Problem with Automatic gearbox

Exterior: The material used starts rusting very soon. Few places i can already see the metal rusting. I owned an Accent before and have used it for about 8 to 9 years and its body has also rusted in many places literally having holes in the body.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Its 2 and half years i own the Verna and have driven about 49,000km. Once i faced a problem with coolant leakage however it does not indicate on the instrument cluster, even the temperature was normal. I discovered this when i opened the bonnet and did not find any liquid in the reservoir. The dealer charged me approx 10,000 for this.

lot of noise of the steering and the wheels when the car goes in potholes and speedbreakers, also the ground clearenc is very low. Even when only the driver is driving the car scratches most of the speed breakers in India. The car literally jumps on highways making it uncomfortable for rear passengers.

Recently i had a problem with the gearbox. While driving suddenly the rpm raised and i slowed down the car. since i was on the highway i culd not pull aside very soon so i drove a bit to know that unusually the rpm was higher for the speed. When i stopped aside i found that the REVERSE, 1st, 2nd & 4th gear of the Auto transmission were not getting engaged. I only had to drive to my destination in the 3rd gear. When i got back to Pune and showed to my dealer they said i had put the gears in wrong manner so the gear and shaft had broken. How silly they are that they dont know in Automatic transmission it is not the driver who controls gear shifting but is the machine itself. They say it will cost me 2,50,000/- (yes Two lakh fifty thousand) to get the gearbox replaced. This is a sign of poor quality of materials and bad workmanship of Hyundai. gears cannot break so easily and in such short life span. I have writtren  to Hyundai and hope they act wisely and prevent this in future.

 

Ride Quality & Handling: Bumpy ride, less control at high speeds while turning the car literally drifts. Steering becomes too light at high speeds. Ride for the driver is fantastic, it zooms with press of the accelerator pedal.

 

Final Words: After sales service of Hyundai should be better. Labour and parts are very expensive.

 

Areas of improvement  

 

 

Good style, music system with iPod & Bluetooth, steering mounted controls, good response to throttlerear passenger comfort, bumpy ride, ground clearence, after sale service, less control at high speed