2011 Hyundai Accent issues, problems in general

[mr.brightside]

hinde ko alam kung ano klaseng pagiisip, meron kayo ung nag kukumpara sa BMW Volvo etc sa accent, porke hinde katulad ng value ng mga pinagsasabi mong koche BMW Volvo Audi eh given na magkaron ng mga kung ano anong issue (knocking issue)
RASON BA YUN?
kaya ka nga bumili ng brand new na para wala ng issue at kung ano ano, Sana kung minor issue lang pinaguusapan dito. To think kakalabas lang nitong edition na accent na to wala pang 4months tinatakbo nito 4k PMS kng ano ano na tunog naririnig ko.
Nakakabwisit magbasa ng mga ganun klaseng komento. Shempre hinde namen ineexpect na maging good as BMW Audi etc. Ang pino point dito eh yung major issue ng mga accent, hinde porke subcompact lang eh rarasonan mo kme ng given magkaproblema ng kung ano ano issue. I care for my accent and i love my accent. Nakakbwisit lang un ganun klaseng komento.

[meikey]

I do not expect that Accent will behave like BMW or any of the car you've mentioned as they are incomparable and very irrelevant...
no offense my co-tsikoteer if for you the 699K is not worth enough to have a quality brand new car i have no issue with that, but for me it does matter... and I believe the reason we are buying brand new car is to have worry free feelings even for at least a year... Im not a Accent hater, actually i even persuaded my friend to buy the same 1.4 AT Accent which he did... and now im worried he'll blame me if he will have the same problem... and yes i am addressing this in a professional manner that is why I am airing my frustrations here in the forum.

Well if my comments offend most of us who ride the same car, my apologies to all...

I might have delivered a wrong thought, but what I mean is producing a good looking car at sub 15K USD or 600-700K must have few exchanges in terms of squeezing out production cost.

Not to brag, but I bought three brand new cars for the past 3 years (an i10 -> sold for good before getting my accent, a Honda City 2009 1.3AT -> for my wifey, an accent 1.4AT). Not to mention my parent's other rides (a fortuner -> later sold to get a Hyundai Starex, and a Sta fe).

To tell you honestly sir, these cars aren't headache free. I tell you that. My wife's honda city, while below 5k, its thermostat got busted, and what did honda told me? They just told me that the wiring harness was eaten by a rat, and we have to shoulder the expenses. What the hell! My i10 has its shares of drama, but these are all addressed well by my dealer. Even my accent has some issues as well, its camber/steering alignment. But my dealer addressed it very well.

Don't expect your brand new cars to be worry free. It will and will always have issues. The question there, is how do our dealers address these issues when it is still in its warranty period. Kaya lamang tayo nafru-frustate because my ibang dealer na very poor yong after sales, isali mo pa sa mga bobong conclusion ng ibang SA and CASA mechanic, kaya hayon, our frustration sky rocketed to the extent na you blame yourself why you get the car...

Sooner or later, our dealer would be able resolve such issues. My dad nga, it took toyota a year to resolve the d4d issue on his fort, kaya binenta at kumuha na lang ng starex (for the grand sons and daughters) at sta. fe..

[callmenadz]

dun sa mga may problem sa accent nila lalo na yung mga ang uurumintado na dyan. sa tingin ko patience is a virtue na lang masasabi ko sa inyo. at dun sa mga satisfied owners naman na di nag eexperct nang too much sa kanilang mga cars even there have some problems din na marunong mag intay at GUMAWA NANG PARAAN.

i hope all our accent ay maayos na lahat nang problems soon and wala nang maging issue later on.

[erj22]

hangga't may warranty, sige lang ang balik, (advantage). yun nga lang, oras mo kakainin, (disadvantage). ganyan talaga ang buhay. marunong ang Diyos, lahat balanse.

[batang_raon14]

Still no signs of engine knock here on my unit. Dinala ko na sa pinakatahimik na lugar na madadaanan ko wala talaga. Even placed a micro mic connected to a wireless headset while following the instructions mentioned here, can't hear it... so for me the principle of "why fix if it ain't broken" will apply for this unit. Saka na yang ECU upgrade. hehe

However, might have to claim for suspension warranty on my next check up. I'm hearing a ringing sound (like coins in a purse bouncing) whenever I tread on unpaved roads. Not sure of what the culprit is, but definitely a suspension issue as I've experienced this with my previous cars before. My previous cars though had it at 60+K kms... not 2K kms... hehe oh well good thing 5 years warranty.

