Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TSB-11-01-025 | 08/01/2011 | 10041632 | Hyundai: information is provided for the ecu update for hev active air flap (aaf). *pe | 10/12/2011 | |
| 0736008 | 11/01/2007 | 10023629 | Ecm update - mil (malfunction indicator lamp) on with dtc p0110 or p0300, even though there are no system faults. *nj | 01/15/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 60052 | 1 | |
| Would not start, lights worked. tow truck driver checked battery,alternator, suspected starter. towed over 100 miles home. (contacted hyundai road service, only tows to dealer.) called dealer to check if covered under warranty. informed it was not. towed to local mechanic who checked charging system and found alternator and battery good, but starter was bad. removed and installed a new hyundai starter. re the america's best warranty 60/000-100,000: one would think that hyundai would have covered this replacement with only 52 miles over 60,000. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 60052 | ||
| Would not start, lights worked. tow truck driver checked battery,alternator, suspected starter. towed over 100 miles home. (contacted hyundai road service, only tows to dealer.) called dealer to check if covered under warranty. informed it was not. towed to local mechanic who checked charging system and found alternator and battery good, but starter was bad. removed and installed a new hyundai starter. re the america's best warranty 60/000-100,000: one would think that hyundai would have covered this replacement with only 52 miles over 60,000. | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 15000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. while driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a very loud clicking noise coming from the vehicle. she approached a traffic light and proceeding through it by depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle hesitated severely and was pulled off the road. the occupants exited the vehicle. the contact opened the hood and noticed flames. the fire spread to the roof and the interior front end of the vehicle. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failure. the police and fire departments were called to the scene. the fire department representative stated that the failure was caused by an electrical breakdown. the passenger was injured and transported to the hospital by an ambulance. the insurance company has not yet determined if the vehicle was destroyed. the failure and current mileages were 15,000. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | |||
| 06/16/2009 | 43000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. while driving for approximately three hours, the contact noticed that the trunk ajar warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. another motorist alerted him that the rear of his vehicle was on fire. the contact pulled over and noticed that the wires in the trunk were on fire. he was able to safely extinguish the flames and resume driving. while driving 40 mph in third gear, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted to first gear. in addition, the engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. he is in the process of having the vehicle inspected to determine the cause of the failures. the failure and current mileages were 43,000. | |||