Hyundai Starex (Gen. 3) [ARCHIVED]

**mikey177** · February 11th, 2007 10:37 PM

Several pages earlier I told you guys that I saw a hairline crack in the sidewall of one of our Starex's Hankook tires. I promptly had it replaced with Dunlop EC 201, together with the other tire on the same axle.

I was planning on having the other pair of Hankooks replaced when the van's odometer hit 40,000-km. It's nearing 30,000-km at the moment. Well, apparently, hindi na makapaghintay itong naiwan na mga Hankook, at nagkaroon ng blowout yung van nuong Biyernes.

My wife's driver was driving at the time, and they had just left Tarlac City en route to Urdaneta when it happened. Thankfully, they weren't going too fast on the provincial road, so my driver was able to control the van and pull over after my wife heard the strange thumping sound coming from the right rear portion of the van.

Here's a photo of the damaged tire:

Luluwas pa naman dapat kami ng Quezon City nung weekend gamit ang Starex, kaso dahil wala pa akong oras magpapalit ng gulong, eh di yung ever-reliable Sedona na lang ang dinala namin. Also, sabi ni misis binabantayan talaga kami ng mga guardian angel namin, kasi nangyari nga ang blowout sa provincial highway... paano kung sa NLEX kami naputukan with its higher speeds and faster vehicles passing by. Things might have turned out much worse for us.

Hence, my advice to potential buyers, make a deal with the sales agent to change the tires to a better brand even before the vehicle leaves the showroom. It's better to be safe than Hankook

**bencel** · February 12th, 2007 12:26 AM

ganun ba. san ka sa lucena. punta ka sa pepboyz auto detailing, dun ka magpa maintain starex u. txt u naman sakin tel. hyundai makati, san pablo, binan. 09209604170

**bencel** · February 12th, 2007 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by kokey

Meron po kaya lang nasa ofis ko po, post ko po dito tmrw. Tomorow po e pa- 20T PMS po ako pero sa Hyundai Binan na po, dun din po papalitan ang seatbelt ng starex namin. Lucena rin po ako kaya sa Binan na lang po ako nagpapa-repair. Pwede rin po kayo punta sa Hyundai San Pablo.

txt u na lang sakin 09209604170, yun tel. hyundai makati, binan n san pablo. wala kasi fuel neck sa pasig n alabang. sa pepboyz auto deatiling ka na mag pa maintain car kung taga lucena ka

**oldblue** · February 12th, 2007 04:31 AM

i believe kumho tires na gamit ngaun. pero I'll recheck. kasi Sta. Fe ko, kumho na

**IMm29** · February 12th, 2007 11:15 AM

mikey177,
yikes! i'm glad your wife's driver was able to control the van after the blowout, and that your wife is safe. whew! to some extent, this kind of blowout is reminiscent of the Firestone and Ford Explorer combo. which is why we decided to ditch the stock hankooks for dunlops. perhaps the hankooks (and kumhos in our past experience) weren't suited for our rough terrain and tropical weather.

oldblue,
VGT na nga daw yung mga bagong starex? can anyone confirm this? kinda reminds me of another ford experience wherein my sales agent manually erased and changed the hp figures on the printed handout he gave me. just the same, we got the exped from him, since we really intended to get it in the first place. re the Starex, whether VGT or otherwise, IMO, it is potent enough. ;)

**kokey** · February 13th, 2007 12:40 AM

Lahat mag wheels ko nagka meron gasgas after my 20T-PMS. Post ko picture dito. Ingat po kayo... Warranty na naman nila ang aux fan relay ko..Ano kaya problema nun at 2X na siya nasisira?????

WARRANTY SERVICE:
>Clutch
>Windshield water reservoir
>Aux fan relay 2x
>Fuel neck(rust)
>Seat belt-Front passenger side(02/12/07)
>Aircon switch
>Parklight relay

**jamesron** · February 13th, 2007 01:43 PM

Guys,new babie lang ako d2 sa tsikot but because of this thread, I decided to buy a 2003 model starex svx model..thank u all guys...ok ang engine and the unit as a whole but medyo un front bumper nya ay pang 1999 and below model(un bakal ba)..d napansin ng mekaniko kaya meron ba kayong alam na 2nd hand or new front bumper guard for 2003 model para marestore naman un dati...thank u again n God bless u all!!!

**IMm29** · February 13th, 2007 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by jamesron

Guys,new babie lang ako d2 sa tsikot but because of this thread, I decided to buy a 2003 model starex svx model..thank u all guys...ok ang engine and the unit as a whole but medyo un front bumper nya ay pang 1999 and below model(un bakal ba)..d napansin ng mekaniko kaya meron ba kayong alam na 2nd hand or new front bumper guard for 2003 model para marestore naman un dati...thank u again n God bless u all!!!

Hello jamesron. Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the growing Starex community!

The front bumper of the '99 and earlier models isn't metal, IIRC. It's the bumper of the "big face" models that are metal. What's the front of your Starex, the big face or the small face?

**SilverShadow** · February 13th, 2007 04:58 PM

mikey 177,

I hope you can bring the affected tires to us or any Hyundai dealer, for us to properly evaluate your tires. Because base on the pictures you have shown, your tires could have been damage due to impact break or sidewall cut.

So, our recommendation to everybody is to drive safely and check inflation pressure every week. If you found any signs of irregularity, consult a tire engineer.

I manage to scan a page from Falken tyre adjustment manual, I hope this will help.

**mikey177** · February 13th, 2007 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by SilverShadow

mikey 177,

I hope you can bring the affected tires to us or any Hyundai dealer, for us to properly evaluate your tires. Because base on the pictures you have shown, your tires could have been damage due to impact break or sidewall cut...

Sure. I'll leave the tire with Hyundai Dagupan when the van gets its 30,000-km PMS about two weeks from now.