Hyundai Veracruz Complaints (2008)

231 consumer complaints on file.

#11337691July 6, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESC LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL THESE ARE TIED TO TEH RECALL ON THIS MADE AND MODEL, HOWEVER, WHEN THE DEALER RUNS MY VIN, IT IS NOT ON THE LIST. I FEEL THIS IS IN ERROR ESPECIALLY WHEN I READ THE SAFETY RECALL INFO ON RECALL #13V113000, 09V122000, AND 11V472000. I AM NOT SURE WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST WHEN THE VIN IS RUN AGAINST THE DATABASE SINCE THE DESCRIPTION AND SYMPTOMS ARE DESCRIBED IN THESE KNOWN RECALLS. HOW DO I GET MY VIN PROPERLY INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. THE DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON IT AS PART OF THE RECALL UNLESS IT IS IN THE DATABASE. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320278April 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO HAVE INSPECTEDT TILL IPAYTHE DEALER2;000 I GOT THE CAR IN A USED CARLOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298427January 10, 2020
ENGINE
AS SOON AS I TURNED VEHICLE ON WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING OIL. DROVE IT FOR A WHILE AND SMOKE WAS A BIT LESS BUT STILL CAME OUT ON EVERYTIME I MADE A STOP ALONG WITH THE SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279156November 9, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255927September 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MOSTLY FROM MEMORY WITH MOST RECENT DATA REPORTED. MY 2008 VERACUZ HAS HAD THE VALVE COVER GASKET REPAIRED OR REPLACED A MINIMUM OF 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 4/30/09 FROM O'BRIEN HYUNDAI. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. DEALER FOUND LEAK DURING OIL CHANGE AND ATTEMPTED TO SEAL WITH A SILICONE. THAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. A YEAR PLUS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I COULD NOT GOT FASTER THAT 35 MPH. WHEN I DROVE INTO MY DEVELOPMENT, THE MAX SPEED WAS 10 MPH. I BARELY GOT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT TURNED OUT THAT OIL FROM A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET HAD SHORTED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ON THE BATTERY. CAR WAS TOWED AND BOTH THE ALTERNATOR AND VALVE COVER GASKET WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN 2014, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET PROBLEM AND MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, THE SERVICE TECH AT O'BRIEN HYUNDAI FOUND AN OIL LEAK DURING AN OIL CHANGE BUT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE SOURCE. HE PUT A DYE IN THE OIL AND REQUESTED THAT I RETURN AFTER 2000 MILES SO HE COULD INSPECT FOR THE LEAK SOURCE. I TOOK IT BACK AFTER 2 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET. HOWEVER, THE TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET, THE VALVE COVER GASKET, THE WATER PUMP AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE ALL REPLACED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IN SEPTEMBER, THE "NEW" ALTERNATOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A DRIVE BELT AT MY EXPENSE. THE FACT THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY VEHICLE MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE DESIGN HAS A LATENT DEFECT WHICH CAN AND HAS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE LOSING POWER WHILE IN USED CREATING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS ME THAT MY SITUATION IS NOT ATYPICAL AND SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252564August 31, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 WE HAD BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF CAR, NO STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, NO PARKING GEAR. MECHANICAL SAID THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR. FRIED THE ALTERNATOR. YESTERDAY, WIFE WAS DRIVING, BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE PAN GASKET DOWN INTO THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN. HYUNDAI SAYS MY MODEL OF 2008 VERACRUZ WASNT AFFECTED BY THE STANDING RECALL THAT IS ACTIVE RIGHT NOW. BUT I THINK MY CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM WITH FAULTY VALVE PAN GASKETS. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION, ALL DUMMY LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW IS TO GET IT IN PARK. MECHANICS CHECKED THE BATTERY. BATTERY TESTED PERFECT. SAID IT HAD LOW VOLTAGE AND WASNT BEING CHARGED BY THE SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252561August 31, 2019
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY TIME SOMEONE DRIVES THROUGH A TINY BIT OF WATER ON ANY ROAD, AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT FOR LIKE 30 SECONDS. LOOSE ALL ABILITY TO SAFELY MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO AVOID DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON RAINY DAYS BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW IF WE ARE GOING TO LOSE STEERING. IT SEEMS LIKE POSSIBLY THE BELT GETS WET AND SLIPS OR POSSIBLY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE DUMMY LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLICKERING AS WELL. IT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR CITY SPEEDS AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233629July 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE ESC LIGHT WENT ON WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN I STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO PAST NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221068June 18, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND ANOTHER CAR CAME INTO MY LANE. I PRESSED THE BRAKES NATURALLY BUT MY VEHICLE SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, PRESSING THE BRAKES WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP! I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT IT COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220353June 15, 2019
