2008 HYUNDAI AZERA

101 complaints filed with NHTSA.

101
Complaints
10
Crashes
7
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SEATS24
AIR BAGS16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14
SERVICE BRAKES14
ENGINE6
SEAT BELTS5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
EQUIPMENT1
TIRES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1

Recalls (7)

16V63000031/08/2016

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Azera vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007 through August 14, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the power-adjustable front driver seat may unexpectedly move without the driver's input while the vehicle is being driven.

09V49700028/12/2009

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2009 AZERA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2008. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE AFTER REPEATED USE OF THE SEAT BELT. IF THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR WIRING BEC

13V35400012/08/2013

SUSPENSION:REAR

Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,

18V02600009/01/2018

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2006-2011 Hyundai Azera and 2006 Hyundai Sonata vehicles. Water may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short .

10V00700008/01/2010

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2009 AZERA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2008. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE AFTER REPEATED USE OF THE SEAT BELT. IF THE SEAT BELT TENSION SE

08E02100007/03/2008

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

HYUNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 4,085 REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD FOR USE ON 2006-2008 SONATA AND AZERA VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ALIGNED PROPERLY AND FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DE

13V11300001/04/2013

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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 Tiburo

Recent Complaints

20190422FireSERVICE BRAKES

RECALL NUMBER 18V026000 RECALL DATE 01/09/2018 COMPONENT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK HYUNDAI RECALLS AZERA AND SONATA FOR FIRE DANGERS JANUARY 24, 2018 ' HYUNDAI IS RECALLING ABOUT 88,000 MODEL YEAR 2006-2011 HYUNDAI AZERA AND 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CARS BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS MAY CATCH ON FIRE. ON 1/10/18, 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS RECALL MY 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA CAUGHT FIRE IN MY BASEMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED AT 3:30AM, OUR ENTIRE HOUS

Mileage: 179,000

20190422FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

RECALL NUMBER 18V026000 RECALL DATE 01/09/2018 COMPONENT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK HYUNDAI RECALLS AZERA AND SONATA FOR FIRE DANGERS JANUARY 24, 2018 ' HYUNDAI IS RECALLING ABOUT 88,000 MODEL YEAR 2006-2011 HYUNDAI AZERA AND 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA CARS BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS MAY CATCH ON FIRE. ON 1/10/18, 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS RECALL MY 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA CAUGHT FIRE IN MY BASEMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED AT 3:30AM, OUR ENTIRE HOUS

Mileage: 179,000

20181030FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING AT THE LOCAL GAS STATION, A CITIZEN USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER GETTEL HYUNDAI OF

Mileage: 97,000

20180523FireSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WHITE SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI OF FT MYERS (2850 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS, FL 33966, (239) 277-1222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE

Mileage: 132,000

20180523FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WHITE SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI OF FT MYERS (2850 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS, FL 33966, (239) 277-1222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE

Mileage: 132,000

20180211FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED & OFF. KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION. CAR SAT UNUSED FOR APPROX. 48 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE.

Mileage: 34,000

20180211FireENGINE

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED & OFF. KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION. CAR SAT UNUSED FOR APPROX. 48 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE.

Mileage: 34,000

20150603CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD IN EXCESS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ELBOW INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG

Mileage: 65,000

20150415CrashAIR BAGS

MY MOTHER PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK. THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SOUND AND THEN ACCELERATED AT A QUICK SPEED. SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND HAD SKID MARKS TO PROVE IT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SHE RAN INTO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AN EASTER SUNDAY. MY SISTER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY MOTHER HAD ABRASIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SEVERE BRUISES TO THE CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG. MY SISTER HAD BRUISING TO HER RIBS AND HER LEG WAS CUT, WHICH RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES.

Mileage: 60,000

20150415CrashSERVICE BRAKES

MY MOTHER PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK. THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SOUND AND THEN ACCELERATED AT A QUICK SPEED. SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND HAD SKID MARKS TO PROVE IT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SHE RAN INTO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AN EASTER SUNDAY. MY SISTER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY MOTHER HAD ABRASIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SEVERE BRUISES TO THE CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG. MY SISTER HAD BRUISING TO HER RIBS AND HER LEG WAS CUT, WHICH RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES.

Mileage: 60,000

20150415CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MY MOTHER PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK. THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SOUND AND THEN ACCELERATED AT A QUICK SPEED. SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND HAD SKID MARKS TO PROVE IT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SHE RAN INTO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED ON AN EASTER SUNDAY. MY SISTER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY MOTHER HAD ABRASIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SEVERE BRUISES TO THE CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG. MY SISTER HAD BRUISING TO HER RIBS AND HER LEG WAS CUT, WHICH RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES.

Mileage: 60,000

20140521CrashAIR BAGS

THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN WACO, TEXAS, MCLENNAN COUNTY. CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST ON FM 308 ON THE INSIDE LANE. AZERA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON FM 933 ON THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS NOT WEARING HIS CORRECTIVE LENSES ACCORDING TO HIS DL RESTRICTION (RESTRICTION A) AND DISREGARDED A STOP SIGN AND FLASHING RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THIS, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK THE AZERA FD TO RBQ. THIS COLLISION SPUN THE AZERA CLOCKWISE. T

Mileage: 66,000

20140521CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN WACO, TEXAS, MCLENNAN COUNTY. CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST ON FM 308 ON THE INSIDE LANE. AZERA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON FM 933 ON THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS NOT WEARING HIS CORRECTIVE LENSES ACCORDING TO HIS DL RESTRICTION (RESTRICTION A) AND DISREGARDED A STOP SIGN AND FLASHING RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THIS, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK THE AZERA FD TO RBQ. THIS COLLISION SPUN THE AZERA CLOCKWISE. T

Mileage: 66,000

20140521CrashSEATS

THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN WACO, TEXAS, MCLENNAN COUNTY. CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST ON FM 308 ON THE INSIDE LANE. AZERA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON FM 933 ON THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK WAS NOT WEARING HIS CORRECTIVE LENSES ACCORDING TO HIS DL RESTRICTION (RESTRICTION A) AND DISREGARDED A STOP SIGN AND FLASHING RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THIS, THE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK THE AZERA FD TO RBQ. THIS COLLISION SPUN THE AZERA CLOCKWISE. T

Mileage: 66,000

20130830CrashSEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVED FORWARD FORCEFULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MA

Mileage: 41,000

20090201CrashEQUIPMENT

I OWN A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND STAYED LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA LOANER AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THAT VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE T-BONED MY DRIVERS SIDE AND CAUSED OVER $11,000.00 IN DAMAGE. THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED A DEEP GASH TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE IT--A SPRAINED SHOU

20090201CrashAIR BAGS

I OWN A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND STAYED LIT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA LOANER AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THAT VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE T-BONED MY DRIVERS SIDE AND CAUSED OVER $11,000.00 IN DAMAGE. THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED A DEEP GASH TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE IT--A SPRAINED SHOU