:thumbsup: Hi all,

Purchased a secondhand Grandeur XG V6 in early December from a Hyundai dealer. Great car, however when I test drove it there were some lights on in the instrument panel, namely the ABS & Handbrake lights (the TCS light also flickers intermittently). When I asked the salesman about these he assured me the brakes will still work fine but I won't have any ABS until they replace the ABS controller under warranty. Now the rest of the car was imaculate so I bought it expecting the ABS to be fixed in a few days to a week. Boy was i wrong!!!! It's been nearly 2 months now and the service department still says the part is on back order from Korea. Thats pathetic, I work in the aircraft industry and we can get parts out of the US in a few days if need be. Why does it take so bloody long to get a part from the place the cars are made. Especially a pretty important part like the ABS.
To make matters worse the car has started making some funny noises through the brake pedal every now and then(like a loud grattting noise) and even when you press the accelerator sometimes the TCS like flickers and another not natural noise appears. I'm getting pretty pissed with the dealer :angry2: and want to find out why my part is taking so long and if there is anything I can do to hurry it up.

Thanks

Jetman :57:

OK, here goes:
when the TC light is flicking, the controller is telling you >>if you feel anyting, it's me duing some traction controll<< The TC light will always flash as long as the TC is operating. Take the car on a road, were one front wheel is on loose gravel and the other is on solid surface. Then pull away with meaning; the wheel on gravel wants to spinn, but the TC will apply that wheels brake to slow the spinn & the TC light will flicker for the duration.

2000+ model Hyundai's with ABS do not have a "rear brake propotion valve". The ABS will be resonsible for this operation. When the ABS & Parking brake warning light is lit, the the system is telling you, the there is something wrong with the EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution) section of the brake system. When the ABS is limiting the brakeforce to the back, and it does not see the expected reaction (via the weel speed sensor), it will turn on the warning light. Have the rear brakes checked and seviced, it could be as simple as that.

This post has been edited by duke: Feb 3 2005, 04:57 PM