The Original i30 Owners Club
GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => PETROL => Topic started by: asathorny on April 01, 2011, 13:11:16
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No work today, nor for a few days next week either, which is a good job since, I went to the car this morning and it was as dead as a Dodo...
Not a bloomin glimmer out of it. AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The RAC said they'd come and start me for £63, I said 'not thanks'. The dealership, after a few calls are comeing to start me later this afternoon (live just aruond the corner. The techi guy says if the battery is goosed he has to order one and it'll be a day or so. I said, will you be popping an spare in to keep me mobile, he said 'no' you'll have to leave it. I have checked my work diary and I am not working for a few days now <thank God>.
The little work I do is self employed so if I had missed work because of this I'd have been frantic.....
Oh ummmm, this as dented my confidence in my shine red machine....
asathorny
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You can't jump start or just buy a battery charger?
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Jump start it, and go to the nearest battery centre - buy a new one and send the bill to Hyundai :)
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Thanks for the input guys, my old emergency starter pack went to heaven some long time ago :o :o....
They've been an collected her and I asked the techi guy if I was gonna be charged, he said 'nope, warranty this'.... He then regaled me with a story about this model having had a problem with the stereo draining the battery ??????
I have no idea if that was real or not, but I thought I'd pass it on to you guys because I know that many of you are techi peeps and it may or may not be of some use to you :question: :question: :question: :question:
Anyhow, it's gone to the doctors and I feel as if my legs have been removed :scared: :scared: :scared:
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I wonder how he knew you just didn't leave the door ajar? Anyway, accepting warranty responsibility is very good. We'll be interested to get the wash up.
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The RAC said they'd come and start me for £63,
Did they say why there would be a charge?
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The RAC said they'd come and start me for £63,
Did they say why there would be a charge?
The RAC said that my cover, Breakdown and Recovery, didn't cover Home Start .... So the charge would be to join their HOME START.... my reasoning was that with a new car, well 14 mnths old car, how many times am I gonna need a home start, so I said no.
It'd be cheaper to buy a booster starter and have it on stand by, if it were needed at all.....
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:'( :'( :mad:
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You can't jump start or just buy a battery charger?
Is jump-starting recommended? I've heard something about damaging the catalyst.
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Is jump-starting reccomended? I've heard something about damaging the catalyst.
or the electronics... :eek:
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:whsaid: :confused:
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AND the electronics :eek: (didn't know that)
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AND the electronics :eek: (didn't know that)
I'm guessing there is the risk of a surge.. I haven't googled it but been warned to be careful about using jumper leads on modern cars with lots of electronics by several mechanics over the years...
Edit: Just did a google and apparently there is a risk of frying the engine management module (ECU?) although the risk may be reduced if the leads have inbuilt surge protection.
I ain't putting jumper leads near my Hybrid for anybody .. way to many electronics to damage in her :o
and I won't be driving through any flooded roads either :sweating:
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:goodjob: :mrgreen:
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whoa back backup backup
stereo draining the battery? while the car was on or off? ???
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The RAC said they'd come and start me for £63,
Did they say why there would be a charge?
The RAC said that my cover, Breakdown and Recovery, didn't cover Home Start .... So the charge would be to join their HOME START....
Do you live on a hill?
You could have let it roll quarter of a mile then called them out :rofl: :rofl:
When my complimentary cover expired I rang the RAC and asked if they did deals for Hy owners.
They did and I got roadside, recovery and home start at 50% of normal price which at the time was cheaper than roadside and recovery!
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You could have let it roll quarter of a mile then called them out :rofl: :rofl:
Nah, she lives in her garage whicb sadly has a slight upslope from the door to the road.... otherwise, I would have done a rolling start. I presume that a rolling start in third is a safe way to start...
do warn me if it's a no no, it was always my first way out of trouble when much much younger and driving round in old smokers :faint: :faint:
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otherwise, I would have done a rolling start. I presume that a rolling start in third is a safe way to start...
do warn me if it's a no no, it was always my first way out of trouble when much much younger and driving round in old smokers :faint: :faint:
Asa - Check the Handbook. For mine, diesel, it says not to push start.
Anyway not having the motor running will make steering nigh impossible.
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whoa back backup backup
stereo draining the battery? while the car was on or off? ???
While the car is off (we've only had a couple of instances of that SC but not in an SR as far as I can recall)
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otherwise, I would have done a rolling start. I presume that a rolling start in third is a safe way to start...
do warn me if it's a no no, it was always my first way out of trouble when much much younger and driving round in old smokers :faint: :faint:
Asa - Check the Handbook. For mine, diesel, it says not to push start.
Anyway not having the motor running will make steering nigh impossible.
Thanks for that duhhhhh.... your quite right oh ummmm :faint: :faint:
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I've started mine on a roll a couple of times for no particular reason other than I was pointing down hill. :cool:
No trouble at all. Kick it over in third (second might be a bit stiff), change down to second and off you go...
