2002 Hyundai Trajet GSi from UK and Ireland - Comments

I had a GLS trajet bought at 2005,automatic transmission 2000cc, equip wth full leather seat, stereo/tv..and full spoiler, thanks to hyundai indonesia/pondok indah Jakarta... the car full power.. the only problem I felt was a fuel consumption and litle hard susppensions.. Harun ar.

I bought a hyundai trajet 4 years ago, just before the 5 year warranty came in. So far I have had to repalce the front drive shaft, the rear wiper motor has gone, the strut mount twice, and now the seat belt won't go in. Is there any redress at all?

I bought a 2002 Trajet in 2004 assured of the quality of a reliable people carrier. The litany of problems so far are as follows. The gear box and driver side electric window motor was the first to go and was replaced under the warranty, Thank God. Replaced windscreen due to small crack to get it to pass NCT. Went to tyre repair centre to get a slow puncture repaired, Informed by mechanic that all tyres need replacement due to heavy wear (we do not live in a desert, urban driving only). We carry a spanner around in the car in case the windscreen wipers fail to re-tighten the loose bolts. Other windscreen bolt failed this year ripping the new serviced windscreen wipers to shreds (I hoped for dry day to get to service station).Turned on Air Conditioning on one warm day this year, NOT WORKING!! had to sweat it out. Other items now gone: Cigarette lighter, CD Player, funny noise of car when turning in reverse & flapping noise in engine. 37600 miles on engine, NCT last year (hardly driven excessively).I am wondering if the trade in will take the difference of the cost of the repairs and the value of the car. BEYOND DESPAIR!!!

I have a 2004 GSI diesel Trajet with the some of the problems previously mentioned. I have had a total of 4 seat belts replaced for not retracting, leaking rear shock absorber replaced and attention to the offside top strut mount twice. Fuel economy is disappointing and I find dealer servicing a bit too expensive. Other than this it's a good value spacious vehicle and so far the 5 year warranty has covered everything!

LOOKING FOR ADVICE PLEASE!! I have 2001 GLS Petrol automatic. Currently suffering from an intermittent (after driving car for about 40 minutes) engine spluttering - will not maintain idle and cuts out. Restarts after about 10 minutes and will then drive for a bit longer before problem recurrs. Engine management light sometimes comes on. Been with garage for 2 weeks now with no problem diagnosed. (New fuel pump, fuel filter, spark plugs, ECU (2ND HAND) fitted and injectors cleaned. Computer diagnostics do not indicate any fault. Garage has run out of ideas now.

Other problems I have had with the car which have been rectified- Engine mounts replaced, near side CV joint, all steering bushes (cured excessive wear on nearside front tyre). Replaced both gearbox speed sensors due to intermittent fail-setting into 3rd gear on automatic box.

Love the car, but hate the problems - won't buy another one.

I agree.

Have had a '05 Trajet 2.0 Crdi from new. It now has 470,000 km on clock. Problems are as follows:

Gearbox "crunching". 4 replacement boxes were fitted; the latest was supposed to remedy problem, with modified 1st and 2nd gears fitted. Has covered 150,000km since and problem back.

Front top shock mountings were replaced twice.

Brake pedal vibration. This was sorted by replacing ABS ring and drive shaft. The problem was the ABS ring.

Excessive wind noise at motorway speed. Resealing windscreen solved this.

Gear selector cables have broken. Replaced twice.

Clutch pedal dropped to floor. Replaced clutch pedal cylinder twice.

Airbag light on. Replaced relevant faulty seatbelt tensioner (only once).

Non-retracting seat belts. This was solved by coating belts with a non silicone spray/sealer.

Wheel nuts & studs are too soft.

Pulling to left; until now cannot be resolved.

The vehicle has now developed an intermittent fault. If I accelerate hard the engine cuts out. Have replaced common fuel rail, fuel regulator & relays, low pressure pump, high pressure pump & injectors, but the fault remains.

Never buy Hyundai again.

I have a Hyundai trajet 2.0 gsi. Bought in 2004. first 2 years no problems. Last 2 years been in the garage around 60 times. The engine light came on and they cannot fix it. They have had it for weeks, at a time, and still cannot fix the problem. The dealership customer services are USELESS and keep fobbing us off. The are getting 20mpg which is killing us at the minute, and it lacks power that it should have.

