Hi guys,

I am new to the forum.
I was interested to comapare my average fuel usage with other members.
Thought may be a good idea to collate information from all i20 users.
Official VCA fuel data is given below.


1.2 Petrol
44.1 62.8 54.3

1.4 Petrol
39.2 60.1 50.4

1.4 CRDi (57Kw)
51.4 74.3 64.2

1.4 CRDi (66Kw)
51.4 72.4 62.8

Points to note:

Source of fuel can vary the results.
Extra Weight inside car can vary the results.
Driving style can vary the results.
\summer\winter can vary the results.

My car has done 2000 miles.
Hyundai i20 5dr Classic 1.2 RED.

Total fuel used= 200 litres.

Average Milage = 10 miles/litre (45.4 mpg)

Best Milage = 450 miles on 42 litres.

I would appreciate if other users posted their figures for comaprison.

Thanks

Hello Everyone,

Today i experienced something weird. I just started the engine and i wanted to play the Radio. The button and any other button has no effect. It is just stuck in the Display showing (Trip A, Trip B, and time traveled, temperature, calender and clock) no other button works including the "DARK"...

What should i do ... so weird ?

Im planning to upgrade my music in my blue i20. A simple upgrade for now since im not satisfied with the factory 6 speakers sound:
will purchase a set of 6x9, a 4 channel amp and 12 inch sub to link up with the factory fitted headunit (I still want the steering control functionality).
Later will install a car pc and a more professional music setup.

Anybody out there with some cool ice in their i20s? Would like to hear your views and see your setup.

watch this space for updates about my setup.

I ordered my i20 with side mouldings fitted, when it was delivered last month one of the mouldings wasn’t straight so I arranged to bring it back another day. Brought it back and it was duly done....but still wasn’t straight! Brought it back yet again and this time it was fine.

Then I got a letter from plod, my car had been clocked at 55mph in a 40mph limit. It was the time that got me, not a time I’m usually out in my car. I scratched my head about it for a few days, removed the splinters from my fingers and realised that I was sitting in the dealer’s showroom at that time and date, waiting for the moulding to be done!

I knew they had taken my car to a body shop elsewhere in the town to be done so I contacted them to confirm that the car was indeed there at that time and date, then tackled the dealer. The Police had confirmed that the picture clearly showed the driver so there could be no argument, and there wasn’t. They gave me the drivers name and address which I duly passed on to plod, and I’ve heard no more about it.

I was advised that the owner of the dealership should know about it so I tried to contact him, waited a couple of weeks for the promised return phone call but it never came. A call to Hyundai themselves resulted in a swift call back from the owner!

Now I was angry about 2 things, the first being the way they treated my car and the second was that where the mobile camera was the guy KNEW he’d been nicked but kept quiet, hoping I wouldn’t twig and so carry the can. The owner tried to play it down and I got the impression that he thought generally it was a big deal.

Needless to say I won’t be using the services of that dealer ever again, more so that since this incident they have closed that branch, opened what is basically a shop and drop off and collection point where you take the car there, THEY drive it to another branch (about 20 miles away) repair/service it then drive it back again, using your fuel!

The lesson is that you should make a note of times and dates whenever anyone else is driving your car and think twice about trusting your dealer....just in case.

Hi All,

Long story this so bear with me!

So for the first time in my life i took the plunge and bought a brand spanking new car last year. i got a shiny new i20 1.4 in June with the scrappage scheme. All fine and dandy, works like a dream etc etc.

3 weeks later, i come home from work to find that some scumbag has nicked the number plates, front and back. Ring the police and the Dvla, who tell me they'll put the license number on the central police database but there's a high chance i'll be stopped in the future and i'll get letters from the Dvla about speeding fines i've incurred/not paying at petrol stations, the normal things that scumbags who nick number plates use the stolen plates for.

As time went by i didn't get stopped once and never received letters from the Dvla so i thought i'd got off lightly. 2 months later, my parking/brake light kept flashing randomly every time i was driving, checked the brake fluid and seemed to be fine but the light kept coming on for longer and longer. Took it back to the dealers and after a good half hour look around they told me the master brake cylinder needed replacing. I was honestly quite shocked as i didn't expect a new car to have such a major issue after 2 months! Anyway they fixed it under warranty so no problem.

