NHTSA Complaint #11024032 — 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT AND THE CHECK BATTERY SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V415000(ENGINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.