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2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

3 injured · 1163022 · 2015-03-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VERACRUZ
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
149,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR WAS DRIVING OK SINCE WE HAVE ACQUIRED IT . NO PROBLEMS, NO ISSUES UNTIL WE HAD A SNOW STORM WHEN MY WIFE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM KEPT GOING UP. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IN 5 MINS IT WAS OK WITH ALL LIGHT IN CLUSTER ON. DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RR. IT DROVE FOR 1 HOUR THEN ALL LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK IT TO DEAL FOR THE OPEN RECALL I FOUND ONLINE ABOUT MY MODEL CAR. DEALER CHANGED ALL RECALL PROBLEMS BUT LIGHT IS ON. NOW THE DEALER SAID NO COMMUNICATION TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER CAN BUS. CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAID IT IS THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MODULE AFFIXED TO IT. IT IS SHORTED OUT INSIDE AND CAUSES INTERFERENCE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE COST OF PARTS IS WELL OVER 2600 PLUS LABOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10692436
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