QUOTE (lil_ochef @ Dec 25 2010, 11:13 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=383295

What the?

Even the biggest pieces of crap cars have a washer fluid light - not on my Tucson Limited? Ouch Hyundai...that hurts.

Merry Christmas.

I just noticed the same thing this week when I ran out of fluid without warning!!! I thought that was disappointing, as well.

tim B)

 

That would drive up the cost to produce the economy priced Hyundai.. then at that, who pays any attention to a washer bottle light ?

Ideally you should be looking under hood anyway evry couple days if happen to spray a lot of juice on the window anyways and keep the bottle filled up.

 

QUOTE (sbr711 @ Dec 25 2010, 07:38 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=383362

That would drive up the cost to produce the economy priced Hyundai.. then at that, who pays any attention to a washer bottle light ?

Ideally you should be looking under hood anyway evry couple days if happen to spray a lot of juice on the window anyways and keep the bottle filled up.

I don't consider a $28K Tucson to be an "economy-priced Hyundai". A great value? Absolutely. But, not economy-priced. Clearly, it should have a light, especially since it holds about a gallon. With this much in reserve, there is no need to check every few day. Just as with petrol, the light comes on, you fill it.

 

QUOTE (TimmyB @ Dec 25 2010, 09:55 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=383373

I don't consider a $28K Tucson to be an "economy-priced Hyundai". A great value? Absolutely. But, not economy-priced. Clearly, it should have a light, especially since it holds about a gallon. With this much in reserve, there is no need to check every few day. Just as with petrol, the light comes on, you fill it.

I have to agree! I speak very highly of my 2011 Tuscon Limited to anyone who listens, but this omission is pathetic and I can not defend it. In fact I consider it to be a safety related concern in the climate we live in.

So relative to safety... So far the two biggest issues for me are the horn that is less than useless and the now this. Okay rant over - I will build my own level sensor, but look forward to communicating my disdain to Hyundai when I get the chance.

I own a 2011 Tuscon and a 2010 Santa Fe so I hope they will have some interest in my feedback.

CP

 

boy, you people sure are spoiled to be complaining and or embarassed to be with out the luxury of a washer fluid light. especially with your lmtd models. im more then trilled with my pitiful Gl to be complaining about silly lights.

 

QUOTE (nobodieshero07 @ Feb 9 2011, 10:40 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=400510

boy, you people sure are spoiled to be complaining and or embarassed to be with out the luxury of a washer fluid light. especially with your lmtd models. im more then trilled with my pitiful Gl to be complaining about silly lights.

Actually, I think the light should be std in EVERY model like most manufacturers have! Even my kids 97 Dodge Neon rust bucket has it.. I still feel on our roads it is a safety feature and what did they save by leaving it out? A couple of bucks maybe?

Oh yes, I am pretty friendly with my dealer as I have this and Santa Fe - when I popped in last week he asked me my thoughts on the 2 - I mentioned the light and he would not believe me .. needless to say a friendly wager for a Tim Hortons and I won.

Sorry, but I stand by the fact that both the washer fluid warning light and quality of the horn are simply pathetic and detract from what is actually a GREAT vehicle - irrespective of the trim level.

Happy Family Day to all in Ontario.

 

QUOTE (CP2010SantaFe @ Feb 21 2011, 08:37 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=404886

Actually, I think the light should be std in EVERY model like most manufacturers have! Even my kids 97 Dodge Neon rust bucket has it.. I still feel on our roads it is a safety feature and what did they save by leaving it out? A couple of bucks maybe?

Oh yes, I am pretty friendly with my dealer as I have this and Santa Fe - when I popped in last week he asked me my thoughts on the 2 - I mentioned the light and he would not believe me .. needless to say a friendly wager for a Tim Hortons and I won.

Sorry, but I stand by the fact that both the washer fluid warning light and quality of the horn are simply pathetic and detract from what is actually a GREAT vehicle - irrespective of the trim level.

Happy Family Day to all in Ontario.

Well said, CP! I was already thinking of adding a sensor, but then I realized... there is no light to be found in the instrumentation to tie into! It's just not part of the plan with this vehicle. As much as I love my Tucson, there are sooooooo many little things like this that remind me of the way General Morons built cars in the 80's and 90's, things that I just despise for making no sense whatsoever and putting my life more at risk. Horn, washer light, auto-unlock of doors when shifting to park, ...

I bought this car with the intention of keeping it until it died, but I really don't believe that will be the case. Maybe the 3rd-gen Santa Fe will be IT for me.

tim B)

 

QUOTE (TimmyB @ Feb 21 2011, 10:55 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=404903

Horn, washer light, auto-unlock of doors when shifting to park, ...

tim B)

Hi Tim

I don't mean to change subjects but my Dealer reprogrammed my door locks for me. They now lock when I hit 15km (they now also re-lock when only one person gets out and I hit 15km) and they do not unlock until i remove the key from the ignition.

