3:34 pm) Totally true comment. Hubby's fuel pump was fixed. I have almost 2000 miles on mine now and except for the lack of power sometimes under 20 miles, I stand adamant that I would still buy the Elantra. I also notice that my car does this when I first start it up and totally disagree now with the manual saying not to idle the car a few minutes to warm up the engine. I notice only when I first drive it it does this and once warmed up it is fine. I am going to bring this to the attention of Hyundai when I go for my first oil change in Sept. And see what they have to say. They already told me to change the oil every 3 months even though the manual says you don't have to. And yes, even though Hubby's car caused that crash.... thank god he wasn't hurt. And hoping the other people are ok. Heck... as for skeptical.... you have your opinion and are entitled to it. Where we bought our Elantras, well..... the salesman called me up the other day and said they are telling customers there is a problem with the fuel pump on some of the cars. He himself is working on getting enough commissions right now to even get one himself knowing there is a problem. I knew almost all of the guys at this Chrysler/Hyundai dealership already had Elantras right down to the guy in the Finance Dept. So that right there tells you if the salesman and their wives even have an Elantra.....well...need I say anymore??? Sure, buyer beware. Hopefully they decide for themselves if they want to take a chance or not. I take a chance every day I go someplace and being in the BOONIES hope I don't break down as cell service is not the best where I am. But I also know that if I do break down my car will get towed FREE and repaired. And the dealer will give me a loaner if they need to. Some of the people here who broke down had some pretty nasty dealers where they went for repairs. But then again....how you act and treat the place your are getting a repair done is how you get treated sometimes too. What you give is what you get back sometimes and I do know some people can really let off steam. I am one of those myself. But where does it get you? You wait longer. Heck... I know when I was a Customer Service rep for a few years I would put nasty people on hold on purpose as they would be yelling at me. Nothing like a Friday night working till midnight and having someone drunk calling you up cursing and swearing at you like you were the one who broke their item. Many of them sat on hold while I took other phone calls. You can't expect yelling to get you anyplace. The nicer you are the nicer you get treated IMO.
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Aug 11, 2008 6:15 pm) How much do you drive in 3 months? You shouldn't have to change oil every 3 months unless you drive at least 3,000 miles in that time. And that is very conservative. Only if you drive under very severe conditions should you need to change oil that often. I change the oil on my 2004 Elantra about every 3750 miles. Which for me is twice a year. But I'm on the dealer's free oil change program, so they're free.
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Aug 07, 2008 2:25 pm)
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I have a 2008 Elantra SE that I bought new in May. I am not a car expert, so I'll try to describe the problem as best as I can. I'm having a problem at about 55-65mph where the rpms get up to 3000 and the transmission won't shift. Sometimes this happens on hills other times I'm on a flat road. I usually get around the problem by driving at a lower speed or taking my foot off the gas for a few seconds and then trying to accelerate again. This only happens occasionally and I also remember having this problem with my 2002 Elantra. Is this something the dealership can fix? or is it just an Elantra issue?
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Replying to: cms78 (Aug 12, 2008 5:35 am) |
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Replying to: tsg302 (Aug 11, 2008 8:50 pm) They paid me 150% of the KBB value for my truck in excellant condition of what a dealer would sell it for. I got $4000 less then what I had paid new for mine. So I thought that was good. But I didn't go back to buy from them. I had heard too many good things about the Hyundai Sonata and that was what I was originally going to buy. But my inseam is too long and I had to bend my leg to sit to drive. I couldn't even test drive it. So the salesman asked if I wanted to testdrive the Elantra as there was more leg room even though it was a smaller car. I took it for a test drive on the highway with him and hubby and I was hooked. Tried the Sonata one more time for a spin around the parking lot which killed my leg and bought the car I test drove even. I could have had any color I wanted but I love my Quicksilver one. Lots of luck with Toyota. Don't let the dealers walk all over you. Anyone here who thinks the fuel pump problem is a hassle...well.... some of those Toyota dealers are really putting anyone with a Tacoma Recall thru the wringer worse. You would think the money was coming out of their pockets. |
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