2008 Hyundai Entourage Brakes Problems

I had an appointment at the dealer for the recall only. Upon completion of scheduled appointment, I assumed the vehicle recall had been rectified. After my vehicle was at the dealership for several hours, the dealer did not complete the recall. The mechanic said the part was on backorder. They would contact me once it was in stock and available for installation. That was March 12, 2022 at Boch Hyundai in Norwood, Massachusetts. Information regarding recall is listed below: Manufacturer Recall Number 188 NHTSA Recall Number 20V061000

NHTSA ID

11501545

Incident

Mar 12, 2022

I WAS TAKING MY FAMILY FOR SHOPPING, AND AFTER MY KIDS (5 KIDS) WERE SEATED IN THE CAR AND MAKING SURE THE SEAT BELTS WAS WORN. I WALKED TO THE DRIVER DOOR TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE TO THE DESTINATION; A THICK WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE HOOD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS STILL OFF! I WAS SHOCKED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FIRST! SHOULD I SAFE MY FAMILY AND HELP THE KIDS TO RUN OUT OF THE CAR OR CHECK THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE! SINCE I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CARS, I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND IF I UNPLUG THE BATTERY THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM FASTER! WITH A LOT OF SMOKE, I WAS ABLE TO UNPLUG THE CABLES OF THE BATTERY. THEN, I DID HELP MY KIDS TO GET OUT OF THE VAN' THEY WERE VERY SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO HELP! I CHECKED ON THE CAR AND I DID FIND THE SMOKE WAS LESS AND AFTER COUPLE MINUTES STOPPED COMPLETELY. SITUATION COULD BE WORSE THAN THAT, THE VAN WAS FULL OF GAS PARKED IN MIDDLE OF OTHER 4 CARS, 15 FT FROM OUR HOMES. I DID SEE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULE WAS BURNED-OUT! I DID ORDER A USED ABS MODULE FROM EBAY (SEE ATTACHED FILE) AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT WORK! MANY LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD APPEARED (BREAK, ABS, ENGINE) AND LOST SOME FUNCTIONS OF THE DRIVING LIKE CRUISE AND SMOOTH ENGINE SOUND! AFTER VISITING MANY LOCAL REPAIRERS, I DID CALL THE LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED FOR NEW MODULE AND GOT QUOTE ON NEW ABS MODULE (PART ONLY COSTS ABOUT $2500). AFTER ABOUT A MONTH FROM THE ACCIDENT DAY, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM HYUNDAI COMPANY IN USA WITH TWO RECALLS IN WHICH ONE OF THEM SAID ABS MODULE MAY SHORT CIRCUIT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE ABS MODULE MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN INJURY. CONTACTED THE COMPANY BUT THEY DID NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11394368

Incident

Apr 17, 2020

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE N/A. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 1499 S MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320, TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE PARTS BEING THE INCORRECT PARTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VIN SEARCH SHOWED NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11384384

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

160,000 mi

EL VEHCULO EST PRENDIDO PARQUEADO Y SE PRENDI EN FUEGO EN EL LADO DEL CHFER

NHTSA ID

11339649

Incident

Jul 7, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HER DRIVEWAY, SHE WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. THE STATED THAT SHE AND FAMILY MEMBERS ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH HOSES AS FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS WERE FILED. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BUT HAS NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT REFERRED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL ON IT #188.*JB

NHTSA ID

11330039

Incident

Jun 20, 2020

Mileage

104,000 mi

I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL FROM HYUNDAI IN REGARDS TO MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE RECALL NOTICE IS BELOW. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER188 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V061000 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2007-2010 ELANTRA AND2009-2011 ELANTRA TOURING VEHICLES. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2020 HYUNDAI EXPANDED THE RECALL TO INCLUDE 46,425 MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 ENTOURAGE AND 2007 SANTAFE VEHICLES. MOISTURE MAY ENTER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULE AND SAFETY RISK THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ("ABS") MODULE THAT REMAINS ENERGIZED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. IF MOISTUREENTERS THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT OF THE ABS MODULE A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD GRADUALLY DEVELOP. A SPECIFIC CAUSALITY ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER THE ABS MODULE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED; HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE ABS MODULE IS CONTINUALLY POWERED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD DEVELOP EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. REMEDY HYUNDAI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY IN THE VEHICLE'S MAIN JUNCTION BOX TO PREVENT THE RISK OF AN ABS SHORT-CIRCUIT WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 3, 2020. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-855-371-9460. HYUNDAI'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 188. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON MAY 11, 2020 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI OF LAWRENCE, KS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER PART TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THEY KEPT MY VAN FOR SAFETY REASONS AND GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. ON MAY 28, 2020 WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE VAN WAS NOT FIXED AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326444

Incident

May 28, 2020

Mileage

118,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

11195394

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

35,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10761162

Incident

Jul 26, 2015

Mileage

138,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A HILLY AREA, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,060.

NHTSA ID

10524529

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

Mileage

70,060 mi

THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. THEY MAY CLOSE HALF WAY AND THEN GO BACK TO OPEN POSITION AND STAY THERE OR GO BACK TO CLOSED POSITION. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLOSED ON ME ONCE WHEN I WAS STRAPPING MY GRANDSON IN, IT HAD BEEN OPEN AWHILE. LUCKILY I HAD THE KEY ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF ME AND USED THE KEY FOB TO OPEN IT. THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT HIT ME, AS I SUPPOSED IT WOULD. THESE DOORS WERE REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE HATCH DOOR, MY HUSBAND CLOSED IT WHILE I WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING INSIDE THE VAN. I JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY BUT IT HIT ME ON THE SHOULDER AND DID NOT STOP. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR DID NOT SLOW FAST ENOUGH AND I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP COMPLETELY. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO NOISES, NOTHING HAD HAPPENED BEFORE THAT. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED AND IT WAS DUE TO HEAT. I HAVE LOST ALL POWER IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I COASTED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE AND ASKED WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THE VAN. HE ADVISED ME TO SHUT IT OFF FOR AWHILE AND LET IT RESET, THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN. AFTER IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING I HAVE HAD TO ENDURE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. THE OVERHEAD READING LIGHTS IN FRONT AND BACK, THEY TAKE TURNS. THEN THE BEEPING STARTS TOO (THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT GOES ON THE DASH). THAT ALSO TAKES TURNS. SOMETIMES THEY ALL GO ON AT THE SAME TIME AND GO OFF AND ON OR OFF, AND TAKE TURNS GOING ON AND OFF. ITS MADDENING, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298228

Incident

May 30, 2009