| Issue ID | 1158193 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10683357 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | VERACRUZ |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 13/02/15 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am the owner of a 2008 hyundai vera cruz. In 2014 my oil gasket leaked and i brought the car to a local garage and had it repaired. It cost $400. 00. A few months later, i had a problem due to a power failure and i went to another garage nearby, and discovered my alternator failed and needed to be replaced. It cost me another $400. 00. A few months later, i received notice from hyundai stating that they discovered a fault in the oil gasket which could leak into the alternator and cause it to fail. I contacted hyundai and explained what had happened. They assured me, just as it says in the recall notice, that if i had the work done already, i would be reimbursed, but they first wanted me to bring the car to a hyundai service center, which i did. They checked the repairs and decided to re-do the gasket replacement, although they had no explanation as to why. They did not re-do the alternator so i assume they deemed it okay. Now, i have been going back and forth with them supplying copies of the repairs that i had done, and the repair orders, and the credit card receipts, some of which, strangely, kept getting lost even though i sent them as email attachments (after scanning them to digitize the copies). I was told some of the copies arrived, but others did not even though they all went with the same email. In any case, it has been a few months and now they finally said they would like to reimburse me for the repairs but have determined (again, with no explanation) that i should only receive $195. 00. I have asked for an explanation and they simply state they want to pay me a lesser amount for the parts that were provided in the repairs and less for the labor. I must admit, i am a bit dumbfounded. I may be a disabled veteran but there is nothing wrong with my math. Can you please help me? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46476 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN pattern | KM8NU13C28UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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