2006 Hyundai Azera

PURCHASED 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA NEW FROM RELIABLE HYUNDAI, 438 S. INGRAM MILL ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802. SINCE PURCHASE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. SUMMARY OF SERVICE (NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE SERVICE HISTORY. 2009 JUNE 16 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. ALL CHECKS FINE. CLEARED AIR BAG SYSTEM. 2009 JULY 07 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM TO GET A NEW PODS SYSTEM 0.7 CLEARED ALL CODES. 2009 JULY 24 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. B1495 SEAT BELT TENSIONER DEFECT. ONE WAS NOT MAKING GOOD CONNECTION CODE AND NO DTC'S PRESENT. COVERS COMING OFF OF SEAT WHERE THEY HAD WORKED PRIOR. 2009 AUGUST 05 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. FAULTY SEAT BOTTOM AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT ASSEMBLE. REPLACED BOTH CHECKS. 2010 APRIL 27 PERFORM SEAT BELT RECALL 094. 2010 DECEMBER 02 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK WRONG CLOTH ON BOTTOM. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SEAT BACK COVER THAT MATCHES DRIVER SIDE 2011 APRIL 27 AIR BAG CLOTH ON A PILLAR ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT IS FRAYING.(DAMAGE WAS DONE AT A PRIOR SERVICE VISIT). 2012 JULY 19 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. B1701 DRIVERS BUCKLE HIGH RESISTANCE; RELIABLE CLAIMS WE, THE OWNERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. WE FEEL THE REPAIR COSTS ARE NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE 800 NUMBER PROVIDED WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS STILL DIM AT NIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 10/04/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V497000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,653. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND THE SUN-SHADE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER SEAT WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER'S TEMPERATURE DECREASED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE DASH WILL READ "ESC OFF" AND THE CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION;LOOSES ALL POWER. NO STEERING CONTROL, NO RADIO, NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, THE CAR LOOSES ALL FUNCTIONING ABILITY. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE SWITCH OFF, WAIT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR WILL START AND RUN UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO PATTERN TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2008. HARMONIC BALANCER REPLACED, START SENSOR REPLACED, CAM SENSOR REPLACED, THE SHIFTER WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT PUSHING IN THE SAFETY RELEASE, AND THE LIGHTS CUT ON/OFF ALL THE TIME. VERY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V007000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,565.

WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS COLD OR WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN A HALF A TANK IN GAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING, IT WOULD NOT REV. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TURN OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ESC LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND THE CAR WOULD REV ON IT OWN. *TR

TRIP COMPUTER RETURNS TO 00 WITHOUT TOUCHING RESET BUTTON, DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES DOES NOT OPEN WITH TRANSMITTER. TRUNK SOMETIMES DOES NOT OPEN WITH TRANSMITTER OR INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE.. RADIO CUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT FLICKERS, AND ENGINE WILL STALL FOR AN INSTANT. BACK WINDOW SCREEN GOES UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON WITHOUT MY PUSHING BUTTON. WARNING MESSAGES WILL APPEAR FOR FEW SECONDS "CHECK ENGINE", "ABS FAILURE", ETC. TWICE TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TOLD THEY CANNOT FIX ANYTHING UNLESS THESE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IN CAR. ASIDE FROM THESE FAIRLY MINOR PROBLEMS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED OR POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID FIND AN OIL LEAK AND REPLACED HOSE. REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENDER AND DRIVER DOOR MODULE. BUT THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS CONTINUE.. I AM WORRIED THAT ELECTRIC AND STEERING PROBLEMS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V497000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI IN 2010 ADVISING OF DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT SENSOR WIRING WHICH IF BECOMES DAMAGED WILL CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. ON 07/21/2010 THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ON 01/26/12 THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY AS IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. ON O4/12/12 I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AND WAS THEN TOLD THE THE PROBLEM WAS IN WAS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACK. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DETERIOATION OF THE INITIAL RECALL AND SHOUD BE REPAIRED BY HYUNDAI SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR