Hyundai ix35

The Hyundai ix35 replaced the popular Tucson in 2010. The crossover is built on the same platform as the third generation Kia Sportage.

Review

The Hyundai ix35 replaced the popular Tucson in 2010. The crossover is built on the same platform as the third generation Kia Sportage. The ix35 was built in South Korea and in Europe at Kia plants in Slovakia and Hyundai plants in the Czech Republic.

Engines

In the Russian market Hyundai ix 35 was offered with 2-liter engines: gasoline (150 hp) and diesel (136 and 184 hp). All power units have a chain drive valve timing.

Some owners of gasoline IX 35 after 50-150 thousand km noticed a knock during the engine. The reasons were different: faulty hydraulic tensioner chain, clutch CVVT (changes in the phases of gas distribution), hydraulic compensators (installed after restyling in 2013) or even bullies in the cylinders.

Fortunately, bullies are not a general phenomenon. When applying in the warranty period, dealers did not change the entire engine, but only the “short block” assembled with pistons and a crankshaft. After the end of the guarantee, the block had to be sleeved - from 100,000 rubles.

Starting the engine can be difficult due to a malfunction of the switch of the clutch pedal (with manual transmission) / brake (with automatic transmission), and in frosts - due to the "retractor" starter (grease thickens).

In diesel units after 50-100 thousand km, sometimes the crankshaft pulley is handed over (from 7000 rubles). And problems with the start of a cold diesel engine arise due to poor contact or oxidation at the place of wiring wiring of the bar of incandescent candles (about 1,000 rubles). In addition, can fail the relay of candles incandescent (from 4000 rubles) or the candles themselves (1500 rubles / pc).

The transmission

For the ix 35, there are three boxes: 5- and 6-speed “mechanics”, as well as a 6-speed “automatic”. There are no serious problems with the boxes. In the case of manual transmission, many note the appearance of extraneous noise that disappears after the clutch is squeezed, and in the case of automatic transmissions, owners complain about noticeable tremors during switching.

Transmission

Weak protection of slash joints of the drive elements from the effects of water and dirt leads to unpleasant consequences. So, after 50-100 thousand km, corrosion kills the slit joint of the right composite drive shaft. The slicks lick - there is a backlash and a hum. Change the intermediate shaft and the internal SRUS: 7 000 rubles per element plus 3 000 rubles for work. Worse, the mounting of the support bearing of the intermediate shaft may break down. The mount is part of the block. Ideally, a replacement of the block is necessary, but it is possible to get rid of argon welding. Fortunately, this problem is much less common. Another example of poor protection of slit joints is corrosion and cutting of the drive shaft strands in the transfer case and differential cup (after 100-150 thousand km). Repairs will be very expensive – about 80 000 rubles. In the risk zone, first of all, owners of diesel cars. To avoid problems will help the prevention of slit joints - lubrication every 30-40 thousand km. In addition, the high torque of diesel engines can lead to the destruction of the basket of differential at the weld. The Hyundai ix 35 used two all-wheel drive couplings. Until 2011, the electromagnetic coupling of Japanese origin JTEKT was installed, and since 2011 - the hydraulics of the Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr. The clutch is pretty reliable. Failures in operation occur due to damage to the wiring (3000 rubles) or wear of the brushes of the electric motor (with large mileage). After 100,000 km, the clutch sometimes begins to leak. Suspension bearing of the drive shaft (4-5 thousand).

Walking

The knocking suspension is the reason for many complaints against Hyundai, and not only the ix35. Knocks during the passage of irregularities are exacerbated with the arrival of cold weather. There are several sources of extraneous sounds. The main one is native depreciation racks, which can be knocked after 2-3 thousand km. Official services changed the racks under warranty. But that didn't mean they wouldn't catch up again. The new shock absorbers are the same. Some of them managed to change them three times over 20,000 km. But the trouble is not universal, there are those who have traveled up to 80-100 thousand km, never noticing that something is knocking in the suspension.

Another source of knocking is an anther flying from the landing place and a thwart of the shock rack. The manufacturer recommended fixing the anther on the rack with a sealant. The folk method is winding the tape on a rod or screed "buffer" (bump) with clamps. On the ix35 of the 2012 model year, the manufacturer eliminated this design flaw.

