2007 Hyundai Azera problems

“CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ESC OFF LIGHT SHOWING UP ON DASHBOARD. AT TIMES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP IN MORNING VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I'VE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO ACCELERATION. SUNROOF WINDOW, BACK DRIVER WINDOW AND HEATED FRONT SEATS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON ?”

“THE CARS LEAKING OIL INTO THE ALTERNATOR.THE OWNER BEFORE ME SAID THEY FIXED THE GASKET AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE.I BOUGHT IT 12/01/20 AND HAVENT DRIVEN IT DUE TO ITS COST TO FIX THE LEAK AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. IF HE GAVE UP ON HIGHWAY GUARANTEE OF AN ACCIDENT. BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT WON'T WORK”

“My 2007 Hyundai Azera is subject to NHTSA Recall 18V026 (Hyundai Safety Recall Campaign 172) for water intrusion into the ABS control module causing electrical short circuits and fire risk. The recall remedy — installation of a relay to cut power to the ABS module when the ignition is off — was completed on my vehicle. Despite the completed remedy, the ABS module shorted and failed. At the diagnosing dealer (Hyundai of Ogden, Ogden, UT), technicians found a blown 20A ABS fuse and no communication with the module; when a replacement fuse was installed, the ABS module immediately began smoking. The technician documented water intrusion into the module as the cause — the same failure mode the recall addressed — and noted no outside cause. This occurred with the vehicle powered, a condition the relay remedy does not mitigate. Hyundai Motor America initially approved a 100% goodwill replacement of the module (dealer estimate $5,531.29) but later declined because the part is discontinued and cannot be sourced. The vehicle currently has no functioning ABS. I am filing because the recall remedy did not prevent the recalled defect from recurring: the water intrusion and…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR AND FLEW OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR BY BUNGEE CORD. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT LARSON'S HYUNDAI 7601 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 9840 (253) 474-0621, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSE BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.”

“I PURCHASED MY 2007 AZERA IN JULY OF 2018 THEN OVER A MONTH LATER IN AUGUST OF 2018 MY PASSENGER WENT TO PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF YELLOW LIGHT STAYED ON WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN NOW THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE YELLOW PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS ON.”

“I HAD THE RECALL 172 PERFORMED AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ON 07/03/2020, AND 2 WEEKS LATER MY ABS MODULE FAILED ANYWAY DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAK INSIDE THE ABS MODULE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS DENIED. OUT OF POCKET $500. WAS ALSO TOLD REPAIR WOULD BE $4000, BUT WAS THEN CHANGED TO $300.”