Hyundai Veracruz Complaints
662 consumer complaints on file.
- #10537122August 25, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS STOPPED IN A TRAFFIC PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. OUR VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WE BECAME PART OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I HAD TO PUSH THIS 4600 POUND MONSTER OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I AM 81 AND MY WIFE IS 79 YEARS OLD. SHE INJURED HER BACK DURING THIS EVENT. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ALTERNATOR INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE.INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL, THAT MAKES FOUR ALTERNATORS IN 40,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10537061August 24, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 8/1/2013, WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION (ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE RPMS, BRAKES AND STEERING FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY), AND "ESC" (NOT "ESC OFF") DASH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. STOPPED AND TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FINE. TOOK CAR INTO TEMPE HYUNDAI, BUT THEY COULD FIND "NO ERROR CODES IN COMPUTER". ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. RETURNED TO TEMPE HYUNDAI, AND THEY KEPT CAR OVER NIGHT FOR A TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE HOME AND BACK, BUT PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR FOR THEM. ON SATURDAY, 8/17/2013, THE PROBLEM BECAME CONSTANT, AND I FOUND THAT (WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING) I COULD TURN ESC OFF AND THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, UNTIL I TURNED ESC BACK ON. I DROVE TO TEMPE HYUNDAI, AND THEIR TECHNICIAN WENT FOR A DRIVE WITH ME AND SAW THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. TEMPE HYUNDAI REPLACED WHAT THEY CALLED THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR (SAID IT WAS READING 20 DEGREES WHEN SET AT 0 DEGREES) AND MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY, 8/21/2013. ON FRIDAY EVENING, 8/23/2013, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO TEMPE HYUNDAI ON SATURDAY, 8/24/2013. AGAIN, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ERROR CODES, BUT KEPT THE CAR TO ALLOW THEIR "EXPERT" TECHNICIAN TO CHECK IT OUT. THE INTERNET IS RIFE WITH REPORTS OF MANY MAKES/MODELS OF CARS MANIFESTING THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND/OR ON A BUSY FREEWAY WITH SPEEDING SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND. THE CAUSE(S) OF THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED AND THE FIX PROVIDED TO ALL WHO ARE AT RISK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR MAIMED! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10535238August 13, 2013STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE EXITING THE RAMP OFF OF I-95 NORTH IN ASHLAND, VIRGINIA AT ABOUT 50 MPH, SUDDENLY A COUPLE OF DASH LIGHTS LIT UP, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL, AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE RAMP BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET IT CHECKED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A VALVE COVER GASKET OIL LEAK (THAT I HAD FIXED MONTHS EARLIER, ALONG WITH REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR IT SHORTED OUT), HAD LEAKED ONTO BOTH THE ALTERNATOR (SHORTING IT OUT AGAIN), AS WELL AS ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP IN WET WEATHER (THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN AND WATER SPLASHED UP ONTO THE OILY BELT), WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT WAS A VERY SCARY, DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE NOW GONE THROUGH 3 ALTERNATORS AND TWO VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACEMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FALL OF 2011. THIS MODEL HAS A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS DEFECT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10534830August 12, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ON A VERY TIGHT HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY DEPRESSED TO QUICKLY ENTER THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON).THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD RAPIDLY AFTER SHIFTING DOWN. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RACE FORWARD NEARLY HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AHEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS RACING AHEAD LASTED 5-10 SECONDS AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. BEING VERY FRIGHTENED, I BEGAN TO HIT THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER A TIME THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT REMEMBER IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN THE FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION OR IF IT RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE STILL RACED FORWARD. IN ANY CASE THE VEHICLE RACED FORWARD LONG AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. EITHER THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM STUCK DOWN OR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO DRIVER INPUT. I SEE OTHER REPORT ON THE INTERNET OF THIS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10534190August 8, 2013AIR BAGS
