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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Random Chit Chat => Topic started by: stkman on April 24, 2010, 07:50:52
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Well, my steering is finally knocking badly enough to take the car to Hyundai to let them sort it. The service manager denied any knowledge of the problem in NZ and wanted the car for a day to diagnose. The workshop foreman was better ... had a look and noted it definitely seemed in the column.
Taking it in next Thurday for the 45000km service and they will sort out what they want to do then :razz:
Just a shame I didn't print out the TSB before they were removed.
Andrew
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Hopefully "someone" will see this post and send you a copy ... :wink:
I occassionally hear noises that might be that problem but I have done 60,000 already...(only hear them on my bumpy 85 metre gravel driveway)
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Well, my steering is finally knocking badly enough to take the car to Hyundai to let them sort it. The service manager denied any knowledge of the problem in NZ and wanted the car for a day to diagnose. The workshop foreman was better ... had a look and noted it definitely seemed in the column.
Taking it in next Thurday for the 45000km service and they will sort out what they want to do then :razz:
Just a shame I didn't print out the TSB before they were removed.
Andrew
isnt your car only 2 years old.? :eek:
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The TSB if we could see it, refers to cars built from first production until 14th April 2008.
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The TSB if we could see it, refers to cars built from first production until 14th April 2008.
Mine was built September 2008. It has similar but yet undiagnosed symptoms. It's time I approached the dealer for the 3rd time to get it sorted. For some reason all I got the first two times was "still trying to work out how to approach it". :rolleyes:
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Yes, car is just on 2 years old now. Is Feb 2008 build, first sold in April 2008 (fits in to the VIN range for the steering TSB). I bought in August 2009 at 17000km so have done 28000km in less than a year :'(
Is an absolutely amazing car ... I travel a bit towing a trailer with bikes, it tows so well with the manual diesel. Passed a V6 Commodore while towing a trailer with 3 bikes on it up a long hill. He was towing much the same weight and was slowing down. My passenger was so impressed he reckons it will be his next car.
If anyone does have that TSB, would be very interested in receiving it. Just to help these guys at Hyundai out!
Andrew
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If anyone does have that TSB, would be very interested in receiving it. Just to help these guys at Hyundai out!
Likewise. When I described as best I could from what I remembered of the TSB my guy said he knew nothing about it! Even if it didn't apply in my case I would have expected him to know of it or at least be able to find it. :rolleyes:
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i think shambles is your best bet on getting that tsb. [ i hope I'm right] :idea:
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On it's way...
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:razz: :razz: :cool:
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On it's way...
Danke.
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shambles is realy the stig,imo. :razz: :lol: :lol:
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TSB received from ********... he is a legend. Thanks.(one should be a little discreet in these matters :P)
Read through it, sounds exactly what is wrong. Doesn't look like a ten minute fix!
Will see on Thursday :)
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shambles is realy the stig,imo. :razz: :lol: :lol:
Um no. See his post in other thread about crashes we have had.
I think he took his name from that street (lane) in York. :-[ 8)
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^-- haha well remembered dude :lol:
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Well,
Phone call today from the service manager. Seems he has been doing some checking. asked what I had seen and told him about the Australian TSB that I "just happened to have". And no, I wasn't willing to email him a copy but happy to drop in with a copy after work.
Got there and he had the Korean TSB which Hyundai NZ got for him. Very similar. He has ordered the part (about $4 he said) and they would look at fitting it Thursday during the service if they were happy that's what it is. Though looks likely it is that he reckons. They haven't taken it for a drive, just noted the knock when turning the steering wheel back and forth.
Said they wanted to take photos along the way and do it really slowly as it was the first one they had seen. He seems to think first one in NZ!
I'm fairly impressed ... roll on Thursday :)
Andrew
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Will be interesting to follow progress (thanks for the update) :cool:
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It took my dealership several hours to do the work, and they still got it wrong (wrong part sent, allegedly)
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What is a TSB?
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What is a TSB?
Technical Service Bulletin.
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Said they wanted to take photos along the way and do it really slowly as it was the first one they had seen. He seems to think first one in NZ!
As you were so obliging to do their investigatory work re the TSB be cheeky and ask them to email the photo's to you.
Then you post on here
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Shambles, could you send me the TSB as well please, got to take mine in. Cheers.
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What is a TSB?
Technical Service Bulletin.
Ahhh I see, thanks!
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As you were so obliging to do their investigatory work re the TSB be cheeky and ask them to email the photo's to you.
Then you post on here
Will see what I can do! Within 2 weeks of owning the car, asked for another flip key (only got 1). Car was a year old at that stage so was willing to go halves. Hyundai supplied one. Then when I discovered the first service was with 30/40 grade oil, Hyundai organised another service at their cost. Got a complimentary torch, a Hyundai "Favourites" boxed colour book (may become a collectors item!) and a card at Christmas.
Phone call to remind me a service is due and a card today to remind me WOF (same as MOT) due soon.
Will let you all know how this issue works out. So far am impressed with Hyundai (the car and the company).
Andrew
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You are certainly getting good treatment Andrew :razz:
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i wonder if its because of the tsb he provided them. :P
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Phone call to remind me a service is due and a card today to remind me WOF (same as MOT) due soon.