After 50,000 km, the steering rack can be knocked. Stage bearings (from 1000 rubles) run more than 60-100 thousand km.

Silent blocks and ball supports of levers serve more than 100-150 thousand km. But the bracket of the rear lever, to which the stabilizer rack is attached, can collapse after 60-100 thousand km. The bracket can be welded. The new lever is available for 9 000 rubles. The defect affects only all-wheel drive versions of the Hyundai IX 35.

Body and salon

Painting is traditionally soft, easily scratched, and over time overgrown with chips. Unfortunately, after 3-6 years of swelling paint can sometimes be found on the rear wheel arches, trunk doors, hood, roof and windshield racks. Dealers are reluctant to recognize this issue as a warranty.

Salon IX 35 often begins to creak, especially in winter - before warming up the cabin. Most often, the source of extraneous sounds becomes the armrest between the front seats.

Another unpleasant moment is the crumbling filler of the driver's seat cushion. From close friction with sharp edges of the frame, the “intestine” can crumble completely in just 30,000 km. Surprisingly, the persistence with which the manufacturer changed the seat cushion over and over again until the warranty ran out. Only in 2015 it was decided to install a special lining on the frame that resists destructive friction.

The same story with the peeling leather coating of the steering wheel and the door lining, at the point of contact with the driver's elbow. It is not distinguished by the durability and “skin” of chairs. There are folds in the driver's seat, the skin cracks and tears.

Sometimes the engine of the stove begins to make noise (you need to disassemble, clean and lubricate), or a plastic duct casing under the passenger seat flies from its place. There are also failures of sensors of parktronics, rear-view camera and "glitch" of the standard tape recorder. There are also cases of spontaneous combustion of control lamps with subsequent short-term extinction of the instrument panel. In such cases, dealers changed the "device".

Engines

• They noticed a knock during the engine operation.
• Starting the engine can be difficult due to a malfunction of the switch of the clutch pedal (with manual transmission) / brake (with automatic transmission), and in frosts - due to the "retractor" starter (grease thickens).
• And problems with the start of a cold diesel engine arise due to poor contact or oxidation at the place of wiring wiring of the bar of incandescent candles (about 1,000 rubles).

The transmission

• There are no serious problems with the boxes.

Transmission

• km of corrosion kills the slit joint of the right composite drive shaft.
• The slicks lick - there is a backlash and a hum.
• Ideally, a replacement of the block is necessary, but it is possible to get rid of argon welding.
• Fortunately, this problem is much less common.
• Another example of poor protection of slit joints is corrosion and cutting of the drive shaft strands in the transfer case and differential cup (after 100-150 thousand km).
• Repairs will be very expensive – about 80 000 rubles.
• To avoid problems will help the prevention of slit joints - lubrication every 30-40 thousand km.
• Until 2011, the electromagnetic coupling of Japanese origin JTEKT was installed, and since 2011 - the hydraulics of the Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr. The clutch is pretty reliable.

Walking

• Knocks during the passage of irregularities are exacerbated with the arrival of cold weather.
• Another source of knocking is an anther flying from the landing place and a thwart of the shock rack.

Body and salon

• Unfortunately, after 3-6 years of swelling paint can sometimes be found on the rear wheel arches, trunk doors, hood, roof and windshield racks.
• Dealers are reluctant to recognize this issue as a warranty.
• Sometimes the engine of the stove begins to make noise (you need to disassemble, clean and lubricate), or a plastic duct casing under the passenger seat flies from its place.
• There are also failures of sensors of parktronics, rear-view camera and "glitch" of the standard tape recorder.

When choosing a used Hyundai ix35, special attention should be paid to the operation of the all-wheel drive system. The remaining defects are easily repaired.

• The Hyundai ix35 replaced the popular Tucson in 2010.
• Engines: A kilometer notices a foreign knock during engine operation.
• Box forward: There are no serious problems with boxes.
• Transmission: km of corrosion kills the slit joint of the right composite drive shaft.
• Walking: Knocks when passing irregularities are exacerbated with the arrival of cold weather.
• Body and interior: Unfortunately, after 3-6 years of swelling paint can sometimes be found on the rear wheel arches, trunk doors, hood, roof and windshield racks.

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