There are 7 owner-reported engine complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Azerain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Without warning, my car lost power as I was driving on the interstate. I started changing lanes to get over to the shoulder, and before I got to the shoulder smoke began to come out of the hood then flames started. I was able to pull over and get myself and my special needs son out of the car with the help of others who saw the flames and also pulled over. 911 was called and police and fire came. The firefighters put out my engine fire with their chemical suppressants. My car does not have an active recall on it, but other makes and models with this same engine do, so I never receivedany warming about this problem happening with my same engine. I have always had it serviced at the dealership. This was very traumatic.
AT 12:50 AM ON 2/17/2019 WHEN THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER ON THE W. BOUND 72ND ST EXIT RAMP OF I-80 IN OMAHA, NE THE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER BECAUSE IT WAS CHUGGING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND RAMP. THE WEATHER WAS SNOWING AND THERE WERE POLICE ON DUTY DUE TO OTHER RESONS SO THE POLICE SAW THE FIRE, CALLED THE FIRE DEP'T AND HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE POLLICE IMPOUND LOT. MY INSURANCE CO. INSPECTED THE CAR AND DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. THE VIN WAS CHECKED AFTERWARDS AND THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINE SHORTS CAUSING FIRES AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED ATA A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 116,565. UPDATED 12/4/13*CN
THE ENGINE BLEW AT 81,000 MILES IN A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. HYUNDAI CORP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOK NO OWNERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE A REFURBISHED ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE 2 WEEKS EARLIER AND NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS PRODUCT AND THE LAST OF RESPONSIBILITY BY HYUNDAI CORP. *TR
INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20 INSTANCES, THE CAR DOESN'T START. DEALER SERVICE CENTER CHECKED THE AUTO AND INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. EDMUNDS WEBSITE IDENTIFIES SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THIS COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN EXPOSED TO LATE NIGHT CRIME WITH A DISABLED AUTO. *TR
REPEATED ( FOUR OCCASIONS ) WARNING ON DASHBOARD THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. DRIVER'S DOOR REPEATEDLY WILL NOT LATCH. OIL LEAKS REPEATEDLY - THREE OCCASIONS - HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE TWICE - ALTERNATOR REPLACED TRANSMISSION ROUGH SHIFTING AND ROUGH, DELAYED ENGAGEMENT INTO REVERSE ON 12/30/08. *TR
THROTTLE BODY, TPS SENSOR. CAR STOPS RUNNING. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026