NHTSA Complaint #10615163 — 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

AT 16343 MILEAGE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. AT 40,100 MILEAGE, ESC WARNING LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SWITCH UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 092. AT 87,719 MILEAGE, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SWITCH AT MY COST, EVEN THOUGH THE BAD SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. AT 129,000 MILEAGE, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THIS MEANS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS AGAIN BAD. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S 4TH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SINCE THIS IS PART OF A PART DEFECT RECALL, HYUNDAI SHOULD WARRANT THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR LIFETIME FREE REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY DO NOT. THE REPLACEMENT RECALL PART IS OBVIOUSLY NO BETTER THAN THE PART IT REPLACES. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT A ROUTINE WEAR PART, AND AT THIS DEGREE OF FAILURE, AN SEVERE DESIGN FLAW IS INDICATED. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM THAT AFFECTS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SHIFTING, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. *TR