Hyundai Veracruz Complaints (2008)
231 consumer complaints on file.
- #10735129July 20, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST GOT THIS CAR AROUND MAY AND IT STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN IT WAS IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS IN THE SWITCH. ALSO, DURING THIS TIME I HAD NOTICED THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND SOMETIMES DURING THAT TIME I CANNOT CHANGE GEARS. WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS WITH THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10712185April 22, 2015POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE ESC, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. TWO DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME THE ISSUE OR TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. OFFERED MANY SERVICES (NOT THE AWD MODULE). THE AWD LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE AND I WOULD LOSE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER. MID-MARCH, THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO START - WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING ONCE IT WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN TRAFFIC (VERY DANGEROUS! IMAGINE LEFT TURNS ACROSS A 2-LANE HIGHWAY!) I HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE RECALL WORK DONE INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR AND LEAKY VALVE COVER GASKET (NOT PLURAL). THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON WITH THESE CARS. I UNDERSTAND THE MODULE IS AROUND $2500 TO FIX AND CAR IS JUST PAST WARRANTY WHEN THESE ISSUES START. I CANNOT WITH GOOD CONSCIOUS SELL THIS TO ANOTHER HUMAN. PLEASE MAKE THEM ISSUE A RECALL! THANK YOU! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10706665April 20, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 VERACRUZ, THE ABS, ESC, AND 4WD LIGHTS WENT ON, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED ZERO, THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE ABS MODULE. THE ORIGINAL ABS MODULE BECAME INOPERABLE IN MARCH 2015, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE FROM HYUNDAI ON 4/9/15. THE PART WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM HYUNDAI BY MY MECHANIC AND PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES BEFORE THE . ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE ABS MODULE WHICH COST APPROXIMATELY $2,500 AND CONTROLS THE BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, TRACTION CONTROL, ETC IS ONLY GUARANTEED BY HYUNDAI FOR 30 DAYS. TWO ABS MODULE FAILURES WITHIN A MONTH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704950April 10, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
2008 VERACRUZ THAT FEELS LIKE MY BRAKE PEDAL IS GRINDING AND PULSATING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH. THE BRAKES GRIND RANDOMLY AND KICK BACK TOWARDS MY FOOT, AND I HAVE TO RE-BRAKE. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS INITIALLY TURNED OFF AND THE FIRST ONE OR TWO BREAKS. THEN, BEHAVES NORMALLY. IT WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND/OR THEN COULD GO WEEKS OR MONTHS WITH IT NOT OCCURRING. WE DID NEW REAR BREAKS. THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS AND PADS ARE FIND AND TOLD ME IT COULD BE FROM WATER OR SOMETHING GETTING IN THERE RANDOMLY (IE. POLLEN). I TEND TO COMPLETELY DISAGREE AS SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE WATER WOULD NOT MAKE THIS SIGNIFICANT OF GRINDING/PULSATING SO CONTINUOUSLY BUT YET RANDOMLY. THIS BECOMES VERY SCARY CONTINUING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I AM WONDERING IF SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO SNAP AND THE BREAKS WILL NOT WORK OR WHAT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE VERACRUZ. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704331April 7, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
MY ABS, ESC AND AWD DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. RAN CODES TO FIND OUT THE RF AND LR WHEEL SENSORS WERE GIVING AN ERROR, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE SWITCH. CHECKED FITTINGS AND FOUND NO MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH THE WHEEL SENSORS, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURNED OFF. WHEN THE CAR GOT UP TO 30MPH, THE ESC LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, THE AWD LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND MY VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW (STALLING, SLOWING, AND ACCELERATION FAILING). AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING IT OFF, AND STARTING IT BACK UP, ALL LIGHTS WERE AGAIN OFF. SAME ISSUE REPEATED ITSELF, AND THEN THE ABS, ESC AND AWD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSED. FEARFUL OF SUDDEN MALFUNCTION DURING EXPRESSWAY DRIVING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10703120April 1, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS LIGHT, ESC LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ,ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, MADE APPT WITH DEALER (03/25/2015) AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED LEFT & RIGHT SIDE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 WHICH WAS PURCHASED MAY 2009 AND HAS ONLY 26417 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BIN ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME AND THE REST OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10702867March 31, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED CAR, ESC OFF, AWD, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES DRIVING THERE WAS A WHIRRING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES MADE THE NOISE GO AWAY, NOISE RETURNED WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKES. