There are 8 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2010 Hyundai Veracruzin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO THE PLASTIC DRIVER DOOR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THIS WEEK THE PLASTIC PASSENGER FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. NOT GOOD. IF THERE WAS A WRECK AND YOU NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS YOU COULD BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE! I DON'T THINK DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BREAK!! I HAVE THE PASSENGER BROKEN DOOR HANDLE.
BOTH OF THE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE PLASTIC, HAVE BROKEN. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT YOU MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS & REACH OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN EACH OF THE HANDLES BROKE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED OR A FIRE BROKE OUT & FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR WINDOWS DOWN YOU COULD BE IN SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.
WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE INTERIOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOORS. THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE THERE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL OPEN BUT GETS STUCK AT TIMES AND DOES NOT WANT TO SHUT REQUIRING YOU TO MANUALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS IS UNSAFE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO FRACTURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ
AS OF TODAY 3 OUT OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ HAVE BROKEN. THE REMAINING DOOR IS INTERMITTENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK. FROM AN ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS AND MODELS, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN OR MATERIALS. IT IS ALSO NOT ONE THAT I CARE TO PAY TO REPAIR AND THEN HAVE TO PAY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. INABILITY TO OPEN A DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT. OF COURSE THIS ASSUMES THAT POWER IS NOT INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT. WITHOUT ELECTRICAL WE WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, AS A MAN OF COLOR, I DON'T CHERISH THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO A COP THAT I CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST REACHING OUTSIDE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR BUT THIS IS ONE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD DEFINITELY RECALL AND REPAIR.
AS OF TODAY 3 OUT OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2010 HYUNDAIVERACRUZ HAVE BROKEN. THE REMAINING DOOR IS INTERMITTENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK. FROM AN ONLINE SEARCH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO NOT ONE THAT I CARE TO PAY TO REPAIR AND THEN HAVE TO PAY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. INABILITY TO OPEN A DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT. AS A MAN OF COLOR, I DON'T CHERISH THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO A COP THAT I CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST REACHING OUTSIDE. I FEEL I WOULD CERTAINLY BE SHOT. BEST REGARDS
HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR THREE YEARS. THIS PREVENTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE OR ESCAPING SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION. RICK CASE HYUNDAI ADVISED THEY DO NOT STOCK THOSE PARTS AND WE HAD TO RETURN TO REPAIR THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS MADE EXITING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT; LOWER THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, EXIT AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THREE YEARS AGO, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DOOR HANDLE. PARTS WERE CHEAP PLASTIC. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS AT MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DROP OFF LINE WHERE MY SON WAS SCOLDED FOR EXITING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER LEFT SIDE. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE WAS BROKEN, THUS PREVENTING HIM FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO EVERY HANDLE, YET THEY ARE REPLACED WITH THE SAME INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS DOOR HANDLES THAT CONTINUE TO BREAK. TONIGHT, THE REAR RIGHT INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HYUNDAI HAS NOT REPAIRED THE ISSUE BY BUILDING A BETTER DOOR HANDLE.. SHOULD THE CAR GO IN THE WATER, OR BE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WE CANNOT ESCAPE AND BE HARMED FOR NO REASON. THIS IS AN EASY FIX THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED. THANK YOU *TR
SINCE ABOUT MAY OR JUNE OF 2013, 3 OUT OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THIS IS NOT JUST COINCIDENCE. THE 2 FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAVE BROKEN. I AM FINALLY REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. IN FACT, MY HUSBAND ALSO OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ AND HIS PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS ALSO CRACKED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I SENT AN EMAIL TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH IS POSTED ON THEIR NATIONAL OEM WEBSITE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS ESSENTIALLY THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. I DO KNOW THAT OTHER YEAR AND MAKE/MODEL HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE A SPECIFIC RECALL ON THESE DOOR HANDLES. I AM WONDERING WHY THE 2010 VERACRUZ DOES NOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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