2009 Hyundai Veracruz Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2009 Hyundai Veracruz.

20082010
Complaints
42
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
4
Fatalities
Recalls
4

Worst 2009 Hyundai Veracruz Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#17 complaints

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Avg mileage:77,593 mi
#26 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:79,866 mi
#35 complaints

SERVICE BRAKES

Avg mileage:67,116 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2009 Hyundai Veracruz.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING777,593 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM679,866 mi
SERVICE BRAKES567,116 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR488,000 mi
ENGINE4137,000 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)354,500 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2141,411 mi
POWER TRAIN213,944 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER295,002 mi
AIR BAGS1140,003 mi
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING174,465 mi
SUSPENSION136,300 mi
TIRES120,040 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL117,500 mi
WHEELS120,040 mi

Recalls for 2009 Hyundai Veracruz

4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,893,652 vehicles.

20V705000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS
~60,097 affected

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Veracruz vehicles that were previously recalled under recall number 14V-415. Oil may leak from the front cylinder bank cover gasket, potentially dripping onto the alternator and causing the charging system to become inoperative.

20V705000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS
~60,097 affected

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Veracruz vehicles that were previously recalled under recall number 14V-415. Oil may leak from the front cylinder bank cover gasket, potentially dripping onto the alternator and causing the charging system to become inoperative.

14V415000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
~61,122 affected

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Veracruz vehicles manufactured from December 26, 2006, through July 24, 2012. The affected vehicles may experience an oil leak from the front cylinder bank valve cover gasket. If there is a sufficient amount of oil dropped onto the alternator, the alternator will be damaged causing the charging system to become inoperative.

13V113000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
~1,712,336 affected

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

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