No acceleration suddenly, tried park but the gear wasn't moved D to P.
The worst 2010 Hyundai Azera problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Airbags2
- Brakes2
- Engine2
- Wheels2
- Steering1
Problems by type
Tap a problem to see which part fails, at what mileage and in which other years.
- Airbags2
- Brakes2
- Engine2
- Wheels2
- Steering1
- Tires1
- Transmission1
Recalls 3
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- 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 .
- Risk
- An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
- Remedy
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2018. Owners may call Hyundai at 1‑800‑633‑5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 172.
Recall number 18V026000 · Recall details
Suspension: rear
- What is wrong
- 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, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.
- Risk
- Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall began on October 8, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1‑800‑633‑5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.
Recall number 13V354000 · Recall details
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- What is wrong
- 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 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
- Risk
- Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1‑800‑633‑5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
Recall number 13V113000 · Recall details
See all 3 recalls for the 2010 Hyundai Azera
Defect investigations
Rear Control Arm Failure
In a letter dated August 9, 2013, Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. (Hyundai) notified the federal safety agency that Hyundaiis conducting a safety recall (13V‑354) involving approximately 239,000 vehicles involving model year (MY) 2006 through 2010 Hyundai Sonata vehicles (approximately 215,000)produced beginning on March 1, 2005 through January 21, 2010 and model year (MY) 2006 through 2011 Hyundai Azera vehicles (approximately 24,000) produced beginning on September 27, 2005 through November 22, 2010 that are registered in and operated or originally sold in the following 20 salt belt states and the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.Hyundai will also inform dealers to inspect/repair vehicles that were previously registered in salt belt states but are currently registered elsewhere. Hyundai is conducting the recall to remedy a defect involving internal corrosion of the rear sub frame that may lead to separation of the rear upper/lower control arm(s) at their respective mounting points and/or separation of the axle from the transaxle where they meet.This could result in a loss of vehicle control and/or vehicle disablement which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.In response to the federal safety agency?s Information Request (IR) letter, Hyundai stated the Azera vehicles utilizes the identical cross member and upper/lower rear control arm components as the subject (Sonata) vehicles.In analysis of both Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) data submitted to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) and consumer complaint data submitted to Hyundai, ODI identified 19 non-duplicative reports alleging excessive corrosion of the rear sub frame. All of the complaint vehicles were either originally sold or registered at the time of the incident in one of the salt belt states.Of these 19 reports, 9 alleged either a suspension component separation or a fracture of the vehicle's rear cross member assembly.Similarly, ODI identified 8 warranty claims of rear sub frame replacement in data submitted by Hyundai due to excessive corrosion, all of which involved vehicles originally sold or operated in a salt belt state. Based on Hyundai's decision to conduct a safety recall, (13V‑354) this investigation is closed.The VOQs cited above can be viewed at www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/owners/Searchreference under the following identification numbers: 10535115, 10534110, 10525976, 10524726, 10521520, 10508368, 10505463, 10490073, 10486752, 10486435, 1048354, 10473922, and 10437887.
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Technical service bulletins for the 2010 Hyundai Azera 34
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Some Hyundai vehicles may be equipped with a parking distance warning (PDW) sensor(s) that may trigger...
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- The federal safety agency has issued an urgent safety advisory regarding dangerous, counterfeit...
- The federal safety agency has identified the presence of substandard and dangerous driver’s-side airbag...
- This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the...
- This TSB provides a procedure to diagnose and replace, if necessary, an automatic transmission with...
- This bulletin contains information about the proper removal of the windshield wiper blade protective cover...
- This bulletin provides important checkpoint guidelines when performing engine oil and filter change services.
