2006 Hyundai Azera

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA AND I HAVE BEEN SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS. THEY DO NOT PROJECT OUT PROPERLY. THERE IS A VERY, VERY NOTICEABLE SHADOW CAUSING A TOTALLY UNLIT PART OF THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN OVER 23 COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR ON ONE SITE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THIS VISION PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I FEAR THERE WILL BE MANY MORE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE DEALERS AND HYUNDAI ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY2006 HYUNDAI AZERA FOR OVER 3 YEARS,AND HAVE COMPLAINED REGULARLY TO BOTH THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI THAT THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE A SAFETY PROBLEM. THEY FAIL TO THROW ENOUGH LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ENOUGH OF THE ROADWAY AHEAD TO SEE SAFELY. 3 YEARS AGO THE DEALER CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT,AND SAID THEY WERE ADJUSTED TO THE MFG. SPEC'S, AND COULDN'T BE IMPROVED ON. TODAY HYUNDAI TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT DEAL WITH IT. THE DEALER WILL NOT DEAL WITH IT EITHER. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER NEWER MODEL AZERA, THAT HAS GREAT LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR, AND THE MGR. NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2006 AZERA'S WHO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I USE MY HI-BEAMS WHEN I CAN, BUT NORMALLY I CANNOT DRIVE WITH THEM ON WITH ANY TRAFFIC. THERE ARE SEVERAL HYUNDAI OWNER WEBSITES, ALL OF WHICH DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY CANNOT GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM HYUNDAI TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA 4 DOOR. THE FRONT HEADLAMPS DO NOT REFLECT OUT SUFFICIENTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE LAMPS REFLECT DOWN AND CREATE A SEVERE BLIND SPOT AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY HAZARDOUS. I WENT ON LINE YESTERDAY AND DISCOVERD THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE REPAIRED? ALSO, I SAW MY MODEL VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH. AND, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR HAS A DEFECT WHICH CAN PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. HOW DO I GET THESE DEFECTS ON MY AUTO CORRECTED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE RPMS DROP TO BELOW 1,000 FOR A SECOND, AND THEN THEY REBOUND TO NORMAL ON THE TACHOMETER. YOU THINK THAT THE MOTOR IS GOING TO STOP, BUT IT DOESN'T. THIS DECREASE IN MOTOR REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CAUSES A DROP IN THE ELECTRICITY BEING PRODUCED BY THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO DIM. THE CAR IS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI AZERA LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DEFECTS. DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW, PREVENTING HEADLIGHTS TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE ROADWAY. HYUNDAI OWNER FORUMS ON-LINE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BY MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS, BUT MFG. REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, OR EVEN ADDRESS MY E-MAIL COMPLAINTS. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA, WITH PERFECT HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. DEALER SAYS 2008 HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE NOT ADAPTABLE TO MY 2006 MODEL, WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. MANY DRIVERS REPORT ON THE FORUM'S THAT DRIVING ON UNLIT RURAL ROADS, MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY MORE THAN A FEW FEET AHEAD, SUCH AS A DEER OR ROAD DEBRIS. A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US. *TR

I TOO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM IS THE RPMS DROP TO BELOW 1,000 FOR A SECOND, AND THEN THEY REBOUND TO NORMAL ON THE TACHOMETER. YOU THINK THAT THE MOTOR IS GOING TO STOP, BUT IT DOESN'T. THIS DECREASE IN MOTOR REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE CAUSES A DROP IN THE ELECTRICITY BEING PRODUCED BY THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO DIM. THE CAR IS ABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE DAYTIME. HOWEVER, IT MAYBE RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER USING FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, THE RPM DROP OFF ON DECELERATION SEEMS TO BE LESS SEVERE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 AZERA BOUGHT NEW IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND HAVE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS SUCH AS LEFT BEAM BLOCKAGE DUE TO THE WAY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS CREATED ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM THAT JUST STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I HAD YET ANOTHER HEADLIGHT REPLACED. MY HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) DIM FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY 20 - 30 SECONDS. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOG LIGHTS ON BUT ALSO NOTICEABLE WITHOUT THEM. ALONG WITH THIS DIMMING THE HEATER FAN ALSO SOUNDS TO LOSE SOME POWER. I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE BY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND LIGHTS ON MANY TIMES FOR 30 MINUTES AND MORE BUT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN UNLESS THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND MOVING. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHECK THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT LOCATE ANY VOLTAGE DROP OR SEE THE PROBLEM. I OF COURSE ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THIS AT NIGHT BUT THEY INSISTED TO TRY TO SEE THIS DURING THE DAY. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZARD TO THE LIFE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT BE WALKING OR RIDING BIKES AT NIGHT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING A PERSON IN BLACK CLOTHES AT NIGHT WHILE THEY WERE WALKING AS MY LIGHTS DIMMED AND FOR AN INSTANT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E021000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS. WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF GREASE DEPOSITED INSIDE THE RIM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CV JOINTS WERE LEAKING GREASE AND NEW ONES WERE NEEDED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000. ALSO, THE LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK DID NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR. UPDATED EVOQ 12/16/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A DARK ROAD, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE A DEER IN THE ROAD BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SHINING ONLY 20 FEET AHEAD. AS A RESULT, THE DEER WAS STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATING TO THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,375 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,300.