2008 Hyundai Veracruz Complaint Log

THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK OR CAN BE STICKY

WIFE PARKED CAR ON DRIVEWAY SLOPING DOWNHILL TOWARD GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. WHILE SHE WAS OUT OF VEHICLE UNLOADING YOUNG CHILD FROM CAR SEAT, 6-YEAR-OLD BOY CLIMBED UP INTO FROM OF VEHICLE. THE BOY WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE KEY WAS OUT OF VEHICLE (IN PURSE WITH WIFE). HE WAS ABLE TO EASILY PULL ON THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSITION THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL (AGAIN WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL & NO KEY IN VEHICLE). THE CAR ROLLED DOWNHILL AND PINED WIFE BETWEEN SIDE OF GARAGE AND VEHICLE. LUCKILY, THE SHEET METAL SIDE PANEL OF CAR DEFLECTED ENOUGH TO SAVE HER AND ONCE THE CAR RAN INTO SOMETHING IN THE GARAGE AND STOPPED SHE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE. WE ARE AWAITING MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT SHE HAS SEVERE BRUISING AND POSSIBLE CRACKED RIBS. VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN NEUTRAL WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE (WITH KEY) REVERSING IT, PLACING IT BACK IN PARK, AND REMOVING KEY, THE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT-LEVER FAILING TO LOCK COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RE-CREATED. VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DIM WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,400. ...UPDATED 06/13/17 *BF UPDATED 09/08/2017*JS

DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY STREETS, I BEGAN BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN 3 DASH INDICATOR SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ABS, ESC AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR LIGHTS. AFTER STOPPING I CONTINUED AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT WAS TRYING TO BRAKE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAD TO CANCEL OUR OUTING. CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WILL BE $550.00.

OIL LEAKING FROM GASKETS ON TO ALTERNATOR

ON AT LEAST A DOZEN OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS ALONE, WHILE DRIVING I WILL SUDDENLY HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED "WHIRRING" SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REVVING UP, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND/OR GO OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. EVERY SINGLE TIME THIS HAPPENS, AS SOON AS I TURN OFF MY CAR (DOESN'T MATTER IF I KEEP DRIVING FOR A LONG WHILE OR STOP DRIVING SHORTLY AFTER IT HAPPENS), IT WON'T START AGAIN. IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT JUMPED. MY CAR HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN THE PAST 8 YEARS, THE CAR HAS DIED/I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED OVER 30 TIMES. I'M ON MY 5TH BATTERY! AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR GASKET VALVE CAP, I THOUGHT THESE PROBLEMS WOULD BE FIXED, BUT I'VE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES/BATTERY CONSTANTLY DYING SINCE THEN! THAT RECALL LITERALLY DID NOTHING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AS THE CAR CAN JUST SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WON'T START UP AGAIN WITHOUT BEING JUMPED. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASAP. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!! I'LL IN THE PAST 8 YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY 5 TIMES IN MY VERACRUZ.

60,000 MILES, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED FOR ABS, 3 LIGHTS ON, DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE WON'T WARANTEE OR FIX. MODULE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS DEFECTIVE AND FAILING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX. ALL OVER INTERNET ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH A WHIRLING NOISE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS'S SIDE. ABS,ESC,, CHECK ENGINE ,AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO O, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. NEARLY REAR ENDED TWICE, INJURED , AND NEARLY STRUCK DOWN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED. HAD CAR TOWED. COLONIAL HYUNDAI OF DOWNINGTOWN, PA. DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH A BAD ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY. PART NUMBER 58910-3J 850. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE PART WAS INSTALLED. IT COST ME $2500. I REQUESTED AN INSURANCE CLAIM FORM, BUT WAS TOLD HYUNDAI MOTORS OR COLONIAL HYUNDAI WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. CALLED HYUNDAI IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA. FILED A CLAIM: NUMBER 9841469. OBTAINED DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS AND REPAIR INVOICES FROM COLONIAL HYUNDAI. CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES PURCHASED BRAND NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 62000 MILES, ALL BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN OFF THEN ON THEN OFF. FINALLY AT 65000 MILES THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS AND ECS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. TOOK TO DEALER PAID $136.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. HYDRAULIC MODULE DEFECTIVE. DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTEE YET KNOWS OF PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VERACRUZ VEHICLES PART ALONE $1,500.00 NOBODY IS HELPING CONSUMER WITH THIS ISSUE. COMPLAINED AGAIN TO HYUNDAI USA AND NOTHING!!! I'M BEING TOLD HYDRAULIC MODULES ARE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART! CAR BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AS A RESULT!

HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY TURN OFF WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. PROBLEM INTERMENT BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WHILE MOVING OR STOPPED. DEALER SERVICE WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. DATE HAPPENED BELOW IF FOR LAST OCCURRENCE ONLY. ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

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.

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..

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

PROBLEM WITH ESC AND ABS LIGHTS ON A WELL MAINTAINED 2008 VERACRUZ WITH 64K MILLAGE. THE LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF OFTEN WHEN DRIVING.

"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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that the valve cover gasket was leaking and had been replaced several times, in addition to the manifold; however, the failure persisted. 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 vehicle was taken to the dealer, where he was informed that the valve cover gasket was leaking. 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 failure, and a case was opened; however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS FOR THE LIFE OF MY CAR RESULTING IN SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIRS TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER SEVERAL TIMES . FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS FROM HYUNDAI ADDRESSING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY , THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THEY CONTINUE TO STATE THEY ARE WORKING ON A RECALL REMEDY. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PLEASE HELP ME FIX MY VEHICLE BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC OCCURS WHILST THE VEHICLE IS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE. THANK YOU.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

ABS CONTROL MODULE / PUMP FAILED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. ABS AND ESC DISABLED AND BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATIONAL. ADVISED BY HYUNDAI DEALER TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE AT A COST OF $2,100 FOR THE MODULE (EXCLUDING LABOR). *TR