- Hyundai applies a Paint Protection Film (PPF) on new vehicles before delivery to dealerships
- Follow the guidelines outlined in
2010 Hyundai Azera fuel economy
Official EPA estimates in miles per gallon (MPGe for electric). Ranges cover trims that share the same engine.
| Engine | Drive | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3L 6‑cyl | FWD | 18 | 26 | 21 |
| 3.8L 6‑cyl | FWD | 17 | 26 | 20 |
What 2010 Hyundai Azera owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While returning from town and driving in my driveway, herd strange noise from under the hood and the ABS warning light came on. After parking in garage noticed that a brake fluid trail was left behind in the driveway. Checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was almost empty, so added new brake fluid to the proper level and removed the fuse for the the the ABS unit so it could not short out again and lose break fluid while driving. If it had happen on the highway could be dead I know the car had a recall for ABS unit shorting out and fires while parked, and a relay kit was added to kill power to the ABS while parked but what about a short in the ABS unit while driving, seams much more dangerous. Dealer says not covered by recall, how can this be? Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai azera. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the instrumental panel indicators illuminated. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. The vehicle was towed to thompson hyundai (1000 merritt boulevard, dundalk, md 21222, (410)-288-5700) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle stalled because the valve cover gasket leaked oil onto the alternator. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 69,500. *tt the issue is a known problem. These lambda v6 3.3 liter and 3.8 liter engines all have these same issues, regardless of what vehicle they are in. Veracruz, azera, sonata, sedona, entourage, and so on. The valve cover's leak oil onto the alternator and cause them to fail, causing the entire vehicle to lose power and control while driving. Super unsafe. This is exactly what happened to me. Fortunately I was only by route 1 here in maryland and not on 95, 495 or somewhere like the bay bridge. I have pics taken that afternoon at the gas station I swung into in jessup to show you what happened. These are consistent with this issue across this type of engine.*jb *bf consumer replaced the battery and alternator.
Car shifted erratically and shut down multiple times while at speeds up to 45 MPH with loss of power assist for brakes and steering, the last time while rounding a curve and braking for a stop sign. When restarted, the indicator for the shift position was completely blank (reappeared on a second shutdown/restart. Dealer finally located a trouble code (no check engine light) which indicated a failing transmission oil temperature/shift position sensor located on the automatic transmission. Dealer refused to submit to hyundai in spite of the fact car was still under drive train warranty and safety considerations of such a failure. This obviously covers up such failures from the federal safety agency oversight. Problem has not reoccurred since sensor was replaced. Repair invoice from the dealer is available upon request.
In my earlier complaint I inadvertently transposed the tire description which should be michelin energy mxv4+ and not michelin mvx4+ energy. Regarding sidewall/tread separation. Thank you.
Walking past our vehicle I noticed that my left front tire had a separation between the side wall and thread I thought it was just road damage,but upon further investigation I see the same problem on two other tires(michelin energy mvx4+ p235/55 r17). On various web sites I see this is a common problem with these tires but there is no product recall at this time. This is a very dangerous problem that should be addressed. I would also like to know how to deal with this as I know I have to purchase new tires after only 18,210 miles. Thank you.
Air bag warning lit. Dealer checked and found no cause. In april, 2014 warning lit again, checked by independent mechanic and found no cause. January, 2015, warning light again lit. Have not had it checked yet. Called manufacturer and was told that they would not provide assistance. I needed to go to dealer or mechanic and pay again for inspection. I believe that there is a problem with the vehicle.
Tl- the contact owns a 2010 hyundai azera. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, she crashed into a deer and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic for repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Kmj
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Questions about the 2010 Hyundai Azera
Is the 2010 Hyundai Azera reliable?
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Azera, fewer than a typical Azera model year.
What is the 2010 Hyundai Azera year score?
The 2010 Hyundai Azera scores 92 out of 100 (good). The score compares it with the other model years of the Hyundai Azera: 75 is a typical year, 50 means twice the usual complaints, and serious complaints and recalls lower it.
What is the most common problem with the 2010 Hyundai Azera?
Airbags, with 2 complaints. Next is brakes (2).
How many recalls does the 2010 Hyundai Azera have?
3 recalls, covering service brakes, hydraulic, suspension and exterior lighting.
What year does the Hyundai Azera have bad airbags?
The Hyundai Azera model years with the most airbags complaints are 2006 (57 complaints), 2007 (44 complaints) and 2013 (18 complaints).
What gas mileage does the 2010 Hyundai Azera get?
Official estimates for the 2010 Hyundai Azera range from 20 to 21 mpg combined. The most efficient version (3.3L 6-cyl, FWD) gets 18 city and 26 highway.
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