2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE Structurebody Problems

ARE DOORS FLY OPEN DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. DOORS DON'T CLOSE OR LATCH HALF THE TIME AND ARE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON AND BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR IS GOOD HAD THEM TESTED. U ASK FOR A DATE AND ONLY LET US PUT ONE DATE IN THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN WE'RE SCARED TO EVEN OPEN DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AND SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 56-57 MPH DOWN A STATE ROUTE RD WHEN THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING THE HOODS HYDRAULIC LIFT ARM. I FOUND OUT THE HOOD LATCH WAS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND WE DIDN'T KNOW. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TELLING US THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOOD LATCH AND NOT THE OTHER DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HOOD LATCH FAILING WHILE DRIVING.

BOTH OF THE REAR DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED OFF FOR NO REASON. WE WERE STATIONARY AND I WENT TO OPEN IT, NO EXCESS FORCE OR PULLING. TRIED TO OPEN AND BOTH BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER HOOK ALSO SNAPPED AND THREW MY WINDSHIELD WIPER OFF. I WAS STATIONARY, I HAD TAKEN OFF THE OLD ONE PUT A NEW ONE ON AND IT BROKE AND LOST MY WINDSHIELD WIPER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY! CHEAPLY MADE HANDLES AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS!

THE PASSENGER REAR (SLIDER) DOOR FAILS TO LATCH CLOSED, EITHER IN POWER-ASSIST OR NON-POWER-ASSIST MODE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR MAY OPEN SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTORIZED DOOR'S CONTROL PROTOCOLS CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN FULLY AFTER THE FAILURE TO LATCH IS DETECTED. IF THE LATCH ELECTRONIC ACTUATOR FAILS, THERE IS NO ACCESS TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE LATCH WHILE THE DOOR IS IN CLOSED POSITION.

WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS CLOSED IT POPS OPEN AGAIN ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER CLOSING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE ON THE STREET OR IN MY GARAGE I WILL WATCH THE DOOR SHUT AND LATCH, AND LATER IT WILL BE OPEN. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IT CLOSED AND LATCHED AT NIGHT, AND IN THE MORNING IT WILL BE OPEN. IT HAS NEVER OPENED WHILE IN MOTION, BUT THIS IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY.

POWER DOORS WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE COMPLETELY

AS I RAMPED ON TO A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE FRONT HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY. THE HOOD FLIPPED UP SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKING ALL FRONT VISION. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, SAME THING: THE FRONT HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY, BUT THAT TIME I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 25 MPH AS I SLOWED DOWN ON A SECONDARY ROAD TO TURN IN TO THE SUBDIVISION WHERE I LIVE. NO HARM DONE TO THE WINDSHIELD THE FIRST TIME. FIRST TIME I ASSUMED I HAD NOT PROPERLY SHUT DOWN THE HOOD. SECOND TIME, THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY FAILED.

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DON'T STAY CLOSED..WHEN I'M DRIVING THE DOOR SLIDES OPEN. SPECIALLY WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS..SPECIALLY WHEN I CARRY 2 SMALL KIDS..MECHANICS CANNOT FIND WHATS WRONG WITH THE SLIDING DOOR..PLEASE HELP..

REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE DUE TO BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FOR A YEAR THEY FINALLY REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PART ON ONE SIDE AND ONLY INSPECTED THE OTHER SIDE. THE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE BOTH WITH A NEW STYLE LATCH. LATCH STILL FAILS AND HYUANDAI CLAIMS THE RECALL IS COMPLETE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD HYUNDAI THAT THEY ONLY INSPECTED THE LATCH WHICH IS NOT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY JUST CIRCLE ME BACK TO THE DEALER.

COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH I HAD DONE THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE, PUSHED THE OPEN BUTTON ON THE VAN'S MIRROR, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN, MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT. HOWEVER, BEFORE SHE COULD REMOVE HER SEAT BELT, THE VAN LUNGED FORWARD WITH SUCH SPEED, WE WERE BOTH SCREAMING IN SHOCK. IT SMASHED THRU THE GARAGE DOOR LUNGED WITH SUCH FORCE TEARING DOWN THE CLOSET IN THE BACK OF THE GARAGE, RUNNING OVER LAWN MOWER AND POWER TOOLS, AND SMASHING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, SLAMMED IT INTO PARK, AND I TURNED OFF THE KEY, STILL IN SHOCK. MY FOOT FELT LIKE IT WENT THRU THE FLOOR I WAS ON IT WITH SUCH FORCE. MY HUSBAND HEARD THE CRASH (HE IS NEARLY DEAF)SO HE RUSHED TO PULL ME OUT AS I WAS STUNNED, MY DAUGHTER GOT OUT,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE RACK AND PINION SHIFTED WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

WE PURCHASED '07 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE IN 2009. WE HAD SEVERAL MINOR PROBLEMS THAT YEAR, WHICH WE OVERLOOKED AS RESULT OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, WE NOW THINK OTHERWISE AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FAULTY! ISSUES: REPLACED BATTERY THREE TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR. REMOTE ENTRY STOPPED WORKING FOR SLIDING DOORS, THEY LOCK/UNLOCK BUT DO NOT OPEN/CLOSE. SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOESN'T WORK VIA SWITCH INSIDE THE DOOR OR CEILING CONSOLE. AT TIMES OUR DOORS SLIDE OPEN WHILE DRIVING! FROM BEGINNING, A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATERY LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM ENGINE AREA. MECHANIC TIGHTENED A GASKET DURING AN OIL CHANGE WHICH TEMPORARILY LIGHTENED THE PROBLEM...BUT IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. EVERY MECHANIC HAS MENTIONED THIS LEAK BUT CANNOT DETERMINE ORIGIN. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 YEARS AGO, WE WERE TOLD TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ($1500!). HOWEVER, LIGHT TURNS OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME (LOOSE WIRE? POOR BATTERY? FAULTY...

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 40-43 MPH. IT WAS ABOUT 7:30 IN THE EVENING ON A FRIDAY AND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. THE HOOD OF MY ENTOURAGE SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN HITTING MY WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURING MY VIEW. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHICH IS ALSO MINIMAL IN THAT LOCATION DUE TO A DITCH. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE SAFE, THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE AND NO ONE HIT US AND THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER STATIONARY OBJECTS OR END UP IN THE DITCH DUE TO MY INABILITY TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE HOOD SHOULD OPEN BY ITSELF. NO ONE HAD OPENED IT FOR MONTHS. I HAD BEEN DRIVING UP AND DOWN THAT STRETCH OF...

AUTOMATIC VAN DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE AND REBOUND OPEN. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES (OVER 10) THE DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THIS VAN IS NOT SAFE. THEY ALL NEED TO BE RECALLED TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY. HYUNDAI IS NOT MAKING THIS VAN ANY LONGER AND HAS GIVEN CONSUMERS LITTLE HOPE TO FIXING THE DOORS ONCE AND FOR ALL. I SAT IN THE PARKING LOT SINGLE DIGIT TEMPS, SNOW AND WIND CHILLS WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WHILE I TRIED AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THEY WILL NOT EVEN CLOSE ON THE MANUAL SETTING AT TIMES. THIS VAN IS DANGEROUS! *TR