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED IT TO BE THE ABS MODULE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10692436March 6, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVING OK SINCE WE HAVE ACQUIRED IT . NO PROBLEMS, NO ISSUES UNTIL WE HAD A SNOW STORM WHEN MY WIFE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM KEPT GOING UP. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IN 5 MINS IT WAS OK WITH ALL LIGHT IN CLUSTER ON. DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RR. IT DROVE FOR 1 HOUR THEN ALL LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK IT TO DEAL FOR THE OPEN RECALL I FOUND ONLINE ABOUT MY MODEL CAR. DEALER CHANGED ALL RECALL PROBLEMS BUT LIGHT IS ON. NOW THE DEALER SAID NO COMMUNICATION TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER CAN BUS. CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAID IT IS THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MODULE AFFIXED TO IT. IT IS SHORTED OUT INSIDE AND CAUSES INTERFERENCE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE COST OF PARTS IS WELL OVER 2600 PLUS LABOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10692543March 6, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
THE ABS MODULE IS FAULTY BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. THE HARNESS IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER DUE TO THE HIGH SALT USE ON ROADS ESPECIALLY IN THE STATES WITH HARSH WINTER. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SAFETY HAZARDS AND RENDER THE VEHICLE OPERATION IN A STALL MODE. OVER TIME IT COULD CAUSES FIRE HAZARD, SUDDEN ACCELERATION CRUISE CONTROL LOCK WITH NO RELEASE OPTION THAT COULD RESULTS IN A CRASH. IT COULD CAUSE OTHER COMPONENTS FAILURES LIKE MAIN PCM MODULE AND SIDE MODULES OF THE VEHICLE. THE HARNESSES ON THE VERACRUZ ARE NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND HIGHLY DEFECTIVES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10691805March 3, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ESC OFF, AWD, AND ABS LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED AND LOST ELECTRICITY AND HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF INTERSECTION, WHILE NOT HAVING POWER. EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AGAIN. HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. WHILE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER, NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER FOUND A BUNCH OF CODES FOR WHEEL SENSORS AND EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THE ISSUE WAS AN ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE, WHICH COSTS OVER $2000 JUST FOR THE PART ITSELF. I RESEARCHED THROUGH SEVERAL HYUNDAI FORUM WEBSITES AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO THE COST OF THIS PART AND THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I WOULD SUGGEST IT SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. VERACRUZ OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF THE COMBINATION OF THESE LIGHTS COME ON, AS THE VEHICLE MAY QUIT AND LOSE POWER WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10690877February 26, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THE AIR BAG FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10683357February 13, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ. IN 2014 MY OIL GASKET LEAKED AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND HAD IT REPAIRED. IT COST $400.00. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HAD A PROBLEM DUE TO A POWER FAILURE AND I WENT TO ANOTHER GARAGE NEARBY, AND DISCOVERED MY ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME ANOTHER $400.00. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI STATING THAT THEY DISCOVERED A FAULT IN THE OIL GASKET WHICH COULD LEAK INTO THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY ASSURED ME, JUST AS IT SAYS IN THE RECALL NOTICE, THAT IF I HAD THE WORK DONE ALREADY, I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, BUT THEY FIRST WANTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, WHICH I DID. THEY CHECKED THE REPAIRS AND DECIDED TO RE-DO THE GASKET REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. THEY DID NOT RE-DO THE ALTERNATOR SO I ASSUME THEY DEEMED IT OKAY. NOW, I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM SUPPLYING COPIES OF THE REPAIRS THAT I HAD DONE, AND THE REPAIR ORDERS, AND THE CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS, SOME OF WHICH, STRANGELY, KEPT GETTING LOST EVEN THOUGH I SENT THEM AS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS (AFTER SCANNING THEM TO DIGITIZE THE COPIES). I WAS TOLD SOME OF THE COPIES ARRIVED, BUT OTHERS DID NOT EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL WENT WITH THE SAME EMAIL. IN ANY CASE, IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS AND NOW THEY FINALLY SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE DETERMINED (AGAIN, WITH NO EXPLANATION) THAT I SHOULD ONLY RECEIVE $195.00. I HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION AND THEY SIMPLY STATE THEY WANT TO PAY ME A LESSER AMOUNT FOR THE PARTS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE REPAIRS AND LESS FOR THE LABOR. I MUST ADMIT, I AM A BIT DUMBFOUNDED. I MAY BE A DISABLED VETERAN BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY MATH. