2007 Hyundai Azera Driver assistance Problems

BRAKES WERE LOOSE TOOK TO SHOP TOLD IT WAS MASTER CYLINDER, WENT THROUGH THREE MASTER CYLINDERS THEN THE ABS, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH PANEL, LOST CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. IT IS A QUESTION WHETHER THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR IN TIME SINCE WE NEED TO GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. DEALER SAID $4,000+ TO GET IT FIXED, AND IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE AS IT IS. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE IF A LIFE IS LOST OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURS? SHOULDN'T A PART AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE ABS MODULE BE WARRANTED OR RELACED?

NHTSA ID

10735888

Incident

Dec 16, 2014

Mileage

200,000 mi

BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARDER TO PUSH DOWN ON. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR LIT. TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI REPAIR CENTER BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT AS I DID NOT HAVE "AN APPOINTMENT" AND WAS ASKED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND COME BACK. TOOK IT TO A NEARBY REPAIR STATION (PEPBOYS) WHO READ THE ERROR AS A FAULTY BRAKE A/B SWITCH BUT COULD NOT RECTIFY IT AS THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AND ADVISED ON THE RECALL. CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ON THE CLAIM AS THE EXACT VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE 2007 AZERA HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511778

Incident

May 10, 2013

Mileage

71,250 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO BRING IT TO A STOP. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,007. UPDATED 03/20/13*LJ UPDATED 04/03/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10494897

Incident

Jan 27, 2013

Mileage

41,007 mi

A STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHILE ENTERING A GENTLE CURVE TO THE LEFT. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER TO THE LEFT. CAR LEFT THE TRAVEL LANE AND BRIEFLY ENTERED THE SMOOTHLY PAVED AND LEVEL SHOULDER OF THE DIVIDED ROADWAY. CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT TRIGGERED ESC SYSTEM. AT THAT POINT THE DRIVER INPUT TO STEERING AND BRAKES WERE OVERRIDDEN BY THE ESC SYSTEM. ESC SENT CAR STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT WE WERE ON A CURVE. THIS SENT THE CAR INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER CROSSING BOTH LANES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING WHEEL FORCES OR TO BRAKES. THE CAR LIGHTLY GRAZED THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING A SHALLOW DENT IN THE REAR FENDER. BODY DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE REAR FENDER IN THIS CASE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY NOT? THIS IS, HOWEVER, A DEADLY TYPE OF FAILURE BECAUSE THE CAR SENDS YOU WHEREVER IT WANTS TO GO AND YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OVER THE SIDE OF A CLIFF. AS THE CAR FINALLY SLOWED, THE ESC SYSTEM EVENTUALLY SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WE COULD, ONCE AGAIN, STEER THE CAR. BUT, THIS WAS WAY TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE DAMAGE. THE CAR DID NOT FAIL IN A FAIL-SAFE MANNER. THIS EVENT WAS TRIGGERED BY A SUDDEN MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY VERY BADLY MISALIGNED FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING ANGLE ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. TIRES DO NOT SHOW UNUSUAL WEAR FROM THE MISALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. A HYUNDAI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER INSPECTED THE CAR. HYUNDAI WILL NOT TELL US WHAT FAILED SO WE DO NOT KNOW ROOT CAUSE. IN FACT, HYUNDAI DENIES THERE WAS A STEERING FAILURE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10471621

Incident

Dec 13, 2011

Mileage

37,662 mi

IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THE DASHBOARD COVER REPLACED DUE TO DEFECT IN COVER, THE ESC/ABS SYSTEM BEGAN ENGAGING AT APPROX 28 MPH ON RIGHT HAND CURVES. SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO APPLY BRAKE TO ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS. PAVEMENT WAS WARM AND DRY AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN A SKID SITUATION. DEALER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE ENGINEERS HAVE TRIED TO FIND CAUSE AND CORRECT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE ESC/ABS SYSTEM(S) MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED IN SLIPPERY-ROAD CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

10415861

Incident

Jul 20, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS JAMMED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE FAILURE AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,750. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ

NHTSA ID

10402231

Incident

Jul 20, 2007

Mileage

22,750 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,414 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,071. UPDATED 06/08/10.*LJ

NHTSA ID

10323447

Incident

Aug 19, 2008

Mileage

4,414 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,071 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,025 UPDATED 06/08/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10

NHTSA ID

10321622

Incident

May 12, 2008

Mileage

2,025 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHICH DISABLED THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN IS IN PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ADMINISTERING A REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,999.

NHTSA ID

10282560

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

14,999 mi

I OWN A 2007 AZERA LIMITED WITH 14,000. PURCHASED AUG 2007 FIRST LET ME SAY I LOVE THIS CAR ... HOWEVER !!! THIS IS SCARY: 2 MTHS AGO I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE IN NH AND FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR "KICKED-DOWN) TO PASS... THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL...THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL RPM... I THOUGHT MY WINTER FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK...MOVED IT AND ALL APPEARED FINE.. THEN YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN... HOWEVER THIS TIME IT WAS ON A CURVEY ROAD IN VT WITH A 45MPH SPEED LIMIT... AT 70MPH.. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED BREAKS AS A BIG CURVE WAS APPROACHING.. THIS TIME I KNOW IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT ... DURING BOTH INCIDENTS, CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. WILL BE TAKING CAR TO DEALER TOMORROW 3-17-08. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221333

Incident

Mar 14, 2008

Mileage

14,400 mi