2010 Hyundai Accent 4-Door Sedan: HAS NO TEMPERATURE GAGE!

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Hyundai models are the only cars sold in the U.S. that have no
temperature gauges!

One dealer salesman lied to me and insisted that other makes also lack
TGs.

It has to be an economy issue.
 
I just bought a 2010 Elantra, and it has no temperature gauge,
either.

Can I get away without it?
 
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BIGtitties said:
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I would consider this to be a SAFETY issue!

How could a driver tell the car was getting hot enough to blow a hose
without a gauge?
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Idiot light goes on. Maybe. They go back to the 60's, or even earlier.
You guys have not been paying attention for the past 4 or 5 decades. Many
brands have not had temp or oil pressure gauges.
 
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Idiot light goes on. Maybe. They go back to the 60's, or even earlier.
You guys have not been paying attention for the past 4 or 5 decades. Many
brands have not had temp or oil pressure gauges.
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Or ammeters.
 
I remember reading somewhere that even cars with temperature gauges
are really "idiot gauages" that only show three positions: cold, warm,
and overheated. That seems to match my experience on my 01 Elantra. So
it's no big loss to move to an idiot light.
 
BIGtitties said:
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I would consider this to be a SAFETY issue!

How could a driver tell the car was getting hot enough to blow a hose
without a gauge?
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Well, most of them without a guage have overtemp lights. But the light bulb
could burn out, in which case, you wouldn't know you were overheating. Some
of them light the light when your ignition is first turned on, but you
haven't started the engine yet, so you are supposed to know if any bulbs are
burned out, but few people would notice.... I certainly wouldn't, because it
is hard for me to read anything on my dashboard in the daytime.
 
Matthew said:
I remember reading somewhere that even cars with temperature gauges
are really "idiot gauages" that only show three positions: cold, warm,
and overheated. That seems to match my experience on my 01 Elantra. So
it's no big loss to move to an idiot light.
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Yes. Its part of the, "dumbing down of America". With a guage, I have the
terrible responsibility of knowing that water boils at 212 degrees F, and
have to decide at what temperature I should pull over and stop my engine.
With an idiot light, that decision is made for me. When the light comes on,
its too hot. The next step, of course, is to have it turn off my ignition,
so the car stops automatically..... When the driving population becomes
stupid enough, that's the way the cars will be equipped....
 
Well, most of them without a guage have overtemp lights. But the light
bulb could burn out, in which case, you wouldn't know you were
overheating. Some of them light the light when your ignition is first
turned on, but you haven't started the engine yet, so you are supposed
to know if any bulbs are burned out, but few people would notice.... I
certainly wouldn't, because it is hard for me to read anything on my
dashboard in the daytime.
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Putting the key in the run position will turn on the warning lights
momentarily. Make sure that the brake, oil, and temperature lamps are
working at this time. My guess is that if you're not the type to check
for burnt-out warning bulbs, you're probably not the kind to read your
gauges anyway. Personally I think that an oversized idiot light would
work better than a gauge for most people.
 
dsi1 said:
Putting the key in the run position will turn on the warning lights
momentarily. Make sure that the brake, oil, and temperature lamps are
working at this time. My guess is that if you're not the type to check
for burnt-out warning bulbs, you're probably not the kind to read your
gauges anyway. Personally I think that an oversized idiot light would
work better than a gauge for most people.
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Well, another problem is that, when a light burns out, and you go to the
dealer to get it replaced, the dealer says, "We will have to tear out your
entire dashboard to replace that light, and it will cost you $850 in labor."
So, you just drive home and forget it.....
 
Well, another problem is that, when a light burns out, and you go to the
dealer to get it replaced, the dealer says, "We will have to tear out
your entire dashboard to replace that light, and it will cost you $850
in labor." So, you just drive home and forget it.....
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I've changed warning lamps on cars before although not recently. I
haven't changed any in a new car. My guess is that it's harder these days.
 
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Bill Graham said:
Yes. Its part of the, "dumbing down of America". With a guage, I have the
terrible responsibility of knowing that water boils at 212 degrees F, and
have to decide at what temperature I should pull over and stop my engine.
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And what temperature would that be? I bet very few know and it is not 212.

With an idiot light, that decision is made for me. When the light comes
on, its too hot. The next step, of course, is to have it turn off my
ignition, so the car stops automatically..... When the driving population
becomes stupid enough, that's the way the cars will be equipped....
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They have been that stupid for many years already. Ask 10 or 20 people what
the correct answer is and report back. So far, I've asked three and got a
blank stare. One was close and answered "when the light comes on".
 
Matthew said:
I remember reading somewhere that even cars with temperature gauges
are really "idiot gauages" that only show three positions: cold, warm,
and overheated. That seems to match my experience on my 01 Elantra. So
it's no big loss to move to an idiot light.
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Maybe if you bought a really cheap foreign car like a Yugo, but all of
my American cars and trucks that have had analog gauges have worked
pretty well. My 1994 Chevy pickup has oil pressure and water
temperature gauges and they are still accurate after 17 years.

Matt
 
Bill said:
Yes. Its part of the, "dumbing down of America". With a guage, I have
the terrible responsibility of knowing that water boils at 212 degrees
F, and have to decide at what temperature I should pull over and stop my
engine. With an idiot light, that decision is made for me. When the
light comes on, its too hot. The next step, of course, is to have it
turn off my ignition, so the car stops automatically..... When the
driving population becomes stupid enough, that's the way the cars will
be equipped....
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I guess the dumbing down has already started as water under pressure
doesn't boil at 212 F and then you factor in the antifreeze...
 
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Voyager said:
Maybe if you bought a really cheap foreign car like a Yugo, but all of my
American cars and trucks that have had analog gauges have worked pretty
well. My 1994 Chevy pickup has oil pressure and water temperature gauges
and they are still accurate after 17 years.

Matt
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Some of the analog gauges have no numbers, just a few lines. You know that
when the car I was new it was pointing at a particular spot, so if it
changes over time you may have a problem.
 
Voyager said:
Maybe if you bought a really cheap foreign car like a Yugo, but all of
my American cars and trucks that have had analog gauges have worked
pretty well. My 1994 Chevy pickup has oil pressure and water
temperature gauges and they are still accurate after 17 years.

Matt
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More than just several vehicles used fake gauges.
Some still do.
 

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