ugly clicking noise UPDATE (its dead)

A few weeks ago I posted about my Santa Fe making an ugly noise.

They replaced the timing belt tensioner... picked it up, drove it 4 miles (ran noticeably better), got out - heard the same rattle...

Went back to dealer. They go over it, eventually giving up - telling me to return when the Hyundai corporate rep comes through in a couple weeks. I find this an acceptable (the car ran great otherwise) solution... I drive home...

That was about a week ago. Today I'm heading through the Davy Crockett National Forest, about as far as you could possibly get from a cellular tower, and experience sudden total power loss and an extreme vibration/noise.

I find a nice place on the side of the road to park, luckily at the top of a hill...

Eeeek...

It has 86,685 showing on the odometer. mmm, warranty...

Shut it down (its barely running anyways).. give it a few minutes, check under the hood, check to see if theres a monstrous hole in the oil pan (thats what I expected, judging from the noise), check the oil (smells slightly gassy), check the trans fluid...

Restart - it cranks slower than usual, dimming the lights harder, and barely catches with much vibration, then (with a lot of commotion) it stumbles and dies. Yep, she's *dead*. :(

Roadside assistance is very helpful... None of the local wrecker services bothered to answer the phone (its Friday @ 8:45pm, what do you expect?), they call around and dispatch a wrecker from Lufkin (45 miles away)...

After 30 minutes or so of talking to roadside assistance (no local wrecker 'services' answering) and about 45-50 minutes for the wrecker to show up, I'm on my way home.

Tomorrow (or maybe Monday, not sure yet) I'll find out what the next step is - I'm expecting a loaner car, and hoping for complete engine replacement...

ttyl, JS

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Jacob Suter
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