FaultScore

2007 Hyundai Veracruz airbag problems

13 of the 200 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Veracruz are about the airbag system — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 62,250 miles.

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13

Complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

AIR Bags 13 100.0%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 1 miles ST Petersburg, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS TOTALED IAND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RESULTING IN INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER SHE WAS DRIVING EAST ON PARK BOULEVARD AND ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING THE SAME DIRECTION WAS IN THE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE AND DECIDED NOT TO TURN AND PULLED OUT AND SHE HAD HIM.

NHTSA complaint #11195783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 167,755 miles Moile, AL

AIR BAGS

REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND VAIL COVER GASKET AND HEAD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT

NHTSA complaint #11190593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Unkown, WA Crash 3 injured

AIR BAGS

THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS SLIDING ON ICY ROAD. ANOTHER CAR HIT THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID THE COLLISION.THERE WAS A RECALL ON DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HOWEVER BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FAILED TO DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FACIAL SCARS THAT REQUIRE SURGERY. HYUNDAI INVESTED AND RESULTS HAVE NO BEEN DISCLOSED. *TT

NHTSA complaint #11075929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 107,000 miles Mystic, CT

AIR BAGS

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT ON MY DASH. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLED IN AN INCIDENT. I CAME OUT ONE DAY & MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON.

NHTSA complaint #11062439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 124,835 miles Newark, NJ

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,835. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ UPDATED 05/19/16.

NHTSA complaint #10849918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 58,000 miles Chattanooga, TN

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA complaint #10616743 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 115,000 miles Richmond, VA

AIR BAGS

OUR HYUNDAI VERACRUZ AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY INFORMED US THAT THE SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR HAD GONE BAD. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T WORK. IT WOULD ALSO SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10587899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 62,500 miles Lodi, NJ

AIR BAGS

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE CAMPAIGN 103 UNDER WHICH THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE NO ISSUES WHAT SO EVER. NOTE: NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON 6/25/2013. CALLED DEALER, SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, DROPPED CAR FOR RECALL WORK ON 6/26/2013. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE FEW HOURS. SO, WENT TO PICK UP AFTER WORK @5:45 PM (DEALER'S SERVICE WORKSHOP CLOSES AT 4 PM. SO, THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD LEFT KEYS WITH SHOWROOM RECEPTIONIST). GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT TO REALIZE THE AIR BAG SIGN WAS ON. CALLED DEALERSHIP'S AFTER HOURS SERVICE NUMBER. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER THE NEXT DAY. SO CALLED NEXT DAY, DEALER ASKED FOR MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IN THE CAR AND EVEN MORE MONEY IF THERE ARE ANY REPAIRS NEEDED. CALLED HYUNDAI ABOUT THE SITUATION AND DEALER'S UNWILLINGNESS TO CHECK WHY THE AIR BAG SIGN IS ON BUT HYUNDAI DID NOTHING. FRUSTRATED WITH ROUTE 4 HYUNDAI DEALER IN PARAMUS, NJ. HYUNDAI OWNERS BEWARE OF THOSE SCAMMERS. FIRST THEY WILL SCREW UP THE CAR AND THEN ASK FOR MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I EVEN DOUBT THAT THEY HAVE PERFORMED THE RECALL THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PERFORM. HOW CAN ANY DEALER HAND OVER A CAR WHICH HAS THE AIR BAG SIGN ON, WHICH CAME ON AFTER HIM SERVICING THE CAR. AFTER READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CLOCK SPRING RECALL, I THINK HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS AIR BAG SIGN. I HOPE NHTSA LOOKS IN THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #10555779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 43,164 miles THE Woodlands, TX

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS ON! THE AIRBAG SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED PER RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPORTED A SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION (IT DESCRIBES AS 43164 B1371 SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR DRIVER INSTABILITY. SHORT INSIDE STPS CAUSING LIGHT TO APPEAR). PARTS NEED TO BE ORDERED AND IT WILL UNDER WARRANTY OF MY CAR ORIGINALLY TOLD. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WILL COST ME $300 FOR REPLACEMENT 2 WEEKS LATER. I BELIEVE THE REPAIR/ SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY OF THE CAR AND THE PART SHOULD BE ON RECALL. IN ADDITION, AFTER REVIEWING SOME OF YOUR AIRBAG COMPLAINTS, THE SEAT TRACK SENSOR MAYBE TO BLAMED FOR THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10534190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 64,000 miles Carsbad, CA

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CLOCK SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10429094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Jersey City, NJ

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THERE WAS A SPILL IN THE CONSOLE THAT AFFECTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA complaint #10397313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 62,000 miles Fair Oaks Ranch, TX

AIR BAGS

HARD AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT ON. NO IMPACT.

NHTSA complaint #10380880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 7,036 miles Keller, TX

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE 1ST TIME ON 20 AUG 2008 AND CONTINUED 4 MORE TIMES TO 20 DEC 2010. ALL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE RESET BY DEALER. I WONDER HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE TO GO TO DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10375765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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