We just recently purchased a 2006 Elantra GLS 4-door sedan, and I have
a quick question on the warranty that perhaps someone could answer,
hyundaitech?? I will check with the dealer's Service Department on
this as well.
In carefully reading the warranty booklet, it states that within the 5
year/60,000 limited warranty period that "normal wear" items such as
belts are not covered under the warranty. When reading the section on
the 10 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, it states, among other
items, that all internal engine components, timing chains, etc. are
covered under the warranty.
OK . . . here is my question, since the Elantra uses a Gilmer
reinforced rubber timing belt, and not a chain per se, is the timing
belt covered under either the 5 year/60,000 limited warranty or the 10
year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, or is it only covered for 12
months/12,000 miles as "normal wear" items are covered? If the latter
is the case, I'm concerned. Why, because if it should fail after
12,000 miles, and engine damage results due to the engine's
interference design, it most likely would void the covereage of engine
internals (pistons, valves) covered under the powertrain warranty.
Please excuse me for my specificity, but I'm trying to read this
warranty information from a legal perspective, and carefully looking
at all the verbage and its implications.
Brian Nystrom - 08 Jan 2006 15:08 GMT
The timing belt is covered up to 60K miles, at which point the warranty
requires that it be changed. It is considered a maintenance item and the
replacement cost is not covered. Once the belt has been replaced, it is
covered against failure for the balance of the 100K mile powertrain
warranty.
hyundaitech - 09 Jan 2006 17:57 GMT
The above posts left out the time interval. Unless Hyundai has changed
their requirements, the belt must be changed at 4 years/60k miles to
maintain the 10/100 warranty on the belt. I've seen one or two here that
were declined warranty coverage because they were over four years.