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680074January 30, 2015ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10679498January 28, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE NOVEMBER 9, 2013. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD BRAKES, PADS, ROTORS, ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. I EVEN CALL THE COMPANY. I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THAT IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN THE BRAKES ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT WANT TO STOP AND IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM NOT LIKING THIS AT ALL. I HAVE TO BRAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I CANNOT DRIVE UP CLOSE BEHIND ANYONE AT TIMES. IT IS STARTING TO DO IT MORE AND MORE AN NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE MILEAGE, IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME IT HAD OVER 95,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ONLY A GUESS ON MILEAGE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678655January 23, 2015VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING . THEY WERE WORKING JUST FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING . THERE WAS NEVER ANY SIGNS OF THE WIPERS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING THAT DAY. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678154January 21, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WE HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2008 HYUNDAI. LIKE SOME OTHERS WE HAVE REPORTED WE ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ABS, ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND SOMETIMES THE PARK BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE. THEY WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN TURN OFF AGAIN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS ARE DISABLED, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. OUR CAR IS NOT OLD AND HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR... IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS OCCURRING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672476January 14, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10669478January 1, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
ALL BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON INITIALLY. THEN WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AND STALLED. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH A DRIVEWAY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT ON. OTHERWISE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THE PART THAT FAILED WAS AN ABS MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. IT COST $2,615.06 TO FIX. ALSO, I'M CONCERNED IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART, WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN! THE HYUNDAI PART NO. IS: 58910 3J950 HYDRAULIC MODULE. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10667435December 20, 2014SERVICE BRAKES
ON MANY OCCASIONS, SPECIFICALLY ON 8/26/2010 (ODO: 16204), 7/29/2013 (ODO: 48833), AND 12/30/13 (ODO: 52877) THAT ARE A MATTER OF DOCUMENTATION, AMONG OTHERS, I ADVISED HYUNDAI THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING A BRAKE PROBLEM WHICH I VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED S "SQUEAK," "SHUDDER," AND "PLUNK." THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THESE DISTURBING SOUNDS UNTIL RECENTLY, SHORTLY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. HYUNDAI HAS NOW FINALLY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS REPLACEMENT OF THE HECU FOR THE ABS. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER; HE SAID THAT CORROSION HAD BEEN NOTED IN THESE UNITS BEFORE. THIS CONVERSATION SUGGESTS THAT HYUNDAI HAD A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE HECU ISSUE. INSTEAD OF WAITING TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED AND INSPECTED THE HECU WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE PROBLEM WILL COST ME $2600. *DT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10667460December 20, 2014UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND KEPT CLIMBING TO HIGHER SPEEDS REACHING 100MPH AND GREATER, EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE BREAKS THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. FINALLY AFTER REACHING A SAFE AREA TO DO SO I HAD TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL, ONCE SLOW ENOUGH I THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT IT OFF IMMEDIATELY AS IT WAS STILL REVVING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE A LITTLE. FROM THERE I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO LITHIA HYUNDAI, I WAS TOO SCARED TO TURN IT BACK ON. THANK GOODNESS MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT HAVE TO CROSS ANY INTERSECTIONS. *DT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0