Hyundai Problems

The reality is that things do go wrong on cars and sometimes we have to pay to have them fixed. Your car is eight years old. I wouldn’t quibble with it; I’d just fix it.

Programming a Hyundai Tucson key fob to your car requires dropping the car in to your local Hyundai dealer or qualified locksmith to have them code the new key to your car's computer. This can cost several hundred dollars as modern security systems are very complex.

You’re buying a used car, it’s not new, so you have to expect some wear-and-tear issues. The older the car, the greater the wear-and-tear, and the more likely it is to have suffered mechanical failures or even a crash. That means you have to thoroughly check the car before purchase, and you have to rely on the honesty of the vendor. If the car has had clutch problems it should be recorded in the service book. It’s the same with the others you’re looking at, check them thoroughly, and if you’re uncertain have an expert check them for you. Of the three others you are considering I would avoid the Passat as a potential money pit, and go for the i40 in preference to the Commodore.

You first need to check that the wheel alignment is set correctly. If it is, and the vehicle is still pulling left, that is down the crown of the road towards the kerb, then talk to a suspension expert about what can be down to counter the problem.

The current Hyundai Santa Fe is 4690mm long. The specifications for the 2019 model have not yet been released.

Hyundai's brand-new fourth-generation Santa Fe SUV is made in Ulsan, South Korea, as well as Montgomery in Alabama, USA. The previous generation (2013-2018) was built in West Point, Georgia (USA), Cairo (Egypt), Beijing (China), Kulim (Malaysia), Kailiningrad (Russia), and Tiaret (Algeria).

The dealer should be able to tell you why this service is going to cost you more, so talk to the service rep there. If that doesn’t satisfy you contact Hyundai on 1800 186 306 and ask for an explanation.

Take it back to the dealer and ask for it to be fixed again. Maybe they have to replace the whole unit.

Intermittent problems like yours are always hard to diagnose and fix because they rarely occur when the mechanic is present to observe them. It seems as though yours has gone into limp home mode after the computer detected a fault. The only course of action is persistence until the source of the problem shows up in a diagnostic check, or when the mechanic is there to witness it.

That's a fascinating pair of options April, but both are indeed very good cars. It's a struggle to match the official fuel consumption figures with any new car, but I've just spent three months living with the VTi-S and experienceced an 8.5L/100km average with largely urban and loaded driving, which was better than the Tiguan 2.0-litre, Escape 1.5 and CX-5 2.5 litre I've lived with previously. So you'll have to work hard to get worse than that figure. The extra space of the Honda is a big drawcard, but you'll have to judge that for yourself. My only real gripe with the VTi-S is the lack of active safety gear like AEB, which is set to be rectified with an updated version in future. The i30 SR comes with all the important safety gear standard.