2008 Hyundai Entourage Engine Problems

OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR REPAIRS TO COLUMBIA HYUNDAI IN MONTGOMERY, OHIO FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. THE MAIN CULPRIT THAT HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THESE SERVICE REPAIRS HAS BEEN THE CAM PHASERS. THIS TIME, MOST RECENTLY, 16 MAR 2016, I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAM PHASERS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT ONCE AGAIN. THIS ALSO REQUIRED THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE CAM PHASERS ONGOING ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONTROL VALVE NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS SIGNIFICANCE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE SINCE IT PUT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN MAY 2009. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS IS NEARLY $1,300 INCLUDING HYUNDAI REFUSING TO COVER THE CAM PHASERS, DESPITE THIS BEING LESS THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE LAST DATE OF REPLACEMENT BY COLUMBIA HYUNDAI. TODAY, I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE HOME DESPITE BREAKING DOWN WITHOUT EVEN HAVING LEFT THE DEALERSHIP LOT. THE VAN BROKE DOWN SEVERAL MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME AND WITHIN LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I FORCED THE VAN TO DRIVE DESPITE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DESPITE THE HARD ROUGH IDLING AND TREMENDOUS LOSS OF POWER THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN MYSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A NEARBY INTERSECTION. THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH AND DESPITE HYUNDAI'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST US BY COVERING THE REPAIRS THE FIRST TIME, REFUNDING ME THE AMOUNT THAT I WAS CHARGED THE SECOND TIME DUE TO FIGHTING OVER THE TIMING OF THE INCIDENT. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP COVERED THE COST, BUT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE REPAIRS AND IT STILL RESULTED IN THE CAM PHASERS BEING DIAGNOSED A FOURTH TIME AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THIS TIME HYUNDAI REFUSED TO DO ANY SERVICES AND WANTED TO CHARGE NEARLY $1,300 FOR THE TOTAL REPAIR COSTS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY WIFE AND I FIRST BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO COLUMBIA HYUNDAI/ACURA IN MONTGOMERY, OHIO FOR A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO BE REAR-ENDED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH IS 65 MPH, HERE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA ON INTERSTATE 275. HYUNDAI DID WARRANTY THE WORK PERFORMED BY THEIR SERVICE SHOP AT COLUMBIA HYUNDAI, BUT ONLY AFTER IT WAS REVEALED TO ME THAT THE HYUNDAI WARRANTY ONLY APPLIED TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING I WAS AWARE OF AND EVEN THE SALES MANAGER AT JAKE SWEENEY USED CARS AND I COMMENTED ON HOW GREAT THIS WARRANTY WAS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE HYUNDAI STANDS BY IT. WELL, THEY DID NOT WANT TO HONOR ANY OF IT UNTIL I ILLUSTRATED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLE AND ASKING ME TO PAY THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS AND ASSOCIATED REPAIRS WAS RIDICULOUS. THE ISSUE INVOLVED THE CAM PHASERS OF THE ENGINE AND WERE REPAIRED ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS AND A RECALL ITEM ADDRESSED. NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO, PRIOR TO MY FAMILY AND I GOING ON VACATION, WE BROUGHT THE VAN BACK FOR THE SAME REASON, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT NOTICE ANY HESITATIONS, THE MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE IT DID. IT WAS THE CAM PHASERS ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME HYUNDAI ONLY WAS WILLING TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH LEFT ME WITH NEARLY $1,100 IN TOTAL COSTS FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE, FUEL AND THE COSTS OF PARTS AND LABOR. THIS DEEPLY AFFECTED OUR FINANCES AND NEARLY CANCELLED THE VACATION TO FLORIDA I HAD BEEN SAVING UP FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. HAVING NO CHOICE, I PAID THE COSTS, AND TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VAN AFTER PAYING. I HAD NOT EVEN LEFT THE DEALERSHIP DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON! MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I HAVE VIDEO OF THIS OCCURRING. THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER LOSS HAPPENED AGAIN AND STILL OCCURS TODAY AS RECENTLY AS A FEW DAYS AGO WITH MY WIFE & CHILDREN IN THE VAN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER WAITING ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

VEHICLE SURGES, THE MOTOR WILL REV UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 500 AND 1400 RPMS ALMOST STALLING. WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE VEHICLE IN GEAR THE VAN WILL SURGE AND MOVE YOU AHEAD 2-3 INCHES WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WITH IT IN REVERSE WITH NO ONE TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. THE VAN ALSO WILL ACT AS IF IT HAS NO POWER OR NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF LIKE ITS GOT A TURBO. ITS TOUGH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY AND IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH SHAKING IN THE FRONT AT 65+ MPH. PUT NEW TIRES ON AND IT HELPED BUT STILL DOES IT. THE SLIDING DOORS WONT STAY OPEN ON ANY INCLINES ONLY ON LEVEL GROUND. THE BRAKES HAVE PULSATED/SHAKE SINCE ABOUT 10000 MILES. HAD METALLIC RATTLE COMING FROM FRONT TIRES WHEN TURNING BUT ONLY DOES IT ON OCCASION, USUALLY WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. THE RADIO VOLUME WILL SOMETIMES LOCK AND NOT TURN UP OR DOWN. IT CARRIES A 10 YR, 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND CONTACTED DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE AND ARE UNWILLING TO REPLACE ANY PARTS SAYING NO CODE AND CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM FOR THE SURGING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING, WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHTS BOTH COMING ON, THEN A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ACCELERATION, AND THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. THIS CAUSED THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING AND THE BRAKES TO GO SOFT. THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE RE-STARTING; HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN MADE THE GRINDING NOISE, ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATION, SHAKING, AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2008, THAT THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED A THROTTLE SENSOR TWICE, THE LAST TIME BEING OCTOBER 18, 2009, AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL ONGOING PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MOST NOTABLY OUTSIDE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF DESCRIBED, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR NOISES, VIOLENT SHAKING, AND LOSS OF FUNCTION TO WHICH THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT WORN OR WARPED OR THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAVE NO GRIP AND SPIN ON BOTH DRY AND WENT ROAD CONDITIONS MAKING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS.THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN CHECKED FOR THE LACK OF GAS MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 13 MPG CITY AND 16 MPG HIGHWAY, WELL LESS THEN THE 19/21 ON THE STICKER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT SPECULATES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECEIVE THE GAS MILEAGE THAT WAS ADVERTISED ON THE EPA STICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT NO FAILURES WERE PRESENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10000.