2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 WEEKS. I'VE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT HAS GONE ON AFTER EVERY SERVICE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE SENSOR OR THE ACTUAL AIRBAG THAT'S THE PROBLEM. IT'S A PAIN, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TO BE WORRIED, WITH ALL THE NEGATIVE PRESS ABOUT AIRBAG ISSUES THESE DAYS. IF I TAKE IT IN I'M SURE THEY'LL CHARGE ME A LOT TO FIX IT.

ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET AND ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT THE END OF 2014 BY A RECALL. ENGINE LEAKS AGAIN AND DRIPPING ON TOP OF THE ALTERNATOR. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO FIX IT AS IT IS OVER A YEAR AFTER REPLACING THE PARTS.

TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED THIS CAR THREE WEEKS AGO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN OLDER CAR IT ONLY HAD 57,000 MILES ON IT. WELL A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I COULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF DRIVE. I CALLED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI AND THEY WANTED ME TO BRING IN THE CAR, BUT AGAIN I CAN'T BRING IN A CAR THAT I CAN'T BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SO I ENDED UP CALLING THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, AND HE TOLD ME TO PRESS ON THE SAFETY BRAKE AND THEN TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF. EVENTUALLY AFTER WAITING 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN TO PARK. THEN IS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY ON 05-12-2016, WHILE I WAS DRIVING I LOOKED DOWN AND SEEN THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT ON AGAIN SO I CAME TO A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND AGAIN, THE LEVER DID NOT MOVE. IN BOTH SITUATIONS I WAS JUST DRIVING ON A REGULAR STREET AND BOTH TIMES I CAME TO A STOP AND SEEN THE "ESC OFF" LIGHTS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE TURN SIGNAL LEVELER IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STUCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THEY WOULD FLICKER OR GO OUT, WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. UPDATED 06/20/16.*JB

PROBLEM WITH ESC AND ABS LIGHTS ON A WELL MAINTAINED 2008 VERACRUZ WITH 64K MILLAGE. THE LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF OFTEN WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,700.

"ABS FAILURE" AND "ALTERNATOR RECALL 121" THE BREAK, ABS, ESC AND CHK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND STAY ON. FROM TIME TO TIME THE TPMS LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON AND SPEEDOMETER WILL BE AT ZERO WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WILL FROM TIME TO TIME COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS BY HYUNDAI IT SEEMS 2 ITEMS ARE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS, 1) FAULTY ABS MODULE THAT WAS BEEN REPORTED BY 100'S OF PEOPLE AND 2) FAULTY ALTERNATOR THAT AFFECTS THE LOSS IN POWER, AGAIN WITH 100'S OF COMPLAINTS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR BUT NOT THE ABS MODULE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND WITH ONLY 70000 MILES, THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED/FIXED UNDER HYUNDAI USA WARRANTY.

THE BREAK, ABS, ESC AND CHK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO STEERING (EXTREMELY DIFFICULT), AND WORST OF ALL NO BREAKS. I COULD BARELY BRING THE CAR TO A STOP WITH BOTH FEET AND HAD TO DIVERT MY TRAVEL INTO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A FAULTY ABS MODULE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE SO POTENTIALLY DEADLY I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM.. PLEASE DO THE DRIVING PUBLIC A HUGE FAVOR AND INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT AS THOUGH HYUNDAI DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

THE ESC LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR POWER IS ON. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T COME ON WHILE DRIVING. FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK (WHICH WE HAVE TO PERFORM MANUALLY WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND THE OVERRIDE SWITCH IN THE SHIFTER CONSOLE). DUE TO PREVIOUS RECALLS, WE HAVE DISCONTINUED USING CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE WE AREN'T SURE WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN OVER 6 MONTHS AGO. THEY ARE VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE! DESPITE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS IN NHTSC CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE -- A CAMPAIGN HAS NOT APPEARED FOR MY VEHICLE'S VIN.

WE HAVE A STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN OUR VEHICLE. IT IS CONSTANT, WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY, WE CAN SMELL IT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE OR OUTSIDE AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IT IS RUNNING. THE LEVEL OF ANTIFREEZE SLOWLY DECLINES. WE ALSO GET A FILM ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WE HAVE REPORTED IT TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BREATHING THIS IN MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WE HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE WITH US.