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Replying to: 3kidsinback (Aug 29, 2008 4:08 pm) So, now today I pick up my car as I left it yesterday for my free oil change and the new fuel pump. Also, I have had some problems in the last 2 weeks losing power on hills. Can't get it over 50 miles an hour. Reported this to Hyundai and the dealership. Also, cruise control starting reseting itself to higher then what I had it set. Very strange. Happened twice. So, I told Hyundai about this and the dealer when I made my appt. Ok...so last week while parked in my son's driveway my headlights came on, my cruise control light came on and my cruise control set light came on. Called dealer as I already had an appt. for yesterday. They advised me not to use cruise control until they checked it out. Again called Hyundai, and notified the investigator who opened up the investigation which resulted in the fuel pump recall. He asked me to report it on the safety site, and email him on this weekend what they did about the cruise control. He also told me that AUGUST 19, 2008 Hyundai notified his department they were going to start a fuel pump recall. That is the day I took my car to the dealership, but giving the dealer benefit of doubt I don't think they would know that day Hyundai officiated a fuel pump recall as they have to get a bullitin and if they got a bullitin they would have changed my fuel pump that day. So, I called to see if they found anything wrong with the cruise control. They think it is related to the fuel pump. And the same with the loss of power on hills. I will find out all when I pick up my car as hubby is taking his for a free oil change today and we will drive in his car to get mine, leave his for a few hours and do some shopping in town and then go back. I drove his car all week as he didn't want me to use mine with the cruise control problem and you can feel the difference in the way the car drives with the new fuel pump he has. There is definitely a difference. So, there is a new report filed and it is by me. 
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Sep 06, 2008 6:13 am)  Sounds more electrical than fuel pump, or is the fuel pump part of the electical system? Have a new pump in my car now but I can't tell the difference.....
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Replying to: 3kidsinback (Sep 06, 2008 6:52 am) You know, I feel the same way. The cruise control I think would be electrical considering the lights came on too when I was in park. They told me they couldn't find any error codes relating to the cruise control or why it did what it did. But I feel the difference now with the new fuel pump. We have a mountain where I live and you have it on both sides. This is the place where I was losing power the last 2 weeks. Well, I flew over that mountain last night going home. And since I drove hubby's car for the week I could feel the difference driving. So, maybe Backy can tell us about the electrical stuff. Is the cruise control an electrical component or would it be part of the fuel pump which we know is electrical too. 
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I confirm with my dealer here in Toronto last friday and they book me for replacement on Thursday, Just leting know to every one in Canada. I was reading everywhere about this recall but no one confirmed that its in canada or not.. -Satyam |
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Sep 07, 2008 5:44 am)
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Replying to: gomst1 (Sep 07, 2008 8:06 am) thanks again. |
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My husband and I have been searching all over for covers for our Elantra's especially since he spilled soda in his one front seat. We finally found a custom website. I tried to copy the link but it won't drop into my message so if you go to: www.seatcovers.net and then search for your vehicle you will come up with all the seat covers they make. They know there is a 60/40 back seat and they charge for 2 headrests and give you the third one free. They also make the front seats with the side opening to open for airbag deployent and also put back packets on the back too of the bucket seats to make up for covering the ones already there. They say it takes 2 weeks to get them as they are custom made since the 2008 universal ones are not available from Hyundai or in stores yet. They even have a space to track the order number and it comes by UPS. Just passing on some info for any Elantra owners. I see they also sell other items too. 
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My husband and I have been searching all over for covers for our Elantra's especially since he spilled soda in his one front seat. We finally found a custom website. I tried to copy the link but it won't drop into my message so if you go to: www.seatcovers.net and then search for your vehicle you will come up with all the seat covers they make. They know there is a 60/40 back seat and they charge for 2 headrests and give you the third one free. They also make the front seats with the side opening to open for airbag deployent and also put back packets on the back too of the bucket seats to make up for covering the ones already there. They say it takes 2 weeks to get them as they are custom made since the 2008 universal ones are not available from Hyundai or in stores yet. They even have a space to track the order number and it comes by UPS. Just passing on some info for any Elantra owners. I see they also sell other items too.
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I know that there is a separate category for pricing, but after reading some of these posts, I had to reply with my pricing experience. My Elantra listed (MSRP) for about $17.2K including destination charges. After the $2K rebate, that brought the price to $15.2K. Knowing that the "dealer cost" was about $14.6K, I offered $100 above their cost and emphasized the fact that there is a 2% hold back. I ended up paying $14.8K with 3 free oil changes. I started negotiations at $14.7K, 5 oil changes, and a FREE extended warranty. By giving them a lot of demands, they had to withdraw them one at a time (knowing that the free extended warranty was just a dream on my part) and settled on my above stated price. Never negotiate for a single item, such as a vehicle w/o any other options/extras; always include at least 3-4 items in your offer and make THEM withdraw them. If you want an extended warranty, include that in your initial offer. Never buy it after you have agreed on a price. Think of negotiations as a circle with pebbles inside the circle. Always include "many pebbles" in the circle and have the dealer trade/withdraw each pebble, knowing that most of these pebbles are not obtainable for the price you offered. You will eventually get them to agree on the single "pebble" for the price you want.
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Replying to: riguy (Sep 15, 2008 4:31 pm) |
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