NHTSA Complaint #11174492 — 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING, I WAS TURNING OFF A SIDE ROAD ONTO A MAIN ROAD. AS SOON AS I TURNED ON TO THE MAIN ROAD THE VAN SOUNDED LIKE MAYBE IT HAD A FLAT, IT DID NOT. BOTH ESC LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE STEERING AND BRAKING WAS ERRATIC AND THERE WAS NO PICK UP. I COULD NOT GET THE WHEELS TO TURN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MOVING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET SHORT PERIOD OF CONTROL, ENOUGH TO BARLEY TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. I AM SO FORTUNATE THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH OR COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC. I DID CALL HYUNDAI AND THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE VAN INCLUDING THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. I ASKED IF THEY CAN TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALER CONSIDERING I JUST AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NO CONTROL. HYUNDAI WILL NOT TOW TO THE DEALER. THEY DID OFFER TO REIMBURSE ME IF I TOW IT, BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP ME CURRENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY HYUNDAI BEFORE A DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HAVING NO PICK UP OR CONTROL OF THE STEERING.