[maxhedrum]

hanep sa pagka-detective! sir, try doing the procedure sa road na going up kahit 2-3 degrees lang. dun sa akin madalas lumabas. oh, slow or stop the car at lowest point then slowly accelerate hehehe

Still no signs of engine knock here on my unit. Dinala ko na sa pinakatahimik na lugar na madadaanan ko wala talaga. Even placed a micro mic connected to a wireless headset while following the instructions mentioned here, can't hear it... so for me the principle of "why fix if it ain't broken" will apply for this unit. Saka na yang ECU upgrade. hehe

[dinJ]

Nagkamoist headlights (both) ng 1week old accent ko. Sa may part ng signal light. Should i have it replaced? or under observation muna? And oh, pagkatapos ko gamitin kanina, engine off, im hearing a "tick tick tick" sound from underneath. Ano kaya yun?

[andretti]

Nagkamoist headlights (both) ng 1week old accent ko. Sa may part ng signal light. Should i have it replaced? or under observation muna? And oh, pagkatapos ko gamitin kanina, engine off, im hearing a "tick tick tick" sound from underneath. Ano kaya yun?

Yung headlight moist as I have read here, natural lang daw yan, lalo na sa Hyundai cars.
Yung ticktick sound naman common yan sa metal due to heat..HTH

[maxhedrum]

3 months unit ko pero wala pang moist. pa check mo sa casa. yung tick tick tick meron din akin, coming from the engine. backread ka, i think normal yun after turning off the engine according to some our ka-hyundai owners.

Nagkamoist headlights (both) ng 1week old accent ko. Sa may part ng signal light. Should i have it replaced? or under observation muna? And oh, pagkatapos ko gamitin kanina, engine off, im hearing a "tick tick tick" sound from underneath. Ano kaya yun?

[dinJ]

3 months unit ko pero wala pang moist. pa check mo sa casa. yung tick tick tick meron din akin, coming from the engine. backread ka, i think normal yun after turning off the engine according to some our ka-hyundai owners.

I see. I'll just have it checked on my 1k PMS then.

[CooperS]

Guys, I am definitely losing air on my two tires (both on the right side).
Weekly check reveal air loss from 6 to 10 psi..and this from a 6mos 'old' car. It is not driven on a daily basis and even then it should
not be losing as much. Will contact the casa and see what they have to say about this. I find this abnormal for a new car although it is feasible as there are a number of things that cannot be explained and happens just because..

[andretti]

Guys, I am definitely losing air on my two tires (both on the right side).
Weekly check reveal air loss from 6 to 10 psi..and this from a 6mos 'old' car. It is not driven on a daily basis and even then it should
not be losing as much. Will contact the casa and see what they have to say about this. I find this abnormal for a new car although it is feasible as there are a number of things that cannot be explained and happens just because..

Backread ka lang, may reported na before ng ganito ding case.
I think they replaced his tires.

Balik niyo lang sa CASA or you may check if your tires are still under warranty, since these are consumable parts.
6 months or 5 years a tire quality has nothing to do with the cars build-up...

[dinJ]

Malas ng day na to. Nakasagasa ako ng tambutso along edsa. Late na nung nakita ko. I was travelling at around 50km/hr. :nonono This is the result.
Tanggal ang foglamp cover and may malaking gasgas. Nabali pa yung clip ng foglamp cover. Kailangan yata yun pag kakabitan ng foglamp eh. hay

[andretti]

Tambutso? sakit niyan ah, lalim panaman ng gasgas, litaw naba yung plastic?
Pero magandang palusut yan para makabili kana ng foglight, approve kagad yan...

If not try to PM yung nakapag palagay na ng fog lights for sure di na nila gagamitin yung cover na yun...

[Starex_Gold]

Di'ba baliktad. Kapag hindi masyado ginagamit lalong mabilis ang pag-baba ng tire pressure kasi palaging malamig yung tires?