I wish they would introduce the WOF or similar here in WA. Some real piles of junk getting around on the roads here, not to mention cars with bald tyres, lights that don't work or are broken, cracked windscreens...
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Phone call to remind me a service is due and a card today to remind me WOF (same as MOT) due soon.
Man, I have to learn all these acronym's! lol
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w o f means warrant of fitness,same as a r w c [road wearthy certificate]
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w o f means warrant of fitness,same as a r w c [road wearthy certificate]
Is yearly for the first seven years of the cars life and six monthly after that. Must be current to allow vehicle registration (licensing) ... unfortanately, here in NZ it means we have cars without WOF and REG (registration) rather than just WOF as before.
The government tried to make the WOF test yearly a while back but there was such an outcry from the industry (that does the inspections and would lose money) that it remained as is.
And yes, things like cracked or even chipped windscreens will fail the test. No washer fluid will give you a fail! But overall, I think it's a good thing. Even my trailers have current WOF labels although trailers exempt from requiring them for registartion purposes :D
Andrew
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Jeepers Andrew... :eek: That seems overkill :cool:
Here in Tassie they only make you car go in for full inspection if you let the registration lapse (no matter how old it is)
The have the very odd random vehicle inspection blitz on the highway but I have never been pulled up for one of those in around 35 years of driving because they mostly only make older cars pull over... Which is a bit stupid because even a 2 y/o car can have bald tyres etc...
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Jeepers Andrew... :eek: That seems overkill :cool:
Here in Tassie they only make you car go in for full inspection if you let the registration lapse (no matter how old it is)
The have the very odd random vehicle inspection blitz on the highway but I have never been pulled up for one of those in around 35 years of driving because they mostly only make older cars pull over... Which is a bit stupid because even a 2 y/o car can have bald tyres etc...
Sounds like QLD, we get three years inspection free then they inspect them to G Force brake safty test.
i see some real bombs from QLD on our roads sometimes don't know how they allow them to drive cars like that up there, not safe in the city and put others at risk, probably no insurance cover eather. i think we should have a border safty check for all cars, as we pay high insurance here, and others from out of state drive into our state useing a low insurance cover it's not right in my books. they are just at as much risk here as we are probably more as not as experience with loco conditions. but i don't really enjoy living in the city these days.
cheers
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Lakes,
I spent 14 years living and working in NSW and whilst I agree the idea of annual inspections is a good one, I hadn't been there a year and i could have given you two phone numbers which you could ring and get an inspection report over the phone.
And if you haven't seen how they "fiddle" the brake test meter you haven't lived. :eek:
Not disagreeing with you about the roadworthiness of Qld (or Victorian) cars, just pointing out that the sytem is easily rorted (bit like NRL Salary Cap :P)
While I was down there the police introduced those roadside cameras which had character recognition and could run your number plate back through their base and pull you up about 500 meters further up the road if the car was unregistered. They tested it on Pitwater Rd at Brookvale and caught 9% (That's nearly 1 in 10) of cars which were unregistered. :evil:
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Jeepers Andrew... :eek: That seems overkill :cool:
Here in Tassie they only make you car go in for full inspection if you let the registration lapse (no matter how old it is)
The have the very odd random vehicle inspection blitz on the highway but I have never been pulled up for one of those in around 35 years of driving because they mostly only make older cars pull over... Which is a bit stupid because even a 2 y/o car can have bald tyres etc...
I agree with 6 months being overkill. Yearly is good but the government wimped out changing it due to the pressure from the MTA (Motor Trade Association) which was concerned over loss of revenue for it's members ... nothing to do with safety! I remember when I was a lot younger, someone I worked with saying they could get a fake WOF for $40. I mentioned I could get a real one for $15 because there was nothing wrong with my car.
Why would you want to drive with bald tyres anyway? The NZ WOF system is computerised now so if you fail at one place and go into another, they will know you failed and on what. Is $45 per inspection which isn't too bad. A lot of people here use it as the only safety check i.e. they never look at their own tyres, keep an eye on brake pads, change wiper blades etc etc. Saying that, very few vehicle crashes due to vehicle failure - most speed and alcohol.
WOF and Registration random checks aren't uncommon ... have been waved through 2 of them in the last year in the i30 ... is too shiny so must be OK :D
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Why would you want to drive with bald tyres anyway?
Not me!!! but a lot of people do.. no money for new tyres but plenty for Smokes, Grog and Dope..
and like Trev says lots try to drive without rego too :rolleyes:
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Got a phone call from the sealer this afternoon saying they had deternined what the problem was ... play in the steering rack! They had one on order and could I leave the car for another day? Unfortuantely no as I need the car tomorrow (and their loaners do not have towbars) so it is going back on Monday.
They said they replaced the part in the upper steering column as mentioned in the TSB (he didn't end up taking photos) and there is now no knock in the steering. I looked for judder bars I could drive across on an angle and still nothing. They must be good if they can detect play anywhere! Anyway, I will bow to their knowledge and take it back for a steering rack replacement.
Service was fine, they used my oil, didn't touch my tyre pressures as requested and didn't charge me for windscreen washer additive (I topped it to the brim with the stuff I use so wouldn't have been able to get any more in).
Again, I am impressed.
Andrew