2008 Hyundai Veracruz: battery drain or dead battery

6 of the 231 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz describe battery drain or dead battery.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Battery drain or dead battery by model year

2011
1
2008
6

What owners say

Filed Mar 22, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · GA

Bought my Veracruz in 2018. After not even a year I started experiencing problems with the charging system. Car would die overnight. Replaced a battery with the new one 3 weeks later same thing happened. Changed many sensors checked the fuses looked for parasitic draw... battery cables. Removed the alternator had it checked at advance auto it was surprisingly good. It was covered with oil leaking out of valve cover.. replaced the valve cover seal but the problem still remains. That leakage messed up my charging system. I cannot even drive the car safely anymore because the voltage keeps dropping rapidly. Even tho alternator is good it's not charging the battery while car is running. P0346 is the code I'm getting when I scan the vehicle. Check engine and TPMS are on. I won't even be able to pass emissions test next month due to this mess.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Engine · 91,000 miles · WV

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that they had to give the vehicle a jump start whenever being used due to excessive battery drainage. This relates to the recall stating the vehicle's charging system battery may fail. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. Vin tool confirms parts not yet available.

Filed May 17, 2021 · Engine · NC

The contact owns a 2008 hyundai veracruz. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v705000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. A dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a failure with the alternator draining the battery and related the failure to the recall. The failure milage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Mar 13, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 101,000 miles · PA

We have been waiting since november when recall number 197 came out. Our vehicle has been parked since the dealer would not repair the valve cover oil leaking onto the alternator without a notice from the manufacturer. They confirm the alternator is covered with oil from the leak. The battery drains and we had to put a disconnect switch on it to keep it charged. Still pay insurance for the vehicle to sit which we bought to transport our grandkids. Been using our daughters car since then which is too small for all of the grandkids. January 8th was the date the company gave us and it came and went with no remedy yet. This is leaning heavily on criminal. Someone let us know what we can do.

Filed Nov 30, 2020 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · NY

The battery completely drains. Sometimes its because the lights turn on by themselves when the car is off, or the radio comes on, or the wipers turn on, or the AC turns on, or the blower in the rear turns on. These items will stay on all night while parked in the driveway and drain the battery completely. I have tried to remove the specific fuses ie. The radio, but then its the blower that stays on. I remove that fuse and its the lights that came on. This has been going on for the better part of 2 years.

Filed Jan 31, 2019 · Electrical · 131,000 miles · ID

In nov 2017 my 2008 veracruze (98k miles ) started losing power, indicator lights flashing then it died in the middle of an intersection. Turned out to be a very oily alternator. It was repaired. 1 yr 1 month later exact same thing happened. Again the alternator was oily and needed replaced. Now 2 weeks later I'm starting to see the warning signs ( flickering lights, dead battery in the morning 1 time, power seat memory positioning buttons not working) called nearest hyundai dealership ( over 2 hrs away) to verify that my car was included in the recall. I was told it was but it had been replaced in 2015. But that I could drive it to spokane, have it diagnosed possibly have to return ob a different day for repair and then contact hyundai to see if they would help . Its going to cost $900 to repair! Plus they want me to drive or tow my car 2 hrs away for no guarentee hyundai will again fix the gasket.