ENGINE
MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON--GLOWING FAINTLY RATHER THAN BEING FULLY LIT. THE OIL LEVEL SEEMED DOWN A TAD SO I ADDED A QUART. LIGHT WENT OFF. CAR SAT FOR A DAY. WHEN I STARTED IT UP, IT SEEMED FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS.I DROVE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. 20 MILES INTO MY TRIP THE OIL LIGHT FAINTLY GLOWED. SO I STOPPED. I STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN & THINGS INITIALLY APPEARED FINE. THE OIL LIGHT WAS OFF. BUT BEFORE I TRAVELED EVEN 1/8 OF A MILE OIL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, I COULD NO LONGER (EASILY) STEER THE CAR. I'D LOST THE POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAD NOT STALLED. WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT I GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE SERVICE STATION SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. 1 YEAR AGO--CAR HAS YET TO BE FIXED. THEY WON'T TELL ME IF THEY'LL PAY COST OF REPAIR IF THEY DETERMINE THE ENGINE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO RECALL-RELATED PROBLEMS. THE COST OF HAVING CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP & DIAGNOSTIC WORK IS TOO HIGH. AS THEY REFUSE TO TELL ME WHAT WOULD BE COVERED IF DAMAGE WERE DUE TO THE RECALL ISSUE, IT IS POINTLESS TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED AND EVALUATED. THEY NEED TO TELL ME IF THEY WOULD COVER COSTS IF THEY IT IS RECALL RELATED DAMAGE. THEY WON'T ANSWER THAT BASIC QUESTION. IT WON'T BE REPAIRED UNTIL THEY DO.IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I HAD THE ORIGINAL ARGUMENTS WITH THEM. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ANSWER A BASIC QUESTION: IN THE EVENT THAT THE FAULTY PARTS RELATED TO THE RECALL HARMED AN ENGINE WITH 170000, WILL THEY PAY FOR ENGINE REPAIRS-YES OR NO. THAT DOES NOT EVEN REQUIRE THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. IF THE ANSWER IS "NO" I WOULD NOT SPEND MONEY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY HAVE CHARGED ME BEFORE FOR WORK THAT WAS DUE TO ANOTHER RECALL.I HAD TO REFUSE TO PAY AND WRANGLE WITH THEM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RELEASE THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE COST OF RECALL RELATED REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183399March 1, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS FAILED AND IT WILL COST $2600 TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIKE IT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE SENSOR CAN NOT DETECT IF A CHILD OR ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, MAKING THE CAR INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES AS WELL. CLEARLY A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173423January 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN NOV 2017 MY 2008 VERACRUZE (98K MILES ) STARTED LOSING POWER, INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING THEN IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY OILY ALTERNATOR. IT WAS REPAIRED. 1 YR 1 MONTH LATER EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN THE ALTERNATOR WAS OILY AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER I'M STARTING TO SEE THE WARNING SIGNS ( FLICKERING LIGHTS, DEAD BATTERY IN THE MORNING 1 TIME, POWER SEAT MEMORY POSITIONING BUTTONS NOT WORKING) CALLED NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ( OVER 2 HRS AWAY) TO VERIFY THAT MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BUT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2015. BUT THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO SPOKANE, HAVE IT DIAGNOSED POSSIBLY HAVE TO RETURN OB A DIFFERENT DAY FOR REPAIR AND THEN CONTACT HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP . ITS GOING TO COST $900 TO REPAIR! PLUS THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE OR TOW MY CAR 2 HRS AWAY FOR NO GUARENTEE HYUNDAI WILL AGAIN FIX THE GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170231January 15, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140834October 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT. I HAD A SERVICE TECH PULL THE CODES (B1448- OCS MAT DEFECT AND B1481 - HIGH RESISTANCE TOO HIGH(2ND STAGE) FOR DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE CODE POINTS TO THE CLOCK SPRING. THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE MODEL VERACRUZ'S BUT NOT ON MY VIN. HYUNDAI MAY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR VIN LIST. I HAVE THE CAR SITTING NOW UNTIL I GET THIS RESOLVED BY HYUNDAI. MY CAR IS THE EXACT SAME MODEL AND COLOR AS PICTURED HERE. HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/2011/09/RECALL-ALERT-2007-08-HYUNDAI-SANTA-FE-VERACRUZ/ HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL FOR MY VIN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? HYUNDAI CASE # 11682549
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129353September 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J.D. BYRIDER (1525 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115, (615) 860-3838) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO RECORD OF THE INITIAL RECALL REPAIR AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT CALL THE DEALER AGAIN WITH AN INVOICE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HONOR HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122289August 25, 2018
STEERING
THE GEAR SHIFT IS STICKING AND WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, TURNED ON IN A PARKING LOT WITH OTHER CARS AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115236August 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND I HEARD A NOSE SO THEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND SO AS I PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE IT WENT ON IT OWN THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11100795June 10, 2018
ENGINE
THE CAR STOPPED WORKING 2 WEEKS AGO. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE ALTERNATOR, AFTER DRIVING HOME THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE HAD TO TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOOK ABOUT 2 DAYS TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR . WHEN WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK WHILE IN IDLE IT STOPPED WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE ABOUT 15 MILES FROM REPAIR SHOP .WE HAD TO AGAIN TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND BATTERY WHERE THE CAR IS RIGHT NOW. THE CAR AGAIN WOULD TURN OVER BUT AGAIN WOULD STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE ENGINE/ALTERNATOR. THE VALVE COVER WAS REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE HYUNDAI RECALL RECORDS AT BOULDER HYUNDAI. OUR MECHANIC STATED AND HE WILL PUT THAT IN WRITING THAT THE VALVE JOB WAS SUBSTANDARD AND THE WORK 'SHODDY '.UPON RESEARCHING THE NHTSA OTHER OWNERS OF THE HYUNDAI 2008 VERACRUZ HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONE OWNER HAD THE VALVE COVER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM UNABLE TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE OR SALE SO I AM OUT ABOUT $7000.00 PER KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUATION FOR A WORKING CAR. WE ATTEMPTED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH TO CHECK THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD RUN AND AGAIN AFTER JUMPING THE CAR IT CUTS RIGHT OUT. I BELIEVE IF THE REPAIR ON THE RECALLED VALVES WAS DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD BE IN WORKING ORDER AND THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE ALTERNATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093429May 11, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN OIL LIGHT GLOWS BUT DOESN'T COME ON FULLY. AS DRIVER SLOWS TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, OIL LIGHT COMES ON FULLY W/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING QUITSALL AT ONCE, MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT WAS ON A TURN ON I81. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. IN TERMS OF RELEVANT HISTORY, WHEN TRIP STARTED, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT INCIDENT CAME A FEW DAYS AFTER THE OIL LIGHT HAD GLOWED (NOT FULLY LIT). THE OIL WAS A TAD LOW BUT NOT A FULL QUART. IT WAS TOPPED OFF WHICH TURNED THE OIL LIGHT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ALSO CAME ON BRIEFLY AT A DIFFERENT TIME FROM THE OIL LIGHT BUT AROUND THE SAME DAY AS THE OIL LIGHT. IT TOO HAD TURNED ITSELF OFF AFTER BEING ON BRIEFLY. SO THE DAY OF INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AT ALL AND THERE HAD BEEN NONE ON EXCEPT FOR THAT BRIEF TIME I DESCRIBED ABOVE. PEOPLE HAVE SINCE SPECULATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED BECAUSE THE CAR HAD STALLED. I DID NOT THINK THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED. RATHER, IT JUST SEEMED AS THO THE POWER FOR THE STEERING HAD QUIT. ONCE THE CAR WAS AT THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD BANGING SOUND WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ON AND THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT A ROD HAD BROKEN. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO RUN WELL AND THERE WAS NO BANGING SOUND OR ANY OTHER NOISE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE SERVICE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE OIL WAS FULL BUT MENTIONED IT BEING ALL OVER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093427May 11, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN OIL LIGHT GLOWS BUT DOESN'T COME ON FULLY. AS DRIVER SLOWS TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, OIL LIGHT COMES ON FULLY W/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING QUITS-ALL AT ONCE, MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT WAS ON A TURN ON I-81. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. IN TERMS OF RELEVANT HISTORY, WHEN TRIP STARTED, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT INCIDENT CAME A FEW DAYS AFTER THE OIL LIGHT HAD GLOWED (NOT FULLY LIT). THE OIL WAS A TAD LOW BUT NOT A FULL QUART. IT WAS TOPPED OFF WHICH TURNED THE OIL LIGHT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ALSO CAME ON BRIEFLY AT A DIFFERENT TIME FROM THE OIL LIGHT BUT AROUND THE SAME DAY AS THE OIL LIGHT. IT TOO HAD TURNED ITSELF OFF AFTER BEING ON BRIEFLY. SO THE DAY OF INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AT ALL AND THERE HAD BEEN NONE ON EXCEPT FOR THAT BRIEF TIME I DESCRIBED ABOVE. PEOPLE HAVE SINCE SPECULATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED BECAUSE THE CAR HAD STALLED. I DID NOT THINK THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED. RATHER, IT JUST SEEMED AS THO THE POWER FOR THE STEERING HAD QUIT. ONCE THE CAR WAS AT THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD BANGING SOUND WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ON AND THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT A ROD HAD BROKEN. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO RUN WELL AND THERE WAS NO BANGING SOUND OR ANY OTHER NOISE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE SERVICE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE OIL WAS FULL BUT MENTIONED IT BEING ALL OVER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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