2008 Hyundai Entourage Suspension Problems

While I was driving the vehicle, the front lower left/driver's side control arm broke in half and caused me to lose control of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Entourage. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel turned sideways as all four wheels remained straight. The ESC off warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact's daughter was able to slowly drive the vehicle home despite the failure. The contact then test drove the vehicle and experienced the failure. The contact entered his driveway and noticed that the front driver’s side tire had detached from the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V556000 (Suspension) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS RELATED TO OPEN SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING FAILED PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AN AUTO MECHANICE ADVISED THAT THE FRONT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AND WAS ON RECALL. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT BELIEVED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THEY WOULD MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKING, THERE WAS A SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE TIRES HOWEVER, THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAD RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD LEARNED FROM HYUNDAI OF PERRYVILLE (343 N PERRYVILLE RD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107; (815) 229-0089) THAT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE RUST IN 2014 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V556000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,227. INVALID VIN.

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY VAN STARTED MAKING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED AND DISINTEGRATED, AND THE AXEL HAD COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2014 FOR CORROSION BUT ALL THEY DID WAS SPRAY SOMETHING ON THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTETCT IT. IT DID NOT WORK. IF I HAD BEEN ANYWHERE OTHER THAN MY DRIVEWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY BAD SITUATION AS I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY WANT $878 TO REPLACE THE TWO CONTROL ARMS (WITH AFTER-MARKET PARTS).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE STEERING ABILITY FAILED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT LOWER DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT LOWER PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V556000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,610.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V556000-COMPONENT SUSPENSION AND/OR FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2008 AND IS REGISTERED IN VIRGINIA (NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL), HOWEVER 90% OF THE MILES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE FROM TRAVELING IN WEST VIRGINIA (WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL). I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO ASK IF MY VAN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED THE VAN AND HAS QUOTED IN WRITING THE FOLLOWING. "SUSPENSION FRONT AND REAR HAS HEAVY CORROSION (APPEARS TO STILL MEET VA STATE INSPECTION CRITERIA)". HE TOLD ME THE REAR TOE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED DUE TO THE HEAVY CORROSION. IT IS NOW MAKING A HORRIBLE METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. I TRAVEL ALONE IN AREAS THAT ARE MOUNTAINOUS AND I DO NOT HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE IN THESE AREAS. THIS VAN IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS HEAVY CORROSION THAT CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT TRAVELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLES IN THIS RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL STATES. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO REQUEST NHTSA TO INCLUDE 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE VEHICLES FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IN THE AGENCY'S RECALL AND REPAIR AUTHORIZATION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V556000, COMPONENTS SUSPENSION, AND/OR FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION,' DATED NOVEMBER 06, 2013. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE, PURCHASED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, WITH THE EXACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DELINEATED IN THE AGENCYS RECALL AND REPAIR NOTICE AND AUTHORIZATION. ALTHOUGH I LIVED IN VIRGINIA, I WORKED IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN THE SALT BELT' STATES OF MARYLAND, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WASHINGTON, DC, AS NOTED IN THE AGENCYS RECALL AND REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, THE STATE OF VIRGINIA HAS THE EXACT WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WEST VIRGINIA. TO INCLUDE THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA IN THE RECALL AND REPAIR AUTHORIZATION AND NOT VIRGINIA IS NONSENSICAL OR PREPOSTEROUS. 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGES FROM VIRGINIA HAVE HAD AS MUCH EXPOSURE TO THE CORROSIVE AND HARMFUL IMPACT OF ROAD SALT AND WATER' AS OTHER VEHICLES DESIGNATED IN THE AGENCY'S RECALL AND REPAIR REPORT OF NOVEMBER 06, 2013, CAMPAIGN 13V556000. *TR