Hello To All Worldwide.
Since becoming a Hyundai owner I have studied page after page on Hyundai vehicles & I have come to the conclusion that Hyundai is still a pretty unknown vehicle on the mechanical & electrical side of things.
On many a page I have come across the big question is why does my Hyundai no longer start.
Well the dealership will tell you its a flat battery or a blown starter motor & try & sell you one at a sky high dealership price.
Well of course check your battery terminals first for a loose lead on the battery poles & the main earth going to the engine block/chassis also checkout your starter motor to see if it has any loose wires.

I have read that people cannot get there Hyundai's started so they sell them on as there tired of the problem & go on to think that Hyundai make rubbish vehicles.

Ok if you own a Hyundai Lantra with a manual gearbox & it suddenly will not start then read on.

If the leads are nice & tight on the above mentioned & your dashboard lights illuminate & your car still has all of its electrical functions online like lights/electric windows/etc then take alook under your clutch pedal.

Hyundai fitted a sensor switch unit directly under the clutch pedal.
On many Hyundai vehicles you have to press down on the clutch pedal while also pressing down on the accelerator pedal while turning the ignition key to start the vehicle.

The sensor button under the clutch pedal sends a signal to the engine management system to tell it to start the vehicle.

Just think in a vehicles lifetime how many times you dip the clutch to change gear & how many times this little sensor button is hit upon & the wear it has to suffer etc.

If your Hyundai suffers this problem while your out & about & your vehicle goes dead,then its a good idea to carry a 14mm open ended spanner to get you up & running again.

To fix this problem you will have to lay yourself into the footwell & reach up under the clutch pedal,where you will find the sensor unit button bolted in by 2 x 14mm bolt heads.
By adjusting the sensor switch sprung loaded mechanism more forward then tightening it up again will start your Hyundai 1st time.
As this will improve the distance greatly when pressing down on the clutch pedal.
Why on earth this gadget is put there in the 1st place heaven only knows.

If the sensor button shows sign of heavy wear,then you will have to replace it & this is a main dealer part only & will cost ££££ or $$$$ wherever your from,but if you are close to scrap yard or breakers you may be lucky to get one cheap & as mentioned,all you need is a open ended 14mm spanner to remove it & to pull out gently the small iso wire plug.

Always feel free to ask me a question as I have always owned oriental vehicles in all shapes & forms.

This post has been edited by LANTRA: Dec 19 2007, 03:02 PM

Dear Lantra,

thanks for the help. I recommend that you transition out of the Introductions section and post directly to the Elantra section.

This Clutch Position Starter Switch costs $12 in the US at Autozone. It does wear out unusually early at around 65K miles/ 104K km in the Elantra, normally from a cracked housing.

Byron

moving this post to the 'lantra' forum

Hello There.
Thankyou so much about the price & tip about the clutch starter position switch unit.
It has to be a 1st for me to ever encounter such a device on a automobile.
Do you know if Autozone ship to the UK ?
Kindest Regards
Terry

Hello There.
Thankyou so much about the price & tip about the clutch starter position switch unit.
It has to be a 1st for me to ever encounter such a device on a automobile.
Do you know if Autozone ship to the UK ?
Kindest Regards
Terry