NHTSA Complaint #10609308 — 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

FIRST INCIDENT: 7/18/2011 & 70546 MILEAGE : ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 287 RESULTING IN EXTREME POWER LOSS, VERY HARD STEERING AND DIFFICULT, UNSAFE VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH FINALLY ENDED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED AN UNDETECTED OIL LEAK FROM THE VALVE COVER DRIPPED INTO ALTERNATOR CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. VALVE GASKET WAS CHANGED AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED. SECOND INCIDENT 6/26/2014 & 110,846 MILEAGE: SAME SCENARIO, ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT RESULTING IN EXTREME POWER LOSS, VERY HARD STEERING AND DIFFICULT, UNSAFE VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH DIAGNOSED AN UNDETECTED OIL LEAK FROM THE VALVE COVER DRIPPED INTO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. VALVE GASKET WAS CHANGED AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER MAHWAH HYUNDAI SAYS I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE LEAK. (MY FAULT $880.00). ALTERNATOR BELOW THE VALUE COVER, WHO DESIGNED THIS. ANOTHER GM COVERUP GOING ON HERE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS OTHER THAN REPLACING VALVE COVER GASKET AND ALTERNATOR WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS CANNOT BE DETECTED BY DEALER VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO FAILURE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR AT ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURTS IN AN ACCIDENT. - OAKLAND, NJ, USA *TR