2008 Hyundai Veracruz Electrical System Problems

This is referring to NHTSA recall 20V705000 a/k/a Hyundai TSB: 21-01047H-2 whereas my 2008 Hyundai Veracruz was brought into a Hyundai dealership regarding the above mentioned safety recall. Dealer refused to remedy the recall without first purchasing an otherwise irrelevant part to the remedy. The TSB clearly states all parts and labor necessary to honoring the safety recall would be granted to the consumer. This refusal to honor a recall poses a safety hazard as this vehicle is my sole form of transportation.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started shaking violently and lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to his residence. The contact became aware that the alternator had shattered and was filled with oil. The contact called and notified the local dealer about the failure however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

MY ALTANATOR HAS OIL DRIPPED ON IT FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET, WHICH IS AFFECTING THE CHARGING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY YARD

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE NOVEMBER WHEN RECALL NUMBER 197 CAME OUT. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VALVE COVER OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR WITHOUT A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CONFIRM THE ALTERNATOR IS COVERED WITH OIL FROM THE LEAK. THE BATTERY DRAINS AND WE HAD TO PUT A DISCONNECT SWITCH ON IT TO KEEP IT CHARGED. STILL PAY INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE TO SIT WHICH WE BOUGHT TO TRANSPORT OUR GRANDKIDS. BEEN USING OUR DAUGHTERS CAR SINCE THEN WHICH IS TOO SMALL FOR ALL OF THE GRANDKIDS. JANUARY 8TH WAS THE DATE THE COMPANY GAVE US AND IT CAME AND WENT WITH NO REMEDY YET. THIS IS LEANING HEAVILY ON CRIMINAL. SOMEONE LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.

RECALL 121 COMPLETED BY SOUTHSHORE HYUNDAI ON 1/15/19. ON NOV10, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ALL MY LIGHTS WENT ON STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND JUST SHUT DOWN. I CALLED GEICO HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SOAKED WITH OIL. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT HYUNDAI BECAUSE THE OIL WAS FROM GASKET IN WHICH THEY REPLACED ON 1/15/2019. I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. AT THAT POINT I REQUESTED THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ALTERNATOR IN WHICH THEY DENIED. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/19/2020 FOR ME TO BRING THE CAR TO SOUTH HYUNDAI. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN. I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM SO I WENT TO THE DEALER IN WHICH I APPROACHED THE ADVISOR ISIAH. HE TOLD ME AT THAT POINT THE GASKET WASN'T THE ISSUE. THEY CONTACTED CORPORATE AND TOLD THEM THAT TOO. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CORPORATE DENYING MY CLAIM FROM MY MECHANIC. I THEN SAID TO ISIAH HAVE MY CAR READY I AM TAKING IT OUT OF YOUR LOT. HE SAID WAIT IN LOBBY, GIVE ME A FEW. HE CAME TO ME WITHIN 5 MIN TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL SHOWING FOR MY CAR RECALL 197. HE SAID LEAVE THE CAR AND I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. WE TEXTED BACK AND FOR THE FINALLY AFTER SOUTH SHORE HYUNDAI HAVING MYCAR IN THERE LOT FOR 2 MOS, NO LOANER THEY DECIDED TO HAVE MY CAR READY ON 1/13/2021. DOCUMENTS STATES TECH REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET AND ALTERNATOR IN GOOD WILL. I STARTED NOTICING OIL SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TODAY 3/19/2021 FOR AN OIL CHANGE. HE STATED THAT YES I DO HAVE A LEAK. HE QUESTIONED WHAT DID HYUNDAI REPLACED AND I TOLD HIM.. HE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT, THE ALTERNATOR ON YOUR CAR IS THE ONE I PUT IN ON 11/10/2021. NO VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED ALL HYUNDAI DID WAS PUT SILICONE. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS, PICTURES, RECEIPTS AND TEXT FOR MY PROOF OF THIS PROBLEM. I FEAR MY SAFETY IN CAR.

AT ABOUT 61,253 MILES, ENGINE GASKETS WERE FOUND LEAKING AND VALVE COVER GASKETS & VALVE COVER SET WAS REPLACED. ALTERNATOR TESTED BAD AND WAS REPLACED. BATTERY TESTED BAD AND WAS REPLACED. OIL LEAKED FROM VALVE COVER/ENGINE AND DRIPPED ON ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. CAR WAS PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AS ENGINE STARTED PUTTERING AND POWER WAS DROPPING. A CLAIM WAS MADE TO HYUNDAI (CASE 17561397) WHO DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED, CITING CAMPAIGN 121 (GUEST BECAUSE IT WAS SIMILAR) AND SAYING THAT IT COVERED THE CYLINDER COVER GASKET DID NOT INCLUDE THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING AND CAUSING THE EXACT SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. ATTACHED ARE REPAIR DOCUMENTS.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 08E055000 (Trailer Hitches) and 20V705000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the contact had not been able to schedule a recall repair appointment with the dealer. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently began to stall and lost power. The contact stated he shifted the vehicle to neutral and veered to the side of the road where he parked the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and he drove to his destination. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact also stated he replaced the battery himself three times within a year and the vehicle would start with a delay. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact they could only complete the recall repair of the vehicle within the next 4 months. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 186,000.

