Hyundai recalls nearly 1 million vehicles
 

I seem to recall (pardon the pun), some saying their quality was top notch nowadays. ;)

LOL Don't seem any different than the level I thought they were at.. :icon17:


Multiple Hyundai recalls for brake lamps and rust issues affect nearly 1M units

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Hyundai have initiated recalls on 963,305 vehicles as part of four separate campaigns. The first recall, blanketing over one half million late-model vehicles, is nationwide. The other three recalls, all corrosion-related on older vehicles, are limited to the regions of the country where salt is used to de-ice roads in the winters.

The most widespread recall, affecting up to 531,894 2005-2008 Accent, Azera, Elantra, Entourage, Santa Fe, Sonata, Tucson, and Veracruz models, is NHTSA Campaign 09V122000. It is focused on a malfunctioning stop lamp switch that may prevent brake lights from illuminating when the pedal is depressed (the same switch may also cause them to stay lit after the brakes are released).

The second recall, affecting up to 175,765 1999-2004 Sonata, XG300, and XG350 models, is NHTSA Campaign 09V124000. That recall, limited to America's so-called "Salt Belt" states, is centered around potentially excessive corrosion of the front sub-frame due to winter road salt applications. If unnoticed, the lower control arm may separate from its mount.

The third recall, affecting up to 170,610 2001-2003 Elantra and Tiburon models, is NHTSA Campaign 09V125000. Also limited to the salt-belt states, the affected component is a failed lower control arm due to excessive corrosion.

The fourth recall, affecting up to 85,036 2001-2003 Santa Fe models, is NHTSA Campaign 09V123000. Again limited to to the Salt Belt states, the recall is centered around the possible internal corrosion of the rear trailing arms in the vehicle's suspension.

In all four recalls, Hyundai dealers will inspect, repair, and replace defective or damaged parts at no cost to the owner. In some situations, rust-proofing material will be added to chassis areas to arrest the corrosion process. Owners of affected vehicles may contact Hyundai Customer Service at 1-800-633-5151, call the NHTSA Hotline at 1-888-327-4236, or visit SAFERCAR.GOV. Press releases after the jump."

Yay :D

Thanks Greg - it's very useful to know these things when your wife has a Hyundai (mercifully not one of those mentioned above).

:icon18: Guess she chose the right one out of the bunch :tup: :bowrofl:

Time will tell! It's an i30 - and it was me who chose it! Luckily it has a 10 year anti-corrosion warranty, as long as you have it inspected every 2 years.

Just wait!
Hyundai will dominate!
:D

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Hey hey!
Don't be a hater! :tup:

wow in this economy? and a re-call? -rep points for hyundai

That sucks for those that are not in the "Salt Belt" states. You have a car that will corrode easily and they will not do anything unless you are in the "salt belt".

What if you move to one of those states in a year? Seems lame to me.

Someone send this thread to alefcole :icon17: :stirthepot:

Well, Toyota is having the same rust-on-frame issues on the Tundra that they had w/ the Tacoma.

And it's not like Nissan has been immune to this issue as well.

I wonder what this says about Nissan's quality?

It seems to me that Hyundai went the extra mile in releasing this as a recall rather than a simple TSB, which should be a +rep IMO.

I personally think that Hyundai makes great vehicles these days and if I were in the market for a car right now I wouldn't discount the Genesis because of the badge. Hell, it seems that Hyundai is moving past Honda considering all of the issues that this current generation of Si (as well as the past generation of RSX-S) has had.

LOL! The "just joined" "one post" poster. This wouldnt be Alefcole would it? :icon17:

Well whoever you are... Don't be so asinine of course every car has problems... Did I state that Hyundai is the only make that has problems? Dude please, give your brain a chance...:shakes head:

IMO it probably had more to do with NHTSA.

Much as I like to give Hyundai some credibility, all that went out the window after seeing my girlfriend's roommate's Accent give her so much problems.

First off, the rear suspension took a crap after about 3k miles and ended up needing replacement.

Second, half of the rear defroster just went out.

Lastly, tire pressure sensor kept popping up so she ended up taking it to the dealer MULTIPLE times.

At the very least, all of it was covered by warranty.

LMAO!

Please - I suggest you reread what you posted.

And I wonder if you ever made the same type of derogatory posts about Nissan's quality? Somehow I doubt it.


There's anecdotal stories about quality issues w/ every manufacturer.

Maybe your gf got a lemon or she had an older Accent before Hyundai improved their quality.

Nonetheless, when you look at the recent reliability surveys/ratings done by JD Power, Consumer Reports and Auto Bild (Germany) - which probably does the most comprehensive analysis of reliability in the industry - Hyundai, overall, does better than Nissan.

I must say that my wife's 2008 Hyundai i30 seems to be put together better than my own MY'06 350z, although there's not much to choose between them in terms of quality. Hyundai appear to be including more up-to-date gadgets as standard, to make the customer happy. The 'extra long' Hyundai warranty is also a good thing (5 years here in the UK).

Plus, I think that 'legendary japanese reliability' is very much a thing of the past (just like most legends are!).

Stop fooling yourself haters, My friend has Hyundai Sonata 2004, and it has more than 130,000 miles on it already. It had NO problems, or rattles. Its very nice car with solid quality build.

If you guys really want to talk about reliability and dependability, then did you guys know for the last 8 years Hyundai has been rating above average for being reliable?

2009 JD power survery just came out, and Hyunda has drop slightly to Average now, but its still higher than our beloved company, Nissan.

http://http://www.jdpower.com/autos/...tings-by-brand

I mean, I have base 370z with sports package, and it already has problem with seat moving around during hard driving, and Oil temperature issues!!
I wonder what the haters would say if this was the case with Hyundai..

Stop hating on Hyundai, your insecurities are showing. Just man up and accept that its very good company car. Better than any American car company, and probably better than Mazda, and soon, I think it will surpass Nissan?

Get the fact straight. Hyundai > Nissan in reliability and dependability. Look at the Hyundai Genesis sedan, that thing is one of the most underrated car. No wonder it has won North American car of the year of 2009, and rightfully so. In my opinon, its much better than Maxima in every aspect of the way.

The perception of Hyundai company has been progressiving toward positive side, and eventually its going to be better than Nissan.

meh dont like hyundai.

It does not bode well for hyundai to recall.

But, toyotas, and other japanese cars have PLENTY of recalls too, but we just never hear about it. But, like toyota, at least hyundai went the way to issue a recall and fix it BEFORE-hand instead of just using a TSB to fix it.

Would i buy a hyundai just yet? Probably not, I might wait a little.