Come boxing day, driving back from my girlfriends parents, 11pm at night, we're at some lights waiting to turn right. A black cab pulls up behind us, but then as the lights turn green to go straight on only, he obviously thinks it's green to turn right as well and slams into the back of us. The rear bumper's cracked, number plate lights are all broken and hanging off. Upshot of that was a quote of £676 to get it fixed which was going through our insurance...which leads us upto last week when again i came home but this time to find we'd been burgled!

It just happened to be the occasion that my girlfriend had left her set of car keys at home and you guessed it they nicked the car...absolutely gutted. really couldn't believe my luck. I was honestly hoping the police wouldn't find the car and i could claim on the insurance. They eventually found it yesterday and it's currenly sitting in a car pound in Enfield.

Which kind of leads me to my question, if - as i'm starting to believe - me and that car just don't get on and i want to sell it, am i going to have issues or have to knock 1k maybe more off the value to sell it now it's going to be tarred with the 'stolen recovered' tag?

Maybe i should just move to a nicer area.

Last week my wife phoned Hyundai uk about the £50 M&S vouchers they were sending out, asking where ours were as we had to wait 6 months before taking delivery of my i20.

I have just taken a phone call from a lady in their call centre letting me know that we will NOT be getting any vouchers as the people who got them were chosen at random & also informed me that Hyundai customer services will not answer emails or phone calls - but did we want the address to write to for them to ignore that as well - another pr feau pas I believe as if foghorn leghorne the MD can come out in the press saying he wants to keep his customer base gained from the scrappage deal he has lost this one already - when I am in a position to change this car - IT WILL NOT BE FOR ANOTHER HYUNDAI - thank you, rant over !

the indicators on my 3month old i20 1.4 comfort dont always cancell themselves out .i find this happens mainly on left hand turns.because they are so quiet ,it can be some distance before i realise .anyone else having trouble ? do i need to take it in?

Just had a letter this morning asking me to take my car to be checked

"Recently Hyundai identified that on some Hyundai i20 models it was possible for the throttle cable to come into contact with the main wiring loom, which could over a period of time cause damage to the loom. In such cases the fuse that protects the affected electrical circuit would blow, resulting in a failure of an electrical function."

It will take less than 20 minutes apparently and is of course free.


My model is a 3 door 1.2 bought in july 2009 Bristol UK

Any one else had this through?

Hi All! ... just bought a hyundai 120 3 dr Classic few months ago ... generally happy ... few gripes about it ... but I suppose for what I got in relation to what I paid for it got a good deal ... anyway ... child got trapped in the rear driver side selt belt ... ended up pushing the red button on the seat belt mechansim so hard that I cracked and broke it ... is this mechanism cheap to buy? where would I get one?what would it cost to fit? .. cheers

Never really settled with my i20, due to reasons stated:-

Poor fuel economy (43mpg mixed), even though I'm a slow driver. No where near the 54 stated. Very disappointing!!

Hard suspension, little bumps, feel very big.

Low front bumper clearance.

Constant dash rattles (as from new).

Hate the aircon coming on automatically, when you just want heaters only.

Wheel trims, killer to clean.

Front windscreen (inside), always misting/freezing up.

Being hyper-critical, very boring gear knob on classic models.

Expensive main dealer servicing.



Sold my i20, now gone back to Vauxhall

Hi All

Some one has knocked the right front wing of my beloved i20 - the panel is a complete "right off"

I don't suppose anyone knows how much this would cost to replace? Is it worth getting it repaired by a main dealer?

Your help is appreciated

We took delivery of our I20 at the end of November. It had a slight dent some 15cm long and about 5 degrees from the horizontal on the passenger's side of the dash/facia. The dealer consulted Hyundai and a new dash was ordered and fitted last week. The new dash has a similar but slightly longer dent in the same position. The dealer is now suggesting this might be normal and related to the airbag. Does your dash have a dent or is it smooth?

while changing the dealer tax disc holder I found a crack at the bottom of my windscreen which probably was only noticed as it crossed the vin number, took it back to the dealers and they are ordering one under warranty.

Hi,

Just took delivery of a new i20, cant help notice the two red bars on the speedometer (same thing in the tucson) don't really know why they re there.
Anybody have a clue?