Not sure though, ganyan kasi yung Starex namin e. Minsan more than 3 weeks na hindi ginagamit, laki ng binabagsak ng tire pressure. Naka-Michelin Vanpix pa yun ;)

[dinJ]

Malalim yung tama eh. Repaint na talaga to. Should i have my insurance cover this? O papintura ko na lang sa labas? Baka kasi mahal pa aabutin yung participation fee eh.

[ako02ph]

3 months unit ko pero wala pang moist. pa check mo sa casa. yung tick tick tick meron din akin, coming from the engine. backread ka, i think normal yun after turning off the engine according to some our ka-hyundai owners.

Kahit sa motor may tik tik sound. Galing sa tambutso na habang lumalamig... so it normal.

[maxhedrum]

sir baka me singaw yung two tires mo. If I were in your place, punta muna ako sa trusted vulcanizing shop ko to have it checked. baka nasugatan ng pako or a sharp object. or possible din, di maganda pagkakalagay nung goma sa rim kaya me singaw sa gilid.

150 pesos lang naman yang two tires as compared to going to the case and spending 2-3 hours (warraty etc)

Guys, I am definitely losing air on my two tires (both on the right side).
Weekly check reveal air loss from 6 to 10 psi..and this from a 6mos 'old' car. It is not driven on a daily basis and even then it should
not be losing as much. Will contact the casa and see what they have to say about this. I find this abnormal for a new car although it is feasible as there are a number of things that cannot be explained and happens just because..

[batang_raon14]

hanep sa pagka-detective! sir, try doing the procedure sa road na going up kahit 2-3 degrees lang. dun sa akin madalas lumabas. oh, slow or stop the car at lowest point then slowly accelerate hehehe

Thought I'd reply late before I respond to this so I can make sure. Drove it for hours this weekend and repetitively tried this... wala talaga. Happy to say I got lucky I suppose. Ayun lang is yung "ringing" sound sa suspension pag uneven yung road, weird is nawala na rin... pacheck ko na lang siguro next check-up ng car sa dealership. Thanks for the tip bro.

Nagkamoist headlights (both) ng 1week old accent ko. Sa may part ng signal light. Should i have it replaced? or under observation muna? And oh, pagkatapos ko gamitin kanina, engine off, im hearing a "tick tick tick" sound from underneath. Ano kaya yun?

Actually this raises a concern. Yung sa akin din pag tanghaling tapat bumyahe then mabuhusan ng tubig or umulan, nagmo-moist. Nawawala naman after an hour or two, pero di kasi dapat ganoon kahit may breather pa yung headlight housing mismo. I'm guessing iba ang approach ng Hyundai sa pag-seal nila ng headlights, but my assumption would be hindi siya pre-heated bago i-seal, hence the moist issues. Nakakalabo kasi ng reflector at headlight lens 'tong moist na 'to in the long run eh.. pag nahaluan pa ng oxidation ng lens sa labas, wala na masagwa na.

Malas ng day na to. Nakasagasa ako ng tambutso along edsa. Late na nung nakita ko. I was travelling at around 50km/hr. :nonono This is the result.
Tanggal ang foglamp cover and may malaking gasgas. Nabali pa yung clip ng foglamp cover. Kailangan yata yun pag kakabitan ng foglamp eh. hay

Sakit nito. On the bright side at least lower portion lang ng bumper nadali at mukhang wala namang nag-crack or nag-dent. Pa-spot paint mo na lang siguro yan chief. Mura lang naman at iwas mapa ng pintura. Padali mo lang eh yung exact part na nagkagasgas.. Hassle kasi pag pina-repaint mo na agad niyan buong bumper mo tapos di nila makukuha yung timpla ng kulay. Just my .02...

Di'ba baliktad. Kapag hindi masyado ginagamit lalong mabilis ang pag-baba ng tire pressure kasi palaging malamig yung tires?

Tama to bro, SG. Pag hindi ginagamit saka nawawalan ng tire pressure. When travelling usually tumataas pa yan ng ~2-3 PSI, hindi dapat bumababa.

[dinJ]

Got it fixed already. Like nothing happened.