# Slow Clock on 2001 Hyundai Elantra

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 13, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333 "2008-01-13T00:00:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![wolkenlaufer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@wolkenlaufer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolkenlaufer)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/1 "2008-01-13T00:00:29Z")

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Anyone experienced this?  
  
  
  
 Thanks  
  
  
  
 W~

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/2 "2008-01-13T06:12:52Z")

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Lots of people with many different brands of car.

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/3 "2008-01-13T08:17:12Z")

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The clock on my aftermarket stereo loses about a minute a month, it is infuriating. I chalk it up to poor clock design.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/4 "2008-01-13T16:27:49Z")

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Yeah, the factory clock on my Dodge also falls behind about a minute per month. Nuisance.

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**Author:** ![wolkenlaufer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@wolkenlaufer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolkenlaufer)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/5 "2008-01-13T16:32:07Z")

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You have got to be kidding me!!! Car Talk has fallen to lousy sarcastic replies??? I don’t need that. I’ll go elsewhere for my answers. Eat worms.

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/6 "2008-01-13T23:03:27Z")

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Who’s being sarcastic? It’s a common problem, it’s not just you, and that’s your answer. And worms are loaded with protein.

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/7 "2008-01-13T23:27:07Z")

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That’s what happens when your hyundai approached the speed of light.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/8 "2008-01-13T23:59:51Z")

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With that attitude you’re more than welcome to go elsewhere.

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**Author:** ![wolkenlaufer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@wolkenlaufer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolkenlaufer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/9 "2008-01-14T01:41:00Z")

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If I were only losing a minute a month, I sure as hell would not have brought it up here. I reset it and it IMEEDIATELY begins losing time. It was a legitimate question and didn’t deserve the stupidity with which it was received.

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/10 "2008-01-14T02:15:37Z")

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Seriously, if it was mine I would just replace the clock assembly. Is it stand alone or part of a larger dash/instrument assembly?

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/11 "2008-01-14T02:19:46Z")

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It was such a poorly worded question that I don’t think anyone knew how to answer it with the complete precision that you were demanding.

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**Author:** ![wolkenlaufer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@wolkenlaufer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolkenlaufer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/12 "2008-01-14T03:16:47Z")

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No. What happened was some of you saw a “newbie” and instead of doing the decent thing and asking for more information, you took the low road and used sarcasm and belittled him. What I find despicable is that you are allowed to hang around this website with that kind of a sorry attitude which does no one any good. Is Mama not paying y’all enough attention at home???

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slow-clock-on-2001-hyundai-elantra/9333/13 "2008-01-14T09:59:37Z")

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Hmmm…You might want to try decaf.
