2007 Hyundai Entourage Body & Structure Problems

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 56-57 MPH DOWN A STATE ROUTE RD WHEN THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING THE HOODS HYDRAULIC LIFT ARM. I FOUND OUT THE HOOD LATCH WAS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND WE DIDN'T KNOW. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TELLING US THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOOD LATCH AND NOT THE OTHER DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HOOD LATCH FAILING WHILE DRIVING.

BOTH OF THE REAR DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED OFF FOR NO REASON. WE WERE STATIONARY AND I WENT TO OPEN IT, NO EXCESS FORCE OR PULLING. TRIED TO OPEN AND BOTH BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER HOOK ALSO SNAPPED AND THREW MY WINDSHIELD WIPER OFF. I WAS STATIONARY, I HAD TAKEN OFF THE OLD ONE PUT A NEW ONE ON AND IT BROKE AND LOST MY WINDSHIELD WIPER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY! CHEAPLY MADE HANDLES AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS!

THE PASSENGER REAR (SLIDER) DOOR FAILS TO LATCH CLOSED, EITHER IN POWER-ASSIST OR NON-POWER-ASSIST MODE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR MAY OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTORIZED DOOR'S CONTROL PROTOCOLS CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN FULLY AFTER THE FAILURE TO LATCH IS DETECTED. IF THE LATCH ELECTRONIC ACTUATOR FAILS, THERE IS NO ACCESS TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE LATCH WHILE THE DOOR IS IN CLOSED POSITION.

WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS CLOSED IT POPS OPEN AGAIN ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER CLOSING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE ON THE STREET OR IN MY GARAGE I WILL WATCH THE DOOR SHUT AND LATCH, AND LATER IT WILL BE OPEN. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IT CLOSED AND LATCHED AT NIGHT, AND IN THE MORNING IT WILL BE OPEN. IT HAS NEVER OPENED WHILE IN MOTION, BUT THIS IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY.

I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY HOOD FLEW UP, SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT BUT, MY HOOD WAS CRUNCHED AND MY WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, SET UP AN APPT. WITH HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ME THE LATCH FOR HOOD HAD BEEN RECALLED. ON MY WAY HOME STOPPED FOR GAS, PULLED IN BEHIND A MAN WITH HIS YOUNG CHILD IN A CAR SEAT WHEN THE VAN JUST STARTED TO ACCELERATE, I COULDN'T STOP, EVEN HOLDING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE, MY HUSBAND REACHED OVER AND TURNED THE VAN OFF. WE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR WITH THE BABY IN IT, AGAIN, THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT BUT HAD THESE BEEN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE VAN TO ACCELERATE, AND AM REALLY AFRAID OF DRIVING NOW. *TR

AS I RAMPED ON TO A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE FRONT HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY. THE HOOD FLIPPED UP SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKING ALL FRONT VISION. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, SAME THING: THE FRONT HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY, BUT THAT TIME I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 25 MPH AS I SLOWED DOWN ON A SECONDARY ROAD TO TURN IN TO THE SUBDIVISION WHERE I LIVE. NO HARM DONE TO THE WINDSHIELD THE FIRST TIME. FIRST TIME I ASSUMED I HAD NOT PROPERLY SHUT DOWN THE HOOD. SECOND TIME, THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY FAILED.

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DON'T STAY CLOSED..WHEN I'M DRIVING THE DOOR SLIDES OPEN. SPECIALLY WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS..SPECIALLY WHEN I CARRY 2 SMALL KIDS..MECHANICS CANNOT FIND WHATS WRONG WITH THE SLIDING DOOR..PLEASE HELP..

REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE DUE TO BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FOR A YEAR THEY FINALLY REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PART ON ONE SIDE AND ONLY INSPECTED THE OTHER SIDE. THE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE BOTH WITH A NEW STYLE LATCH. LATCH STILL FAILS AND HYUANDAI CLAIMS THE RECALL IS COMPLETE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD HYUNDAI THAT THEY ONLY INSPECTED THE LATCH WHICH IS NOT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY JUST CIRCLE ME BACK TO THE DEALER.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHICH BUTTON I TRIED (DRIVER CONTROL, DOOR JAM, OR KEY FOB), DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. I POWERED IT CLOSED TO DRIVE TO DEALER - STOPPING SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO RE-POWER IT CLOSED ON THE WAY. PART HAD TO BE ORDERED, SO I REPEATED THE ABOVE TO RETURN HOME. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY LIGHTING ON THE DOORS DRAINING THE BATTERY WHILE UNLATCHED DOOR SAT IN GARAGE. BY THE TIME THE PART ARRIVED (AFTER CHRISTMAS), CAR BATTERY WAS AT '0' CHARGE (BATTERY IS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD). I HAD TO CONTACT AAA TO GET THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOORS, AND NO OFF SWITCH FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LIGHTING THAT DRAINED MY BATTERY. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON A FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE HAD PASSENGERS OR GOODS IN MY BACK SEAT - SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES! OF COURSE I NEED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE OPTION TO SWITCH OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND MANUALLY CLOSE IT. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. THE NEXT SAFETY ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT THE BROKEN DOOR DRAINED MY BATTERY TO ZERO! AGAIN, WHAT IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOME? MY 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE HAS ONLY 53500 MILES ON IT, I HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN WHO ABUSE THE DOORS, AND I RESPONSIBLY MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE. THE DOORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. PLEASE CREATE A MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. *TR

COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH I HAD DONE THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE, PUSHED THE OPEN BUTTON ON THE VAN'S MIRROR, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN, MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT. HOWEVER, BEFORE SHE COULD REMOVE HER SEAT BELT, THE VAN LUNGED FORWARD WITH SUCH SPEED, WE WERE BOTH SCREAMING IN SHOCK. IT SMASHED THRU THE GARAGE DOOR LUNGED WITH SUCH FORCE TEARING DOWN THE CLOSET IN THE BACK OF THE GARAGE, RUNNING OVER LAWN MOWER AND POWER TOOLS, AND SMASHING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, SLAMMED IT INTO PARK, AND I TURNED OFF THE KEY, STILL IN SHOCK. MY FOOT FELT LIKE IT WENT THRU THE FLOOR I WAS ON IT WITH SUCH FORCE. MY HUSBAND HEARD THE CRASH (HE IS NEARLY DEAF)SO HE RUSHED TO PULL ME OUT AS I WAS STUNNED, MY DAUGHTER GOT OUT, CALLED 911 AS SHE SMELLED GAS. THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND TURNED OFF THE GAS, DID A METER READING AND THERE WAS NO NATURAL GAS LEAKS. IN ALL MY 60+ YRS OF DRIVING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES, ALL OVER THE WORLD, MY HUSBAND IS RETIRED MILITARY, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. WE WERE PLANNING ON PACKING THE VAN TO LEAVE ON A TRIP, IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A HWY OR SCHOOL ZONE OR AT A BUSY SECTION OF TOWN, I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, PERHAPS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR WORSE, OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I'VE DRIVEN WITH THE SAME INSURANCE CO. FOR 59 YRS AND HAVE A SUPER GOOD DRIVING RECORD, TO THIS DAY, I CAN NOT GET INTO A CAR OR VAN AND DRIVE...THIS HAS REALLY MADE ME REALIZE, THAT CARS/VANS ARE UNSAFE TODAY. WHEN MY HUSBAND TALKED TO OUR MECHANIC'S, THEY TOLD HIM, IT HAPPENS OFTEN, THAT A GARAGE DOOR OPENER CAN SET OFF THE ELECTRONICS IN A VAN OR CAR AND IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. OMG SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE THEM SAFER NOT MORE GADGETS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 40-43 MPH. IT WAS ABOUT 7:30 IN THE EVENING ON A FRIDAY AND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. THE HOOD OF MY ENTOURAGE SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN HITTING MY WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURING MY VIEW. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHICH IS ALSO MINIMAL IN THAT LOCATION DUE TO A DITCH. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE SAFE, THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE AND NO ONE HIT US AND THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER STATIONARY OBJECTS OR END UP IN THE DITCH DUE TO MY INABILITY TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE HOOD SHOULD OPEN BY ITSELF. NO ONE HAD OPENED IT FOR MONTHS. I HAD BEEN DRIVING UP AND DOWN THAT STRETCH OF ROAD, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO MY CAR. NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING HIT THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING. IT JUST SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN. IT WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE, DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, DETACHED FROM THE SIDE SUPPORT ARMS THAT HOLD IT OPEN WHEN SERVICING THE ENGINE. A WRECKER DRIVER PULLED OVER AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE IT TOGETHER AND HE HAD TO USE A LARGE WRENCH (I THINK I AM NO MECHANIC) TO ADJUST THE LATCH IN ORDER TO EVEN CLOSE THE HOOD, LET ALONE SECURE IT. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS DO NOT STAY CLOSED, EVEN IF CAR HAS BEGUN MOVING. SOMETIMES REOPEN AND CLOSE RATHER THAN LATCHING SHUT, AND HAVE TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. ONE SIDE HAS STOPPED OPERATING ALL TOGETHER AND MUST BE USED MANUALLY. DOOR BEING USED MANUALLY IS TO HEAVY FOR CHILDREN TO OPERATE SAFELY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. ISSUE STARTED SHORTLY AFTER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND HAS BEEN PERSISTENT OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR DOORS OPENING AND RE-CLOSING ON CHILDREN EXITING OR ENTERING THE VEHICLE OR DOOR OPENING ON A CHILD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. **DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE HOOD OF OUR VAN FLEW UP WITHOUT WARNING AND COMPLETELY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. I SIGNALED AND SLOWLY MOVED RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY TO THE GRASS VERGE OF THE ROAD. THE HOOD WAS DENTED AND FLAT AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE TO PULL THE HOOD BACK DOWN BUT IT WOULD NOT GO PAST THE STOPS ON THE HINGES. I THEN LOOSENED THE HINGE BOLTS TO THE HOOD AND WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE HOOD AND STRAP IT DOWN. *TR

