2007 HYUNDAI AZERA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V007000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER TWO MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TENSION SENSOR FAILED AND WAS NOT RELATED TO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT FELT AS THOUGH THE PART WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL COMPONENT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,651.

I HAVE A CRACK, OUT LINING THE FRONT AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH . IT IS GETTING BIGGER. MY DEALER SAYS THAT IT WON'T EMPLOY ON USE, BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THEY SAID THAT TO FIX IT RIGHT IT WILL NEED TO HAVE A NEW AIRBAG PUT IN BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE ONE THAT IS IN THERE. THAT WILL COST US BETWEEN $600.00 AND $700.00. I FEEL THAT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY . I HAVE GOTTEN ON LINE AND HAVE SEE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPAIRED. COULD YOU GRANTEE ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS WAS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH PANEL CAME ON STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER CLAIMS NOT A WARRANTY OR RECALL RELATED PROBLEM QUOTE AROUND 1200.00 REPAIR. *TR

I PUSHED DOWN THE GAS TO TRY TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RE ENGAGE AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, ALMOST GETTING HIT BY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME. DEALER HAD THE CAR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH 100K WARRANTY IS IN EFFECT.THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE IN 2010 AND 2011. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING DONE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT HYUNDAI COULD AUTHORIZE A "FLIGHT RECORDER" TO BE INSTALLED IN MY CAR SO WHEN IT HAPPENS NEXT THEY WOULD HAVE A RECORDING OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER PROMISED TO CALL ME MONDAY BUT SO FAR NO CALL BACK AND NO AUTHORIZATION. MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE CAR AND I AM UNEASY WITH IT. SHE WAS GOING TO BUY A HYUNDAI SONATA, BUT NOW REFUSES TO DO SO AND IS TELLING HER COUSINS THE STORY SO THEY ARE ALSO SWITCHING TO TOYOTA. WHAT A SHAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/31/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS FIXED, NOT REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE SEAT BELT, BUT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF BELT. UPDATED 10/31/12

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 75,000 MILES. *TR

A STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHILE ENTERING A GENTLE CURVE TO THE LEFT. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER TO THE LEFT. CAR LEFT THE TRAVEL LANE AND BRIEFLY ENTERED THE SMOOTHLY PAVED AND LEVEL SHOULDER OF THE DIVIDED ROADWAY. CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT TRIGGERED ESC SYSTEM. AT THAT POINT THE DRIVER INPUT TO STEERING AND BRAKES WERE OVERRIDDEN BY THE ESC SYSTEM. ESC SENT CAR STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT WE WERE ON A CURVE. THIS SENT THE CAR INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER CROSSING BOTH LANES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING WHEEL FORCES OR TO BRAKES. THE CAR LIGHTLY GRAZED THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING A SHALLOW DENT IN THE REAR FENDER. BODY DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE REAR FENDER IN THIS CASE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY NOT? THIS IS, HOWEVER, A DEADLY TYPE OF FAILURE BECAUSE THE CAR SENDS YOU WHEREVER IT WANTS TO GO AND YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OVER THE SIDE OF A CLIFF. AS THE CAR FINALLY SLOWED, THE ESC SYSTEM EVENTUALLY SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WE COULD, ONCE AGAIN, STEER THE CAR. BUT, THIS WAS WAY TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE DAMAGE. THE CAR DID NOT FAIL IN A FAIL-SAFE MANNER. THIS EVENT WAS TRIGGERED BY A SUDDEN MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY VERY BADLY MISALIGNED FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING ANGLE ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. TIRES DO NOT SHOW UNUSUAL WEAR FROM THE MISALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. A HYUNDAI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER INSPECTED THE CAR. HYUNDAI WILL NOT TELL US WHAT FAILED SO WE DO NOT KNOW ROOT CAUSE. IN FACT, HYUNDAI DENIES THERE WAS A STEERING FAILURE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT WILL TILT FORWARD FOR NO REASON, PINNING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. AT ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. *TR

AIRBAG COVERING HAS CRACKED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG MODULE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED BACK IN 2009 AND WAS TOLD BY 2 HYUNDAI DEALERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006-2009 AZERAS. IN READING SEVERAL HYUNDAI AZERA FORUMS (EDMUNDS, HYUNDAI-FORUMS, ETC), IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT TIME, MY NEAREST DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR IT FOR $2000.00+. HOWEVER, AS I FEEL IF THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THAN PERHAPS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED WITH THE HOPEFUL EXPECTATION THAT HYUNDAI WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR COVER THE COSTS TO REPAIR. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IF AND WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR