2009 Hyundai Azera Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE ENGINE SMOLDERED FOR HOURS AND BROKE THROUGH THE FIRE BARRIER INTO THE CAR AND IGNITED THE INSIDE.

ON HIGHWAY HEADING TO HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY FROM THROGS NECK BRIDGE IN THE BRONX AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. WE WERE IN HEAVY TRUCK AND CAR TRAFFIC BUT WERE ABLE ,BY LUCK TO GET INTO A STRIPPED AREA TO STOP. WE LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND FOUND WE COULD RESTART THE ENGINE BY TURNING THE IGNITION ON AFTER SHUTTING IT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED 3 KMORE TIMES UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE AND WERE ADVISED BY A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE . WE EVENTUALLY GOT TOWED TO OUR HOME ON LONG ISLAND BY AAA . LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SENT US TO ATLANTIC HYUNDAI FOR REPAIR.

WHEN TURNING THE BLINKERS DO NOT MAKE AND AUDIBLE SOUND WITH BLINKER WORKING AND BLINKER INDICATING ON DASH. DEALER CONFIRMS THAT FAULTY PART IS IN INSTRUMENT CONSOLE AT COST OF APPROX $2500. THIS PART SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM AND TESTED TO FAILURE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OF THIS PART CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN INJURY OF DEATH.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY ERROR CODES REAPPEARING WITH RELATED RELATION TO THIS VITAL SAFETY FEATURE. WHILE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES, AND YET THE ERA CODE STILL REAPPEAR. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE TPMS ERROR LIGHT THAT CONTINUES TO APPEAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CARS TMPS SYSTEM.

I OWN A 2008 AND 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA. ON 10/28/14 I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS AT 50,288 MILES ON THE 2009 AZERA AND ON 12/6/14 I HAD TO MAKE THE SAME REPAIRS ON THE 2008 AZERA AT 54,035 MILES (VIN# [XXX]). THE AZERA HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. MODELS 2007-2012 OF THE VERACRUZ WERE RECALLED ON 7/10/14 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM (RECALL 121). WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE AND SAID THEY WOULD ONLY MAKE FREE REPAIRS ON THE VERACRUZ EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IN THE AZERA IS EXACTLY THE SAME. THE AZERA SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WITH THE VERACRUZ AND HYUNDAI SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE AZERA FREE OF CHARGE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR