Potential HARI defect cover-up: Sour-smelling aircon

**mikmik316** · February 27th, 2011 09:32 PM

Related to the following threads:

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78212
http://www.santafeclubph.com/forums/...hp?topic=540.0
http://www.santafeclubph.com/forums/...p?topic=1633.0
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78476

I am opening up this new forum thread to discuss with other tsikot members with Hyundai cars who has experienced / always experiencing sour/bad smell with your aircon. I believe this is a HARI defect cover-up because as Hyundai Commonwealth told us, the sour smell in our Sta. Fe is "normal" for all Sta. Fes. I think HARI is covering up something, at worst even Hyundai Global is covering up this defect. Let our voices be heard so that HARI can correct this problem and replace aircon parts necessary. I am beginning to worry that this may affect my family's health since the air we are breathing in inside our car is unhealthy and worst unsafe. I'll start filling up the list and will PM everyone so that we can bring this case to HARI and as a last resort, DTI.

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**Starex_Gold** · February 27th, 2011 09:56 PM

I don't think HARI is covering up the issue.

It's the Hyundai Commonwealth.

Notorious Casa yun eh.

I know people from HARI.

Di sila ganun.

**tidus1203** · February 27th, 2011 10:00 PM

Sorry I don't experience the same problem... Mine is a 2008 model, before the facelift...

**kurternest** · February 28th, 2011 10:58 AM

I don't think this is limited to Hyundai Cars. Also experienced this in our Vios for a week or two but eventually stopped. I have read somewhere that this could be caused by a blocked condenser drain hose. Still water tends to mold does causing sour/bad smell.

**locoroco777** · February 28th, 2011 11:16 AM

ibig sabihin lang naman nyan pag medyo hinde na maganda amoy in time na for cleaning yung aircon diba?

**Dekra** · February 28th, 2011 11:37 AM

Even the Civic FD has this sour smelling aircon issue. It has something to do with the filter element.

**xander1925** · March 2nd, 2011 05:38 AM

My friends Lancers AC is also like this.. specially pag bagong bukas ang AC, pag nagtagal nawawla na ang amoy siguro dahil nasasanay ka na habang tumatagal..

**aleksalazar143** · March 2nd, 2011 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by kurternest

I don't think this is limited to Hyundai Cars. Also experienced this in our Vios for a week or two but eventually stopped. I have read somewhere that this could be caused by a blocked condenser drain hose. Still water tends to mold does causing sour/bad smell.

This is exactly what my friend's experience in her RAV4. Pa-ulit ulit pinabalik sa CASA until they discover the condenser problem.

Suggest pa-tulong na lang sa HARI para mabigyan ng leksyon yang Hyundai Commonwealth.

**CVT** · March 2nd, 2011 12:17 PM

Our current Honda ride also has this issue. The same is true with a couple of our previous rides from other manufacturers... May naiiwan minsan na moisture when you turn off the AC. So turn-off the compressor first and let the blower run for a while before you turn off your engine...

Pag nag-turn-on ka lang ng aircon itong amoy,- later on, wala na....

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**oliver1013** · March 2nd, 2011 12:56 PM

Ang difference lang sa Hyundai is that all in pala sa casa ang repair, walang manufacturers na pwede takbuhan na talagang experto sa A/C pag nagkaproblema