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My 2023 Hyundai Tucson has developed a rattle behind the media panel
When you consider the millions of bumps and jars a car endures in its lifetime of sometimes several hundred thousand kilometres, it’s a wonder they stay together at all. But a rattle somewhere in the dashboard can be a real irritation over time.
There are two steps to fixing this, the first being often the more difficult. And that is locating the source of the rattle. To do that, you may have to remove parts of the dashboard and the media screen itself. The idea is to then drive the car and see if the rattle has disappeared. If it has, you can narrow it down to the bits you removed. If not, you keep removing parts until the noise stops. The catch is, of course, that removing things like media screens may make the car undriveable or unsafe to drive as important safety systems cannot be accessed.
The alternative (recommended as a first step) is to drive the car on a surface that normally produces the rattle, and press down on various bits of trim and fittings to see if that stops the racket. If it does, you then need to pinpoint what’s loose and tighten it, or stuff a piece of foam rubber between the item in question and whatever it’s banging against.
The remote on my 2011 Hyundai only works sometimes
A visit to an auto electrician is the best bet, rather than replacing things like remote units that may not be the root cause of the problem. Often, strange, intermittent problems like yours are caused by a failing or faulty body computer. This is the electronic control unit that take scare of a huge range of a car’s functions, including entertainment, climate control, wipers, lights, power mirrors and, of course, central locking.
This computer also acts as the electronic bridge between the remote fob and the car’s starter motor, telling the car that the remote is the correct one and that it’s safe to start the engine. That is, that the car is not being stolen.
How can I check my my 2011 Hyundai ix35 Highlander's auto transmission fluid?
This is an increasingly common question as car makers take the decision to delete the conventional transmission dipstick from their cars. It’s probably down to the fact that modern transmissions claim to be sealed for life (many mechanics disagree with this) but the move probably also has something to do with preventing owner tinkering as well as the cost saving in not including a dipstick.
But for car owners like yourself who like to keep an eye on what’s happening under the bonnet, the way to check the transmission fluid all takes place underneath the car. Once you have access to the car’s nether regions, you’ll find an inspection plug on the transmission. If you remove this plug, you should find the level of the transmission just touching the lip of the plug-hole. If any drains out, the transmission is too full. If the level is too low (below the lip) you can add flid through this inspection hole.
The catch is that sometimes (follow the instructions in the owner’s manual for the detailed method) you need to have the car running and the transmission at normal operating temperature. Obviously, there are safety implications involved here, especially if you don’t have access to a workshop with a hoist.
With all that said, some Hyundais are, in fact, fitted with a conventional dipstick, making this check much easier. Again, your owner’s manual should reveal all.
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The Korean carmaker arrived here in the 1980s as a cheap-and-cheerful brand for the cash-strapped, but it is now represented by the factory and has a much broader appeal with a comprehensive range of well built, competent and affordable models including small, mid-sized and medium sedans and hatches, sporty coupes, SUVs, people-movers, and light commercials. Small cars are the i20, Accent, Elantra and i30 hatches, medium models comprise Sonata hatch, and i40 sedan and wagon, there's also the sporty Veloster coupe, and the luxury Genesis sedan. The peoplemovers are the compact ix35 and the medium Santa Fe, and there's also a range of vans and light-duty trucks.
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