Good for her; bad for us. I thought it would be helpful to have someone else out there with the same problem! Is there a reason you don't want to mention the dealer or the service department where you took it? I may be facing a situation where corroborating documentation may be needed to be be able to log it as a manufacturing defect. I'm sure other Kona owners have seen this before but it's not being passed up the line. I'm still hoping someone else will check into this forum with the same problem. Did your wife trade the car in? It would be nice to have the VIN#.
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Hello All, my service people are going to order an "inhibitor switch" to address this problem. Does anyone know what this is & how it might help the problem above? Thanks!
Hyundai replaced my collision warning sensors, as they (finally) found the fault!
Mine was to do with the sensor itself being faulty, and was told it does not appear on the computer as an error.
Long story short I took my car back 3x, and was constantly told there were no issues found. I provided multiple different videos of the issue, on all different roads and times of day. One servicer told me it could happen due to the rain/dirt..It hadn’t been driven in the rain & was extremely clean.
Basically I was forced to go full Karen on them, and advised them that if the issue wasn’t sorted I’d be contacting Hyundai Australia and will be requesting a full refund for the faulty product they sold me. Hyundai then kept my car for a week to complete ‘tests’, I rang on Friday to ask what time I could pick up my fixed car and was told they hadn’t fixed anything, so I asked how the refund process works.. That afternoon they phoned and advised one of their mechanics finally saw the collision warning issue whist driving the car (Used a full tank of fuel & gave me the car back on empty) and they replaced the whole sensor. I haven’t had any issues since!
Mine was to do with the sensor itself being faulty, and was told it does not appear on the computer as an error.
Long story short I took my car back 3x, and was constantly told there were no issues found. I provided multiple different videos of the issue, on all different roads and times of day. One servicer told me it could happen due to the rain/dirt..It hadn’t been driven in the rain & was extremely clean.
Basically I was forced to go full Karen on them, and advised them that if the issue wasn’t sorted I’d be contacting Hyundai Australia and will be requesting a full refund for the faulty product they sold me. Hyundai then kept my car for a week to complete ‘tests’, I rang on Friday to ask what time I could pick up my fixed car and was told they hadn’t fixed anything, so I asked how the refund process works.. That afternoon they phoned and advised one of their mechanics finally saw the collision warning issue whist driving the car (Used a full tank of fuel & gave me the car back on empty) and they replaced the whole sensor. I haven’t had any issues since!
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we were talking about the side warning, if it does not work in traffic, i think as kaz said get a sensor replace.
The front collision is a different matter, mine only went once in highway traffic, and i hit brake late so i know it it works. anyhow i never bought the car for that, only the side scan concerns us.
The front collision is a different matter, mine only went once in highway traffic, and i hit brake late so i know it it works. anyhow i never bought the car for that, only the side scan concerns us.
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This is the new reality in automotive, old days of adjusting carb. bad suspensions, oil leaks, defective brakes, and a wandering dwell point over. we still have ground electrical issues, and the new Computer software/ sensor stuff takes the stage. EFI not new, so, i suggest if your unhappy with your dealer under warranty, call Fountain valley Calif. 1-800-633-5151, that's customer care, closest i can find to the old regionals in USA., i used GM regional back in 2002 (tappets noise), got a new engine..lol. 2001 buick century, it was my mother in laws new car.!!!
i got 6600 mi. on my 2019 kona, KNOCK ON WOOD, np's. paint sucks , my first glaze buff coming this summer. i' m using mobil 1, get cabin air cleaners at "rock auto", ( 1 a year) and once a year injector cleaner, and looking forward to real good tires. original kinergys suck. all in all the rigidity of the suspension reminds me of a BMW 3 1996, and the lightness of the suspension components amazes me to get that!!
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i think you got a short or ground fault somewhere in system or faulty sensors. gremlins rarely show up on diagnostics, it's a matter of replacing modules/ sensors to find defective one.
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have them replace the front sensor. insist on it.
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BS, they gonna get you new sensor, if they smart, they gaslighting you.
After lots of persistence, Hyundai finally replaced my sensor! I posted my response below
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I just purchased a 2019 Kona “Certified Preowned”less than 48 hours ago for my daughter and now currently sitting in the waiting room of the Hyundai dealership service center where I purchased the car with the same problem. Hopefully Hyundai is aware of this issue and there is a correction. I’ve never had this problem with the similar system in either of my Toyota SUVs (Highlander Hybrid and RAV4 Hybrid).
Also there is another discussion on this subject that I started before finding this one because I thought it was a transmission problem (Help with 2020 Kona Transmission problem). This was my final reply there about 3 weeks ago:
"I'm 3 weeks out from having the inhibitor switch replaced & so far no problems. Based on other's success with this solution I am optimistic that it is the answer. You should take it for service & bring a printout of this discussion. I think your regional service rep will back you up. They are now (perhaps have been for a while) of the problem."
& contrary to what Pete said regarding the existence of an "Inhibitor switch" that fixed the problem & as I said above I've had no problems since. And I love my Kona but I do not like the support I got from Service or Cooperate at the time as I basically got it fixed by joining this Forum & being persistent.. But I think they've had enough complaints about this that they should know how to fix it as soon as the symptoms are described as they follow the same progression as describe above & in the other thread I mentioned (& I think it really should be a recall issue).
Hope this helps.
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