2008 HYUNDAI AZERA Complaints

PURCHASE 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA LTD. ON DEC. 29, 2008. CAR HAS 45000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED UNDER ROOF. DASH BOARD DEVELOPED A RECTANGULAR CRACK ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. COMPLAINED TO HYUNDAI THROUGH BRAMAN MOTORS AND CLAIM DENIED FOR BEING OUT OF WARRANTEE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND EXPLODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD IN EXCESS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ELBOW INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

STARTED CAR AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED , I'M NOT SURE BUT I THINK THERE IS RECALL FOR PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ... *TR

MY MOTHER PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK. THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SOUND AND THEN ACCELERATED AT A QUICK SPEED. SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND HAD SKID MARKS TO PROVE IT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SHE RAN INTO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AN EASTER SUNDAY. MY SISTER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY MOTHER HAD ABRASIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SEVERE BRUISES TO THE CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG. MY SISTER HAD BRUISING TO HER RIBS AND HER LEG WAS CUT, WHICH RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND THE O.E WASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,075. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDIA AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT MOVED INDEPENDENTLY INTO THE FORWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SEAT INTO THE PROPER ADJUSTMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES FORWARD DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR RECLINING BACK REST ENGAGES WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. MOTOR PUSHES SEAT FORWARD FORCING DRIVER DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL AND COMPROMISING DRIVERS ABILITY TO OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED DUE TO THE CRACKS BEING NEAR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ERRONEOUSLY MOVED FORWARD AND FORCED THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT TRACK WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,400.

THE SEATBELT IN THE BACKSEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS LOCKED. PRIOR TO NOW, THE SAME SEATBELT LOCKED TEMPORARILY SEVERAL TIMES, LASTING SEVERAL DAYS EACH TIME. CURRENTLY, THE BELT HAS BEEN LOCKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *TR