Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V369000 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO | from 10/01/2001 to 11/09/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 919 | 10/05/2004 | MFR | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 07/26/2004 | 08/02/2004 | 571 | 301 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, fuel system integrity a valve on the fuel tank assembly may not close properly. if a vehicle rolls over and the fuel tank assembly valve is not properly closed, fuel spillage may occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel spillage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install an additional fuel tank assembly valve. the recall began on october 5, 2004. owners should contact hyundai de puerto rico at 1-800-981-0188. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai recall no. 066. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V178000 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/01/2001 to 11/09/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 263968 | 06/30/2004 | MFR | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 04/09/2004 | 04/20/2004 | 571 | 301 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Some passenger vehicles contain a fuel tank assembly valve that may not close properly. if a vehicle with a fuel tank assembly valve that is not properly closed were to roll over, fuel spillage may occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel spillage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install an additional fuel tank assembly valve. owner notification began on june 30, 2004. owners should contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai recall no. 066. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Not many seem to know the solution here. after much research online and going to a mechanic site... i spent $250 on a canister,,, valve... and filter... that was suppose to fix the problem. no go there. so now i much contact hyundai again.... after their only advice was to bring it to a dealer. the dealer sold me the parts and said that this would fix it. just want to point out that there are many consumer's online that are searching for an answer. imagine all of a sudden.... your car that you have maintained and kept in good shape... no longer lets you put gas in the tank. | |||
| 09/15/2011 | |||
| My vehicle had a recall on it in 2004 for the fuel system, gasoline storage and fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. according to the home office the valve fix was installed on my vehicle in 2005, i have no record of the installation. in 2011 my vehicle broke down and i had it towed to a shop. it turned out to be the fuel pump, so i had it replaced with a new fuel pump i purchased at an auto supply shop. after the installation of the new fuel pump my vehicle would hesitate to start, the gas was taking to long to get to the injectors. after researching i found out about the recall not remembering anything about it or having a valve installed. my question is on such an important recall why isn't there notice at the auto supply stores on vehicles and parts on recall. a raised flag if you will, so when i (someone) go to purchase the new fuel pump a notice would have come up about the recall. now the hyundia corporation refuse to fix this very serious problem without cost to me. i think it is hyundia responsibility to get the word out in every avenue available out there about the recall. they knew the fuel pump was bound to fail one day and had to be replaced. going back to the dealer (who was the only one who knew about the recall) is an option not the only option. | |||
| 03/13/2011 | 71000 | ||
| I recently took my 2002 hyundai sonata to kroger gas station to fill up my tank that was on 1/4 full. however, when i got there and started to pump my gas it started out by only pumping out $0.05 of gas before the pump clicked off. then it only was pumping $0.03 of gas before it clicked off. i tried to gingerly squeeze the handle to make it pretty much drip out, but that was not working either because it kept shutting off. i ended up going to a bp gas station bc i thought maybe it could have been the kroger pump, but the same thing happened. i ended up pumping $16 of gas which took me about 10 minutes to do! i have 71,000 miles on my car and just started having this problem 2 days ago. gas will not pump more then a few cents before it shuts off and i am worried that i will run out of gas as well because i don't want to fill it up either if people have problem with gas spewing out. | |||
| 01/01/2009 | |||
| Problem filling gas to the gas tank. it shuts off several times when i put gas. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 150000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. while refueling the vehicle gas began to spill out of the opening in the fuel tank. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed she needed a new fuel tank valve. the vehicle was not repaired. an authorized dealer was notified and she was informed her vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 04v178000, fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly. the failure and current mileages were 150,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 240000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the vehicle leaks fuel on the ground from a stress crack. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle has been repaired. the failure and current mileage is approximately 242,000. rd | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 242000 | ||
| Was driving 2002 sonata with child in car daughter got dizzy from gas fumes gas tank was leaking from top of tank,called hyundai motor corp said car wasnt covered out of warranty,took it to the dealer was told car gas tank had to be dropped to find the problem,hyundai refused to pay for tank to be dropped, finally took it to be fixed at a local service person ,found the gas tank was leaking from the middle of the tank at the half way mark,he found the tank was leaking to a stress crack on the tank,i find this to be a safety issue regarding this matter,there is a safety regarding stress cracks on the sonata please call me at 973-875-2712 | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 240000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the vehicle leaks fuel on the ground from a stress crack. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle has been repaired. the failure and current mileage is approximately 242,000. rd | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 242000 | ||
| Was driving 2002 sonata with child in car daughter got dizzy from gas fumes gas tank was leaking from top of tank,called hyundai motor corp said car wasnt covered out of warranty,took it to the dealer was told car gas tank had to be dropped to find the problem,hyundai refused to pay for tank to be dropped, finally took it to be fixed at a local service person ,found the gas tank was leaking from the middle of the tank at the half way mark,he found the tank was leaking to a stress crack on the tank,i find this to be a safety issue regarding this matter,there is a safety regarding stress cracks on the sonata please call me at 973-875-2712 | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 240000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the vehicle leaks fuel on the ground from a stress crack. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle has been repaired. the failure and current mileage is approximately 242,000. rd | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 242000 | ||
