2006 Hyundai Azera Driver assistance Problems

LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ABS, ECO ARE ON BRAKES WAS DONE

NHTSA ID

11223142

Incident

Jun 17, 2019

Mileage

89,000 mi

ANY TIME I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CAR DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM, THE RADIO LOSES VOLUME, AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. THIS IS ALL VERY NOTICABLE. RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD BEEN STOMPED ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET AND ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED IT HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. BECAUSE IT TURNED OFF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING, SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS AS I'M DRIVING, I NOTICED IT HAPPENS WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN GEARS. SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SHIFT GEARS UP IT CAN HAPPEN AS WELL. I FOUND A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR THE ABS MODULE SYSTEM ISSUE. RECALL #172.

NHTSA ID

11203996

Incident

Nov 14, 2018

Mileage

97,000 mi

2006 HYUNDAI AZERA GAS PEDAL LOST ALL POWER AT 30 MPH ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. RESTARTED CAR, LOST POWER AT 30 MPH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENED ON FREEWAY HEADING AWAY FROM HOME. HAD TO TURN AROUND IN EMERGENCY TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME WITH FLASHERS ON 30 MPH ALL THE WAY HOME. ACCELERATOR CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER AT 30 MPH. LOSING POWER ON FREEWAY AND IN INTERSECTIONS IS A HORRIBLE FEELING.

NHTSA ID

10966259

Incident

Mar 10, 2017

Mileage

138,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON US 95 AT NIGHT MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNING. I WAS TRAVING AT 65 MPH.AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND LATER INSPECTED. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED BECAUSE OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKETS DIRECTLY ONTO THE ALTERNATOR WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THIS FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED THE POWER STEERING & MY LIGHTS AS WELL . I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY CAR WAS NOT STRUCK AS THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. .

NHTSA ID

10881239

Incident

Dec 15, 2013

Mileage

68,000 mi

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLORE UNTIL AFTER THE CAR FULLY STOPPED BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHTEN CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL I GOT A BLEED INJURY INSIDE MY RIGHT BREAST THE RIGHTING STOPPED ONLY AFTER I WAS ABKE TO RELEASE IT THEN AFTERWARDS THE AIRBAG DEPLORED ONLY IN THE DRIVERS SIDE NO OTHER AIRBAGS CAME OUT DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10845835

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN LA, CA WITH SPEED CONTROL SET AT 65MPH I WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE. TO ALLOW MORE ROOM BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE FOLLOWING CAR I ACCELERATED BY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SPEED INCREASED AND I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO RETURN TO THE SET SPEED. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO #1 TAKE THE CAR OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND #2. TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I WAS NOW MOVING AT ABOUT 80MPH. I STEPPED WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL. STILL THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE SPEED DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKE. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND AS I WAS IN THE FAST LANE (LEFT) I MOVED OFF THE LANE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN LA. ON 02/03/14 WHILE DRIVING ON I15 I WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE MOTOR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WHO REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AS THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING HOME, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ON A TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AGAIN. I NEED YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563033

Incident

Dec 3, 2013

Mileage

48,700 mi

EXCESSIVE SQUEAKING NOISE EMITTING FROM FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE ANALYZED BY PEP BOYS MECHANIC. RESOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FRONT BALL JOINT UPPER AND REMOVE AND REPLACE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY. ALSO, THE REAR SCREEN IS ACTIVATED WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PLACE IN REVERSE. SCREEN WILL NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION WHEN SWITCH IS TOUCHED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560436

Incident

Jan 10, 2014

Mileage

9,648 mi

CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 18 MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED, AND THE BRAKES BEGAN STIFF AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR RAN INTO A CLOSED OVERHEAD DOUBLE GARAGE DOOR, CONTINUED THRU THE GARAGE AND HIT THE BRICK WALL ON THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HYUNDAI HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. HYUNDAI HAS NOT SHARED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WITH US. WE HAVE SINCE USED OUR OWN THIRD PARTY TO TEST THE CAR AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH SYSTEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547851

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

Mileage

16,226 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE DASH WILL READ "ESC OFF" AND THE CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION;LOOSES ALL POWER. NO STEERING CONTROL, NO RADIO, NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, THE CAR LOOSES ALL FUNCTIONING ABILITY. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE SWITCH OFF, WAIT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR WILL START AND RUN UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO PATTERN TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2008. HARMONIC BALANCER REPLACED, START SENSOR REPLACED, CAM SENSOR REPLACED, THE SHIFTER WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT PUSHING IN THE SAFETY RELEASE, AND THE LIGHTS CUT ON/OFF ALL THE TIME. VERY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10463318

Incident

Apr 27, 2012

Mileage

108,500 mi

WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS COLD OR WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN A HALF A TANK IN GAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING, IT WOULD NOT REV. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TURN OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ESC LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND THE CAR WOULD REV ON IT OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10457918

Incident

Feb 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN HIS FOOT WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO FOUR PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/20/11 *CN UPDATED 10/07/11

NHTSA ID

10422372

Incident

Aug 4, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I-90 PASSING WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED BRAKES (TIL SMOKING) BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361135

Incident

Oct 3, 2010

Mileage

57,000 mi

HYUNDAI HAS AN ISSUE WITH FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS WHICH CAUSES THE CAR'S ENGINE TO STUMBLE AND THEN SWITCH INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. THIS MODE ONLY ALLOWS A TOP SPEED OF 20MPH WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION POWER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, SUCH AS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO CRASHES, AS THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO. CURRENTLY, HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED TSB 09-FL-003-2, BUT WILL ONLY COVER THE REPAIR COSTS IF THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346078

Incident

Jul 28, 2010

Mileage

64,900 mi

CASE NUMBER 3180238. I'M DONE WITH THE CAR BUT I DON'T WANT TO TRADE A VEHICLE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND GET SOMEONE HURT OR WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214194

Incident

Dec 20, 2007

2006 HYUNDAI AZERA LIMITED WITH GEAR PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AS HER FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE GAS AND PUT ON THE BRAKE**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND SWITCHING INTO A DIFFERENT LANE AT ABOUT 60 OR 65 MILES AN HOUR SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED ALMOST STANDING ON THE BRAKE A FEW TIMES IS WHAT FINALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL.*TR

NHTSA ID

10199265

Incident

Jul 28, 2007

Mileage

1,600 mi

ACCELERATOR CONTINUED TO OPERATE AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS HAPPENED SIX TIMES. VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10186124

Incident

Mar 25, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED.

NHTSA ID

10159590

Incident

Jun 12, 2006

Mileage

8,500 mi