NHTSA Complaint #11403091 — 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V705000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE DETECTED A BURNING OIL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND SAW OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL HYUNDAI MONTGOMERY SERVICE CENTER (2820 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36116) AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE COVER GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND HE WILL BE CONTACTED ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ALSO EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER PICTURES OF THE OIL LEAK ON THE ALTERNATOR AND THE DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.