They have replaced nearly everything on the car. They have replaced the ecu once (want to do it again), it's had new gear box, oxygen censors, new exhaust, new this, new that - AND STILL PROBLEMS.

The dealership are blaming hyundai for giving them a faulty car. Hyundia are saying it up to the dealership to deal with the problem and they will not replace it.

I just want to get rid of this car and have done of the past 18 months, but am stuck.

My advice is to stay away from these people because they take your money and run. BEWARE, YOUR WARRANTY MAY BE VOID IF YOU USE NON HYUNDAI OIL - they try and get you on a lots of things. - BE CAREFULL!!!

I bought my Hyundai Trajet 2.0GLS 13 months ago and I have regret it!!!

First problem: Too much gas consumption: the lowest I could have was 9.6lit/100km at speeds around 110 I highway! Usual consumption:13-15 lit/100km!!!

Second problem: The common whistling noise that starts at 100km/h and increases as I try to go faster. The funny thing is that in my Trajet, that has the steering wheel on the left the noise comes from the right side! The noise is worst if the day is hot! Has anybody found a solution?

At 8.000km I had almost no brakes! It had to be repaired under warranty.

At 9.000km the seating belt light went off!

At 11.000km, a week ago: Six persons on the car, four of them children, total weight almost 400 kilos, I had to stop for another car to pass, the road was on an upward run and I couldn't start it!!! No power at lows and when I pressed the gas the clutch disc started to smell!

The car is just junk, don't even touch it!

I'll never buy a Hyundai again.

I am very interested in the adverse experiences reported. I am now on my second Trajet 2.7 V6 petrol. I think the 2.7V6 is a good vehicle.

No1 was 2001 model, I bought 2nd hand 1 owner 2003 at 57000. Ran very well, minimal problems, (fan switch, minor bulbs, battery at 2007). Good economy typically 10.5l/100k. Low servicing costs using NZ Automobile Assoc. Ran it to 175000 km and just traded it. Quite reasonable trade, deprec of $10k for 4 years and 118000km.

I strip out the back row of seats put in additional carpet and use them for my work carry my tools 250-300 kgs and still have a comfortable 4 seat family wagon without having to unload all my stuff. The body configuration makes it ideal for a semi commercial / family unit as the spare is underbody so you can get it out without having to unload your wagon and the internal floor is very strong, especially compared with the usual fibreboard floors in most wagons, and flush sill, no lip to lift over.

Even with this load I get 10.5 l/100 km. The additional power of the V6 over the 2 liter makes it so easy to drive, overtaking's a breeze and it's effortless cruising at 110 k's, at 2500 rpm. The ABS brakes work well, have only had to rely on them 3-4 times.

Have just picked up the 2nd Trajet, also 2nd hand at 28500 km and run 1500 km over the last week and it seems even better, 623 km/65 liters running, town 260km and motorway. Tyre life is good, I typically get 60000 km per set.

I know the open market resale values are not as high as some other brands but I'm quite prepared to put up with this as an overall commercial package as considering total running costs, deprec. fuel, servicing etc, I think that the 2.7 V6 Trajets do very well.

I managed to get a full genuine Hyundai Trajet workshop manual as download on the net $15.00 and this is very useful, (planning to do more of my own servicing on no2).

The 2.7 V6 engine is well proven very reliable and used across several models.

The criticisms of dealer competence are just that, reflection of dealer/ staff competence, combined with the rapidly increasing level of vehicle technology where, in my opinion, the technical skills required to fault find computer based management systems go far beyond simply plugging in a diagnostic interface and recording the error message. Unfortunately these high level skills are simply not present in most workshops and when individual competence is developed, the people move to more "prestigious" brands. So be it, but do you think I want to pay Mercedes charge out rates to have my Hyundai serviced?

OK, so they are a bit ugly and the ride is a bit firm until you get 2-300 kg inside but the final figures that mine has given me are hard to argue with. It's just a pity that you have to have had a vehicle for 3-4 years to get to be a position to give a really soundly based review.

Buy another one, the 2.7 V6, you bet, I already have.