2008 HYUNDAI AZERA Complaints

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEATS MOVE FORWARD AS YOU ARE DRIVING. THE BACK OF THE SEAT PINNED ME FORWARD AGAINST THE DRIVING WHEEL, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK AS I TRIED FRANTICLY TO DO. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE I TRIED THE ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROL AND THE SEAT RECLINE BACK AGAIN. I WENT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THE SEAT WAS AGAIN FORWARD UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND I SAW SEVERAL OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL POSTED ON THE INTERNET. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN WACO, TEXAS, MCLENNAN COUNTY. CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST ON FM 308 ON THE INSIDE LANE. AZERA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON FM 933 ON THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS NOT WEARING HIS CORRECTIVE LENSES ACCORDING TO HIS DL RESTRICTION (RESTRICTION A) AND DISREGARDED A STOP SIGN AND FLASHING RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THIS, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK THE AZERA FD TO RBQ. THIS COLLISION SPUN THE AZERA CLOCKWISE. THE AZERA LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE EAST AND WENT INTO A DITCH AND RECEIVED FD DAMAGE. THE AZERA CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH IN THE DITCH. THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK CAME TO REST FACING NORTH ON FM 933 ON THE INSIDE LANE. ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE AZERA EXCEPT THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN. DRIVER RECEIVED BLUNT FORCE DAMAGE TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. SURGERY WAS PREFORMED ON MARCH 12, 2014. AZERA WAS TOWED TO "BIG BOYS WRECKER SERVICE, 415 S. ROBINSON DR., WACO, TEXAS 76706". *TR

I WAS USING MY MOTHERS CAR AND AFTER PARKING AND RETURNING TO THE CAR THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED, AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI AND KIA CARS, I GOT STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER, ( THERE ARE ONLY TWO KEYS ON THE KEY RING). *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA FROM A NON-HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF IT, WE DROVE IT ON AN OVERNIGHT TRIP OUT OF TOWN. ON THE DRIVE BACK HOME, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH FULL POWER SEAT CONTROLS, MOVED FORWARD AUTONOMOUSLY, CRUSHING MY HUSBAND AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. HE QUICKLY PUSHED THE POWER SEAT CONTROL TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK, BUT AS SOON AS HE LET GO, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF MOVING THE SEAT BACK ONLY TO HAVE IT MOVE FORWARD AGAIN, HE PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, PUSHED THE SEAT BACK, AND GOT BACK IN. HOWEVER, ONCE HE WAS BACK IN THE CAR, IT MOVED FORWARD AGAIN. AFTER MOVING IT BACK YET AGAIN, IT DIDN'T MOVE AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I CONTACTED THE SALES PERSON THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE SAID I NEEDED TO CLEAR THE "SEAT PREFERENCE" MEMORY (WHICH I SUBSEQUENTLY DID SEVERAL TIMES) BUT OTHERWISE HE (AND THE DEALERSHIP) DISAVOWED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, I DROVE ANOTHER CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BUT, WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE AZERA, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, HAVING MOVED ON ITS OWN SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED/TURNED OFF. I CONTINUED TO FIND THE SEAT UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, DESPITE IT BEING IN A NORMAL POSITION WHEN I HAD TURNED THE CAR OFF. THEN THE DRIVER SEAT START MOVING FORWARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO OVERRIDE THE CONTROL TEMPORARILY. I PARKED THE CAR, BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK IN IT, IT KEPT PINNING ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. I FINALLY MANAGED TO HOLD THE SEAT SWITCH WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO DRIVE THE CAR SEVERAL BLOCK HOME. IT HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. GIVEN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SEAT MOVING ON ITS OWN, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SWITCH EQUIPMENT THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD FIX. *TR

THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT REMAINS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC CAR FOR THAT PROBLEM. THE REPAIR STATION HAS TOLD ME TWICE THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM WHEN THEY PULL UP THE INFORMATION. SINCE THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP - IT IS COSTING US $463 TO GET FIXED SO THE CAR WILL PASS INSPECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ABS INDICATOR, ESC OFF INDICATOR AND "ABS SYSTEM FAILURE" MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SHOWED UP AND HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOP SINCE ALL OF THESE SCARED ME. ALSO SCARED ME THAT VEHICLE'S ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL STOP WORKING. - AFTER STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY - SOME NOISE FROM FRONT WHEELS WERE COMING. WENT TO DEALER AND TOLD US THAT ISSUE WITH "WHEEL SPEED SENSOR" AND "TONE WHEEL" DAMAGED.. WHY THESE SENSORS ARE EXPOSED TO ROAD AND DAMAGED SUDDENLY THAT MAKE SAFETY ISSUE DURING DRIVING AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAD ABS FAILURE LIGHT ON AUG 27TH, 2013. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY FRIEND, I FOUND OUT HE HAS THE SAME ISSUE IN HIS CAR. WE BOTH PURCHASED THE SAME TYPE OF CARS FROM THE SAME DEALER IN APRIL 2008. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE TIMING OF THE ISSUE IS PUZZLING TO ME. HOW COME BOTH CARS HAVE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE DURING THE SAME WEEK? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVED FORWARD FORCEFULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

CAR IS LOCKED, PARKED AND NO ONE IS IN IT. THE BACK RECLINING PORTION OF THE DRIVERS WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL BY ITSELF. I WILL MOVE IT BACK TO POSITION AND BEGIN TO DRIVE. THE SEAT WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL, SMASHING ME. I HAD TO REMOVE THE HEADREST JUST TO HAVE SOME ROOM. I WILL KEEP MY HAND ON THE SEAT CONTROLS AND TRY TO MOVE IT BACK INTO ORIGINAL POSITION. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS BUT MOST OF THE TIME WILL NOT LET ME MOVE IT. WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, MY SEAT BELT IS ALSO GETTING VERY TIGHT AND UNCOMFORTABLE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN AND SOME HAVE SEEN IT WHILE NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT JUST MOVES TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF I CANNOT GET THE SEAT TO RETURN TO POSITION I AM UP AGAINST THE AIR BAG, WHICH ALSO SCARES ME. IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON, (AND THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR ME), THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY AND IT WOULDN'T BE GOOD, I AM SURE. THIS IS SOMETHING I HEAR ABOUT ON THE NEWS, AIR BAGS KILLING SOMEONE. I REALLY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. *TR

EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER AN OVERNIGHT IDLE, I OFTEN FIND THE DRIVER POWER SEAT HAS MOVED AND RESET ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES RE-SETTING THE SEAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. SEAT POSITION LOCKS BACK TOO FAR AND TOO LOW. TAKING IT TO THE MYRTLE BEACH HYUNDAI DEALER (6/28) PROVED FUTILE. AFTER A SHORT EXAMINATION THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SINCE THEN I HAVE SPORADICALLY ENCOUNTERED THE SAME UNPREDICTABILITY IN THE SEAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT'S MOVING WHILE I'M DRIVING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE. I NEED SOME HELP HERE. THANK YOU. *TR