2008 Hyundai Veracruz Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized in the middle of the highway. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact's wife and a nearby driver were able to guide the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact's wife raised the hood, and the contact became aware that smoke was coming from the ABS module accompanied by electrical sparks. The contact’s wife turned the vehicle off. The contact noticed that the aluminum ABS module casing was burned. The contact disconnected the battery and the ABS fuse, which stopped the smoke and the electrical sparks. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), and brake warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was hydraulic brake fluid leaking into the ABS control unit. The contact was informed that the ABS control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V056000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V705000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the dealer diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer and was repaired 4 months later. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Upon picking up the vehicle, the contact noticed that the dashboard was fractured. The contact stated that there were cracks on the driver's side airbag and on the passenger's side airbag enclosure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the failure was due to the vehicle staying under the sun for 4 months. Additionally, the contact stated that the ABS warning light and the ESC warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the rear brake sensors. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,284.

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

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.

ON MANY OCCASIONS, SPECIFICALLY ON 8/26/2010 (ODO: 16204), 7/29/2013 (ODO: 48833), AND 12/30/13 (ODO: 52877) THAT ARE A MATTER OF DOCUMENTATION, AMONG OTHERS, I ADVISED HYUNDAI THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING A BRAKE PROBLEM WHICH I VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED S "SQUEAK," "SHUDDER," AND "PLUNK." THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THESE DISTURBING SOUNDS UNTIL RECENTLY, SHORTLY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. HYUNDAI HAS NOW FINALLY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS REPLACEMENT OF THE HECU FOR THE ABS. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER; HE SAID THAT CORROSION HAD BEEN NOTED IN THESE UNITS BEFORE. THIS CONVERSATION SUGGESTS THAT HYUNDAI HAD A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE HECU ISSUE. INSTEAD OF WAITING TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED AND INSPECTED THE HECU WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE PROBLEM WILL COST ME $2600. *DT

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND IT CAME TO THE POINT AFTER REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTORS AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME THAT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST NEED AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE COMPUTER BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT".. I AM SHOCKED BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE HYUNDAI GENESIS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME REASON. THE DEALER WANTS $2600 TO REPLACE IT AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH A VERACRUZ. IF THE SAME COMPONENTS OR FLUID WAS USED IN THE VERACRUZ AS WAS USED IN THE GENESIS - IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUES BUT I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS. I WAS TOLD MY CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT I DON'T HAVE $2,600 TO DISH OUT TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSISTANCE IN FINDING OUT IF OTHER HYUNDAI VERACRUZ OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME. HOW DOES A RECALL GET ISSUED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS, ESC AND ANOTHER BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE NOVEMBER 9, 2013. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD BRAKES, PADS, ROTORS, ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. I EVEN CALL THE COMPANY. I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THAT IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN THE BRAKES ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT WANT TO STOP AND IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM NOT LIKING THIS AT ALL. I HAVE TO BRAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I CANNOT DRIVE UP CLOSE BEHIND ANYONE AT TIMES. IT IS STARTING TO DO IT MORE AND MORE AN NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE MILEAGE, IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME IT HAD OVER 95,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ONLY A GUESS ON MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ESC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING ON THE HYUNDAI VERACRUZ MODEL DATED 2008-2009. THERE IS RISK OF A CRASH. I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER IN FREEHOLD, NJ AND THEY INDICATED BECAUSE MY BRAKES ARE THE ADJUSTABLE KIND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK TO REPAIR THIS RECALL AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE GETTING THEM IN. ITS ON BACK ORDER. IN THE MEANTIME, IF THERE IS A CRASH CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM THERE WILL BE MAJOR LAWSUITS AGAINST THE HYUNDAI COMPANY FOR NOT HAVING THE ITEMS IN STOCK TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. I SUGGEST THIS MATTER GETS LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY AND GETS RESOLVED. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCUSE THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THEY FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

WHEN BRAKING, I WOULD HEAR & FEEL A GRINDING TYPE NOISE AND "FEEL" THE GRINDING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL. IT WOULD FEEL AS IF I WOULDN'T HAVE BRAKES AND IT WOULD SURPRISE ME---WHICH WOULD MAKE ME TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THEN RE-BRAKE. USUALLY AT THIS POINT I WOULD NOT FEEL/HEAR THE SAME THING AND MY BRAKE WORKED AND FELT NORMAL. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I BRAKED AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DROVE MY CAR. IT WAS INTERMITTENT. I TOLD MY HYUNDAI SERVICE PEOPLE I THOUGHT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES. THEY CHECKED AND SAW MY PADS & ROTORS WERE FINE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I FINALLY TOLD THEM THIS IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING AND THEY NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO MY SERVICE TECH DROVE MY CAR UNTIL IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO HIM. SINCE EARLY JUNE THEY HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL! WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THEY "THINK" MY CAR FEELS LIKE ITS SKIDDING SO THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES. HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT STOP. THEY'VE EXHAUSTED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY CHANGING OUT PARTS/COMPUTERS (I THINK) TO NO AVAIL. THEY'VE CONTACTED HYUNDAI ENGINEERS AND THEY TOO HAVEN'T FOUND AN ANSWER. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE 2 OTHER 2008 VERACURZ' THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR ISSUE AT THE DEALERSHIP I WORK WITH AS WELL AS OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY---PER THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE A CAR A YEAR AWAY FROM BEING PAID OFF AND NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM!! IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED? DO I---AND OTHERS---DESERVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR HYUNDAI'S FAULTY EQUIPMENT? I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE. I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO MY DEALERSHIP, TO SERVICING MY VEHICLE AND CARING FOR MY CAR SO AS TO PAY IT OFF AND HAVE A RELIABLE, SAFE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CAR PAYMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME! THIS WAS MY GOAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND NOTICED THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION; HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT) BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,300.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAR VEERS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. REPRESENTATIVE FOR OREGON HYUNDAI PARTS AND SERVICE DROVE THE CAR ON 10-4-2012 AND OBSERVED THAT THE CAR VEERS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HE STATED, "IT IS NORMAL". VEERING OCCURS DRAMATICALLY IF HANDS ARE NOT ON STEERING WHEEL. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT INCLUDE: NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS TURNED, PRESSURE TO CALIPERS CHECKED, FRONT END ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND ROTATED WHEELS. *TR

HYUNDAI HAS BRAKE AND ROTOR ISSUES AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT..THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS HAD THEM SHAVED THEN REPLACED AND THEY WERE WORN OUT WITHIN A YEAR.. THEY CAN OFFER THIS 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR BRAKES EVERYTIME THEY STEP FOOT IN DEALERSHIP.. IF YOU SEARCH INTERNET YOU WILL FIND BRAKE ISSUE WITH ALL VEHICLES FROM HYUNDAI.. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. CHEAP MATERIAL ON VEHICLE! *TR