2009 HYUNDAI AZERA Complaints

THE GPS UNIT IS OUT DATED WITH HYUNDAI. CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET UPDATE, HYUNDAI SAYS THEY NO LONGER USE LG WHO DID ALL THE GPS UPDATES, AFTER USING THE GPS I ENDED UP IN WRONG LOCATION, PUTTING ME ONTO A WRONG WAY STREET, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE ON A ONE WAY DIRECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEAD ON, THEN IT TOLD ME TO TAKE A STREET THAT PUT ME ALMOST IN THE OCEAN. I DO BELIEVE HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ALONE, AFTER A POST ON FACEBOOK, THIS SEEMS TO BE A NATION WIDE PROBLEM, AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

WHEELS STARTED PEELING. DATE IS A GUESS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN NOVEMBER OF 2014. *TR

THE FIRST TIME, I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND SPEED UP. THE PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN. IT WAS NOT CAUGHT ON THE RUG AND WHEN I TRIED LIFTING WITH MY FOOT IT WAS NOT STUCK DOWN. THE SECOND TIME, THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPEED UP AND RACE. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR AS BEFORE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.. I HAD THE DEALER IN RENTON LOOK AT IT BUT THEY SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40AM, THE 2009 AZERA CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION. FAILURE TO STOP CAUSED THE DRIVER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN. THE CAR BECAME LODGED UNDERNEATH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER, AND WAS DRAGGED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE SEMI STOPPED. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. HE DID NOT HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER DROVE THIS ROAD EVERYDAY TO WORK. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE STOP SIGN, AND HAD A SPOTLESS DRIVING RECORD. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE CAR TO PROVE THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. ONLY THE TRUNK REMAINS. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40AM, THE 2009 AZERA CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION. FAILURE TO STOP CAUSED THE DRIVER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN. THE CAR BECAME LODGED UNDERNEATH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER, AND WAS DRAGGED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE SEMI STOPPED. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. HE DID NOT HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER DROVE THIS ROAD EVERYDAY. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE STOP SIGN, AND HAD A SPOTLESS DRIVING RECORD. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE CAR TO PROVE THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. ONLY THE TRUNK REMAINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,400.

HAVE HAD OCCURRENCES OF 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COME ON AND THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P0504 INDICATING A BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS WITH THE CAR, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT GOES OFF, BUT REOCCURS AT A LATER DATE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA LAST YEAR FROM FUCCILLO CHEVROLET IN GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE CAR WAS NEW AND STILL ON THE LOT AFTER 2 YEARS BUT I WAS ASSURED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG IT AND I HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE VEHICLE UP UNTIL NOW. HOWEVER, YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR WENT INTO AN EMERGENCY SLOW-DOWN MODE AND BOTH THE ECS OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THIS HAPPENED ON THE THRUWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH WAS HARROWING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO 'LIMP' OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET TO A SIDE STREET. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND THE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND MY VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN TO NORTHTOWN HYUNDAI IN AMHERST, NY. MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED THE SLOW-DOWN/ECS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS HAPPENING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL DEVICE IN MANY OF THE HYUNDAI AND KIA MODELS. IN FACT, A WOMAN AT THE SERVICE COUNTER WHO HAD A 2007 AZERA HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH HER CAR! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING. IT SEEMS THAT THIS THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE IS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT IS ALSO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE MAKE THEM INITIATE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM REALIGNMENT DUE TO HOW THE VEHICLE WAS SET AT THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY HE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,985.