They did this for no charge.

Fliehigh

 

QUOTE (Fliehigh @ Feb 22 2011, 09:09 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=405429

Hi Tim

I don't mean to change subjects but my Dealer reprogrammed my door locks for me. They now lock when I hit 15km (they now also re-lock when only one person gets out and I hit 15km) and they do not unlock until i remove the key from the ignition.

They did this for no charge.

Fliehigh

Thanks for the update, Fliehigh. I meant to do this the last time I was at the dealership, but time was a little short, so ...

I really do want to get this changed. The tech even said we could look around and see what else could be changed, since he wasn't sure himself!

tim B)

 

Hmmm...on my first trip to a local dlr a few weeks ago, for the ~7500 mile oil change, (and my last dlr trip until something breaks), I asked the Service writer about the lock re-program idea. He looked at me like I was from Mars and said there was "nothing programmable on the 2010 Tucscon." I guess he was focused on pitching me on tire rotation, and why I didn't really need synthetic oil... uzzled:

I liked Tim B's 'GM in the '80s & '90s' comment. While theCEO continues to really like her car, I find I am less enthralled with it, as time goes by. Remarkable what a 'price point' does to pressure car mfg'ers to come in at a 'number' while skipping over some reasonable items.
GL, mD

 

QUOTE (motordavid @ Feb 22 2011, 04:14 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=405555

Hmmm...on my first trip to a local dlr a few weeks ago, for the ~7500 mile oil change, (and my last dlr trip until something breaks), I asked the Service writer about the lock re-program idea. He looked at me like I was from Mars and said there was "nothing programmable on the 2010 Tucscon." I guess he was focused on pitching me on tire rotation, and why I didn't really need synthetic oil... uzzled:

When I went to my Dlr for the first service, I asked to have them re-programed and they didn't question or even chrage me for the change.

I would try a different Dlr.

Fliehigh

 

Regarding the washer fluid level switch, this is really stupid from them not to add it. Even the small Accent has it.

Anyway, to fix the issue you should:

1. remove the washer reservoir
2. install somehow the washer fluid level switch from Accent or Elantra
3. add wires and connect them to the AWD light indicators from instrument cluster (only in the case your car is not equipped with AWD package)

In my case (Tucson GL 2011) I noticed some other light indicators below the speedometer. However these are not used probably as no description exists in the owner manual.

 

My Santa Fe has it and it cost $28,000.... :whistling:

 

SO, I have to ask.................what's wrong with having the doors lock/unlock with putting the car in/out of park?

I do agree with the horn..........the washer fluid light is not a biggie IMHO.
Also, where is the ambient temperature gauge............I miss that big time. My Corolla had it ! :grin:

 

QUOTE (Buerkletucson @ Mar 1 2011, 07:26 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=408677

SO, I have to ask.................what's wrong with having the doors lock/unlock with putting the car in/out of park?

You're in a bad neighborhood, a car stops suddenly in front of you, the car behind you bumps your rear bumper, you instinctively put the car in park... you just opened all of your doors for the guy standing on the sidewalk. This is a previously-used carjacking scam that I would prefer not to be part of.

Your wife or daughter is driving home late at night. She is pulled over by a car with a flashing light behind her. She pulls over, places the car in park (again, instinctively what you would do in that situation), and has just unlocked her car for the outside world.

Locking the doors automatically is a "safety" feature. I don't need my car to decide for me when to unlock; that is not a "safety" feature, it is a "convenience" feature, and an unsafe one at that. I have said it in several posts, but I'll say it again: if Hyundai (or ANY manufacturer) wants to put things such as this on their vehicles, they need to make it user-programmable, not something we have to go to the dealer to get done for us.

 

QUOTE (TimmyB @ Mar 1 2011, 07:41 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=408699

You're in a bad neighborhood, a car stops suddenly in front of you, the car behind you bumps your rear bumper, you instinctively put the car in park... you just opened all of your doors for the guy standing on the sidewalk. This is a previously-used carjacking scam that I would prefer not to be part of.

Your wife or daughter is driving home late at night. She is pulled over by a car with a flashing light behind her. She pulls over, places the car in park (again, instinctively what you would do in that situation), and has just unlocked her car for the outside world.

Locking the doors automatically is a "safety" feature. I don't need my car to decide for me when to unlock; that is not a "safety" feature, it is a "convenience" feature, and an unsafe one at that. I have said it in several posts, but I'll say it again: if Hyundai (or ANY manufacturer) wants to put things such as this on their vehicles, they need to make it user-programmable, not something we have to go to the dealer to get done for us.

I see what your saying...........it should be easily configurable by the user, that would eliminate the issue.
For me I like it the way it is.........I don't consider it much of an unsafe feature. But I guess that depends on the area where you do most of your driving.

