2007 Hyundai Entourage Lighting Problems

WHEN I RESEARCHED THE RECALLS FOR THE HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE 2007 I FOUND A RECALL (INTERNAL RECALL CAMPAIGN 110) AND WHEN I CALLED I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VAN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES LISTED ON THE RECALL, INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE PUSH-BUTTON START FEATURE, AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE, PREVENTING THE SHIFTER FROM BEING MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN FIXING THIS ISSUE AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN #13V113000. *TR

NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATING AND THEN NOT DEACTIVATING WHEN MANUALLY BRAKING. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ON AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES OF ESC INDICATOR GOING ON AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND REMAINING ON. DURING THOSE TIMES, VEHICLE FEELS AS IF BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED EVEN WHILE I AM ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE SO SLOW AS IF BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. FOUND THAT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION COMPLETELY WILL SOMETIMES RESET THE CAR. HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE WAS AWFUL!!!! SAID THE STOPLAMPSWITCH ON MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED THROUGH A PREVIOUS RECALL SO THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AGAIN. THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM! I'VE DONE THAT TWICE BEFORE (PAID FOR DIAGNOSIS OF FAULTY SLIDING DOORS WHICH IS WHY I CAME IN TO BEGIN WITH) ONLY TO BE TOLD THE ERRATIC AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS WILL COST ME $600 EACH TO BE FIXED. UNACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. DOORS SHOULD OPEN AND CLOSE BUT WE HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH NON-WORKING DOORS FOR OVER 5 YEARS BECAUSE HYUNDAI WOULD NOT FIX THEM FOR FREE AS THAT WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE FOR THEM. SHAMEFUL SERVICE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A VEHICLE TURNING LEFT, AND A LINE OF CARS CAME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEHIND ME. THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WAS UNAWARE THAT I WAS STOPPED BECAUSE APPARENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND THE DRIVER HAD TO SWERVE QUICKLY INTO THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC; THE CAR BEHIND HIM SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT BREAKDOWN LANE. WE ARE FORTUNATE WE WERE NOT HIT AND THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS HIT. ASSUMING THE FAULT WAS WITH THE OTHER DRIVER, I CONTINUED DRIVING OUR ENTOURAGE UNAWARE OF THE ONGOING PROBLEM, ONLY TO DISCOVER ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AFTER DARK THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR CLOSE TO A MONTH THIS WAY--THE ESC LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN ON THAT LONG--NOT REALIZING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO AFFECTING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2009. THOUGH EVERY WEBSITE I'VE CONSULTED INCLUDES THE ENTOURAGE IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, HYUNDAI MAINTAINS THAT IT IS NOT INCLUDED. IT BEFUDDLES ME THAT A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING THE 07 ENTOURAGE IS BEING COMPLETELY IGNORED BY HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY TROUBLING BECAUSE OWNERS WILL NOT KNOW THAT THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FAILING TO ENGAGE, UNLESS AN ACCIDENT OR NEAR ACCIDENT OCCURS. EVEN THEN, (LIKE OUR FAMILY) THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM. UNLESS A RECALL IS ISSUED/HONORED, THE ONLY WAY TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE IT WHILE OPERATING THE CAR. IN OUR CASE, MY CHILDREN RIDE EVERYWHERE WITH ME IN THE ENTOURAGE. I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE, AND GOT NOWHERE. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER HYUNDAI IN THE FUTURE. *TR

VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. ESC LIGHT REMAINS ON. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. HYUNDAI REFUSE TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE, EVEN THOUGH PART OF RECALL#09V122000. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY STOP SWITCH. SEEMS SIMILAR TO ISSUE FOUND/COVERED BY CAMPAIGN 110. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS REPLACED AND A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. WE ARE GETTING IT REPLACED AGAIN TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE LIMITED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR A REPAIR MADE IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE HYUNDAI DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE HIM FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

I HAVE REPLACED 10-12 HEADLIGHTS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK IT DURING WARRANTY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, JUST USAGE. IT IS NOW BLOWING A LIGHT EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS. *TR

TWO FAILURES OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SINCE PURCHASE OF 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE ON OCT 20, 2006. FIRST TIME, BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, NEXT TIME BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND COMPLETELY DRAINED BATTERY. THIRD SWITCH NOW INSTALLED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHINE ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF HER. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.