2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ Complaints

SECOND ROW, DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT JAMMED, UNABLE TO LOSEN IT TO THE POINT IT IS RUINING THE LEATHER SEAT. TOLD BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE RETRACTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THERE BEING A DEFECT. *TR

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND IT CAME TO THE POINT AFTER REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTORS AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME THAT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST NEED AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE COMPUTER BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT".. I AM SHOCKED BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE HYUNDAI GENESIS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME REASON. THE DEALER WANTS $2600 TO REPLACE IT AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH A VERACRUZ. IF THE SAME COMPONENTS OR FLUID WAS USED IN THE VERACRUZ AS WAS USED IN THE GENESIS - IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUES BUT I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS. I WAS TOLD MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT I DON'T HAVE $2,600 TO DISH OUT TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE IN FINDING OUT IF OTHER HYUNDAI VERACRUZ OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME. HOW DOES A RECALL GET ISSUED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS, ESC AND ANOTHER BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL CONTROL INCLUDING ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES CAUSED BRAKE FAILURES AND STARTING AND THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (APPROX. SPEEDS OF 65 MPH), WHILE RAINING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER, SPEEDOMETER JUMPED AROUND, AND THE ESC OFF, ABS AND AWD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED AND THEN STAYED ON. ONCE THE LIGHTS STAYED ON (NO LONGER FLASHING) IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE DROVE "NORMAL." AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON THEY WOULD TURN OFF AND PROBLEM WOULDN'T COME ON AGAIN UNTIL THEIR WAS SOME SORT OF MOISTURE/PRECIPITATION HAPPENING; AND THEN ONCE DRY WOULD TURN OFF AGAIN. HAD DEALER CHECK VEHICLE (AT THE TIME OF CHECK NO LIGHTS/SYMPTOMS OCCURRING) AND THEY SAID IT REQUIRED A NEW HECU UNIT AND A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (APPROX. COST $3,200). THEY COULD NEITHER EXPLAIN WHY IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS WET AND DID NOT WANT TO TROUBLESHOOT BEYOND THE BASIC CODE CHECK. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP - IT WAS ONLY 1,000 OVER WARRANTY BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY DEALER (WHICH ALSO TOOK 2 WEEKS TO SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH HYUNDAI TECH). DEALER CLEARED CODES AND PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTIONS. HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR 7 MONTHS, AND THEN PROBLEM REAPPEARED. ONLY NOW THE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AROUND ME. THERE IS NO TELLING (CAN OCCUR AT ANY SPEED AND DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG CAR HAS BEEN ON OR HOW FAR DRIVEN) WHEN THE SYSTEMS MENTIONED WILL FAIL, AND WHEN THE LIGHTS START FLASHING I HAVE NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL ALL THE LIGHTS TURN STEADY AND STAY ON. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN PULLING OUT/ACROSS TRAFFIC IT COULD TURN FATAL. A QUICK CHECK ON THE INTERNET AND ONE WILL FIND A HOST OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED! *TR

DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH AND MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. FIRST ESC OFF, ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS. THEN MOMENTARILY AFTERWARDS CHECK ENGINE AND TPMS LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO STEALERSHIP, SAID THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH FREQ OIL CHANGES AND PROPER TIRE MAINTENANCE. EST COST TO REPAIR $2,800. OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THEIR SHOP. *TR

WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNAL TO SIGNAL LANE CHANGING, BUT DO NOT SNAP IT INTO POSITION, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND WILL ALSO TURN OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. ADDITIONALLY, I NOTICED DURING THE DAY TIME THAT MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE BRIGHTENING. I'VE REPORTED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BRIGHTENING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE FROM 2009 TO THE PRESENT, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, LIKELY BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT IT AS IT WAS HAPPENING AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND TOLD HIM THAT MY HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OFF AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON. I BROUGHT IT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE REPORTED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON A HYUNDAI FORUM. SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK AND REPLACING IT FIXED THE ISSUE. I SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING PROBLEM, AS I GO FOR SECONDS AT A TIME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT RANDOM TIMES, BUT ALWAYS AFTER USING MY TURN SIGNAL. *TR

MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND KEY LIGHT CAME ON. SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. CLICK, CLICK, CLICK IS WHAT SHE GOT. WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK I STARTED THE CAR AFTER JUMPING IT OFF FROM MY TRUCK. THE CAR RAN BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I STARTED TO DRIVE IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE BUT BEFORE I COULD GET VERY FAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND DROVE HOME. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES AND LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD. (58,200 MILES AND 4 YEARS 8 MONTHS OLD) HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DUE TO SOME SIMPLE RESEARCH I WAS NOT A BIT SURPRISED WHEN INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD DUE TO A HEADCOVER GASKET LEAKING ENGINE OIL. DEALER FIXED ALL AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME AROUND $550.00 AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN 4 MONTHS. THIS CAR IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ESC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG IS SLOWLY EXPANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOW NONFUNCTIONAL AND HYUNDAI DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT. I'VE BEEN SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER RELATIONS REGARDING PROBLEM AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE.