Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Azera
Model Year: 2009
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced air bag or Depowered airbag with suppression
Plant City: A-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: TG
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI AZERA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVED FORWARD FORCEFULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI AZERA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TO APPROACH THE INTERSTATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE; THE SPEED DECREASED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/11