I just bought my Hyundai i20 last Friday and I must say I am very happy with it. Ride is peppy and grip is solid. Interior is very smart too.

I just have one curiosity/ slight concern. I noticed that on the mudguard just between the front and rear wheels below the rear door is a 15cm x 10cm square 'sticker' of black colour hardly noticeably from the rest of the car's body if not after a good look.

I wondered whether this is a normal protection against any gravel etc hitting the car's body while driving (as the salesman said) or else there is anything they might be covering (in which case it would demand further assesment).

Just two final notes. My car is a black three door comfort version and this 'sticker' can be found on both the left and right side - identical in appearance and position.

Look forward to your valuable assistance.

This I feel may be a dumb question, but is it possible to play music recorded on a USB memory stick through the USB port or is this port only for iPods etc?

Hi all

I'm thinking of buying the i20 comfort 1.4 diesel. Reviews say the engine is sluggish but I'm more interested in what owners think. Can anyone supply any information please?

Thanks

Hy, i have an i20, and after only 50km my temperature gauge was/is stuck at 25.5C.
When i turn the knob left or right the temperature stays that way and you cannot change it..
I have an automatic AC ,everything other on that knob-the buttons Auto and OFF work, but the gauge is just stuck..
Everything else is working fine.
Can anyone please help me?
Thank you!

after looking at various manufactures offerings under the scrappage scheme I settled for an i20 1.2 comfort 2010 my. I placed an order on monday 13th july. I was told there was 10 unallocated to customers on a ship that docked in 2 to three days the predicted collection date was 7th August. on wednesday 22nd july the dealer rang me to say it had arrived at the garage and I collected it, prepped and taxed on friday 24th July.

incredible. Very pleased with the car apart from the cheap and nasty gear knob?

garage was doncaster hyundai

Cheap and nasty gear knob now replaced with momo offering as shown in the accessory book. it makes the interior look that bit different but at a price? it's well made and fits and is a big improvement on the std nasty thing.

Even after just standing overnight all 4 disks have a light coating of rust on them, ok it comes off after braking a few times but just overnight? If I leave the car a few days the rust is progressively worse and often the pads are stuck to the disk. To free them I have to give it a little burst of power, resulting in a not very nice 'clunk' as they free up. Surely this will accelerate pad and disk wear?

Has anyone else had a similar problem or got a solution?

Hi Guys,

Just thought I'd share this news with you guys, The Hyundai i20 1.6 GLS is one of the Finalists in the 2010 SAGMJ / WESBANK CAR OF THE YEAR competion in South Africa. I think its great that this car finally gets recognized and not passed over like the Getz.

Hopefully, it can take the title. Here is a little quote from the article on the sponsors website:

"A vote consisting of the full members and a jury made up of 30 selected members of the SAGMJ have chosen the following eight finalists to partake in the 2010 SAGMJ / WesBank Car of the Year competition to compete for honours in the country's premier motoring event.

* Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.4i Turbo Petrol
* Audi Q5 2.0 T S tronic
* Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LS
* Hyundai i20 1.6 GLS
* Suzuki Alto 1.0 Litre GLS
* Toyota Prius 1.8 ECVT Advanced
* Volkswagen Golf VI 1.4 TSI 90 kW Comfortline
* Volvo XC60 3.0T Geartronic

South Africa's Car of the Year competition - sponsored for the past 25 years by wheels bank, WesBank, with additional support this year from Total, Hollard Insurance, Garmin and Varta - is unique in the world in that the victor is determined not by popular vote as in most countries, but by actual testing of the finalists to determine by what margins they meet criteria for COTY honours."

You can read the full article here: http://www.wesbank.co.za/WesBankCoZa/about...roftheyear.jspx

Enjoy.....

I picked my new i20 1.2 Comfort up on Monday, with just over half a tank of petrol. At that point the "miles to empty" showed about 215. When I got home I rest the trip to zero.

I've just driven up and down the A3 dual carriageway at different speeds, resetting the mpg trip at each speed. (62mph = 55 mpg, 70mph = 48mpg!). The last stretch was in 40mph roadworks. When I got home the mpg showed 56mpg; the fuel guage showed just over half full, but the miles-to-empty showed 177 (about 3-4 gallons ?).

