NHTSA Complaint #10560937 — 2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

FOLLOWING EMAIL SENT TO HYUNDAI DEAR SIR: I HAVE A 2011 VERCRUZ WITH 27499 MILES THAT I HAVE LOVED UNTIL JANUARY 19, 2014. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH, THE CAR SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER: NO POWER STRAINING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO ENGINE POWER. IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. BY RESEARCHING THE NET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED MANY TIMES BEFORE. AN OIL GASKET LEAKS THAT DRIPS OIL ON THE ALTERNATOR PRODUCING LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND A DEAD ENGINE. MY DEALER, L------N HYUNDAI, DID THE REPAIR WORK, ONLY CHARGING ME FOR THE DEPLETED BATTERY. NOR WERE TOW CHARGES REIMBURSED. THEY CONCLUDED THAT OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE GASKET, DESTROYING THE ALTERNATOR. I REGARD THIS HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE PROBLEM RECURS FOR ME, OR FOR OTHERS; SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE COULD RESULT. I REQUEST THAT YOU ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL AND PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *TR ------ ---------