2011 Hyundai Veracruz

RECALL RELATING TO OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT CYLINDER BANK VALVE COVER GASKET COMPLETED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF HYUNDAI INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR. FRONT CYLINDER STILL IS LEAKING AND NEW ALTERNATOR IS NOW CONTAMINATED. THE ALTERNATOR BEING CONTAMINATED WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. CLAIM PRESENTED TO HYUNDAI AND CAR DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETE REPAIRS. CLAIM DENIED. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. FINAL DENIAL ISSUED TODAY 07/09/2018

NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V415000 WAS ISSUES FOR RECALL OF FAULTY VALVE COVER GASKET THAT CAN LEAK AND SHORT OUT ALTERNATOR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. OUR VERACRUZ HAS NOW HAD THIS VALVE COVER REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED, TWICE NOW IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS TIME, 4/2018, THE ALTERNATOR WAS SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED LOSS OF POWER WHILE VEHICLE WAS IS MOTION ON CITY STREET. HYUNDAI HAS REPAIRED FAULTY PARTS AGAIN, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE YET TO HAVE A VALID FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS HAVE ONLY BEEN A BANDAID, AS SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL RECALL ISSUED TILL HYUNDAI COMES UP WITH VALID FIX FOR THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ELEVEN MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,742.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

VEHICLE DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND ENGINE CHECK SIGN CAME ON, THEN CAR SIGN AS ANTITHEFT SIGN APPEARED THAN TPC SIGN AND NAVIGATION DIRECTION SIGN IN MIRROR ALL KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT SPEEDOMETER STUCK TO 60 MPH. VEHICLE DROPPED SPEED GRADUALLY AND I WAS AFRAID THAT OTHER VEHICLES COMING BEHIND AT FULL SPEED MAY HIT MY VEHICLE IF THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF MY VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO PULLED THE VEHICLE IN SHOULDER LANE AND STARTED MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON. BLINKERS WERE GOING ON AND OFF AND WARNING BELL WERE ALSO GOING ON AND OFF. DAMAGED THE BATTERY OF MY VEHICLE. CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 121 DOES NOT HAVE REMEDY TO THIS RECALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, CRASH, FIRE OR SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY, SINCE IT AFFECTING TO THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND SPEEDOMETER DOSE NOT RESPONDS TO THE CURRENT SPEED OF VEHICLE. DAMAGES THE BATTERY AND BLOW OFF THE HORN OF THE VEHICLE. CASE # [XXX]. DEALER WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGED BATTERY AND DAMAGED HORN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FOLLOWING EMAIL SENT TO HYUNDAI DEAR SIR: I HAVE A 2011 VERCRUZ WITH 27499 MILES THAT I HAVE LOVED UNTIL JANUARY 19, 2014. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH, THE CAR SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER: NO POWER STRAINING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO ENGINE POWER. IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. BY RESEARCHING THE NET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED MANY TIMES BEFORE. AN OIL GASKET LEAKS THAT DRIPS OIL ON THE ALTERNATOR PRODUCING LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND A DEAD ENGINE. MY DEALER, L------N HYUNDAI, DID THE REPAIR WORK, ONLY CHARGING ME FOR THE DEPLETED BATTERY. NOR WERE TOW CHARGES REIMBURSED. THEY CONCLUDED THAT OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE GASKET, DESTROYING THE ALTERNATOR. I REGARD THIS HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE PROBLEM RECURS FOR ME, OR FOR OTHERS; SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE COULD RESULT. I REQUEST THAT YOU ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL AND PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *TR ------ ---------