While driving to work today on 1/21/2022 my vehicle was traveling at about 35 mile per hours when it suddenly began to slow and was unresponsive to my effort to maintain speed, and then several dashboard warning lights including the check engine light, charging system light, seatbelt light, and then the car began to have a loss of power and stalled. I did have my alternator and battery replaced in February of 2021 when this happened previously. Then I received a notice of the federal safety agency recall 20V705000 and had the remedy repaired completed in August 2022. I did attempt to have Hyundai USA reimburse me for my alternator repair and a previous repair I paid for related to the fault valve covers gaskets, but they refused my request for reimbursement. Now the problems and potential hazard remains. Thank you.
Hyundai Veracruz warning lights comes on
14 of the 662 owner complaints about the Hyundai Veracruz describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 78,900
By model year
- 20121
- 20104
- 20087
- 20072
Often reported together
Stalling 6Check engine light 3ABS 3Loss of power 2Won't start 1Door locks 1
What owners say
The contact's wife owns a 2012 Hyundai Veracruz. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle began to lose power as several warning lights illuminated the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who informed him that the cover gasket had leaked oil onto the alternator. The contact had both the alternator and the cover gasket replaced. Almost a year later, the same failure occurred and he had the cover gasket replaced again by the same mechanic.The contact then received a notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); however, the parts for the repair were unavailable. The dealer had been notified about the recall; however, the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The manufacturer had been notified of the recall but the contact had not yet received a response.The contact recently took his vehicle to the same mechanic for a maintenance check and was informed that his cover gaskets were leaking oil yet again. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
- Oil leaks causing harm to the function of the car. Yes, available for inspection. - The safety of our family was put at risk since we were left stranded at the airport on a late, hot Sunday with a broken car, & a two year old. -The vehicle was inspected by our car shop at C & R, Tire: 602‑493‑5258 17434 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ - The problem has been confirmed by the the important safety recalls we have received in the mail regarding Oil Leak on Alternator. - All maintenance up to date. Hello, My husband and I bought a 2010 Hyunday, Veracruz in 2018 before the arrival of our first son. It has been our first family car. Last year we began to receive important safety recall notices (three total). We didn't think anything of it since the vehicle was working just fine and we keep up to date with the maintenance of the vehicle. But then in the Fall of 2020 our car troubles began relating to oil leaks. I called the Hyundai dealership for help and was turned away, saying "there was no current remedy". Our first bill came out to over $1,200 this past Fall (2020). It was a significant amount of money but we were hopeful that the issues had been resolved at C & R tire shop. Less than 6 months later we were at our car shop again due to oil issues and having to make another significant payment of $1,560.17 on 3/02/2021. At this point we felt very discouraged but once again were hopeful that the car would run well after that. However, we were wrong. On Sunday, April 11th our family of three: My husband, two-year-old son, and I went to the airport to pick up a friend. While we were waiting for her arrival all of the lights in our dashboard lit up, the car died, and we were left stranded at the airport with no A/C and no way to get home. I ended up having to take an Uber with my son home and my husband spent hours at the airport trying to find a toe truck on a hot Sunday evening. After finding no remedy, we changed the alternator ourselves and problem is solved.
I purchased a 2008 hyundai veracruz in 2014. I was taking a friend home and as I was pulling in all lights lit up and car just shuts off. I couldn't get the car to do anything. I had the car towed. My windshield wipers doesn't work, door handles are all broken, seat belts doesn't work, alternator has been change 3 times due to oil leakage,no radio, the RPM's goes up and down and trunk won't open.
I had a recall #121 which was correct at 50,000 miles. The value cover leaks and drips onto the alternator. 25,000 miles it happened again. I was driving my car yesterday and all lights came on so I turned to go home. Call thornton road hyundai in lithia springs, ga and the service manager told me to bring in my car cause its still covered cause I had 74,500 miles on my car. My husband had to charge up my battery just to make it to the dealership. I got there and I went to service and spoke with this lady and I explained the situation and she said that I didnt speak with anyone because she was the service manager. So she gave me an attitude saying it was already done and they will not do it again. So my husband and I drove home and I broke down, my car stopped on me and it was smoking a little and we had to charge the battery again just to get the car into gear and had to get one of his friends to tow my car home. If they would of fixed the problem right the first time then this problem should of not happened 25,000 miles later. They put my life in danger when I was forced to drive home and broke down on a 2-way highway.
I took the vehicle in for safety warranty work. Car city hyundai in st joseph missouri completed the national recall for oil leaking on to the alternator . After driving the car for approx 30 miles the dash lights up like a christmas tree. I have spoke to joe 631613 for hyundai he is not a part of hyundai corp. He is a csr for some call center. They are stating the electrical problems have nothing to do with the changes the did on my car and that it is a sensor that has magically went out after the recall work. Joe instructed me to contact the address below for any other concerns. 20850 fountain valley ca 92728
My ABS, ESC and awd dash lights illuminated on my 2008 hyundai veracruz. Ran codes to find out the rf and lr wheel sensors were giving an error, as well as the brake switch. Checked fittings and found no missed connections with the wheel sensors, and when I started the car back up, all lights on the dash turned off. When the car got up to 30mph, the ESC light started flashing, the awd light illuminated, and my vehicle acted as if it was driving in heavy snow (stalling, slowing, and acceleration failing). After putting the car in park, turning it off, and starting it back up, all lights were again off. Same issue repeated itself, and then the ABS, ESC and awd lights illuminated again, and the car drove fine. Took to the dealer to get diagnosed. Fearful of sudden malfunction during expressway driving to cause a serious accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai veracruz. The contact stated that while driving approximately 8 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road. The vehicle started but all the warning lights on the instrument were illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,100. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai veracruz. While driving approximately 75 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. It was discovered that oil was leaking from the front cylinder valve cover gasket onto the alternator, which caused the alternator to fail. As a result, the alternator, the front valve cover gasket, and the battery needed to be replaced. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v415000 (electrical system) and stated that the remedy was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
While driving down the highway (approx. Speeds of 65 MPH), while raining, the vehicle started to stutter, speedometer jumped around, and the ESC off, ABS and awd warning lights flashed and then stayed on. Once the lights stayed on (no longer flashing) it seemed as though the vehicle drove "normal." after a day of driving with the lights on they would turn off and problem wouldn't come on again until their was some sort of moisture/precipitation happening; and then once dry would turn off again. Had dealer check vehicle (at the time of check no lights/symptoms occurring) and they said it required a new hecu unit and a new wheel speed sensor (approx. Cost $3,200). They could neither explain why it only happened when it was wet and did not want to troubleshoot beyond the basic code check. Hyundai was contacted and they offered no help - it was only 1,000 over warranty by the time we were able to have it looked at by dealer (which also took 2 weeks to set up appointment with hyundai tech). Dealer cleared codes and put dielectric grease on the connections. Had no problems for 7 months, and then problem reappeared. Only now the problem is a severe safety risk to myself and others around me. There is no telling (can occur at any speed and doesn't matter how long car has been on or how far driven) when the systems mentioned will fail, and when the lights start flashing I have no ability to accelerate the vehicle until all the lights turn steady and stay on. If this were to happen when pulling out/across traffic it could turn fatal. A quick check on the internet and one will find a host of complaints relating to this same problem. A recall needs to be issued before someone is injured!
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Hyundai Veracruz warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Hyundai Veracruz?
Owners who report it most often also describe engine stalls while driving, check engine light and abs light or abs activating.
Which Hyundai Veracruz years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2008 (7 complaints), 2010 (4 complaints) and 2007 (2 complaints).
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