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Official Safety Recalls - Important!
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Hyundai Motor America
Safety Issue:
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.
Potential Risk:
FREE Recall Solution:
Additional Details:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Mfg Campaign: 203
Recall Date: Apr 28, 2021
Consumer Complaints
186 ComplaintsHyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
POWER TRAIN
Potential Consequences:
WHEN LEAVING HOME THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE ACCELERATION AND POOR SHIFTING. TOOK TOO MUCH TIME MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP AS IT HAD DONE BEFORE. DROVE TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. OBDII CODE READ P0193.
Corrective Action:
WHEN LEAVING HOME THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE ACCELERATION AND POOR SHIFTING. TOOK TOO MUCH TIME MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP AS IT HAD DONE BEFORE. DROVE TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. OBDII CODE READ P0193.
Additional Notes:
WHEN LEAVING HOME THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE ACCELERATION AND POOR SHIFTING. TOOK TOO MUCH TIME MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP AS IT HAD DONE BEFORE. DROVE TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. OBDII CODE READ P0193.
Mfg Campaign: 11258755
Recall Date: Sep 28, 2019
Hyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Potential Consequences:
LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE IN MOTION. LOSS OF POWER WOULD SUDDENLY OCCUR. TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE NEWLY PURCHASED MAY 31, 2019. FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE.
Corrective Action:
LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE IN MOTION. LOSS OF POWER WOULD SUDDENLY OCCUR. TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE NEWLY PURCHASED MAY 31, 2019. FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE.
Additional Notes:
LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE IN MOTION. LOSS OF POWER WOULD SUDDENLY OCCUR. TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE NEWLY PURCHASED MAY 31, 2019. FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE.
Mfg Campaign: 11254395
Recall Date: Sep 10, 2019
Hyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
POWER TRAIN
Potential Consequences:
CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER ACCLERATER IS PUSH.
Corrective Action:
CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER ACCLERATER IS PUSH.
Additional Notes:
CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER ACCLERATER IS PUSH.
Mfg Campaign: 11231681
Recall Date: Jul 14, 2019
Hyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Potential Consequences:
STARTUP AND DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES BCW WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED RADAR BLOCKED MESSAGE COMES ON, YIELD SIGN WITH EXCLAIMATION POINT COMES ON, AND THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THE SYSTEM ON/OFF LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL GOES OUT ERROR STAYS APPROX 20-25 MINUTES AND THEN RESETS ITSELF PULLING OFF ROAD, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WILL ALSO CLEAR THE ERROR, WE HAVE WIPED AND CLEANED BUMPER AND SENSOR AREAS, HAVE HAD CAR INTO 2 DEALERSHIPS, THEY SAY SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD, CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. THIS ERROR HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (EARLY MORNING , I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AT OTHER TIME, ALTHOUGH HUSBAND HAS TWICE.DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT SOME KIND OF RADAR IS INTERFERRING, OR THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF WHEN IT HASNT DETECTED ANOTHER CAR IN THE MIRRORS AFTER 10 MINUTES. MY QUESTION IS, THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, WHY WOULD IT JUST TURN ITSELF OFF? OTHER THINGS I HAVE NOTICED ARE, IF PULLING OFF ROAD WHEN ERROR OCCURS, AND GOING INTO MENU TO CHANGE ANY CAR SETTINGS, THE BCW FEATURE IS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM THE MENU WHEN THE ERROR IS ON. AND ALSO THE BUTTON TO THE LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL WHICH TURNS SYSTEM ON/OFF. ( IN THE DARK) YOU CAN SEE IT "BLINKING IN A CONSISTANT FASHION. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO "FAIL/ SEND THE ERROR CODE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUTTON IS NO LONGER "BLINKING" ( YOU CAN ONLY TAKE NOTICE OF THE BUTTON BLINKING IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN ITS DARK OUT. REPORTED MY PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HYUNDAI IN CALIFORNIA, THEY CLOSED CASE BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS COULDNT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LIKEWISE THEY WILL NOT TAKE BUMPER OFF, CHECK SENSORS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, THEY ARE DONE, NOT PULLING BUMPER OFF/ETC HYUNDAI WONT REIMBURSE THEM.GOOGLE PROBLEM, BEEN HAPPENING ON HYUNDAI MODELS SINCE 2015, WITHOUR A FIX, AND THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE? NO OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN WITH A BCW SYSTEM HAS DONE THIS IN AREA IM IN 15 MIN AFTER STARTUP
Corrective Action:
STARTUP AND DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES BCW WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED RADAR BLOCKED MESSAGE COMES ON, YIELD SIGN WITH EXCLAIMATION POINT COMES ON, AND THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THE SYSTEM ON/OFF LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL GOES OUT ERROR STAYS APPROX 20-25 MINUTES AND THEN RESETS ITSELF PULLING OFF ROAD, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WILL ALSO CLEAR THE ERROR, WE HAVE WIPED AND CLEANED BUMPER AND SENSOR AREAS, HAVE HAD CAR INTO 2 DEALERSHIPS, THEY SAY SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD, CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. THIS ERROR HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (EARLY MORNING , I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AT OTHER TIME, ALTHOUGH HUSBAND HAS TWICE.DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT SOME KIND OF RADAR IS INTERFERRING, OR THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF WHEN IT HASNT DETECTED ANOTHER CAR IN THE MIRRORS AFTER 10 MINUTES. MY QUESTION IS, THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, WHY WOULD IT JUST TURN ITSELF OFF? OTHER THINGS I HAVE NOTICED ARE, IF PULLING OFF ROAD WHEN ERROR OCCURS, AND GOING INTO MENU TO CHANGE ANY CAR SETTINGS, THE BCW FEATURE IS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM THE MENU WHEN THE ERROR IS ON. AND ALSO THE BUTTON TO THE LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL WHICH TURNS SYSTEM ON/OFF. ( IN THE DARK) YOU CAN SEE IT "BLINKING IN A CONSISTANT FASHION. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO "FAIL/ SEND THE ERROR CODE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUTTON IS NO LONGER "BLINKING" ( YOU CAN ONLY TAKE NOTICE OF THE BUTTON BLINKING IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN ITS DARK OUT. REPORTED MY PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HYUNDAI IN CALIFORNIA, THEY CLOSED CASE BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS COULDNT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LIKEWISE THEY WILL NOT TAKE BUMPER OFF, CHECK SENSORS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, THEY ARE DONE, NOT PULLING BUMPER OFF/ETC HYUNDAI WONT REIMBURSE THEM.GOOGLE PROBLEM, BEEN HAPPENING ON HYUNDAI MODELS SINCE 2015, WITHOUR A FIX, AND THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE? NO OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN WITH A BCW SYSTEM HAS DONE THIS IN AREA IM IN 15 MIN AFTER STARTUP
Additional Notes:
STARTUP AND DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES BCW WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED RADAR BLOCKED MESSAGE COMES ON, YIELD SIGN WITH EXCLAIMATION POINT COMES ON, AND THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THE SYSTEM ON/OFF LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL GOES OUT ERROR STAYS APPROX 20-25 MINUTES AND THEN RESETS ITSELF PULLING OFF ROAD, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WILL ALSO CLEAR THE ERROR, WE HAVE WIPED AND CLEANED BUMPER AND SENSOR AREAS, HAVE HAD CAR INTO 2 DEALERSHIPS, THEY SAY SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD, CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. THIS ERROR HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (EARLY MORNING , I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AT OTHER TIME, ALTHOUGH HUSBAND HAS TWICE.DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT SOME KIND OF RADAR IS INTERFERRING, OR THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF WHEN IT HASNT DETECTED ANOTHER CAR IN THE MIRRORS AFTER 10 MINUTES. MY QUESTION IS, THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, WHY WOULD IT JUST TURN ITSELF OFF? OTHER THINGS I HAVE NOTICED ARE, IF PULLING OFF ROAD WHEN ERROR OCCURS, AND GOING INTO MENU TO CHANGE ANY CAR SETTINGS, THE BCW FEATURE IS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM THE MENU WHEN THE ERROR IS ON. AND ALSO THE BUTTON TO THE LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL WHICH TURNS SYSTEM ON/OFF. ( IN THE DARK) YOU CAN SEE IT "BLINKING IN A CONSISTANT FASHION. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO "FAIL/ SEND THE ERROR CODE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUTTON IS NO LONGER "BLINKING" ( YOU CAN ONLY TAKE NOTICE OF THE BUTTON BLINKING IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN ITS DARK OUT. REPORTED MY PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HYUNDAI IN CALIFORNIA, THEY CLOSED CASE BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS COULDNT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LIKEWISE THEY WILL NOT TAKE BUMPER OFF, CHECK SENSORS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, THEY ARE DONE, NOT PULLING BUMPER OFF/ETC HYUNDAI WONT REIMBURSE THEM.GOOGLE PROBLEM, BEEN HAPPENING ON HYUNDAI MODELS SINCE 2015, WITHOUR A FIX, AND THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE? NO OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN WITH A BCW SYSTEM HAS DONE THIS IN AREA IM IN 15 MIN AFTER STARTUP
Mfg Campaign: 11228350
Recall Date: Jun 29, 2019
Hyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Potential Consequences:
2019 HYUNDAI KONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND TO SPEED LIMITS, DOES NOT ALARM, DOES NOT DISPLAY PICTURES, AND DOES NOT APPLY ANY BRAKING FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *JS
Corrective Action:
2019 HYUNDAI KONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND TO SPEED LIMITS, DOES NOT ALARM, DOES NOT DISPLAY PICTURES, AND DOES NOT APPLY ANY BRAKING FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *JS
Additional Notes:
2019 HYUNDAI KONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND TO SPEED LIMITS, DOES NOT ALARM, DOES NOT DISPLAY PICTURES, AND DOES NOT APPLY ANY BRAKING FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *JS
Mfg Campaign: 11196351
Recall Date: Apr 23, 2019
Hyundai Motor America
Defect Description:
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Potential Consequences:
ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU STEP ON GS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT GO FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS,VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC.ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACT OR SOUND FUNNY JUST SEEMS LIKE FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN PUSHED.HAPPENS ONLY WHEN YOU STOP TO TURN AND START TO GO AGAIN ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN WESTON FLORIDA THEY SAID AJUSTED TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM,STILL DOING SAME THING EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT CAR 3 WEEKS AGO IN EARLY DECEMBER 2018.
Corrective Action:
ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU STEP ON GS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT GO FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS,VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC.ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACT OR SOUND FUNNY JUST SEEMS LIKE FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN PUSHED.HAPPENS ONLY WHEN YOU STOP TO TURN AND START TO GO AGAIN ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN WESTON FLORIDA THEY SAID AJUSTED TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM,STILL DOING SAME THING EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT CAR 3 WEEKS AGO IN EARLY DECEMBER 2018.
Additional Notes:
ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU STEP ON GS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT GO FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS,VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC.ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACT OR SOUND FUNNY JUST SEEMS LIKE FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN PUSHED.HAPPENS ONLY WHEN YOU STOP TO TURN AND START TO GO AGAIN ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN WESTON FLORIDA THEY SAID AJUSTED TRANSMISSION BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM,STILL DOING SAME THING EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT CAR 3 WEEKS AGO IN EARLY DECEMBER 2018.
Mfg Campaign: 11163353
Recall Date: Dec 25, 2018
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