So, just got off the phone with the service adviser at one of the Hyundai CASAs
VGT Solenoid on our 2011 Starex is apparently broken and is no longer covered by warranty. Apparently, Hyundai's 5 year warranty is just a 3 year warranty + 2 years on other parts that probably won't break within the lifespan of the car.
Will cost ~10++k for the part alone, aside from the fuel flushing etc that cost near 7k~ to diagnose low power on the Starex IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE CAR OUT FROM CASA AFTER a PMS.
The car is just 3 years and a few months old, traveled less than 40K kilometers and has been serviced at a CASA ever since.
<Start of General Rant>
This is disappointing, considering this purchase of a Hyundai was our first and has been nothing but expensive maintenance--
--Expensive PMS (granted, it is a big car), but nowhere near the cost of a Toyota PMS for our LC120, among our other Toyotas
--Front/Rear Brakes replaced twice already (whereas our LC120 has hardly gone through it's original set)
--Aircon filter clogging up 2-3x within 3 years
--Steering wheel tilting/alignment issue the CASA cannot seem to fix
--Random creaks and the occasional clunking sound in the transmission the CASA calls normal
--CASA with new findings about suspension issues that are coming up and should be fixed soon (the only other car we had with issues this early was our FD and its notorious engine support).
Disappointing, considering the 5 year warranty was a big selling point. My mistake though for not reading the fine print.
Just my rant and a fair warning to buyers I suppose.
Edit: And for current Hyundai owners, better get your cars checked comprehensively before your first 3 years are up! Sayang lang kung hindi
VGT Solenoid on our 2011 Starex is apparently broken and is no longer covered by warranty. Apparently, Hyundai's 5 year warranty is just a 3 year warranty + 2 years on other parts that probably won't break within the lifespan of the car.
Will cost ~10++k for the part alone, aside from the fuel flushing etc that cost near 7k~ to diagnose low power on the Starex IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE CAR OUT FROM CASA AFTER a PMS.
The car is just 3 years and a few months old, traveled less than 40K kilometers and has been serviced at a CASA ever since.
<Start of General Rant>
This is disappointing, considering this purchase of a Hyundai was our first and has been nothing but expensive maintenance--
--Expensive PMS (granted, it is a big car), but nowhere near the cost of a Toyota PMS for our LC120, among our other Toyotas
--Front/Rear Brakes replaced twice already (whereas our LC120 has hardly gone through it's original set)
--Aircon filter clogging up 2-3x within 3 years
--Steering wheel tilting/alignment issue the CASA cannot seem to fix
--Random creaks and the occasional clunking sound in the transmission the CASA calls normal
--CASA with new findings about suspension issues that are coming up and should be fixed soon (the only other car we had with issues this early was our FD and its notorious engine support).
Disappointing, considering the 5 year warranty was a big selling point. My mistake though for not reading the fine print.
Just my rant and a fair warning to buyers I suppose.
Edit: And for current Hyundai owners, better get your cars checked comprehensively before your first 3 years are up! Sayang lang kung hindi