HATCHBACK/TRUNK LOCK GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T OPEN WHEN PRESSING THE HANDLE. THE KEY ITSELF OR USING REMOTE ALARM OR BY DEPRESSING THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE CAR, DOESN'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK. THE LOCK GETS STUCK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT UNLOCKED. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN. …
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HATCHBACK/TRUNK LOCK GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T OPEN WHEN PRESSING THE HANDLE. THE KEY ITSELF OR USING REMOTE ALARM OR BY DEPRESSING THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE CAR, DOESN'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK. THE LOCK GETS STUCK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT UNLOCKED. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN. TT
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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