Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen)

zing · 23rd August 2016, 14:41

Back from 1500 kms over the 15th Aug weekend in Kerela.

Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Thoppur - Salem- Dindigul - Theni - Kumily - Kuttikkanam - Mundakkayam - Kanjirappally - Ponkunnam - Kottayam

Did some rough terrain in Peermade (near Thekkady) inside a tea estate. Car handled it well although there was one occasion of wheels losing grip and rolling while climbing a steep. Possibly because I had very low momentum going into it and there wasn't much grip for the tires to gain speed after that. But sailed though anyway.

Had a pretty bad experience on the way back. Pulled down the the highway at 40 kmph something for a quick stopover and braked. Man...there was just no response from the brakes as the clanking sound of the ABS kicked in. Car did not slow at all. And the road was not all that chippy or broken or pebble-strewn where I would have expected wheels to lock and ABS to get hyper-active! This went on I had to finally gear jam and pull hand brakes. Other motorists pulled over to check if all was ok ! Un-necessary drama all of this

Car was due for 2nd free service so spoke to the service chap at Trident KR Puram about this. He acknowledged ABS complaint has come from most Creta customers and Hyundai is likely to issue a re-call to fix this issue in the next one month. Anyone knows more about this?

Otherwise a good holiday overall. Stay details at: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post4040748

sid_deb · 23rd August 2016, 18:10

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Originally Posted by zing

Had a pretty bad experience on the way back. Pulled down the the highway at 40 kmph something for a quick stopover and braked. Man...there was just no response from the brakes as the clanking sound of the ABS kicked in. Car did not slow at all. And the road was not all that chippy or broken or pebble-strewn where I would have expected wheels to lock and ABS to get hyper-active! This went on I had to finally gear jam and pull hand brakes. Other motorists pulled over to check if all was ok ! Un-necessary drama all of this

Car was due for 2nd free service so spoke to the service chap at Trident KR Puram about this. He acknowledged ABS complaint has come from most Creta customers and Hyundai is likely to issue a re-call to fix this issue in the next one month. Anyone knows more about this?

Zing,
Good to hear that all was fine in the end and you were able to control the car. I had the same experience with my petrol Creta 2 days back on a busy road. The car was running at 40 km/h and hit a pothole after which the ABS suddenly kicked in and resulted in terrible loss of braking power. Like you mentioned, I don't understand why ABS kicked in here as the surface was good except for the pothole. I was almost about to hit the car in front but managed to control the situation by steering in other direction. Lucky that no motorist was on the side at that point. The incident was pretty scary and I am planning to get the car checked this weekend from Hyundai A.S.S. In case Hyundai is planning to issue a re-call, they should do it asap as I would not like to get in a similar situation again.

On a related note, are you running on stock tyres? I am just wondering if tire upsize or modification could be the reason for this as I did upgrade to Michelin Primacy 215/60 R16 post delivery.

RAPTOR-XUV · 23rd August 2016, 19:05

Abhi99, you Changed the interiors to Black. How did you get that done? was it painted black or with leather. Car looks smoking hot with those momo's and quite a audio set up you got there. Twetters on the A pillars looks hot. Stripped down the interiors completely to get it dampped including the flooring by removing the floor mats, Man, I would not dare that.

zing · 23rd August 2016, 19:20

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Originally Posted by sid_deb

Zing,
I am planning to get the car checked this weekend from Hyundai A.S.S.

are you running on stock tyres?

Do speak to ASS. I am not on twitter or I would have written to Hyundai there...will email them but not sure how prompt their response would be if this is not on social media and visible to a larger crowd.

I am on stock tyres...but this is nothing to do with these episodes at all. Its just a dodgy ABS

RavenAvi · 23rd August 2016, 23:29

The petrol variants of the Creta have seen a real spurt in demand and, according to Hyundai India, petrol sales have risen to about 20 percent of all Creta sales. (link)

Also, Hyundai's Sriperumbudur plant at Chennai is already producing 13,000 Cretas per month (7,500 for the Indian market, rest for exports) but production is scheduled to be increased even further due to increase in demand for export markets, for which the Creta is now commanding a waiting period of six months.

Shakensoul · 24th August 2016, 01:12

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Originally Posted by neutralgrey

Do the mirrors fold both ways? Towards the back as well as the front, in case our favourite bikers knock them as they overtake.

Thanks.

Yes, mirrors fold both ways in all variants I think, atleast it does in the S variant.

Diesel owners who have done the 2nd servicing with oil change, what brand of oil are the service centres using?

kmsithan · 24th August 2016, 17:38

Anyone bought this rear light that replaces the rear bumper reflector with LED light?
http://www.ebay.in/itm/331942400782?aff_source=Sok-Goog

It looks upmarket and I have seen many cars have this fitted on my daily commute to office. Does this come as OEM in the latest batch?

yajaman99 · 24th August 2016, 23:42

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Originally Posted by kmsithan

Anyone bought this rear light that replaces the rear bumper reflector with LED light?
http://www.ebay.in/itm/331942400782?aff_source=Sok-Goog

It looks upmarket and I have seen many cars have this fitted on my daily commute to office. Does this come as OEM in the latest batch?

I have opted for this from the dealer Trident, at double the cost due the "warranty not covered" clause if fitted outside. It is third party and not part of the latest batch. My SX+ AT Diesel was ordered around the 10 of Aug. Hopefully I get the delivery tomorrow, the car is here and i am waiting on the paperwork to finish.

Mortis · 25th August 2016, 20:10

Hey maybe the spark plugs were not checked because diesel vehicles like your Creta do not have spark plugs ! Maybe the mention in manual is for the Petrol Creta as both might be sharing the same owners manual.

MAS · 26th August 2016, 03:09

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Originally Posted by Mortis

Hey maybe the spark plugs were not checked because diesel vehicles like your Creta do not have spark plugs ! Maybe the mention in manual is for the Petrol Creta as both might be sharing the same owners manual.

Nkghai's Creta is Petrol engined. Just check the Tachometer marked all the way till 8000 rpm.

yajaman99 · 26th August 2016, 08:04

Took Delivery of my StarDust SX+ Diesel AT yesterday. As it rained pretty bad in the evening, got a chance to drive through the crazy Bangalore bumper to bumper traffic.
Will start a thread over the weekend.
A big thanks to Avi, Naveen and Bnm ,their detail reviews helped alot and not to forget the official review aswell.

subbarao · 26th August 2016, 09:27

Congratulations on your new ride

I too booked petrol AT, delivery will be on or before 15th sep.
what about the insurance part, are you took from hyundai's or any other form out side?
the accessories you got
what about cargo net?
& what extra accessories you are planning.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yajaman99

Took Delivery of my StarDust SX+ Diesel AT yesterday. As it rained pretty bad in the evening, got a chance to drive through the crazy Bangalore bumper to bumper traffic.
Will start a thread over the weekend.
A big thanks to Avi, Naveen and Bnm ,their detail reviews helped alot and not to forget the official review aswell.

Abhi99 · 26th August 2016, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmsithan

Anyone bought this rear light that replaces the rear bumper reflector with LED light?
http://www.ebay.in/itm/331942400782?aff_source=Sok-Goog

It looks upmarket and I have seen many cars have this fitted on my daily commute to office. Does this come as OEM in the latest batch?

I have these installed on my car (dint buy off ebay though). One of my close friends bought it to experiment in another car which dint materialize.

These look okay, get extra bright though. Only fear i have is that what if one of bulbs go off. Not too sure of the quality of these.

kmsithan · 26th August 2016, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by yajaman99

I have opted for this from the dealer Trident, at double the cost due the "warranty not covered" clause if fitted outside. It is third party and not part of the latest batch. My SX+ AT Diesel was ordered around the 10 of Aug. Hopefully I get the delivery tomorrow, the car is here and i am waiting on the paperwork to finish.

Congratulations on your new car. Wishing you a lot of miles & smiles

I am assuming warranty has no issue if we fit through Hyundai dealership.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abhi99

I have these installed on my car (dint buy off ebay though). One of my close friends bought it to experiment in another car which dint materialize.

