Hi. I used to own an accent 1.3L Hatchback 3.5 years ago. It's
the model just b4 the current face lifted model.
Of the 10 months I owned the car, it was in the service centre for
about 4. Having said that, Komoco was very kind to provide me with
a replacement Elantra. These were the following problems:
1) the gear box had a mind of it's own. At rest, I was unable to
engage into the first gear. It often jams up and I am left being
horned at when I stop at traffic light junctions.
2) On the move, I am unable to shift to the 2nd gear, thank god
this problem was not present for the higher gears
Acc to KM, this was due to some gear clutch mismatching thing.
This, they replaced the gears, oiled the transmission etc
etc....... even changed the entire gear box..... to no avail. They
even got Korean experts to take a look at the car when they were in
S'pore.
2) Virtually absent sound proofing, The tuffcoat sound clad thingy
was not really doing it's job. Acc to KM, this was because of "spot
welding"
3) Wheels as skinny as twiggy....... I skidded 3 times.. and this
was when I was moving off. Had to change the wheels to accomodate
wider tyres.
After which, I sold my godforsaken car at a great loss and KM was
kind enough to offer me a good price for the Elantra, which I drove
for 3 relatively acceptable years. During which, I only
experienced:
gear fluid box bursting - thank god I was still at home then, the
thing just when kaput and I was unable to engage into any gear at
all. Had to tow the car to KM