It might not work though if the battery is too flat to power the ECU or does it have a dead failed state that allows the engine to run without a functioning ECU?
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whoa back backup backup
stereo draining the battery? while the car was on or off? ???
While the car is off (we've only had a couple of instances of that SC but not in an SR as far as I can recall)
ooooh! not good.
thanks Dazz
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I just phoned the dealership and this is what he said. They had a circular regarding battery's unexpectedly discharging within a certain VIN No range and the solution is to fit a lead, this was followed by some techno waffle about a *dischagre lead to the bodywork??????*
He said that my car is not within the VIN no range but that they're, never the less, going to fit this lead which is on order and will arrive tomorrow after which I will get my car returned to me.
I am not filled with the warm fuzzy feeling of confidence, but hey oh, we'll see what we see !!!!!!
:'( :'( :eek: :eek:
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They had a circular regarding battery's unexpectedly discharging within a certain VIN No range and the solution is to fit a lead, this was followed by some techno waffle about a *dischagre lead to the bodywork??????*
Sounds like a possible earthing fault
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They had a circular regarding battery's unexpectedly discharging within a certain VIN No range and the solution is to fit a lead, this was followed by some techno waffle about a *dischagre lead to the bodywork??????*
Sounds like a possible earthing fault
OK, I can see that, but, how come I've been driving all over the north of England for 14 mths ???? with no problems. :o :o
This is why I am saying I don't have the warm fuzzies about this.... It just seems wierd to me.
I am hoping and praying that it's solved :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
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:'( :-\
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sooo guess who's car won't start today
and no i am not joking :disapp:
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sooo guess who's car won't start today
and no i am not joking :disapp:
flat battery? :faint:
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tis my presumption. nothing works at all, not even the doors.
i have written more in the other battery thread. :-\
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tis my presumption. nothing works at all, not even the doors.
i have written more in the other battery thread. :-\
im off for a look.
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Sorry SC.. you have had a bit of a bad trot with niggly little probs :disapp:
Just a thought have you checked if one of your battery terminals has worked loose??
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tis my presumption. nothing works at all, not even the doors.
i have written more in the other battery thread. :-\
have a look at my post in that other thread ,SC. :idea: :razz:
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sooo guess who's car won't start today
and no i am not joking :disapp:
I shall be most intersted in what your dealership tell you SC, I can feel a full recall comeing on here HA hhaahahahaha...... NOT
Asa
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two battery's in as many weeks,a recall could happen Asa. :idea: how many more have prematurely died that we don't know about. :winker: :razz:
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two battery's in as many weeks,a recall could happen Asa. :idea: how many more have prematurely died that we don't know about. :winker: :razz:
True, very true.... Phone just rang for me to come in a pick up my motor :scared:
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:goodjob: :mrgreen:
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OK, it's back and sadly I have nothing to share with you all. No opportunty to chat was made, he brought the car round and hand me the keys and said see how we go with that and walked back indoors :mad:
The reception given me was an unspoken message as follows :- 'we haven't a bloomin clue what's wrong with it and were hoping and praying that we won't be seeing you again, anytime soon'. This is predicated on the belief that if they'd solved the problem they would, like most other humans, be keen to show off how smart they were???
So, it's sat on the street outside, which it never is usually. I usually garage it each time I arrive home, even for a few minutes. However, since my garage as a slight upslope in front of the doors I am taking now chances just now although, I will garage it tonight so that, tomorrow moring will be a nervous time.
I am busting a gut to know how poor Snowcherry is getting on with hers ???
Asa
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I always like your open and honest thought processes ASA :lol:
Fingers and toes crossed.. :goodjob:
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Thanks Daz........
Also I read Snowcherry's post in the general thread which makes me very happy for her......
Asa
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I think that was a bit poor on their behalf, I would of expected more from them, fingers crossed that your car is fixed. :disapp:
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Thanks Trish and yes I agree, very poor show from them.... <sigh>
They were great when I was BUYING the car from them tho :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Asa
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They had a circular regarding battery's unexpectedly discharging within a certain VIN No range and the solution is to fit a lead, this was followed by some techno waffle about a *dischagre lead to the bodywork??????*
Sounds like a possible earthing fault
OK, I can see that, but, how come I've been driving all over the north of England for 14 mths ???? with no problems. :o :o
This is why I am saying I don't have the warm fuzzies about this.... It just seems wierd to me.
I am hoping and praying that it's solved :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
I can noly guess that there is some sort of earthing function built into the engine compartment as part of the build process.
Over time on certain build date models there is weakness and rather than removing the engine and associated parts this is a quick fix.
I may be wrong but it is my view.
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MMMMmmm thanks for that eye30, this sounds very plausible. I wish the peeps at my dealership had been more friendly and chatty, I might have been able to tell y'all the where and what of what they did :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: but they weren't.
Asa