The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[pup2]

I understand how you both feel regarding the stock Hankook tires fitted, base from your unfortunate experiences.

This I promise all of you, we will report all your concern to the manufacturer. So that they can keep on improving the Hankook tires we use here in our country Drive safely.

Actually, if you do a search, madami pang ibang report sa tires. Yung aming starex, kumho naman ganun din. 1st year pa lang oblong na 3 sunod sunod.

The improved reliability and performance has also been duly noted (in fact, naka-tatlong starex na kami). But the tires have been lousy EVER SINCE.

Some have suggested it had to do with the roads and the weather. Regardless, sana tumatanggap na lang sila ng tire swap kahit sa new units -- mahirap i-dispose eh madali naman bumili ng local.

Taga Kia/Hyundai ka ba pareho ni lui?

[SilverShadow]

Actually, if you do a search, madami pang ibang report sa tires. Yung aming starex, kumho naman ganun din. 1st year pa lang oblong na 3 sunod sunod.

The improved reliability and performance has also been duly noted (in fact, naka-tatlong starex na kami). But the tires have been lousy EVER SINCE.

Some have suggested it had to do with the roads and the weather. Regardless, sana tumatanggap na lang sila ng tire swap kahit sa new units -- mahirap i-dispose eh madali naman bumili ng local.

Taga Kia/Hyundai ka ba pareho ni lui?

Hi pup2,

NO, I am not connected with Kia or Hyundai.

I work for the distributor of Hankook tires here in our country. As much as the quality of our brand is concern, the figures we have are at par with the industry standard.

[pup2]

Hi pup2,

NO, I am not connected with Kia or Hyundai.

I work for the distributor of Hankook tires here in our country. As much as the quality of our brand is concern, the figures we have are at par with the industry standard.

Oh goody. Maybe you can report back to your office regarding the problems here. If you do a search, you'll find madami talaga. Ang consensus ay it has nothing to do with the brands per se kasi pati Kumho ganun din. Kaya ang suyspetsa dito ay may kinalaman sa kalsada at init sa atin. Baka kailangan weatherized or higher than standard, possibly.

[altec]

I have 4 dunlop tires, with 3 installed and the 4th as spare. The 4th tire rolling is the oem hankook which used to be the 5th/reserve tire. I changed to dunlops when the old hankook tires gave out. Not one of the 3 tires' treads were used up. They became oblong with usable treads still available. The only remaining tire is now acting up, and is starting to oblong. I religiously keep my tires at 35psi.

[BlueBimmer]

with our old starex, di naman nag oblong ang oem hankook tires nya PERO one of the tires exploded while running...what a traumatic experience

[Cult Zero]

I have 4 dunlop tires, with 3 installed and the 4th as spare. The 4th tire rolling is the oem hankook which used to be the 5th/reserve tire. I changed to dunlops when the old hankook tires gave out. Not one of the 3 tires' treads were used up. They became oblong with usable treads still available. The only remaining tire is now acting up, and is starting to oblong. I religiously keep my tires at 35psi.

Are you using Dunlop Digityre ECO 215/70R15 98T?

at 35psi, How many passengers do you usually carry? do you drive this everyday?

[altec]

what I meant were the oem tires becoming oblong, not the dunlops. I keep them at 35psi, normally around 4 pax on board, on occasions, full load, still at 35psi.

[utakabo]

yesterday while i was driving i noticed that the horn is gone. i assumed that the problem is either the fuse was busted or the horn itself malfunctioned. but when i reached home i found out that the radio control at the steering wheel is also not working. has anyone of you experienced this?

i think some wires from the wheel got disconnected (which may also explain why the airbag signal has been acting up for a few days now).

[leolop]

i used to religiously use a 5+% blend of biodiesel to ensure there will be no smoke from our carnival. i got lazy and just relied on the mandated 1% blend. but come registration time, i got nervous because a lot of gray smoke had developed.

i had the muffler washed and loaded up 10% bd. (even got frustrated with amr caparros for the late delivery). anyway, result on opacimeter was .58 so all's well. will get back to 5% blend from now on.

[mikey177]

yesterday while i was driving i noticed that the horn is gone. i assumed that the problem is either the fuse was busted or the horn itself malfunctioned. but when i reached home i found out that the radio control at the steering wheel is also not working. has anyone of you experienced this?

i think some wires from the wheel got disconnected (which may also explain why the airbag signal has been acting up for a few days now).

To be sure, maybe it's best to have the problem checked by a competent electrician.

I also had a problem with my Carnival's horn before, but my problem was on the horn side (loose metal contacts), not the steering wheel side.

[utakabo]

To be sure, maybe it's best to have the problem checked by a competent electrician.

I also had a problem with my Carnival's horn before, but my problem was on the horn side (loose metal contacts), not the steering wheel side.

the problem is the ribbon wire connecting the steering wheel to the unit's electricals. as a temporary solution i braided 3 wires (for the horn and the airbag) to replace the ribbon wire as i can't find one during the weekend. i did not connect the radio controls yet as it is impossible to add more wires. i will try to find a replacement from deeco or alexan as it seems that auto supplies do not have it (i visited goodgear last saturday and they said they don't sell this kind of wires). so far the replacement is holding out well, i might even keep it for good since i am thinking of the replacing the stereo anyway.

[utakabo]

just to inform you guys (so that you may have reference when the same problem happens to you). i have restored full function of all the connections from the steering wheel using a rainbow wire (not the same as the original ribbon wire) purchased from deeco.

more power to all

[mikey177]

Thanks, utakabo.

Would you happen to have a photo of the rainbow wire for peeps like myself who are electronically challenged?

[carjem]

hey guys!meron bang may alam sa inyo ng upholstery shop somewhere in ortigas and makati,thanx

[diesoline]

Thanks, utakabo.

Would you happen to have a photo of the rainbow wire for peeps like myself who are electronically challenged?

same here, i'm interested too.

hey guys!meron bang may alam sa inyo ng upholstery shop somewhere in ortigas and makati,thanx

carjem, that would be SEATMATE, off mandaluyong circle.

[utakabo]

this is an example of the rainbow wire i used. the ones from deeco comes with 20 wires but you can split off some of the wires. our unit has 6 terminals but i decided to use two wires for each terminal. it costs P25/ft and i used a total of 6 ft.



this is not the actual picture of my unit but this is where the wire goes into. the wire is wound around the center column (the assembly is called clock spring as it look exactly like that)



this is an example of the ribbon wire for the steering wheel. ours is white but its the same type


as you can see the original is much flatter than the rainbow wire but according to one electrician i consulted, this type of wire tends to become brittle with time and is easily severed when folded. whereas the rainbow wire is more flexible.

[diesoline]

great post, utakabo!

[utakabo]

great post, utakabo!

tnx. i am just returning the favor to you guys. your posts before were a big help

[mikey177]

Very useful info, utakabo. Thanks

[diesoline]

i brought the carnival to signet edsa yesterday because of a problem with the steering. at some point it becomes stiff. diagnosis: no problem with the hydraulic system. the receipt says: lubricated universal power steering joint.

i am having the same problem with my carnival since yesterday. the steering becomes stiff and it needs considerable effort to make a hard right turn, at times, the steering wheels needs to be assisted in order to center itself after the turn.

i hope that lubrication solves the problem. i've been traversing wet roads almost daily since the rainy season started. i have checked the power steering pump and it seems ok, no leaks, no whining sound.

pasilip ko kaya sa rapide...