For me it would be a PIA to have to remove the key for the doors to automatically unlock.

Thanks for the reply.

 

Sorry to bring up an old thread... but I was absolutely astonished this morning when i discovered that there is no low winshield washer indicator light. 33K canadian dollars and they cant put it in a simple feature like this is absolutely rediculous.

Ive been getting free oil changes done from the dealer, so i suspect that they've been filling it up automatically, because this is the first time ive had to refil the resevoir since ive got it (8 months now)

 

Sorry to bring up an old thread... but I was absolutely astonished this morning when i discovered that there is no low winshield washer indicator light. 33K canadian dollars and they cant put it in a simple feature like this is absolutely rediculous.

Ive been getting free oil changes done from the dealer, so i suspect that they've been filling it up automatically, because this is the first time ive had to refil the resevoir since ive got it (8 months now)

I completely agree! But I guess not enough people noticed or weren't bothered to complain because the new Elantras don't have it either.

 

Guys, they're Hyundais. We bought Korean cars to save money. This is how we get free 4-whl ABS and TCS, as well as super cheap Bluetooth and satellite radio standard. Don't forget the bleeding-edge transmission and high strength lightweight steel. Hyundai is pretty savvy at loading up on the features you buy, and not the features you discover later.

For all the GM hatred, the nicest car I ever owned was a 2002 Cadillac STS. It lacked NOTHING. It had a retractable light in the hood. Umbrella trays under the front seats. A small-item glovebox inside the glovebox. Air bladders in the seats. A carpeted trunk lid to cut noise. Even the value-oriented Oldsmobile Alero I once owned had auto-dimming lights.

Hyundai checks all the right boxes, but no more than absolutely necessary.

 

Im in the product development business and ive scene companies and factories battling it out over as little as 15 cents. But that's on products that retail for 10 dollars... It would cost nothing to have added it in compared to the total cost to make the car. The sensor would cost in bulk like $5? and compared to what $20,000+ for the car?... their margins can't be thin enough for them to say we can't afford to put in a low windshield washer sensor... still rediculous in my opinion.

I guess i was just shocked that every car ive owned has had this feature.

 

Im in the product development business and ive scene companies and factories battling it out over as little as 15 cents. But that's on products that retail for 10 dollars... It would cost nothing to have added it in compared to the total cost to make the car. The sensor would cost in bulk like $5? and compared to what $20,000+ for the car?... their margins can't be thin enough for them to say we can't afford to put in a low windshield washer sensor... still rediculous in my opinion. I guess i was just shocked that every car ive owned has had this feature.

Right! My sister in law and I both have venues. I’ve never owned a car that didn’t have the warning ! Crazy. One of those little things that really annoy me with this car !

 

OK,it should have a low fluid lamp. BUT, I agree that, if you know you've been squirting alot,check the fluid! Your going to put the juice in if the light came on,anyway.
Maybe if we all popped the hood once in awhile,we'd be more respectful of the machinery. Heaven forbid you actually take a damp rag & give a 1 minute dust off underhood so your $28K ride doesn't look like an abused rental under there. Sorry,I'm done.

 

when you live in a climate where you go through a bottle of windshield washer fluid every few weeks in the winter, and the no squirt is confused with the jets being frozen over, a standard low washer level on the instrument cluster would be **** load better then freezing your ass off every few days Just to check the level.

However i agree it's not that big of a deal to just fill it up though (8 out of 12 months lol) Ok I'm done on this topic too

 

I have owned the following:

95 Ford Contour, 07 Mazda 6, 90 Mazda Miata, 04 Mazda RX-8, 2010 Mazda Speed 3, 2012 Hyundai Tucson

Yes, I broke my mazda streak, and I don't have any majors qualms with it. Anyways, NONE of those cars had a magical windshield fluid sensor light, so I don't know what you're complaining about. If the car has one tiny thing that irks me it's the fact that I can't navigate my phone's bluetooth music playlist with the stereo buttons!

 

I have owned the following:

95 Ford Contour, 07 Mazda 6, 90 Mazda Miata, 04 Mazda RX-8, 2010 Mazda Speed 3, 2012 Hyundai Tucson

Yes, I broke my mazda streak, and I don't have any majors qualms with it. Anyways, NONE of those cars had a magical windshield fluid sensor light, so I don't know what you're complaining about. If the car has one tiny thing that irks me it's the fact that I can't navigate my phone's bluetooth music playlist with the stereo buttons!

this seams like a hot topic lol... anyways this icon is pretty common on toyotas...

Car Warning Lights | Car Alert Lights

 

My Tucson has the washer fluid warning when it does the system check when you first turn the ignition, my problem is it says it is empty even after I fill it up

 

My tucson has the opposite problem, the washer fluid low indicator which comes on during initial system check, says empty when I have just filled it up