Sorry if this is getting a bit boring, and I know that 60 miles (total) is really a bit early to judge these things, but I'd have expected the miles-to-empty figure to be based on the current mpg figure. Or is it that the fuel guage drops at a different rate above and below the half way marker?

Hi to all.

I have an i20 classic and in less than six months it has developed an engine fault. One of the engine cylinders is not firing and after three attempts over three months to repair it, changing the spark plugs and the coil, the dealer mechanic is still scratching his head. I am no mechanic but previous vehicle faults I have read about and experienced lead me to suspect that the electronic engine management control unit is defective.

However in the meantime I am expected to drive this car around despite massively reduced engine power (20mph on hills) and occasional cutting out while the dealer orders individual parts from Korea taking weeks at a time. No courtesy car is forthcoming, no concern expressed and my completely justified criticisms simply dismissed to the point that I have been told to take the car elsewhere if not satisfied.

The car will be returned to the dealer again tomorrow for a fourth attempt to repair it. I will not buy Hyundai again...not because the car has developed a fault but because the response from Hyundai dealer network under the much heralded manufacturer backed '5 year warranty' is inadequate, insulting to customers, effectively useless and totally unacceptable. [/font]

does any one know the colour code for the speaker wires in a i20.

i have extend the rear speaker wires to the boot and have fitted 6x9 in the parcal shelf but need to which wires are the +/- speaker wires.

Hi All,

I've noticed that a couple of people have mentioned rattles with their i20's and was wondering if anyone had any answers?

My Car
Hyundai i20 1.2 5 door
Around 700 miles so far
Empty door pockets and glove box.

At around 1k rpm a rattle can start in what seems like somewhere inside the dash on the passenger side.
At around 2k rpm the rattle disappears
The rattle ONLY happens when moving, revving whilst stationary results in NO rattle.

It is not a terrifically loud rattle, and maybe it's only because the car is so quiet in general that I can hear it! If I put the stereo on even quite low then i would not. (......Yeah I know ;) )

It's just that it's the first new car I've ever bought and this small seeming thing is irritating me!

Hope you can advise
Kieron

Hello fellow i20 owners!
Have any of you out there had a problem with your brake discs warping?

We have had our i20 for 6 months now and the problem developed after 6000 miles, the discs were changed under warrenty, (excellant service) However 2500 miles later the discs seem to have warped again. I have not taken it to the garge yet, but will be doing so

Has anyone else had the same problem and had it properly rectified!? Needless to say I am very dissapointed at the momant

many thanks

I've just received my new i20 and I've gone through most of the manual (yes I know - sad!!! but I do work in a Quality Dept for the automotive industry!!!).

The one thing I can't find is the Glove Comp Cooler switch - can anyone help?. If you have or haven't got one could you please let me know and if possible with your VIN number as Hyundai may state that is was an option they stopped.

Many thanks

My I20 has developed a fault after only one month. The rear electric windows are not working from any button. Anyone had this problem?

Hallo.
Interested in accessories Rear spoiler + mudflaps for Hyundai i 20 2009.
I need help to find?

Thanks.

What type of data communication is used in i20 for programming. Is this compatible to OBD2

i ve done 350 miles but i would love to test the 0-62 time of the car, engine still too new??

what you guys think

I have had the call, after waiting almost 6 months, to collect my i20

Have owned a 1.4 petrol i20 for 3 months
now and am very disappointed with fuel
consumption.

The best fuel consumption which I have managed is 44.5 mpg and that was in a
journey of 90 miles at a steady 50mph!!

I have measured this by resetting trip computer
at fill up, recording miles travelled (trip) and
gallons used at next fill.

Around town I am getting approx 38 mpg.

Trip computer is way out and tends to read less
than actual.

I have owned many other makes of car and the
trip computers on these are much more accurate.

Anyone else suffering from poor fuel consumption in
1.4 petrol.

Thinking of getting a i20 next year, what are they like in snow.

Has anyone else suffered from ice on the inside of their windscreen.

I bought my i20 at the end of October and since it has got really cold I am having to scrape the inside as well as the outside of my windscreen!!

Hi,
When i drive the this morning, the audio suddenly death.

Anyone know how to fix this problem ?

Thank you.


