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2007 Hyundai Entourage Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 13, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 213 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Hyundai Entourage submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Jun 13, 2019

I WAS DRIVING ON THE CLEAR VIEW EXPRESSWAY IN NY WHEN THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF NO WARRING AT ALL JUST DIED. I WAS LUCKY I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGH WAY CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TOOK 4 HOURS TWO TOW TRUCKS TO GET ME HOME TO CT TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN MILFORD THEY SAID THE ENGINE FROZE HAD PLENTY OF OIL WAS NOT BURNT IT JUST STOPPED WORKING THE ENGINE HAD 113,000 WHEN IT JUST STOPPED NO WARING AT ALL THEY SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN NOT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE NOW I HAVE A BIG PAPER WEIGHT IN MY YARD.

NHTSA ID
11219700
Incident
May 13, 2018
Mileage
113,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Apr 4, 2019
Fire reported

MINIVAN WAS PARKED AT NIGHT IN OUR HOME GARAGE AND SPONTANEOUSLY WENT ON FIRE. ALL RECOMMENDED FACTORY MAINTENANCE WAS ALWAYS PERFORMED. NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE EXISTED. SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE. PUSHED IT OUT OF GARAGE TO SAVE FAMILY AND HOME.

NHTSA ID
11193748
Incident
Mar 26, 2019
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineTires & wheels
Filed Feb 6, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL HYUNDAI(2820 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL) FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID
11174674
Incident
Jan 2, 2009
Mileage
35,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 28, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE REVVING SUBSIDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLSTAR MOTORS, INC. (9201 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63114, (314) 427-6550), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

NHTSA ID
11122947
Incident
Aug 15, 2018
Mileage
133,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 27, 2016

VAN'S ELECTRICAL SUDDENLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC LOSING POWER - THANKFULLY A PARKING LOT ENTRANCE WAS NEARBY AND WAS ABLE TO BARELY STEER IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME. FOUND OUT IT WAS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING OIL ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH RECALLED HYUNDAI VERACRUZ - SAME ENGINE LAYOUT - BUT NO RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE ALTERNATOR DIED AND THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID
10937751
Incident
May 6, 2016
Mileage
40,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL GASKET COVER WAS LEAKING AND CAUSED OIL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE OIL GASKET COVER, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,900.

NHTSA ID
10937241
Incident
Nov 15, 2015
Mileage
99,900 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jul 31, 2016

VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE ALTERNATOR. OTHER HYUNDAI'S WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT THE ENTOURAGE HAS NOT. THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL SINCE BY HYUNDAI'S ONE ADMISSION IN THE OTHER RECALL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS???

NHTSA ID
10891877
Incident
Jul 31, 2016
Engine
Filed Jul 19, 2016

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE JUNE OF 2016 SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT FAILING TO START TURN THE KEY LIGHTS FAN RADIO ALL CAME ON ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK IT HAPPENS NOW AND AGAIN BUT ENOUGH TO BE AN ISSUE I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WERE IT WAS PURCHASED THEY REPLACED THE STARTER ONE WEEK LATER SAME ISSUE WE HAD THE BATTERY TESTED TOLD THE BATTERY WAS ALMOST NEW SINCE BUYING THE VAN I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TWICE AND I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT WORK AND AT THE STORE FOR HOURS EVEN MISSED A DAY OF WORK BECAUSE OF THIS I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO SWALLOW THE COST I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AND IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI HAS AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK NO START ISSUE WITH SOME VEHICLES THE ENTOURAGE BEING ONE THAT THEY WONT ACKNOWLEDGE I EVEN FOUND A YOU TUBE VIDEO WHERE A MECHANIC EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM MY HUSBAND HAS OWNED TWO ELANTRA'S I THOUGHT WE COULD RELY ON HYUNDAI WHICH WAS THE REASON I BROUGHT THE ENTOURAGE BUT CLEARLY THAT ARE NOT AS RELIABLE AS WE THOUGHT . I EVEN FOUND 6 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS SITE

NHTSA ID
10885833
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Mileage
83,500 mi
ElectricalEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jun 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH A MONTH LATER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V556000 (SUSPENSION) AND 06V356000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

NHTSA ID
10722767
Incident
Apr 30, 2015
Mileage
70,000 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 2014

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR ENTOURAGE NOT BEING ABLE TO START. TWO MONTHS AGO WE HAD AN OIL LEAK FROM OUR VALVE COVER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN LEAKING ONTO OUR ALTERNATOR FOR AWHILE AND COULD CAUSE OUR ALTERNATOR TO STOP WORKING. WE HAD TO PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET THE VALVE COVER FIXED. THE MECHANIC I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO SAYS THAT THEIR IS A RECALL ON THE VERACRUZ WHICH USES THE SAME ENGINE AN VALVE COVER FOR MY VEHICLE. I THINK THAT OUR 2007 ENTOURAGE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL IN CASE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO MORE PEOPLE AND MORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. BECAUSE OF THIS LEAK HAPPENING WE WILL NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR SOON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10648546
Incident
Apr 8, 2014
Mileage
97,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 5, 2014

ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT THEN DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS. I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN THREE DAYS (AUGUST 8, 2014) TO HAVE THE FRONT VALVE COVER REPLACED. THE COST ESTIMATE IS $653.00. NHTSA RECENTLY SENT ME A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI VERACRUZ THAT HAS VIRTUALLY THE SAME ENGINE COMPARTMENT LAYOUT AS MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL ON THE VERACRUZ IS TO REPLACE LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE ALTERNATOR FOR FREE BECAUSE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I THINK THAT HYUNDAI OF AMERICA SHOULD DO THE SAME FIX FOR MY VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT I DO? I BELIEVE THAT ODI SHOULD VERIFY THIS COMPLAINT AND CONTACT HYUNDAI TO ISSUE THE SAME RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10618967
Incident
Jun 2, 2014
Engine
Filed Jul 18, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED AN UNKNOWN MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ID
10614583
Incident
Jul 7, 2014
Mileage
96,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Mar 24, 2014

BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2013 OUR ENTOURAGE STARTED EXPERIENCING EPISODES OF RANDOMLY NOT STARTING, WITH EPISODES OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS, SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES LESS. FOR AWHILE WE SUSPECTED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY, BUT AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TWICE NOW, WE KNOW IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY. WE DO KNOW NOW THAT IT IS A CONDITION KNOWN AS AN INTERMITTENT, NO CRANK/NO START. WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHY; HOWEVER, WE SUSPECT, PER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2007THAT WE FOUND (#07-90-009), THAT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY IPM MODULE. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BULLETIN OR TO COVER THE REPAIRS SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND A DIAGNOSTIC IS PROVING FUTILE (PER OUR EXPERIENCE OF HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED THAT TURNED UP NOTHING) SINCE THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME, THEREFORE, BY THE TIME THE MECHANIC IS ABLE TO SEE IT IS NO LONGER EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM, SO WE ARE LEFT NOT ONLY NOT KNOWING WHEN OUR VEHICLE WILL START ON A RECURRING BASIS BUT UNSURE AS TO WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10574575
Incident
Aug 19, 2013
ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 27, 2014

MY 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE SE MINIVAN SUFFERS FROM A INTERMITTENT START ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN 2012 WITH 82,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE HAD DOOR ISSUES, WHERE THEY DO NOT LATCH CORRECTLY AND ENGINE ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN A GREAT PURCHASE. THE VAN NOT STARTING IS THE REAL ISSUE, HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS. WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT EITHER STARTS THE ENGINE OR THERE IS NO IGNITION. THE LIGHTS AND FANS STILL WORK JUST NO IGNITION. THE FIX, I READ ONLINE THAT IF YOU HIT THE FUSE PANEL BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL THAT RESETS THIS ERROR. IT WORKS, IT SHOULDN'T BUT IT DOES. THE CLOSEST DEALER IS 30 MILES AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME UP TO A 600.00 TO FIX. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI. IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10566366
Incident
May 1, 2013
Mileage
100,000 mi
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Nov 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHT, THE POWER SLIDING DOORS, AND THE POWER LOCKS ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID THAT IT TOO WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND FELT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJUPDATED 2/6/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID
10482870
Incident
Apr 1, 2008
Mileage
114 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Jun 12, 2012