BOTH OF OUR HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE SLIDING DOORS FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. AT FIRST THEY WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY OR LOCK WHEN USING THE ELECTRIC DOOR FEATURE. THEN, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN CLOSING THE DOORS MANUALLY. THEN, THE ELECTRIC FEATURE TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND THE DOORS STILL DIDN'T FULLY CLOSE OR LOCK WHEN CLOSED MANUALLY. WE HAD IT FIXED AND WERE TOLD THAT THE MOTORS ON THE DOORS HAD BURNED OUT. THIS IS SURPRISING THAT THESE DOORS DON'T LAST LONGER GIVEN THAT IT IS A HIGHLIGHTED FEATURE OF THE MINIVAN; THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND MORE USE. I AM SUSPECT OF THIS CHARACTERIZATION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS OF THE HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. JUST TODAY THE DOOR IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND NEITHER THE AUTOMATIC NOR MANUAL WAY OF CLOSING WILL WORK. I AM SICK OF CLIMBING WITH MY TWO KIDS THROUGH THE BACK OF THE MINI VAN TO PUT THEM IN THEIR SEATS. DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I DRIVE IT IN WITH THE DOOR OPEN.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS CAME OPEN WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE CONTACT HAD THE DOOR TIED SHUT AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT IT WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE THE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND SHUT AUTOMATICALLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY. MY SERVICE DEALER MENTIONED THESE DOORS HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK RESULTING IN IT OPENING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. NO WAY TO SECURE DOOR HAD TO TIE IT TO KEEP FROM OPENING FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES DEALER REPLACED LATCH UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME 2ND TIME FAILED ON TRIP TO CANADA DEALER STATED MY WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED IN CANADA BUT I WOULD BE RECOMPENSATED IF I SENT THE INVOICE TO HYUNDIA. SENT ALL PAPER WORK THEY REQUESTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM AND NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST REPAIR THE SLIDER HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN AND THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT HYUNDAI HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE ENTOURAGE LT VAN AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE IS HUGE AND ALWAYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER. HYUNDAI STOP PRODUCTION OF THIS MODEL AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS AND IT IS MY FEELING THAT THEY REALIZED THEY HAD A DESIGN FLAW AND DID NOT WANT TO CHANCE A RECALL IF THEY CONTINUED MAKING THEM. THE HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE FALLS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND KILLED. SENT ALL. *TR

1. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE. ALSO HAPPENS ON OCCASION WITH PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. HERCULEAN EFFORT NEEDED TO OPEN THEM. VERY RISKY IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. 2. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILURE. IN REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES AT 47,000 MILES (10-25-08) , THE VALVE STEMS CONTAINING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WERE NOT REMOVABLE WITHOUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT. ONCE REINSERTED, THE VALVES PROCEEDED TO FLATTEN ONE OF OUR NEW TIRES AND SERIOUSLY REDUCE INFLATION IN ANOTHER. RESULT: NEED ANOTHER NEW TIRE AND REPLACEMENT OF VALVE STEMS. *TR