2004 Hyundai Terracan CRTD review from UK and Ireland
"Not A Happy Camper, changing to an ST tdci Mondeo ASAP"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
From New, On a sweeping bend would suddenly find extra traction and over-steer, then just when you have corrected that it would loose traction and under-steer. 4 wheel drive had a mind of it's own, deciding to come on and off of it's own accord.
Took Hyundai 8 months to diagnose the problem. Faulty Diff, Remedy, New Diff fitted.
4 months old, Horn (not the alarm siren) going off all on it's own when the vehicle is locked and empty. Had to disconnect the 2 horns in the engine bay. Turns out loose wire in steering wheel centre.
From New, Car locks and alarms itself as soon as the ignition is switched off, still doing it 1 year on.
From New, Wipers aren’t parking on the windscreen properly, intermittent fault. New stalk and wiper motor have not fixed the problem, still doing it 1 year on.
Directional Indicator‘s self canceling mechanism is turning the indicators off too early, sometimes before the turn is even commenced. It is also leaving them on when the turn has been completed, New Indicator Stalk and guess what, it's still doing it 1 year on.
Specify Leather Upholstery and it's an aftermarket fit by Hyundai UK.
Drivers Seat was not bolted back in properly on delivery, ie: 1 bolt (which was loose) was securing it to the floor! Fixed.
8000 miles, intermittent miss in the common rail turbo diesel, especially noticeable on Motorway, Dealer can't find the fault, it's still doing it 1 year on.
Reversing Sensors also an after-market fit by Hyundai UK. 1 year on it's seeing ghosts, indicating a hazard to the rear when reversing, only to find there is nothing there!
12000 miles, suddenly handling all over the place, burst rear shock absorber, no potholes, no off-road useexcept the snooker table grass border on the local football field, (not even a mole hill). New shock fitted.
General comments?
Car was bought to tow a 1500kg caravan, this it does no problem, in between repairs.
What I didn't realize, was I'd be getting to visit the dealer once or twice a month, every month.
Had an 04 130bhp tdci Mondeo zetec s, not 1 fault Jan - Sept04 when I made the horrendus mistake of trading to a Hyundai Terracan.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2004 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.9 turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 8 miles |
| Most recent distance | 12900 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Mondeo |
| Date of Entry | 1st September, 2005 |