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT UNEXPECTEDLY DOES NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION TO OCCUR. THE CAR STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10461336
Incident
May 8, 2012
Mileage
70,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 6, 2011

WE WERE RECENTLY DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY, WHEN THE ESC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY ENGINE WAS STILL ON, BUT I LOST ACCELERATION AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VAN. I HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED OFF AND I REGAINED THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS EVERY MORNING I WILL START THE VAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE VAN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE ESC OFF LIGHTS TURNS OFF AND I REGAIN ACCELERATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE WE'RE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGH WAY AND LOSE POWER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10434370
Incident
Oct 17, 2011
Mileage
72,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 3, 2011

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY TOOK A 5,000 MILE ROAD TRIP. THE FIRST 4,000 MILES WE HAD NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 900 MILES FROM HOME, WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. WE GOT READY TO LEAVE THE HOTEL ONE MORNING AND THE ESC "OFF" LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YOU COULD FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, BUT ONLY GOT 1,000 RPM'S. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN, BUT IT HAD NO POWER. I TURNED IT OFF TO GO CHECK IT OUT, AND WHEN I CAME BACK THE ESC LIGHT WAS GONE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE FIRST DAY THIS HAPPENED, WE GOT TO 250 BEFORE IT WENT INTO COAST. AFTER THAT, WE COULD ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 70+ MILES BEFORE IT WOULD START COASTING AGAIN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. IT WOULD RUN ANOTHER 70+ MILES AND WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THE TMS LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. AT ONE POINT, I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS IN BIG CITIES (FINDING A PLACE TO PULL OVER WITH THE TRAFFIC) ALSO, THERE WAS A LOT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION WITH ONE LANE TRAFFIC AND NOWHERE TO PULL OFF. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE STRESS WE WERE UNDER. THE REASON FOR THIS LETTER, IS MAINLY TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. BUT, WE WERE DEFINITELY LUCKY AND WERE ALWAYS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC GOING 75 MPH. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF

NHTSA ID
10431128
Incident
Sep 14, 2011
Mileage
54,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 29, 2009

THERE HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT WHINE COMING FROM MY SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE ENGINE FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. UPON RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THE WHINE WE WERE ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THE POWER STEERING OIL PUMP. WHEN WE WENT LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE KNOWN ISSUES, WE CAME ACROSS A TECHINICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - DATED AUGUST 2008 - ADDRESSING A WHINE NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING OIL PUMP. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO ASK ABOUT HAVING THE POWER STEERING PUMP CHECKED, BASED ON THE TSB - I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT "HE" WAS THE SPECIALIST AND HE WOULD DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS - BUT FIRST HE WOULD HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE CHECK ON THE ENGINE (TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $450) TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HE THEN ASKED THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I TOLD HIM, HE INFORMED ME THAT SINCE IT WAS OVER 60K - IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD THEREFORE HAVE TO PAY ALL OUT OF POCKET. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE TSB WAS DATED AUGUST 2008 AND THAT THE TSB INFO WAS NEVER SENT TO THE CUSTOMERS - (WAS TOLD TSB INFORMATION WAS STRICTLY FOR SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND THE CONSUMER DID NOT NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT) SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN, MY POWER STEERING HAS SEIZE UP THREE TIMES - LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT AT THE TIME I WAS JUST PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. BUT IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHILE ON A SHARP CURVE - THE CAR COULD VERY EASILY NOT COME OUT OF THE TURN AND CAUSE A SEVERE CRASH. MY MAIN COMPLAINT - IF THERE IS A TSB AND REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR - THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT FALL TO THE CONSUMERS TO BE HIT WITH A HEFTY REPAIR BILL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10297346
Incident
Sep 24, 2009
Mileage
56,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 18, 2008

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE CAR BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALL THE DOORS WERE CLOSED AND NO LIGHTS LEFT ON. IT WOULD JUST BE DEAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SUPPOSEDLY TESTED ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING EACH TIME IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10228133
Incident
May 17, 2008
Mileage
5,100 mi

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