NHTSA Complaint #11413848 — 2010 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ

ON 4/23/21, I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE (WHICH IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILDREN), BUT IT DID NOT START AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO JUMP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DIED AS SOON AS JUMPER PACK WAS TAKEN OFF. LATER THAT DAY, MY BABY BECAME VERY ILL AND WE HAD TO GO TO URGENT CARE. MY HUSBAND ONLY HAS A WORK VAN THAT DOES NOT HAVE SEATS TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS, SO HE PUT THE CAR ON A CHARGER FOR A BIT AND THE CAR STARTED. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN EXIT. WE JUMPED THE CAR WITH A JUMPER PACK AND MADE IT TO THE URGENT CARE. ON THE WAY HOME, WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP THE CAR WITH THE JUMPER PACK TO GET IT STARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WE THEN TRIED TO STAY OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT LOSING POWER AND WE HAD TO JUMP IT EVERY TIME WE HAD TO STOP, WHICH LEFT US BLOCKING TRAFFIC MULTIPLE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP THE CAR AND GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITH A JUMP AFTER THAT. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT FROM 4/23/21 UNTIL 4/25/21, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO USE HIS WORK VAN AND A CAR TRAILER TO TOW THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR WHEN HE DROPPED IT OFF AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS COVERED IN OIL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO OUT SUDDENLY. THERE IS A CURRENT HYUNDAI RECALL ON THE CAR OVER THE ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WE HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET AND HOPEFULLY GET REIMBURSED LATER. THIS IS A LARGE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE WHEN WE ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH EMPLOYMENT ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OVER THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHILE LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 197 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V705000 PER NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE