Hyundai Veracruz Complaints (2008)

231 consumer complaints on file.

#10915123October 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
ESC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT HAVE COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2010. THEY USUALLY WENT BACK OFF AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE OTHER NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THOSE 2 LIGHTS AND THE AWD LIGHT CAME ON AND ARE NOT TURNING OFF. LOOKING ON INTERNET, I SEE THESE 3 LIGHTS COMING ON IS FAIRLY COMMON AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WONERING IF/WHEN THIS MIGHT BE ADDRESSED ASA RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910725September 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THIS IS REPETITIVE PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE HYUNDAI HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX.. IF YOU GOOGLE VERACRUZ ESC LIGHT, YOU WILL SEE TONS OF POSTS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS.. AIR-BAG SIGN IS ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE RECALL. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REPAIR BECAUSE WHEN THEY TAKE THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE, THE LIGHT IS OFF(UNABLE TO READ THE CODE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906335September 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROXIMITY KEY WORKED ON AND OFF FOR A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, KEY INSIDE PROXIMITY FOB ONLY UNLOCKS DOORS, NO WAY TO START VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS DEVICE WORKING. TRIED TO ORDER A NEW PROXIMITY KEY FOB THROUGH AN AUTO LOCKSMITH, HYUNDAI SERVICE WOULD NOT ASSIST LOCKSMITH ON PROGRAMMING NEW PROXIMITY KEY AND WE WERE TOLD ONLY DEALERS CAN DO THIS AND THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $65.00 TO REPROGRAM THE PROXIMITY KEY. ONCE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI AND HYUNDAI CHECKED THE VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD THE PROXIMITY KEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, PRICE JUMPED FROM $65.00 TO $290.00 PLUS $65.00 REPROGRAMMING THE NEW PROXIMITY FOB, THE NEXT DAY WE WERE CONTACTED THAT THE MODULE THAT MAKES THE PROXIMITY KEY FOB WORK WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRICE WENT FROM $355.00 TO $1300.00 FOR THE NEW MODULE AND PROXIMITY KEY FOB. TODAY, AFTER A WEEK OF THE VEHICLE BEING AT HYUNDAI WE WERE TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE MODULE FOR THIS PROXIMITY KEY FOB IS UNDER THE CUP HOLDER IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THAT FLUID (THEY ASSUMED SODA) LEAKED THROUGH THE CONSOLE SHORTING THE MODULE CAUSING US TO REPLACE THE MODULE AND THE PROXIMITY KEY FOB..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896205August 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ON DASH PANEL HYUNDAI ADVISOR THOUGHT IT MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION AND TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ON OUR NEXT SERVICE VISIT, AFTER HYUNDAI DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT THAT IS THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH HAS A RECALL DATED 9/11/2011 RECALL CONFIRMATION #11V472000, HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889019July 27, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO START. DANGEROUS SITUATION, UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE AND LOSS POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR RECALL. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASH, NO ISSUES. WITH THE PREVIOUS ALTERNATOR RECALL, OIL WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS I DID NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884690July 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865160May 16, 2016
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864672May 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839360March 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825379February 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
PROBLEM WITH ESC AND ABS LIGHTS ON A WELL MAINTAINED 2008 VERACRUZ WITH 64K MILLAGE. THE LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF OFTEN WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821087January 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820784January 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
"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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818410January 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811801December 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810215December 15, 2015
ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788458November 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE VALVE COVER CASKET WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,822.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762785September 10, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN FAILED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REMEDY AND ONLY REPAIRED THE VALVE COVER GASKET. AS A RESULT, THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR BEING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761981September 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN MAY 2013, BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, OR PARK TO DRIVE. TOOK VERACRUZ TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED. PROBLEM SOLVED. IN SEPTEMBER 2014, ALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. REPLACED BULBS. PROBLEM SOLVED. IN AUGUST 2015, ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, CAR GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. CAN NOT TURN OFF, SWITCH GEARS. BATTERY IS DRAINED AND CAR IS TOWED TO HYUNDAI. SPENT 3 DAYS AT DEALERSHIP. BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN, ALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, REPLACED BULBS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINING BATTERY. PROBLEM FOUND IN RADIO - SHORT IN WIRING. RADIO DISASSEMBLED. TWO WEEKS LATER, LEFT BRAKE LIGHT OUT AGAIN. REPLACED BULB AND RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATES CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM SINCE BULB WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758957August 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE SHIFT LEVER SEIZED AS THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744891July 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND TRY TO MAKE A LEFT...THE ABS, AND OTHER LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND THE ENGINE STALL.ALL ASSISTED POWER WAS LOSS FOR DIRECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT TURN. COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE. MECHANICS FIND BRAKE FLUID IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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