# 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1379286` · 2017-05-20 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** VERACRUZ
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
TRAVELING AT 55 MPH A WHIRLING NOISE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS'S SIDE. ABS,ESC,, CHECK ENGINE ,AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS  CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO O, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF.  NEARLY REAR ENDED TWICE, INJURED , AND NEARLY STRUCK DOWN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED. HAD CAR TOWED. COLONIAL HYUNDAI OF DOWNINGTOWN, PA. DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH A BAD ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY. PART NUMBER 58910-3J 850. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE PART WAS INSTALLED. IT  COST ME $2500. I REQUESTED AN INSURANCE CLAIM FORM, BUT WAS TOLD HYUNDAI MOTORS OR COLONIAL HYUNDAI WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. CALLED HYUNDAI IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA. FILED A CLAIM: NUMBER 9841469.  OBTAINED DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS AND REPAIR INVOICES FROM COLONIAL HYUNDAI. CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES PURCHASED BRAND NEW.
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