Teguh S

Hi, I just bought i20 5hours ago, and I drove 80km only, and when I try to go in revere, the gears stuck...
I call the diller service they will send service car tomorrow... I red on other forums that i20 has this issue... can somebody tell me what is the problem... thus anybody else had the same problem... what should I do? Please help me.

I am intending to buy a new i20 using the scrappage scheme.
As small Hyundai's appear to be popular at the moment and dealers have waiting lists do you think it is worth trying to get something off the list price?

During this cold spell my fuel consumption has dropped off a bit, anyone else had similar?

A belated merry Christmas and an up to date happy new year to all!

hi how much did you all pay for you i20 comfort standard with no extras like boot trims ect.
i got one for 10300 with out any scrappage advertised got ti for 8500 with trade in
and if you got your cheaper than 10300 to driveaway that day were did you get it from with out the trade in and have we been riped off ?

Is it possible to reprogram the locking system as our needs.

Ex. Automatic window glass raise after remote lock

Hi everyone,
I am now the proud owner of a 1.2 i20 comfort 3 door in sparkle blue - here is mine - lets see all yours

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I´ve just got mine I20 today.
I goes like stink and i just drove 160km on 7,5 liters
It´s a black 1,6 CRDI

hi have purchased an i20 comfort which i collect this wedneswday, does any one know if i can fit fog lights and where can i get them from.

Hi gang... first post btw

Hyundai I20 Comfort 1.2 5 door registered in UK November 4th. In last few days have started to notice a sort of deep whirring noise apparently coming from something to do with the engine, apparently at relatively low revs, especially when accelerating or slowing down, although it's possible that when going faster it just merges into general engine noise. I don't know if it's normal and can't swear to it as to whether it did it when I first drove the car away.

I gather a noise of this sort has been seen on I10s where it can be caused by a faulty headlight adjustment switch. I tried operating this switch just to see what headlights adjusting sounded like. Yup, they certainly whirr, but that is a higher smoother whirr. Mine is a sort of deeper slower whirr. It also sounds to be associated with engine revs in some way. It sounds like gearwheels whirring slowly. I also gather that there is an engine primer somewhere that can also cause an unnerving whirring noise. I've also seen a suggestion that if the ventilation fan bearings go or something gets stuck in the ventilation system somewhere then that can also produce unnerving noises. But I can hear the ventilation fan and that is a separate noise. I've heard leaf stuck in ventilation before on a previous car and it doesn't sound like that either. My noise sounds very, um, mechanical. I am not getting any warning lights on the dashboard, and to my untutored ear the noise does not sound imminently disastrously expensive. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

I should also confess that I did have a slow speed encounter low down at the front with a boulder on November 6th but I have touched this up very carefully and it does not now appear to be visible, no dents, no remaining scratches, nothing

I have looked underneath at the front and there is no obvious sign of anything being bent or dangling or anything. There appears to be a piece of horizontal plastic behind the section that encountered the boulder i.e. the paintwork underneath about the middle half of the number plate. Looking down from the top with the bonnet open I see the cooling fan immediately behind the front of the car, but that is higher up. There is a sort of light blue tap with something like H2O written on it (hmmm) but nothing very much visible lower down and nothing obviously bent or out of place.

Any guesses what this noise is? Has anyone else heard it? Are we basically in wait till the first service and then mention it territory?

Thanks in advance for any guidance

Michael

I have been told that there is no way to adjust the clutch action on the i20. It has a hydraulic operating system and usually the slave cylinder can be moved in its clamp to provide pedal adjustment. Anyone have the answer to this?

The clutch bite is so high my left foot has to almost leave the footwell in use. This makes for very uncomfortable take off and gear changes.

Cheers

Newby

Hello, i´ve just bought an I20.
Is the headlights as bad as they say?
In a Swedish magazine, the high beam got 1 out of 5 points

Hi Folks,

New member! Pick up my 3dr 1.4 Comfort in Black this evening! Can't wait... Metallica's "One - Live" from S&M is going to break in the sound system... \m/

I have read reports of members using USB pen drives as opposed to iPods with the USB connectivity, but no reports of manufacturers or specifications. Could you post your experiences? Should I stick with a tried and proven 4GB stick, or buy a 32GB drive and hope for the best? Are Kingston better than SanDisk? Etc etc.

Some owner advice would be much appreciated!