2007 HYUNDAI AZERA Structure Problems

THE CARS LEAKING OIL INTO THE ALTERNATOR.THE OWNER BEFORE ME SAID THEY FIXED THE GASKET AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE.I BOUGHT IT 12/01/20 AND HAVENT DRIVEN IT DUE TO ITS COST TO FIX THE LEAK AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. IF HE GAVE UP ON HIGHWAY GUARANTEE OF AN ACCIDENT. BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT WON'T WORK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR AND FLEW OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR BY BUNGEE CORD. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT LARSON'S HYUNDAI 7601 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 9840 (253) 474-0621, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSE BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

THE LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING AS THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED AND REMAIN CLOSED. THIS IS NOT A LOCKING PROBLEM AS THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY IN A CLOSED POSITION

Mileage: 25

THERE ARE TWO CRACKS LEADING FROM THT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI BUT WAS DENIED .I WAS GIVEN NO REASON WHY. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. *TR

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE STOP CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE RATE AT WHICH MY CAR ACCELERATED WAS SO GREAT THAT I HAD WHIP LASH FROM THIS EVENT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN. I CALLED HYUNDAI WHO ASSURED ME THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AS I STATED AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR CARS. INTERESTINGLY, MY CAR HAD JUST BEEN AT THE DEALER(2 WEEKS) FOR A TSB ON "EMISSION CONTROL" ISSUE. MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND STALING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER I AM SLAMMING INTO A STOPPED CAR AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE 60MPH!! PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DASHBOARD: THE MOLDED BREAKAWAY SEAM COVERING THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAG MOUNTED IN THE DASHBOARD HAS SPLIT ALONG THE BREAKAWAY SEAM. LIQUIDS AND DIRT CAN ENTER. BAG MAY NOT FUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. PURCHASED NEW, GARAGED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WE HAVE A CRACK ON OUR DASH BOARD THAT HAS INCREASED AROUND THE AIR BAG ENCLOSURE. VERY CONCERN THIS WILL POP OUT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

CRACKS STARTED DEVELOP CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIRBAG. CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR, UNIVERSAL NISSAN AND HYUNDAI THEY DID NOT HAVE AN KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD OVER THE AIRBAG. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL HYUNDAI, I DID. I GOT THE SAME ROUND A ROUND, THEY GAVE ME CASE # 5235732. I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR EMAILS FROM MECHANICS AND HYUNDAI PERSONNEL ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WITH THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG AND THAT DID HAVE THEIR DASHBOARDS EXCHANGED. IF EVER I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR DIES SOME ONE WILL ANSWER FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE A CRACK, OUT LINING THE FRONT AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH . IT IS GETTING BIGGER. MY DEALER SAYS THAT IT WON'T EMPLOY ON USE, BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THEY SAID THAT TO FIX IT RIGHT IT WILL NEED TO HAVE A NEW AIRBAG PUT IN BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE ONE THAT IS IN THERE. THAT WILL COST US BETWEEN $600.00 AND $700.00. I FEEL THAT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY . I HAVE GOTTEN ON LINE AND HAVE SEE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPAIRED. COULD YOU GRANTEE ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS WAS. *TR

THE HARD PLASTIC UNDERCARRIAGE PANEL FELL DOWN TO THE PAVEMENT IN THE FRONT WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED CLOSE TO THE ENGINE BUT REMAINED ATTACHED AT THE REAR OF THE CAR. SO IT WAS SCRAPPING THE PAVEMENT AS THE CAR WAS MOVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 MPH AT THE TIME. IT WAS LUCKY FOR ME THAT IT DID NOT BREAK OFF AND HIT SOME OTHER MOTORIST. THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH IT TO THE CAR FAILED. I READ HYUNDAI FORUMS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER AZERA OWNERS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD A NEW UNDERCARRIAGE PANEL INSTALLED.

Mileage: 82,000

I NOTICED TWO CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD. THEY FOLLOW THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS CONDITION IS COMMON TO AZERA OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA, YOU CAN'T SEE THE DASH LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. ONLY WHEN THE SUN IS OUT, I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA SO ITS ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY,THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF 'EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY". THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 6:15 AM, THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 45 DEGREES AND NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I WAS TRAVELING UNDER NO OVERPASSES, AND NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICE NO OBJECT STRIKING MY CAR, MY PASSENGER AND I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A GUN SHOT. I HAD THE SUN SHADE CLOSED,SO NO GLASS ENTERED INTERIOR OF CAR, ABOUT 80% OF THE SUNROOF BLEW OUT LEAVING GLASS AROUND RIM INTACT AND THE BLOWN GLASS CAUSING DAMAGE TO TOP AND TRUNK. OTHER DRIVER BEHIND ME WERE BLOWING THEIR HORN TO TELL ME IT HAPPEN PLUS I COULD HEAR WIND, I STOP AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE THE REMAINING GLASS HAD A UPWARD BLOWN OUT APPEARANCE WITH NO GLASS LEFT ON SUN SHADE. I KNOW THIS IS TEMPERED GLASS WHICH BREAKS INTO TINY PIECES. IT WAS GOOD I HAD THE SUN ROOFS CLOSED OR I MIGHT HAVE HAD FLYING GLASS IN EYES CAUSING A ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF A ROCK HAD HIT IT THE GLASS WOULD HAD FELL INWARD NOT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 11,990

2007 AZERA DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CONCERN WAS NOTICED AROUND THE 65,000 MILE RANGE. THE CRACK APPEARS TO FOLLOW THE LINE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE CAR IS TYPICALLY PARKED IN A GARAGE, NOT SUBJECTED TO ELEMENTS, AND HAS NOT ENDURED ANY UNUSUAL STRESS TO CAUSE THE CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR SUNSHADE THAT COMES STANDARD WITH MY CAR'S MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE A FAULTY MOTOR AND NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN WHEN IN REVERSE, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO, I TRUST FOR SAFE VISIBILITY. THE SUNSHADE FEATURE BEGAN TO FAIL AROUND THE 70,000 MILE RANGE AND WOULD AT TIMES STOP AT THE PARTWAY UP/DOWN RANGE, CREATING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FRAME SHOWING WHERE IT SHOULD NOT SHOW IN THE REAR WINDOW. I HAVE A NUMBER OF EMAILS FROM HYUNDAI WHERE THEY STATE THAT THESE ITEMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS MY SAFETY CONCERNS. IN PARTICULAR, THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE OR MIGHT DEPLOY MORE FORCEFULLY THAN INTENDED DUE TO THE CRACK. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS AT NO EXPENSE TO ME, HAS NOT ADDRESSED MY SAFETY CONCERNS, AND IN TAKING THIS POSITION, IS FAILING TO STAND BY THE WORKMANSHIP/QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I NOTICED TWO CRACKS ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECT IN INSTALLATION OF THE AIRBAG. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH NO EXPENSE TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE 2 CRACKS ON MY DASH WHICH APPEAR TO OUTLINE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I NOTICED A ~ 1 INCH CRACK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BUT AFTER READING A RECENT REPORT ON THIS WEBSITE, I TOOK ANOTHER LOOK. I NOW HAVE 2 VERY STRAIGHT CRACK LINES MEASURING ABOUT 6 INCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

I HAD 2 CRACKS APPEAR ON MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH HAS AN APPROXIMATE 2 INCH CRACK OVER THE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 17,000