NHTSA Complaint #10254452 — 2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON

SNOW AND RAIN ICE STORM, WARMED UP CAR SCRAPED WINDOWS WELL, GOT ON RTE 3 @ 530AM WENT FROM SLOW TO HI ON WIPERS DUE TO VISIBILITY. THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. GOT OFF HIGHWAY AND DROVE TO WORK WITH WINDOW OPEN. CALLED DEALERSHIP. IT APPEARS THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM 1 OF 3 THINGS "WE TRIED FUSE THE NUT THAT HOLDS ON THE WIPER AND THEN WE CALLED SERVICE AND THEY INSTRUCTED US TO REMOVE BLADES AND COVER TO MOTOR WERE AN ARM FELL OFF DUE TO A NUT COMING OFF. STILL DID NOT WORK BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND WAS THEN CHARGED $60 DOLLARS BECAUSE WE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, SO I COULD DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS A DANGER TO DRIVE IN SUCH WEATHER AND IF IT HAPPENS AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY SAY I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM SAID HE REPAIRED 4 VEHICLES THAT STORM FOR THE SAME THING. *TR