| Issue ID | 932585 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10468092 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | VERACRUZ |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 01/03/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When braking, i would hear & feel a grinding type noise and "feel" the grinding on my brake pedal. It would feel as if i wouldn't have brakes and it would surprise me---which would make me take my foot off the pedal and then re-brake. Usually at this point i would not feel/hear the same thing and my brake worked and felt normal. This did not happen every time i braked and it didn't happen every time i drove my car. It was intermittent. I told my hyundai service people i thought i needed new brakes. They checked and saw my pads & rotors were fine. This happened several times until i finally told them this is definitely happening and they needed to figure out what was going on. So my service tech drove my car until it finally happened to him. Since early june they have tried numerous things to try to fix this problem. Unfortunately, they've been unsuccessful! What i understand is they "think" my car feels like its skidding so the abs system engages. However, they can't figure out how to make it stop. They've exhausted my extended warranty changing out parts/computers (i think) to no avail. They've contacted hyundai engineers and they too haven't found an answer. I understand there are 2 other 2008 veracurz' that are experiencing a similar issue at the dealership i work with as well as others across the country---per the hyundai engineer to the service manager at my dealership. Now i have a car a year away from being paid off and no resolution to this problem!! Is this a recall issue? Is this something that needs to be investigated? Do i---and others---deserve reimbursement for hyundai's faulty equipment? I believe this to be the case. I have been loyal to my dealership, to servicing my vehicle and caring for my car so as to pay it off and have a reliable, safe vehicle without a car payment for a period of time! This was my goal. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 75000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHARLOTTE, NC |
| VIN pattern | KM8NU13C78UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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