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LEAKING FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY. NO ACTION ON RECALL NOTED ON NOV. 19, 2014 HYUNDAI REPAIR INVOICE. REFERENCE MANUFACTURER RECALL # 197. IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS WAITING FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE REMEDIED BY HYUNDAI. THIS SITUATION IS RIDICULOUS!
HYUNDAI VERACRUZ ALTERNATOR-ALTERNATOR-RECALL- WHEN IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN LEAKING. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE ORIGINAL VALVE COVER GASKET UNDER RECALL ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014. THE RECALL WAS BASED ON OIL LEAKS AND ALTERNATOR FAILURES. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COVERED IN OIL AT THAT TIME. A FEW YEARS LATER, OUR ALTERNATOR FAILED (APRIL 2019). WE PAID A MECHANIC $750 TO REPLACE THAT ALTERNATOR. THE MECHANIC STATED FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY OIL SATURATION. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. I RECENTLY HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY MENTIONED THE VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ON THE NEWER ALTERNATOR AND THE ALTERNATOR IS COVERED IN OIL AGAIN. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2020 AND A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS FILED. HYUNDAI DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I DID NOT PROVIDE A VALID REASON. HYUNDAI IS STILL SENDING ME RECALL NOTICES, BUT THEY CLAIM TO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I AM FORCED TO CLEAN THE ALTERNATOR OFF MONTHLY TO AVOID FAILURE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH POSSIBLE RESOLUTIONS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AAA WAS CALLED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE ENGINE WERE COVERED IN OIL AND GREASE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FIRST HYUNDAI (270 E WASHINGTON ST, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA 02760, (508) 699-4700) WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GRIECO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT (1890 HARTFORD AVE, JOHNSTON, RI 02919, (833) 858-4887) AND IMPERIAL HYUNDAI (154 E MAIN ST, MILFORD, MA 01757, (508) 488-2382) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,736. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *DT
2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ UNDER SAFETY RECALL 197. MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAD TRIPLE AAA REPLACE BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS CAUSE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND HYUNDAI CLAIMED THERE IS NO REMEDY. SUBMITTED A CASE TO HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP TO ASSIST WITH A DOLLAR BUYOUT AMOUNT SO THAT WE COULD PURCHASE OR LEASE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO REMEDY, NO ETA FRO A REMEDY AND WE DO NOT HAVE A WORKING VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THEY DECLINED OUR REQUEST STATING THAT WE HAD TO JUST KEEP FIXING THE CAR UNTIL THERE WAS A REMEDY. I EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A SAFETY RISK FOR MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER TO BE DRIVING THAT UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL HYUNDAI IDENTIFIED A SOLUTION TO THE VEHICLE STALLING ISSUE. PHILIP, AT HYUNDAI WAS RUDE, IMPATIENT AND JUST KEPT REPEATING HIMSELF UNTIL I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD PUT HIS MOTHER IN THAT VEHICLE WITH THE 197 SAFETY RECALL. THEN HE WAS SILENT. NO RESPONSE IS A RESPONSE. I'M RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI SO THAT WE HAVE A WORKING MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED PARKWAY HYUNDAI (5920 MARKET ST A, WILMINGTON, NC 28405) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,865.
RECALL 121 COMPLETED BY SOUTHSHORE HYUNDAI ON 1/15/19. ON NOV10, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ALL MY LIGHTS WENT ON STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND JUST SHUT DOWN. I CALLED GEICO HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SOAKED WITH OIL. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HYUNDAI BECAUSE THE OIL WAS FROM GASKET IN WHICH THEY REPLACED ON 1/15/2019. I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT I REQUESTED THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ALTERNATOR IN WHICH THEY DENIED. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/19/2020 FOR ME TO BRING THE CAR TO SOUTH HYUNDAI. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN. I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM SO I WENT TO THE DEALER IN WHICH I APPROACHED THE ADVISOR ISIAH. HE TOLD ME AT THAT POINT THE GASKET WASN'T THE ISSUE. THEY CONTACTED CORPORATE AND TOLD THEM THAT TOO. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CORPORATE DENYING MY CLAIM FROM MY MECHANIC. I THEN SAID TO ISIAH HAVE MY CAR READY I AM TAKING IT OUT OF YOUR LOT. HE SAID WAIT IN LOBBY, GIVE ME A FEW. HE CAME TO ME WITHIN 5 MIN TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL SHOWING FOR MY CAR RECALL 197. HE SAID LEAVE THE CAR AND I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. WE TEXTED BACK AND FOR THE FINALLY AFTER SOUTH SHORE HYUNDAI HAVING MYCAR IN THERE LOT FOR 2 MOS, NO LOANER THEY DECIDED TO HAVE MY CAR READY ON 1/13/2021. DOCUMENTS STATES TECH REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET AND ALTERNATOR IN GOOD WILL. I STARTED NOTICING OIL SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TODAY 3/19/2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKLAND HYUNDAI (55 NY-303, WEST NYACK, NY 10994) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL PAN LEAKED ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OCCASIONALLY. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DICK SMITH HYUNDAI (825 CONGAREE RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND REMAINED IN THE DEALER POSSESSION FOR OVER A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WEBB HYUNDAI HIGHLAND (9236 SOUTH INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE NOVEMBER WHEN RECALL NUMBER 197 CAME OUT. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VALVE COVER OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR WITHOUT A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CONFIRM THE ALTERNATOR IS COVERED WITH OIL FROM THE LEAK. THE BATTERY DRAINS AND WE HAD TO PUT A DISCONNECT SWITCH ON IT TO KEEP IT CHARGED. STILL PAY INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE TO SIT WHICH WE BOUGHT TO TRANSPORT OUR GRANDKIDS. BEEN USING OUR DAUGHTERS CAR SINCE THEN WHICH IS TOO SMALL FOR ALL OF THE GRANDKIDS. JANUARY 8TH WAS THE DATE THE COMPANY GAVE US AND IT CAME AND WENT WITH NO REMEDY YET. THIS IS LEANING HEAVILY ON CRIMINAL. SOMEONE LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED HUNTINGTON BEACH HYUNDAI (16751 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED KUNES COUNTRY HYUNDAI OF QUINCY (207 N 36TH ST, QUINCY, IL 62301, (217) 228-1700) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CITY WORLD HYUNDAI (3350 BOSTON RD, THE BRONX, NY 10469, (888) 886-3571) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SOUTH BAY HYUNDAI (20433 HAWTHORNE BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90503) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF
TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WITHNELL HYUNDAI (1996 MISSION ST SE, SALEM, OR 97302) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL HOWEVER, PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,936.
MY ALTANATOR HAS OIL DRIPPED ON IT FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET, WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CHARGING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY YARD
AT ABOUT 61,253 MILES, ENGINE GASKETS WERE FOUND LEAKING AND VALVE COVER GASKETS & VALVE COVER SET WAS REPLACED. ALTERNATOR TESTED BAD AND WAS REPLACED. BATTERY TESTED BAD AND WAS REPLACED. OIL LEAKED FROM VALVE COVER/ENGINE AND DRIPPED ON ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. CAR WAS PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AS ENGINE STARTED PUTTERING AND POWER WAS DROPPING. A CLAIM WAS MADE TO HYUNDAI (CASE 17561397) WHO DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED, CITING CAMPAIGN 121 (GUEST BECAUSE IT WAS SIMILAR) AND SAYING THAT IT COVERED THE CYLINDER COVER GASKET DID NOT INCLUDE THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING AND CAUSING THE EXACT SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. ATTACHED ARE REPAIR DOCUMENTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STARTED SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONED AT THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN SHE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,743. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY ENGINE LEAKING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND MAKE THE CAR STOP ALL THE TIME I HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR BUT IT KEEP HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HYUNDAI USA CONTACT ME FOR A RECALL BUT NO FORWARD INIATIVE AND TOLD ME TO WAIT I MAKIYTHIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THE VHICULE SINCE THEN TO DRIVE I HAVE TO JUMP START IT ALL THE TIME
I PURCHASED A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ IN 2014. I WAS TAKING A FRIEND HOME AND AS I WAS PULLING IN ALL LIGHTS LIT UP AND CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DO ANYTHING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOESN'T WORK, DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN, SEAT BELTS DOESN'T WORK, ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGE 3 TIMES DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE,NO RADIO, THE RPM'S GOES UP AND DOWN AND TRUNK WON'T OPEN.
FRONT COVER GASKET SEVERE OIL LEAK, ALTERNATOR SOAKING IN OIL.NOW NOT CHARGING BATTERY AS ENGINE RUNS ON BATTERY POWER THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT PRODUCING POWER. NOW I CANNOT USE MY VERACRUZ. FOT STALLED GOOD THING I HAD THE TIME TO PARK BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED.
THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINS. SOMETIMES ITS BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, OR THE RADIO COMES ON, OR THE WIPERS TURN ON, OR THE AC TURNS ON, OR THE BLOWER IN THE REAR TURNS ON. THESE ITEMS WILL STAY ON ALL NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DRAIN THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. I HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPECIFIC FUSES IE. THE RADIO, BUT THEN ITS THE BLOWER THAT STAYS ON. I REMOVE THAT FUSE AND ITS THE LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE BETTER PART OF 2 YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN PASS ROAD, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SWERVE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF ALL THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DUE TO HIM LOSING CONSCIOUS AFTER THE CRASH REPEATEDLY DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A SIGN, WENT 300 YARDS DOWN A PASS, CRASHED INTO TREES AS THE IT WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN BASED ON A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT GO INITIALLY TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, FRACTURED RIBS, SWOLLEN LEGS, AND AN INJURED SHOULDER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED BEING CURRENTLY UNDER A DOCTORS CARE DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
EVER SINCE WE HAD A RECALL WITH HYUNDAI ABOUT REPLACING THE ENGINE'S COVER, THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AND WOULD FLASH MANY SYMBOLS ON THE DASHBOARD. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THAT I WOULD PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL AUTO SERVICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT TOLD US THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG ISSUE. AND WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED THE SECOND TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICES TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AND THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED THE THIRD TIME, SIMILARLY TO THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SYMBOLS FLASHED. BUT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START NO MATTER HOW LONG I WAITED. THIS LED MY FAMILY TO BE STUCK IN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO CALL A TOW SERVICE TO PICK OUR CAR UP. WHEN WE TOLD HYUNDAI, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE IS THAT A ROD WHICH WAS A PART OF THE ENGINE, IMPALED THE ENGINE MOTOR AND MADE A QUARTER SIZED HOLE, WHICH LEAKED GASOLINE FROM THE CAR. WE TOLD HYUNDAI THAT WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY DENIED AND SAID THAT WE MUST PAY FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE FEEL WRONGED BY HYUNDAI AS THESE ISSUES OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL, AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 124,00 MILES ON IT. MY FAMILY ALSO TOOK EXTENSIVE CARE OF THE CAR THROUGHOUT THE 10 YEARS WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR
VEHICLE ALTERNATOR WENT, SOMETHING IN DRIVESHAFT BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO RIGHT ON ITS OWN INTO TELEPHONE POLE, SIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. RECALLS ARE OUT ON THESE ISSUES BUT NO ONE HAS COVERED VEHICLE LOSS AND LOAN.
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.
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
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.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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 RE
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 MENTIO
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 MENT
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