These look okay, get extra bright though. Only fear i have is that what if one of bulbs go off. Not too sure of the quality of these.

You are right. IMO cant be sure on any mods other than OEM.

yajaman99 · 26th August 2016, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by subbarao

the accessories you got
what about cargo net?
& what extra accessories you are planning.

Congrats to you too.
I got this via my company's car lease program so insurance is from them and not the dealer.
Yes the cargo net is there. It is packed as seen in attached pic.
The Accessories I got
1. Rear LED lamps -Rs 5K
2. HID Upgrade to Genome 5000K - Rs 11.5K
3. Surround Camera setup -Rs 15.5
4. 3M anti rust coating - Rs 4K
5. 3M Paint Protection coating -Rs 4.2K

this i what i got from the Dealer.

Future upgrade
1. Tyre Pressure Monitoring System from Aliexpress
2. Hardwire dashcam setup.

23rd August 2016, 14:41	#1231
zing BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: 52 Times	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) Back from 1500 kms over the 15th Aug weekend in Kerela. Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Thoppur - Salem- Dindigul - Theni - Kumily - Kuttikkanam - Mundakkayam - Kanjirappally - Ponkunnam - Kottayam Did some rough terrain in Peermade (near Thekkady) inside a tea estate. Car handled it well although there was one occasion of wheels losing grip and rolling while climbing a steep. Possibly because I had very low momentum going into it and there wasn't much grip for the tires to gain speed after that. But sailed though anyway. Had a pretty bad experience on the way back. Pulled down the the highway at 40 kmph something for a quick stopover and braked. Man...there was just no response from the brakes as the clanking sound of the ABS kicked in. Car did not slow at all. And the road was not all that chippy or broken or pebble-strewn where I would have expected wheels to lock and ABS to get hyper-active! This went on I had to finally gear jam and pull hand brakes. Other motorists pulled over to check if all was ok ! Un-necessary drama all of this Car was due for 2nd free service so spoke to the service chap at Trident KR Puram about this. He acknowledged ABS complaint has come from most Creta customers and Hyundai is likely to issue a re-call to fix this issue in the next one month. Anyone knows more about this? Otherwise a good holiday overall. Stay details at: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post4040748 Attached Thumbnails
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RAPTOR-XUV BANNED Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Vijayawada Posts: 32 Thanked: 40 Times	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) Abhi99, you Changed the interiors to Black. How did you get that done? was it painted black or with leather. Car looks smoking hot with those momo's and quite a audio set up you got there. Twetters on the A pillars looks hot. Stripped down the interiors completely to get it dampped including the flooring by removing the floor mats, Man, I would not dare that.
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RavenAvi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Flying Around Posts: 6,666 Thanked: 47,568 Times View My Garage	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) The petrol variants of the Creta have seen a real spurt in demand and, according to Hyundai India, petrol sales have risen to about 20 percent of all Creta sales. (link) Also, Hyundai's Sriperumbudur plant at Chennai is already producing 13,000 Cretas per month (7,500 for the Indian market, rest for exports) but production is scheduled to be increased even further due to increase in demand for export markets, for which the Creta is now commanding a waiting period of six months.
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kmsithan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 61 Thanked: 109 Times	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) Anyone bought this rear light that replaces the rear bumper reflector with LED light? http://www.ebay.in/itm/331942400782?aff_source=Sok-Goog It looks upmarket and I have seen many cars have this fitted on my daily commute to office. Does this come as OEM in the latest batch?
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25th August 2016, 20:10	#1239
Mortis Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,322 Thanked: 1,402 Times	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) Hey maybe the spark plugs were not checked because diesel vehicles like your Creta do not have spark plugs ! Maybe the mention in manual is for the Petrol Creta as both might be sharing the same owners manual.
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yajaman99 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 512 Thanked: 801 Times	re: Review: Hyundai Creta (1st-gen) Took Delivery of my StarDust SX+ Diesel AT yesterday. As it rained pretty bad in the evening, got a chance to drive through the crazy Bangalore bumper to bumper traffic. Will start a thread over the weekend. A big thanks to Avi, Naveen and Bnm ,their detail reviews helped alot and not to forget the official review aswell.
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