Bought my Veracruz in 2018. After not even a year I started experiencing problems with the charging system. Car would die overnight. Replaced a battery with the new one 3 weeks later same thing happened. Changed many sensors checked the fuses looked for parasitic draw... battery cables. Removed the alternator had it checked at advance auto it was surprisingly good. It was covered with oil leaking out of valve cover.. replaced the valve cover seal but the problem still remains. That leakage messed up my charging system. I cannot even drive the car safely anymore because the voltage keeps dropping rapidly. Even tho alternator is good it's not charging the battery while car is running. P0346 is the code I'm getting when I scan the vehicle. Check engine and TPMS are on. I won't even be able to pass emissions test next month due to this mess.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 WE HAD BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. LOST ALL CONTROL OF CAR, NO STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, NO PARKING GEAR. MECHANICAL SAID THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR. FRIED THE ALTERNATOR. YESTERDAY, WIFE WAS DRIVING, BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE PAN GASKET DOWN INTO THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN. HYUNDAI SAYS MY MODEL OF 2008 VERACRUZ WASNT AFFECTED BY THE STANDING RECALL THAT IS ACTIVE RIGHT NOW. BUT I THINK MY CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM WITH FAULTY VALVE PAN GASKETS. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION, ALL DUMMY LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW IS TO GET IT IN PARK. MECHANICS CHECKED THE BATTERY. BATTERY TESTED PERFECT. SAID IT HAD LOW VOLTAGE AND WASNT BEING CHARGED BY THE SYSTEM

IN NOV 2017 MY 2008 VERACRUZE (98K MILES ) STARTED LOSING POWER, INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING THEN IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY OILY ALTERNATOR. IT WAS REPAIRED. 1 YR 1 MONTH LATER EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN THE ALTERNATOR WAS OILY AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER I'M STARTING TO SEE THE WARNING SIGNS ( FLICKERING LIGHTS, DEAD BATTERY IN THE MORNING 1 TIME, POWER SEAT MEMORY POSITIONING BUTTONS NOT WORKING) CALLED NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ( OVER 2 HRS AWAY) TO VERIFY THAT MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BUT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2015. BUT THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO SPOKANE, HAVE IT DIAGNOSED POSSIBLY HAVE TO RETURN OB A DIFFERENT DAY FOR REPAIR AND THEN CONTACT HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP . ITS GOING TO COST $900 TO REPAIR! PLUS THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE OR TOW MY CAR 2 HRS AWAY FOR NO GUARENTEE HYUNDAI WILL AGAIN FIX THE GASKET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE BATTERY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ATTENDANTS FROM A NEARBY AUTO BODY SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINS. SOMETIMES ITS BECAUSE THE LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, OR THE RADIO COMES ON, OR THE WIPERS TURN ON, OR THE AC TURNS ON, OR THE BLOWER IN THE REAR TURNS ON. THESE ITEMS WILL STAY ON ALL NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DRAIN THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. I HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPECIFIC FUSES IE. THE RADIO, BUT THEN ITS THE BLOWER THAT STAYS ON. I REMOVE THAT FUSE AND ITS THE LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE BETTER PART OF 2 YEARS.

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE ISSUES LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS, YET, THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. 13V113000 09V122000 THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN DRIVE, OR PARK, AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THE ESC STICKS ON RANDOMLY. I'VE REPLACE MANY, MANY BRAKE LIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J.D. BYRIDER (1525 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115, (615) 860-3838) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO RECORD OF THE INITIAL RECALL REPAIR AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT CALL THE DEALER AGAIN WITH AN INVOICE NUMBER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HONOR HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

This is a complaint about the failure of the Hyundai company to respond in a timely matter to a recall issued in Nov. 2020 (NHTSA 20V-705/Hyundai Recall 197) which can affect the alternator and electrical system of the vehicle. The company has not yet issued a resolution and so the dealers will not perform the necessary repairs needed to avoid a breakdown. This is the second recall issued for the exact same problem. Hyundai stated they would issue a remedy but have failed to do so and it has been 8 months. I am asking NHTSA to require the company to provide a remedy so as to avoid a potentially dangerous system failure. I have been through an electrical system failure once already while in traffic due to this precise problem. It could have been deadly. Something needs to be done and Hyundai is dragging its feet. Please intervene.

OIL IS DRIPPING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON TO THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD. MY TRUCK IS JUST LIKE MY SONS 2010. HIS TRUCK HAS BEEN RECALLED WHY NOT MINE. WE HAVE THE SAME TRUCK JUST A DIFFERENT YEAR.

BRAKE LIGHT, ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHT ON REPEATEDLY. BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFY OUT OF GEAR. AUTO START STOPPED WORKING. HAD STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED, NOW SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING AND ESC LIGHT FLASHING ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHT STILL REMAIN ON.

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.

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.