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ON! THE AIRBAG SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED PER RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPORTED A SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION (IT DESCRIBES AS 43164 B1371 SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR DRIVER INSTABILITY. SHORT INSIDE STPS CAUSING LIGHT TO APPEAR). PARTS NEED TO BE ORDERED AND IT WILL UNDER WARRANTY OF MY CAR ORIGINALLY TOLD. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WILL COST ME $300 FOR REPLACEMENT 2 WEEKS LATER. I BELIEVE THE REPAIR/ SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY OF THE CAR AND THE PART SHOULD BE ON RECALL. IN ADDITION, AFTER REVIEWING SOME OF YOUR AIRBAG COMPLAINTS, THE SEAT TRACK SENSOR MAYBE TO BLAMED FOR THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10534086August 7, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF PARK. THE ESC LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE VIN SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCH. THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE SUMMARY SECTION OF YOUR WEBSITE. I'M NOT SURE WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532384July 29, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
JULY 2012 - GASKET LEAKED AND KILLED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER FIXED THE ALTERNATOR AND GASKET BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR BATTERY. JULY 2013 - ALTERNATOR DIED WHILE DRIVING AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALTERNATOR CHANGE $550 AS I WAS ABOVE 60,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532208July 28, 2013ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 1500 RPM (25 MPG IN A SCHOOL ZONE, 2 MILES AFTER START UP MY CAR HESITATES, STUTTERS, AND THREATENS TO STALL.) (60 MILES AN HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC) WHEN IN TRAFFIC, THIS DISTRACTS ME FROM THE AREA AROUND ME WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ME AND TO THOSE AROUND ME. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO PRESTON HYUNDAI ON MANY OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THEY SAY, "NO TROUBLE FOUND." I HAVE SENT THEM AN EMAIL WITH PHOTOS OF THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN AND AGAIN AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A REPLY. I HAVE NOW MADE4 VIDEO OF THESE INCIDENTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531908July 25, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THIS CAR LOSES POWER AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL IT VIA POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN OPERATING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS AND WET ROADWAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT FOR A SPLIT SECOND CODES APPEAR AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE IS A MOMENT OF PANIC AND THEN THE CAR COMES BACK TO LIFE AND EVERYTHING IS OPERATIONAL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10526052July 22, 2013TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT FIRST DATE OF INCIDENCE, SO I PUT TODAYS DATE. SINCE PURCHASING MY 2011 VERACRUZ I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE TPMS LIGHT TURNING ON FREQUENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EACH TIME, THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. AS WAS REPORTED TO ME BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR, THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT THE TPMS LIGHT GOES ON WHEN SOMETHING IS BEING CHARGED. AS SILLY AS THIS SOUNDS, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS PROBLEM, SO I ONLY CHARGE WHEN NECESSARY. HOWEVER, THE TPMS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CHARGER. WHEN THIS LIGHT TURNS ON, I IMMEDIATELY BECOME ANXIOUS AND CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. ACCORDING TO THE DRIVERS MANUAL, I SHOULD BRING MY CAR TO SERVICE ASAP WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. AT THIS POINT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP DOING THIS AS I WORK FULL TIME AND HAVE CHILDREN TO GET TO SCHOOL, WORK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. > > > > TODAY, DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, THE TPMS WENT ON YET AGAIN. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND HAD NO TIME TO STOP AT THE DEALERSHIP. SO WE DROVE TO THE DOCTOR, ALL STRESSED AND HOPING THAT IT WAS ONCE AGAIN A FALSE ALARM, WHICH,AS IT TURNED OUT, IT WAS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN AND WHY THIS LIGHT GOES ON. MY BIGGEST CONCERN NOW IS, I HAVE COME TO THE POINT THAT I ASSUME IT IS A FALSE ALARM EACH TIME AND HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN IT IS A LEGITIMATE WARNING! > > > > AT THIS POINT, I NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR. I AM CONSTANTLY ON EDGE, WAITING FOR THE TPMS LIGHT OR SOMETHING ELSE GOING WRONG. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI CORPORATION DIDN'T LOVE THE VERACRUZ EITHER, AS THEY ARE NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. > > *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10523419July 6, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH, ONE BY ONE (ABS, AIR BAG, CHECK-ENGINE, ETC.) DROVE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED IT OFF--AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A FAILED ALTERNATOR--AND THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME ON THIS CAR WHICH HAS LESS THAT 60K MILES ON IT. MY PARENTS ALSO OWN A VERACRUZ AND ARE ON THEIR THIRD ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI YET THEY WILL NOT ENGINEER A GOOD SOLUTION AND FIX IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE BEEN STUCK AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND REQUIRE THAT HYUNDAI RECALL THESE CARS AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10521969June 26, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND ESC LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILE/HR. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE ESC LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE ACCELERATION WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A HYUNDAI DEALER LOCATED IN CORONA, CA. NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10519790June 14, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM DESIGN/MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE VALVE COVER GASKET IS DEFECTIVE. IT LEAKS OIL WHICH FOULS THE ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FUNCTION AND STEERING CONTROL. ALL THIS OCCURRED DURING ORDINARY DRIVING RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER REQUIRING EMERGENCY TOWING SERVICES. MY SERVICE EMPLOYEE WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS MALFUNCTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS SOON AS I DESCRIBED THESE EVENTS. I NOW HAVE FAR LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10513385May 24, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING ON THE HYUNDAI VERACRUZ MODEL DATED 2008-2009. THERE IS RISK OF A CRASH. I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER IN FREEHOLD, NJ AND THEY INDICATED BECAUSE MY BRAKES ARE THE ADJUSTABLE KIND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK TO REPAIR THIS RECALL AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE GETTING THEM IN. ITS ON BACK ORDER. IN THE MEANTIME, IF THERE IS A CRASH CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM THERE WILL BE MAJOR LAWSUITS AGAINST THE HYUNDAI COMPANY FOR NOT HAVING THE ITEMS IN STOCK TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. I SUGGEST THIS MATTER GETS LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY AND GETS RESOLVED. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCUSE THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10511256May 9, 2013TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW , THE TPMS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENDLY . TOOK THE CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND HYUNDAI SAID THEY CANNOT FIX IT UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON AT THE TO ME OF REPAIR , LOOKING AROUND THE WEB , JUST ABOUT ANYONE THAT OWNS THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE , THIS IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND IF MY WIFE IS DRIVING SHE FREAKS OUT , ONE DAY THE WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR REAL AND IT'S JUST A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I WILL HOLD HYUNDAI RESPONSIBLE , WHY WAIT FOR THAT , PLEASE LOOK AROUND THE WEB AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST VERACRUZ OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509841April 29, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ESC OFF LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WHICH WAS PERFORMED IN 2009. I READ IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT THERE IS AN UPDATE TO THIS RECALL WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED STARTING IN JUNE 2013. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK AT THIS TIME AND HYUNDAI USA STATES THAT THE RECALL (CAMPAIGN 110) IS NOT VALID FOR 2007 VEHICLES, ONLY 2008-2009. I AM VERY CONCERNED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508468April 16, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WAS CATCHING ON THE DOOR PANEL. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL I PULLED THE MECHANISM TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE BROKE. THE PLASTIC PART PHYSICALLY BROKE. I NOW HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW ELECTRONICALLY AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. EXITING IN AN EMERGENCY WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10503795March 20, 2013LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10498537February 18, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED, LEAKED OIL ONTO ALTERNATOR, CAUSING ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10494757January 25, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ TOTAL VEHICLE FAILURE. VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE PULLING INTO INTERSECTION ON WAY TO CHURCH. THANK GOD WE STALLED BEFORE GETTING ALL THE WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE CARS WERE COMING FROM BOTH WAYS. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN N AND WE LUCKILY ROLLED BACK OUT OF THE WAY. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LEAKY VALVE COVER DRIPPING ON ALTERNATOR. I HAVE SEEN MANY FORUMS AND READ OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING. WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET IN A WRECK AND DIE BEFORE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. NOW I HAVE TO BUY THE PARTS AND CHANGE IT MYSELF AND I CAN'T FIND ANY GOOD FORUMS ON HOW TO ACCESS THIS THING. PLEASE RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT CAN'T BE FIXED... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0