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what was wrong with your seat track that required it to be replaced? I have noticed that on our '08, the drivers side seat occassionally will shift ever so slightly when braking hard. It also feels to me like the seat list's to the left a little.
Craig
'08 Veracruz Limited
Anyone know when the 2009 Veracruz will be introoduced and if it will have any new features?
I, too, had to get my driver's seat track replaced. I actually brought my Veracruz in one day because the seat wouldn't recline. It was kind of funny because they got the reclining to work that day, but I had to wait several days to get the track shipped for replacement. I guess they're connected in some way??? :confuse:
BTW, when I got my Veracruz in April of 2007, I also felt my seat "shift ever so slightly" when braking hard. I guess I came to ignore it. I don't think the seat track replacement had any effect, though I may be wrong.
About 3 months ago I found that if I moved the car too quickly into Drive, the ESC light would come on. In order to turn it off, I had to restart the car, and then sloooowly move the gearshift into Drive.
Then about 6 weeks ago I noticed that the car was revving any time I had to stop (stoplights, traffic jams, etc.) I would watch the needle go up about 1-2 clicks above the line...and you could hear it revving. If you took your foot off the brake, it wanted to move forward much more quickly than usual.
Last week we took it to the dealership to get repaired. We are at 21,500 miles, so we had an oil change and they kept it for 3 days to try and diagnose the issue. They finally gave it back to me and said that because it seems to rev worse with the AC on, just keep that in mind and don't use your AC too much...but that it isn't affecting the performance of the car or burning extra fuel.
Then tonight, as we slowed to a stop for a stop sign, we had a tremendous CLUNK right after coming to a full stop, and the car lost all power. Lights were on, but you could floor it and there was...nothing. It was a long arduous drive home as you can imagine...the car would seem to reset itself if we turned it off at each stoplight etc., but then would hit around 40mph and lose power again. Like I said, a loong drive home.
So has anyone dealt with a similar issue yet? I'm ready to unload the car right now...I have kids and can't have a car that I can't trust. Fyi, it's a 2007 Veracruz, which we bought in June of 2007.
Thanks for any and all feedback,
LPB
The other issue is probably the fuel pump. I have had four so far. My first fuel pump caused my care to stall while driving between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. My third caused the same surging feeling. The car would also have problems starting...it would crank excessively before turning over. In my latest stint, I kept having the problems and they couldn't find them when I got to the dealer. It turns out that my symptoms fit a pattern that they had seen before and they put in a fuel pump with 2nd generation counter-measures to correct the problem. You might want to ask about it.
Good Luck....
One month after my purchase...during the seasons biggest snow storm in Montreal...the wipers stopped working as I was trying to get back home. I had no choice but to continue driving home as I was stuck on the highway; 10 minutes away from home...lucky to make it home safely.
The following day I brought my Veracruz to the dealer to repair the wipers. When I explained what happened...I was told that I might have forced the wipers too much and probably damaged the wiper motor...and how lucky I was to get the motor replaced via the warranty. Not the kind of customer service that I expected.
One month later while travelling to Philadelphia via the Adirondacks on I-87...the engine got stuck in 6th gear...while going up a mountain. I had to pull over to the nearest exit and stopped the car. After restarting the car, everything seemed to return back to normal.
Once I got to Philly, the engine got stuck in 3rd gear. Luckily, there was a Hyundai dealership close by and they resolved the problem within a day...apparently is was a problem with the fuse. I encountered nothing but excellent service at that dealership (Sussman's)...and had no problems using my warranty although my car was from Canada.
Yesterday, on my way back home from a holiday in South Carolina, my wipers ceased again...half an hour into my trip (which takes 18 hours). Due to the high humidity and heat outside...there was a mist on my windshield and when I turned on the wipers...the just ceased...at 4:00 am in the morning. I had remembered a family member mentioning a Rain-X product that you could apply to your windshield to bead off rain. Luckily, the was no rain for the next 3 hours and I found a Wal-Mart along the road. I applied Rain-X and just in time...as I experienced on and off rain throughout the remaining 15 hour drive.
I have scheduled an appointment with the dealer to repair the wipers this Tuesday. Any words of advice. Should I also point out that the suspension makes a terrible squeaking sound when going over minor bumps...or will they blow me off again. Is this a :lemon: ?
Not a happy camper... :mad:
The car was driven with no issues until it ocurred again yesterday, 9/17. This time I was told the following errors appeared:
2135 - Throttle Body
2106
1295
I was advised a Service Bulletin had been issued to dealers in February for this, and they were replacing the Throttle Body unit, which would take care of everything. The dealer stated they had replaced the unit on 3-4 cars to date and that it took care of the issue I was having.