| Was driving 2002 sonata with child in car daughter got dizzy from gas fumes gas tank was leaking from top of tank,called hyundai motor corp said car wasnt covered out of warranty,took it to the dealer was told car gas tank had to be dropped to find the problem,hyundai refused to pay for tank to be dropped, finally took it to be fixed at a local service person ,found the gas tank was leaking from the middle of the tank at the half way mark,he found the tank was leaking to a stress crack on the tank,i find this to be a safety issue regarding this matter,there is a safety regarding stress cracks on the sonata please call me at 973-875-2712 | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 240000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the vehicle leaks fuel on the ground from a stress crack. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in any recalls. the vehicle has been repaired. the failure and current mileage is approximately 242,000. rd | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 242000 | ||
| Was driving 2002 sonata with child in car daughter got dizzy from gas fumes gas tank was leaking from top of tank,called hyundai motor corp said car wasnt covered out of warranty,took it to the dealer was told car gas tank had to be dropped to find the problem,hyundai refused to pay for tank to be dropped, finally took it to be fixed at a local service person ,found the gas tank was leaking from the middle of the tank at the half way mark,he found the tank was leaking to a stress crack on the tank,i find this to be a safety issue regarding this matter,there is a safety regarding stress cracks on the sonata please call me at 973-875-2712 | |||
| 04/19/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2002 hyundai sonata, when fueling vec constantly cut off the fueling takes about 10 - 15 min's to fuel with a 1/4 tank of gas in the vec before re-fueling. this happens no matter what station i'm re-fueling. *tr | |||
| 09/26/2009 | 1 | ||
| Engine light keeps coming on. took for repair and the code states there is a problem with the air/fuel mixture. auto repair shop asked if we turned the gas cap atleast 3 turns after last fill--yes we did. we previously were not able to pump gas the pump would shut off everytime we tried to pump. auto repair replaced charcoal filters in the neck of the fuel tank has run fine since this engine light started. *tr | |||
| 08/19/2009 | 111789 | 1 | |
| Can't put gas in my tank, i would have to slowly put it in and sometimes i only can get 4-6 dollars although i have driven all day and my gas hand states that i am on empty. i really feel that this is a safety hazard, i could possible run out of gas while driving and cause a collision, or just over flow my gas tank, this i am very, very concern about. please help me. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| No concern with incident. concern with defects with fuel tanks and fuel tank functions. *tr | |||
| 01/07/2005 | 1 | ||
| We have been having the car 4 years when we first got the car there was a strong gas smell and still does when we took it to dealership. they couldn't find problem. know i find this so now i know what the problem is and i'm trying to take care of it. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 44847 | 2 | 11/09/2002 |
| On 10/10/07 my wife drove approximately 8 miles home from work and parked her 2002 hyundai sonata in the garage. about 5 minutes later she noticed the smell of gasoline in the house, and returned to the garage to investigate. gas was pouring from the gas tank fill door on the car. the garage floor had a 6' diameter puddle under the car. she opened the garage door and backed the car out onto the driveway and positioned a catch pan under the car. approximately 1/2 gallon of gas was in the pan after she opened the filler cap to relieve the pressure. the car had less than 3/4 tank of gas at the time. we delivered the car the dealer that night for repair. they returned the car on 10/12 after replacing a canister and valve assembly under warranty. this is the second time this has happened, with the first time being approximately 18 months earlier, also covered under warranty. we feel very lucky that we didn't have an explosion or fire, which would have been a likely event with the amount of raw gas and fumes in the garage had we had a gas water heater. it is now four days later and we still have not gotten the smell of gasoline out of the house and garage. my wife is also afraid to park the car in the garage. just to add to the whole experience, the service writer was rude to my wife when she picked up the car, and we now have a dent in the left rear door. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 07/13/2005 | 91000 | 4 | 04/20/2002 |
| Vehicle was taken to dealer for fuel cut valve recall. since new fuel cut valve was installed vehicle will not start after refueling. dealer replaced new fuel cut valve, problem recurred. dealer can not duplicate failure. failure has occurred with the consumer after every refuel with no exceptions. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 10/26/2005 | 47560 | 4 | 06/15/2005 |
| When attempting to fill gas tank the pump continues to shut off after pumping only small amounts of gasoline. which prevents me from filling my vehicle. i have made no attempts to repair attempted to fill the vehicle at several service stations with the same results. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2002 hyundai sonata. having problem putting fuel in the vehicle*cw the consumer stated it seemed as though the pressure valve was not opening correctly when fuel was added. also, last fall the consumer noticed the front right tire was leaning in and he thought it was a broken tie rod, but when he took the vehicle to a mechanic, he was told the sub frame of the vehicle had rusted through. the consumer learned there was a recall for the exact same problem. the consumer stated he never received a recall notice.*jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2002 hyundai sonata. having problem putting fuel in the vehicle*cw the consumer stated it seemed as though the pressure valve was not opening correctly when fuel was added. also, last fall the consumer noticed the front right tire was leaning in and he thought it was a broken tie rod, but when he took the vehicle to a mechanic, he was told the sub frame of the vehicle had rusted through. the consumer learned there was a recall for the exact same problem. the consumer stated he never received a recall notice.*jb | |||
| 12/04/2006 | 63079 | 1 | 07/02/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and was hard to shift. also, when attempting to fill the gas tank, the gas spilled out while pumping. the vehicle was driven to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 10/27/2009 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai sonata. when fueling the vehicle, gasoline regurgitates from the fuel tank. also the check engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument control panel. sometimes the vehicle will hesitate when attempting to accelerate, as if there was no fuel available. the dealer was notified, and a technician concluded that she would have to pay $900.00 to repair the vehicle. no repairs were made.. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 82878. | |||