2008 Hyundai Entourage

THERE WERE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH MY 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE POWER SLIDING DOORS AUTOMATICALLY OPENING/CLOSING ON THEIR OWN. IT MOSTLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AND WAS WAITING ON MY CHILDREN'S BUS TO COME BUT THE INCIDENT IN JANUARY 2009 OCCURRED WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN ONE OF MY POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS SEAT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE THE SEAT THAT MY, THEN, 3 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WOULD SIT IN. I LITERALLY HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN A YEAR (SOMETIMES I WOULD NOT TAKE IT IN BECAUSE THEY KEPT TELLING ME IF THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO) AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP, COLLECTIVELY, ABOUT A MONTH SO THEY COULD ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVEN WITH SHOWING THEM VIDEO, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF FROM PURCHASE, THEY FINALLY STARTED CHANGING OUT PARTS (STARTING FROM CHEAPEST TO MORE EXPENSIVE PER MY REQUEST) AND FOUND THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SWITCHES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE DOORS HAVE SHUT ON ME WHILE I HAVE BEEN STANDING IN THE DOOR TRYING TO GET MY KIDS OUT, THEY HAVE OPENED WHILE DRIVING, AND MANY TIMES IT WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE REPEATEDLY ON ITS OWN BUT WOULDN'T FULLY OPEN UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE POWER FUNCTION. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE, THIS COULD CAUSE SMALLER CHILDREN TO BECOME ENTRAPPED. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE POSTING ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I AM MENTIONING. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES LOSE THEIR LIFE OR BECOME SERIOUSLY AND/OR PERMANENTLY INJURED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT RELEASE OPEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT WHERE THE POWER TO THE REAR SLIDING DOORS STARTED TO STICK, MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE AND BEEP WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE. THEN THE POWER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I SWITCHED THE DOORS TO MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE, WHICH AS FINE FOR AWHILE. THEN IT STARTED TO BEEP AND THE DOOR OPEN SIGN WOULD LIGHT ON THE DASH BUT WOULD STILL BE SHUT. I WOULD THEN PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE DOOR AND LOCK IT. THEN ONE DAY WITH MY SIX YEAR OLD SON AND DOG IN THE BACK IT OPENED WIDE AS I WAS TURNING ON TO A HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT LATCHING AND NOW WE HAVE TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT BECAUSE IT WILL TRY TO OPEN EVERY TIME I MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND THE BEEPING IS CONSTANT NOW. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM! *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS ERRATIC OPERATION. CURRENTLY ONE DOOR DOES NOT OPERATE WITH REMOTE OR INSIDE POWER BUTTON. IT WOULD PARTIALLY OPEN THEN CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY, THEN STOPPED OPERATING COMPLETELY. HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER. NOW IT'S A REPEAT ISSUE. OTHER CUSTOMERS REPORT DOORS OPENING BY THEMSELVES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES TO FIX NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS. ISSUES INCLUDE NOT OPENING, NOT CLOSING, NOT STOPPING WHEN OBSTRUCTED AND EVEN OPENING WHILE DRIVING. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 THE VAN WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE DOOR FIXED WHEN THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN RIGHT AFTER IT WAS PUT INTO PARK. EVEN WITH THE POWER SHUT OFF TO THE DOOR WE COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE WRECKER DRIVER HAD TO A BUNGEE CORD TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED FOR THE TRIP. *TR