I am not happy. We will see if this resolves the issue.
Problem codes; p2106 throttle actuator control system force limit power
p2195 throttle actuator control system malfunction
p2135 throttle position sensor switch A/B Voltage correlation
Replaced ETC Actuator and Gasket . We'll see if this is the solution.
Good luck!
I then drove it to Auto Zone and they diagnosed the throttle body error. The surprising thing was that the light turned off once we left Auto Zone and AZ did not reset the code because I wanted the dealer to see it. The car then ran for over a week and a half with no noticeable problems.
Then the same issue occurred again when moving forward from a stop light. This time the car did not recover and was towed into the dealership.
It was diagnosed as a throttle body issue and a replacement part was ordered. The service manager said that the vehicle had entered the "limp home" mode and that was the reason for the lack of power.
I will post an update once I get the vehicle back with all the codes and parts replaced.
I drove the car in traffic for over an hour and it seems to be running well.
Keeping my fingers crossed since we have a long trip to Florida planned this December.
Is there any maunfacture date at which these problems were resolved?
Are the engine / fuel problems very wide spread?
We just bought a demo 2008 FWD limited manufactured 3/28/08.
It drives great and we love the car but now I have to wonder??
We were in a hurry to buy and the price was right. I read up a lot but missed this thread before buying
Even with this problem, my wife feels this is the best vehicle she has ever owned.
I hope you enjoy your '08.
He said that she had no problems with it other than a dash light intermittent issue, and then, it began to shudder when she would come to stops for a while, with an erratic idle, but it wouldn't stall.
Then, all of a sudden, the motor died while she was driving on a 45 mph roadway.
They had to tow it to the dealer and he's still waiting word on what the exact problem is.
I'll post the results when I get a chance to ask him about it next week.
I was reading through here, because we were considering a Veracruz instead of a passenger car when I saw a few advertised specials for just about 22k.
Don
I've been waiting for a paper-based purchase survey that I'd usually get directly from Hyundai, but haven't get one yet (I purchased 4 Hyundais previously). I received these "survey calls from Hyundai," but they all had local numbers on them and so was wary to respond to their surveys. Has Hyundai stopped sending out paper-based surveys? Is Hyundai letting the dealership fill out paper-based surveys for the customers? :confuse:
The base list price on the sticker for the 08' Limited model was $34,050. Currently it is now $34,195. Why did the list price go up during the same model year? Was there a second release of the model with additional features? Freight also went up.
Any insight anybody?
The $145 increase represents a bump of 4/10 of one percent.
considering that sales for the Veracruz have been consistently under expectations for Hynundia. Now they are slashing price with 4K rebate. Doesnt seem to make logical business sense.
Is this a known problem for the VC? If so, is there a fix? Felt really cheap, and if this is a known problem, I just may stay away from this vehicle.
thanks.
Keep in mind, the 07 is first model year, and all who buy first model year are guinea pigs! :P Just ask those who bought first model year Ford 6.0 diesel!
Some of the electronic features such as the steering wheel memory, automatic door unlock, steering wheel retraction when turning off the engine, and automatic rear door feature , just don't work all of the time. It's very annoying.
The problems did not occur in the dealer's service department nor when the district service rep looked at it. They both said they had no clue as to the cause of the problem since they couldn't duplicate any of them.
Anyone else have similar problems and how did you resolve them, if at all?
What you need to do is document everything when it happens, eventually the trigger will be found. Note the temperature outside, where you park, if the car was cold or warm, how many miles you drove, or if a cold start, how long it sat between runs, etc. It could be something as simple as a loose bus connection, and depending on how the car sits and its temperature, and humidity, can trigger it.
It is really dangerous to drive with it - it switches to limp mode without warning, on the freeway, in the middle of an intersection (I wonder what idiot designed it. Why doesn't it give me at least 30s time before doing it ...)
I'm not sure it would do any good to keep a more detailed record. Maybe I'll give it a try.
My wife, the primary driver of the vehicle, has mentioned that the throttle response seems more subdued than it was prior to the fix.
Fortunately, I'd say your problems are relatively rare for this brand. In my own experience for instance, I bought a '99 Sonata new, and now after nearly 10 years and over 100,000 miles have had no major problems.
Good luck with your next brand purchase, no matter what it may be.
I'm not trying to blame you if this is a Hyundai shortcoming -- but I am just curious about that.
Thanks.
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