raphal

Were you able to diagnose the real cause for this? Because I'm also experiencing the same. Specially in the cold start and when driving also. It's same as following video. Doing bit of googling, it seems like it's widely available not only with prius/aqua, but also with other Toyota hybrid models.

Probably it is a factory fault. 20000Km is nothing. Earlier we had a Nissan Vannet and it had done more than 300,000Kms before the clutch plates were replaced.

Well I did not get any comments here. Still I would like to share about this issue for the benefit of fellow users. Cause of the above mentioned hardness in the clutch pedal was due to weaken pressure plates. It should be due to bad driving habit. Means driving it on the clutch in the traffic to minimize changing gears. This vehicle is made for speed. So in the usual traffic in the Colombo (around 40Kmph) you will only be able to shift down maximum to 3rd gear out of 6 gears. So be aware you shift gears properly without running it on the clutch. Anyway the unit was totally replaced by the Hyundai for free of charge as it is under warranty period. Now it is butter smooth. If it was not covered from the warranty, it would cost you about Rs. 75000/- Thanks.

Dear all, I have an issue with my Hyundai Santa Fe 2011 (Diesel/Manual/4x4). It has now done 20,000Km without problems. 4th service has been done recently in the company at 20,000Km. This time the mechanic told that there is a kind of hardness in the clutch pedal. What he is suspecting is that the pressure plates which has got tougher due to running in the heavy traffic mostly on the clutch. There are no any other problems such as hardness in shifting gears, dropping gears whatsoever. It’s just the hard clutch pedal. Now I am thinking whether to let the company to work on it which is a sort of big work which they need 2+ days or just ignore it and keep drive. Mechanic says this is not a common problem for this vehicle and it can happen due to a manufacturing fault or else due to wear away. It will be fixed totally free if it is found a manufacturing fault or will cost a lot to fix it by the company if it found a running repair. Is this a serious issue? Please give me your ideas/experience on this. Thanks.