NHTSA Complaint #11100795 — 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

THE CAR STOPPED WORKING 2 WEEKS AGO. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE ALTERNATOR, AFTER DRIVING HOME THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE HAD TO TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOOK ABOUT 2 DAYS TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR . WHEN WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK WHILE IN IDLE IT STOPPED WHILE IT WAS IN IDLE ABOUT 15 MILES FROM REPAIR SHOP .WE HAD TO AGAIN TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND BATTERY WHERE THE CAR IS RIGHT NOW. THE CAR AGAIN WOULD TURN OVER BUT AGAIN WOULD STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE ENGINE/ALTERNATOR. THE VALVE COVER WAS REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE HYUNDAI RECALL RECORDS AT BOULDER HYUNDAI. OUR MECHANIC STATED AND HE WILL PUT THAT IN WRITING THAT THE VALVE JOB WAS SUBSTANDARD AND THE WORK 'SHODDY '.UPON RESEARCHING THE NHTSA OTHER OWNERS OF THE HYUNDAI 2008 VERACRUZ HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONE OWNER HAD THE VALVE COVER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM UNABLE TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE OR SALE SO I AM OUT ABOUT $7000.00 PER KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUATION FOR A WORKING CAR. WE ATTEMPTED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH TO CHECK THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD RUN AND AGAIN AFTER JUMPING THE CAR IT CUTS RIGHT OUT. I BELIEVE IF THE REPAIR ON THE RECALLED VALVES WAS DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WOULD BE IN WORKING ORDER AND THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE ALTERNATOR.