Without warning, my car lost power as I was driving on the interstate. I started changing lanes to get over to the shoulder, and before I got to the shoulder smoke began to come out of the hood then flames started. I was able to pull over and get myself and my special needs son out of the car with the help of others who saw the flames and also pulled over. 911 was called and police and fire came. The firefighters put out my engine fire with their chemical suppressants. My car does not have an active recall on it, but other makes and models with this same engine do, so I never receivedany warming about this problem happening with my same engine. I have always had it serviced at the dealership. This was very traumatic.
2006 Hyundai Azera: sudden loss of power
6 of the 188 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 60,120
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 14 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
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- 20132
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What owners say
Tl* the contact owns 2006 hyundai azera. The contact stated that after exiting the highway, the vehicle loss power steering assist and ended up in a ditch on the side of the roadway. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to green hyundai (2955 us-93 s, kalispell, mt 59901) where the vehicle was diagnosed with ABS failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.*dt
2006 hyundai azera gas pedal lost all power at 30 MPH on freeway. Vehicle still running but will not accelerate past 30 MPH. Restarted car, lost power at 30 MPH. Extremely dangerous. This happened on freeway heading away from home. Had to turn around in emergency turn around and head back home with flashers on 30 MPH all the way home. Accelerator continues to lose power at 30 MPH. Losing power on freeway and in intersections is a horrible feeling.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai azera. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 60,120. Updated 12/18/15*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai azera. The contact stated that whenever the cellular phone charger was plugged into the cigarette lighter, the vehicle would lose power and stall. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The VIN was not available at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current was 36,000.
Tl* - the contact owns a hyundai azera. The contact experienced 2 incidents where the vehicle lost power at 737 miles, and again at 4418 miles. All of this has been reported to the manufacturer. These failures have been a concern since the vehicle was purchased on october 7, 2006. There were no warning indicator lights until after the vehicle lost power. The first incident occurred while driving at 70 MPH, and the second incident at 50 MPH. All of the lights illuminated after the vehicle stalled. The contact wasn't able to restart the vehicle on both incidents, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that the failure was due to a faulty relay and 1 burned out fuse. They stated this was the only problem. After the second incident the vehicle was towed again, and stayed at the dealer for 11 days. The dealer replaced the fuel pump, 2 electrical wires, the gas tank, and the computer. The end result was that the dealer in consultation with hyundai didn't know why the failures occurred. The contact filed a complaint with hyundai. The first failure was on 0ctober 16, 2006, and the second failure was on december 8, 2006 . The current mileage was 9200. *ak the consumer states there was a 3rd incident on march 9, 2007 the car powered down and the consumer inserted his spare 205 power relay and the car turned over. Dealer states replaced relay and fuses a few times. Customer states problem still going on wants car fixed. Update 04/19/07 *tr updated 03-28-08
Service bulletins that may apply
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- This bulletin provides important checkpoint guidelines when performing engine oil and filter change services.
- Follow the guidelines outlined in
- This bulletin provides the service procedure for engine connecting rod bearing clearance testing
- This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
- Hyundai: a revised procedure for replacing the timing chain tensioners
- Hyundai: DTC P2135/P0638 or cold engine RPM fluctuation; tps replacement and ECM update. some 2.7L, 3.3L...
- Hyundai: check engine light P2138, P2127, P2122 DTC with P2106
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Hyundai Azera loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2006 Hyundai Azera?
6 of 188 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Azera (3%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Hyundai Azera?
There are 0 recalls and 14 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Hyundai Azera
Headlights 48Airbag light 41ABS 10Check engine light 8Stalling 7Ball joint 6Seat belt 6Won't start 5
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