i30 Owners Club
GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => PETROL => Topic started by: Anna from Melbourne on July 07, 2009, 10:33:46
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G'day all,
I picked up my brand new vivid blue i30 SLX Manual hatch yesterday, and I've spent the last two days driving it in varying conditions (windy curvy roads in Warrandyte, evening peak hour traffic on the bloody Monash, middle-of-the-day traffic around Melbourne). I have particularly noticed today that it stalled quite a few times - when I was ready to take off at the lights. It's taken a while to get to know the friction point of this clutch....
This is the first brand-new car I have owned (and thus 'broken in') so I don't know if I should attribute this seemingly over-sensitive clutch to the sub-1000km breaking-in period, or if it's my driving style.
I would welcome any comments. I'm completely LURRRRVING the car by the way!
Cheers, Anna
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Welcome Anna,
Glad you Lurrrrv the car.. sounds like you got the petrol model the Diesel has an anti stall function... Maybe you are not giving her enough revs at takeoff?
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in my first week i stalled my car at least a dozen times,its not just you.my p/u point is about an inch off the floor. cheers cteve.
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Welcome to the club Anna :D
Stalled? Well, you will go for the substandard petrol version (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/GIFS/whistling.gif)
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Hi Anna and welcome :wink:
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What car did did you own before this one Anna?
My Daughter just picked a manual SX and she hasn't had said anything about the clutch.
I am wondering if it might be that you were simply used to your old clutch, and you will adjust to this one in time.
Hey Shambles, I stalled my diesel the other day... , mind you I was towing a Nissan Navara with a whole string of boats, trailers, caravans, and other attachments behind it, a Falcon Ute, and a whole PUB.. (Scenes from some local car adverts).
100 more revs I reckon, then the turbo would have sorted it all out !!!!!
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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took me about two weeks. :rolleyes:
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Thanks for the comments and advice gang - much appreciated! Anna
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Welcome to the club Anna :D
Stalled? Well, you will go for the substandard petrol version (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/GIFS/whistling.gif)
Oooooh that hurts... that hurts... now I'm off to cry in the corner :D :D :D
oh hi Anna
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Welcome Anna
You'll get the feel of the clutch after a few days.
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Welcome
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I've stalled my diesel before!
well, starting in third gear didnt help either :lol:
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Diesel? they use that in tractors don't they? :wink: :wink: :wink:
Welcome Anna, I'm sure you'll love your car and yes I know what you mean about the clutch, feels different to some other cars. Nothing wrong with it though, I'm sure you'll get used to it. :D
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Welcome Anna
I stalled mine a lot in the first couple of weeks also, I think it is because the engine is so quiet (cos we don't have the "above standard" (according to the Dr that is Shambles) tractor version :twisted: :lol:) that you can't hear it and then back off a bit when they start moving.
Cheers
Brian
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Good point Brian - it IS such a quiet engine huh??? I've not stalled today - woo hoo! I notice you're from Aberdeen - my partner here in Melbourne is an Aberdonian - he grew up in Bridge of Don! Small world huh?
Cheers, Anna
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Bridge of Don is like a small city in it's own right on the Northern edge of Aberdeen, it really is a small world! :D :D
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I stalled a couple times in my first week too, but I put it down to a new car and not knowing the friction point well enough. I'm a lot better now though :)
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I haven't had a problem with stalling the engine, just tending to feed the power on a bit early during gear changes and over-revving a bit.........
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I haven't had a problem with stalling the engine, just tending to feed the power on a bit early during gear changes and over-revving a bit.........
You were getting the Diesel though weren't you M8..? they are pretty hard to stall..
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I'm giving it a bit too much power during gear changes too :) Taking a while to get used to it. Almost at 1000kms and the first service :)
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I haven't had a problem with stalling the engine, just tending to feed the power on a bit early during gear changes and over-revving a bit.........
You were getting the Diesel though weren't you M8..? they are pretty hard to stall..
Diesel........ pffft.
Wasn't Diesel a singer in the 80's/90's?????
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Hi Anna - We also stalled our ULP (petrol) SLX a few times until we got used to the almost absolute silence of the engine - it wasn't that the clutch picked-up particularly low; just that we were used to the "rattly" tones of our diesel 4x4 and could easily (or lazily) tell by the noise when the clutch was starting to bite. After a few days we got used to the i30 clutch and we now find it very nice and responsive - plus it's immensely enjoyable to be driving something that doesn't sound like an old truck :-)
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How's it going now Anna??
Got it sorted??
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Anna hasn't been o site since 9th July.. so I've sent her a PM for an update.. :cool:
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not all members need a daily fix like us dazz. :lol: :cool:
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As I just said to another member via a PM .. These car forums don't usually appeal to the average female so we are lucky to get as much interaction from the fairer sex that we do :D
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not all members need a daily fix like us dazz. :lol: :cool:
Daily? Mines more like hourly :lol: :lol:
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We picked up our 1.4 petrol I30 four weeks ago and since then my wife, myself, my son and daughter have all had problems with the clutch engagementpoint and the car stalling. We have gradually become accustomed to it and it happens far less no but it still does occasionally and is accompanied by a clutch burning smell. We are all experienced drivers and never had a car that was so difficult to get accustomed to and the car is booked into dealers today for them to check it out. Point is that a modern family car should not need this amount of 'getting used to' and the demonstrator i30 did not have this level of sensitivity so something is definitely wrong. The car was chosen because one I had been lent when my Coupe was in for service was a joy to drive. This one is a bit of a mare. BTW brakes also snatch but am hoping that will improve when they wear in,
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BTW brakes also snatch but am hoping that will improve when they wear in,
After 4 weeks they should be well and truely bedded in.
I'd be asking them to also check the brakes when it's in.
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BTW brakes also snatch but am hoping that will improve when they wear in,
After 4 weeks they should be well and truely bedded in.
I'd be asking them to also check the brakes when it's in.
I'm going to offer a different opinion, with respect. My brakes grabbed terribly to the point I was considering complaining but held of for several months - maybe six or more from memory.
They did come good - and are now very good. I am light on the brakes (I never had any pad repacements in last car that did 220Km+) and you may be also slow to bed the brakes if you are a light user.
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My petrol /manual i30 has the same problem and its two years old.I contacted hyundai technical department[head office]but I didnt get any help. Next I took my car to a fuel EFI mechanic and I paid for an assessment.The mechanic told me that the cars computor is programmed to starve the engine of fuel when you first drive off so that it meets the Austalian EFI fuel emissions standards.If you let the clutch out at 1500 revs it will drive off better but I dont think thats any good for the clutch.I told Hyundai about this but they were not interested.Hyundai dont have an upgraded program yet.I made further queries to another fuel EFI mechanic in the city and he said that an after market program was not available for the I30 yet.I hope this helps.Ive been told that there are people out there who can re program the cars computor to fix problems like this. I was also told that it costs a lot of money to write the programs for the cars computors so some vehicle manufacturers dont put good programs on their vehicles citing costs as their excuse.Hyundai knows that the clutch isnt covered by warranty if it burns out prematurely. By the way I am very happy with my car and this is my only complaint. It would be an absolute joy to drive though if they upgraded the computor program and it would also increase their sales.I had a Holden Vectra V6 once and Holden upgrade all their computor programs at the end of every month. My Vectra had a problem with the computor program and they just simply changed it. GW.
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Welcome GW
I am guessing you have a petrol model.. Not a lot of clutch failures I can recall mentioned on this site but generally Hyundai are pretty agreeable with warranty claims during the 5 year warranty period.. :cool:
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... By the way I am very happy with my car and this is my only complaint. ...
Well that's great to hear GW, and welcome to our humble club :D . As Dazz says, the warranty is there should you need it.
(PS.. the management system is governed by a computer not a computor :P . Sorry to be picky but I know a lot of members actually do work with computers for a living, and they'd be cringing at that right now :P )
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... By the way I am very happy with my car and this is my only complaint. ...
Well that's great to hear GW, and welcome to our humble club :D . As Dazz says, the warranty is there should you need it.
(PS.. the management system is governed by a computer not a computor :P . Sorry to be picky but I know a lot of members actually do work with computers for a living, and they'd be cringing at that right now :P )
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HANDY HINT - I forgot to mention this the other day. To prevent the car from stalling and to achieve a smooth drive off follow this procedure. Take your foot completly off the accelerator pedal and very very slowly release the clutch pedal and your car will drive off smoothly. As soon as the car stops increasing in speed put your foot on the accelerator and drive off. I don't know the science behind it as to why the car drives by itself though. The only problem is it's no good if you need to drive off in a hurry say for axample at traffic lights,roundabouts,merging into traffic etc. Doing so may infuriate the drivers waiting behind you. Good if you live some where away from busy traffic way out in the country. I hope this maybe of some assistance and i'm glad that i can help. GW.
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HANDY HINT - I forgot to mention this the other day. To prevent the car from stalling and to achieve a smooth drive off follow this procedure. Take your foot completly off the accelerator pedal and very very slowly release the clutch pedal and your car will drive off smoothly. As soon as the car stops increasing in speed put your foot on the accelerator and drive off. I don't know the science behind it as to why the car drives by itself though. The only problem is it's no good if you need to drive off in a hurry say for axample at traffic lights,roundabouts,merging into traffic etc. Doing so may infuriate the drivers waiting behind you. Good if you live some where away from busy traffic way out in the country. I hope this maybe of some assistance and i'm glad that i can help. GW.
I'm guessing you are talking about the Diesel (CRDi) model GW .. it is the petrol that is the staller the Diesel has Anti Stall feature...