01-30-2017, 11:37 PM
Jalopnik? It figures.
It appears that when this owner (and others as well) is getting out of the car, he is inadvertently applying lateral pressure to the lower trim panel that also holds the seat controls, and the fastener is not strong enough to repeatedly resist this force.
It has nothing to do with his size, and it was stupid of Hyundai to use it as justification, and allow the idiots at Jalopnik to turn it into click bait.
Hyundai needs to redesign that panel with a better, more robust attachment method, if they haven't already, and issue a TSB to retrofit cars where the owners encounter the issue.
No more, no less.
It appears that when this owner (and others as well) is getting out of the car, he is inadvertently applying lateral pressure to the lower trim panel that also holds the seat controls, and the fastener is not strong enough to repeatedly resist this force.
It has nothing to do with his size, and it was stupid of Hyundai to use it as justification, and allow the idiots at Jalopnik to turn it into click bait.
Hyundai needs to redesign that panel with a better, more robust attachment method, if they haven't already, and issue a TSB to retrofit cars where the owners encounter the issue.
No more, no less.