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2008 Hyundai Azera seats problems

24 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2008 Hyundai Azera, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
24 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2008 Hyundai Azera Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 41,000 miles, July 2013 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai azera. The contact stated that the automatic front driver's seat would abnormally move backward independently after having been set to a particular angle. The contact stated that the failure would recur sporadically and without warning. In addition, the failure would also drain the battery. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 62,000.

Reported at 61,000 miles, December 2011

Other problems reported for the 2008 Hyundai Azera

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