Open letter to hyundai asia resources inc - accent 1.4 mt 2012 issue

[bakitganito]

My officemate owns a Hyundai Accent 2012 MT too. Labas masok sila sa casa- the problem is engine knock like most of the Accents.

A friend of another owns a Hyundai Accent 2012 AT. The unit was released on the first week of Dec 2011, it spent Christmas in the casa. Kaparehas ni Mr. Behaved Driver, the car just stopped in the middle of the street. Un nga lang AT yun.

Had i heard these stories before, i would not have chosen Hyundai over Honda and Toyota.

[AKI125]

I fell youguys lalo na yun may existing problem sa hyundai vehicles nila. So far yun tuscon namin wala pa naman problem and its being used on a daily bqsis pero nakakatakot yun mga nababasa ko sa issue ng tucson, im praying na sana hindi kami makaexperience mga problems of other tucson ix owners.

I must say, HARI should act on this problems pero parang ang bagal nila kumilos to find a remedy. I just hope it wont be too late for them to act accordingly for them at baka masira pa tuluyan yun brand name ng hyundai because of them. Perhaps tgey are not taking the complains seriously.

Lemon law? I have this felling this wouldnt pass at all kasi by this time naperahan na mga lawmakers natin not to pass this law by the car manufacturers mismo. Masmura pa rin maglagwy keai matupad itong law na sasakit mga ulo nila entertaining all the complaints and senate inquiries.

[bratski]

Haayy, nagsawa nako kakabasa ng accent knocking issues, mag iisang taon na pero walang ginagawang aksyon ang HARI. nakaka ilang emails narin ako pero deadma lang sila

[MaNgo_Crepe]

Grabe pala ang issue na to w/ accent, first choice ko pa naman sana to na i-acquire, crossing my fingers na wala ako ma-encounter na problem sa unit na napili ko..

[dindop]

OMG!!! ganyan ba talaga ang dealer response and competency? para naman sobrang hina ng technical capability nila?
santa fe pa naman ang nasa top of my list :insomnia: hmmmm... :censored:

[imperialv]

OMG!!! ganyan ba talaga ang dealer response and competency? para naman sobrang hina ng technical capability nila?
santa fe pa naman ang nasa top of my list :insomnia: hmmmm... :censored:

quality wise ok naman ang 2nd gen SF.. don't know lang if lumabas ang 3rd gen SF

[dindop]

quality wise ok naman ang 2nd gen SF.. don't know lang if lumabas ang 3rd gen SF

Q3 daw ang Gen3 SF? Kaso nakakatakot nga kung hit-and-miss ang quality, sabay ganun pa kahina ang technical capability ng local group.... how bad can anyone handle that accent case? sayang ganda pa naman ng hyundai products (from afar)... alam kaya ng mga koreans yung near-fiasco sa phdm accent?

[pop3corn]

quality wise ok naman ang 2nd gen SF.. don't know lang if lumabas ang 3rd gen SF

hehe, wag na mag-aspire pa sa 3rd gen SF. i got the 2nd gen SF but i'm not aspiring nor interested with the 3rd gen SF.

the thing is Hyundai is a bubble waiting to burst. when I got my SF last 2006, VIP treatment pa ako bec. Hyundai has to something to prove to the market. I too have my own share of kapalpakan dyan sa Hyundai one of which is a denied warranty claim on steering leak issue, imagine butas ang loob ng tie rod ng SF ko, eh papano nangyari yun eh nasa loob pa ng buong steering assembly. and this happened shortly after my 3 year warranty expired, (3 years lng warranty ko b4 they went 5 years). since bago pa SF ko noon I had no choice but to buy an entire assembly which is 50K considering yun tie rod eh 5k lang. the problem hindi daw nila maibalik ang steering assembly kasi walang pang-seal. and bec. planta has no seal, pinabili ako ng 50K ng buong steering assembly.


bad trip yan Hyundai or HARI na yan. if I were you people, stop patronizing or always getting excited with every new Hyundai. Hyundai Korea is producing top quality products, that is a given. pero iba ang HARI, walang-wala sila sa kalingkingan ng Honda Service.

and besides, I don't like buying sa isang management na puno ng scandal. the owner made a mistress of the CEO para ma-ensure ang business. pela pela lang heheh. ayaw ko ng mga immoral, it only shows how far will they go to deny their customers

sadly, bye bye Hyundai for us.

anyways, I heard Montero and Sorento will offer a bare sub 1M crdi models soon. so dun na lang kayo mas ma-excite, at least what you will be buying is subok na Phil. setting.

this hyundai 3rd gen, baka maging guinea pig pa kayo like what happened to first time accent users and now, i'm reading problems na din sa elantra thread. that's the price of being first, you are also first sa sakit ng ulo kasi hindi naman tested ang binili nyo.

sa panahon ngaun, lalo na at ang diesel and gasoline will breach 50 and 60 pesos level, to take risk on a untested new car is just plain stupid. kung wala nga lang masyado pride tayo mga pinoy, Adventure is the best bet. pero bad trip lang kasi yun iba sa'tin pag naka-adventure inaapi. kung tuusin with a 3rd world setting like ours, dapat talaga mga tsikot natin mga durable at subok na and not much on status quo. so siguro to be safe, get the bare montero or sorento.

[jdee12]

sana walang maging problem pag naka bili na ako ng grand starex sa april.

[numbah5]

It seems that HARI has been importing Accents with defective 1.4L Gamma engines. I've been Googling the engine knock problem of the 1.4L Accent and the problem is confined here in the Philippines. The USDM, Canadian market, and even the some ASEAN market Accent do not have the engine knock problem.

Hyundai is a good brand, no doubt about it. Kung pangit ang brand, CATS Motors Inc. would not even think of putting up their own Hyundai dealership. What needs to be done is for HARI to acknowledge the problem, coordinate with the top honchos of Hyundai Motor Company, and make a full page ad on the newspapers announcing a massive recall of Accents sold from 2011-2012. And for HARI to start doing that, disgruntled Accent owners might want to ask help from the media i.e. Noli de Castro, Ted Failon, Tulfo brothers, Anthony Taberna etc. and threaten to file a class suit against HARI for their inaction.

[mda]

It seems that HARI has been importing Accents with defective 1.4L Gamma engines. I've been Googling the engine knock problem of the 1.4L Accent and the problem is confined here in the Philippines. The USDM, Canadian market, and even the some ASEAN market Accent do not have the engine knock problem.

I think yung fuel quality lang naten, masyadong bulok and hindi na anticipate ng Hyundai. The accents were not made for the Philippines. These were made for the richer markets.

Take into account, yung 95RON fuels naten (which for us is already Premium), will only qualify for 88RON (regular) in those first world countries.

[weisshorn]

I think yung fuel quality lang naten, masyadong bulok and hindi na anticipate ng Hyundai. The accents were not made for the Philippines. These were made for the richer markets.

Take into account, yung 95RON fuels naten (which for us is already Premium), will only qualify for 88RON (regular) in those first world countries.

Dagdag mo pa ang mandatory ethanol blend. Dati noong di pa ethanol blended ang gasolina maganda ang apoy ng blow torch na ginagamit ko for brazing the copper pipes, ngayon papugak-pugak ang apoy. Mahirap, intermittent ang flame . Ito lang talaga ang maiisip ko na dahilan ng problema sa accent na ito. Possible na nahirapan mag adjustang ecu ayon sa signal na natatanggap from the "knock sensor" & "crankshaft position sensor". Just my though though..

[jdee12]

Dagdag mo pa ang mandatory ethanol blend. Dati noong di pa ethanol blended ang gasolina maganda ang apoy ng blow torch na ginagamit ko for brazing the copper pipes, ngayon papugak-pugak ang apoy. Mahirap, intermittent ang flame . Ito lang talaga ang maiisip ko na dahilan ng problema sa accent na ito. Possible na nahirapan mag adjustang ecu ayon sa signal na natatanggap from the "knock sensor" & "crankshaft position sensor". Just my though though..

oo nga baka yung E10 talaga ang problema na yan, noon sa Revo ko noong hindi pa E10 ay hindi umiinom ng gas, pero ngayon, jusko!
Tapos idagdag pa. ang lakas na mag usok ng Revo ko. White smoke kahit tanghali na.tsk!
baka yan rin naging problema sa mga Accent na bago

[IceT]

Take into account, yung 95RON fuels naten (which for us is already Premium), will only qualify for 88RON (regular) in those first world countries.

Medyo OT lang:
Is this true? I'd like to know if there's a basis for this. Kasi lahat tayo naloloko ng gas company kung ganun. Medyo naintindihan ko kung "madumi" ang gas natin. Quality control ng gas stations yun. Pero kung RON rating na, National Fraud na yan. Unless dahil sa "dumi" bumababa ang RON rating. Pwede ba yun? From what I know, RON rating should not be affected by contaminant.

[Retz]

Medyo OT lang:
Is this true? I'd like to know if there's a basis for this. Kasi lahat tayo naloloko ng gas company kung ganun. Medyo naintindihan ko kung "madumi" ang gas natin. Quality control ng gas stations yun. Pero kung RON rating na, National Fraud na yan. Unless dahil sa "dumi" bumababa ang RON rating. Pwede ba yun? From what I know, RON rating should not be affected by contaminant.

AFAIK. May nag post dito ng video regarding RON. And according to the video the RON is directly proportional to altitude. As the altitude increases, RON increases as well.

[pup2]

Hindi po comparable ang RON natin at "RON" nila. Mali kasi ang ginagamit nilang term. Dapat ay AKI (anti-knock index). Aki is the average of RON & MON. Paki google na lang po ...

[mda]

Hassle double post.

[armscor40]

sana walang maging problem pag naka bili na ako ng grand starex sa april.

maybe if you're going to buy from the gray market mas maganda na mas marami pa features...just compare, goodluck!

[trucker111]

maybe if you're going to buy from the gray market mas maganda na mas marami pa features...just compare, goodluck!

saan ba yang gray market?
paano ang warranty?
mas cheaper ba?

[bratski]

saan ba yang gray market?
paano ang warranty?
mas cheaper ba?

gray market are parallel importers, not necessarily cheaper but definitely has truckloads more bells and whistles than HARI units.
Regarding sa warranty, pitstop offers 5 years, i dunno about hancars and the others. I bought my Grand Starex sa pitstop, and no regrets so far.