2008 Hyundai Veracruz problems
NHTSA has received 361 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, and 27% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (18%) and brakes (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 361 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 280 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 32 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 45 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 49 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 31 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 28 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 280 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 86,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 112,000 miles (58 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Hyundai Veracruz with enough data (77 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Normal driving habits on the 2008 veracruz. After hearing a large clunk going speeds variable from 5-45 MPH, the accelerator is unresponsive and vehicle is unsafe. Restarted engine multiple times to work "normally" again. It appears that hyundai is aware of the issue and suggests replacing the throttle position sensor ($41.00) and an upgrade the vehicle. This needs to be a recall because if this happens at the wrong time, someone could die from it.
2008 hyundai entourage gls: rear passenger door appears to open while vehicle is in transit. Door open indicator, alarms and lights go on to indicate opened door. Opening and closing door gets alarms to go off. Initial instance was confirmed by dealership to be caused by broken cable and cracked module.
My ABS, ESC and AWD dash lights illuminated on my 2008 hyundai veracruz. Ran codes to find out the rf and lr wheel sensors were giving an error, as well as the brake switch. Checked fittings and found no missed connections with the wheel sensors, and when I started the car back up, all lights on the dash turned off. When the car got up to 30MPH, the ESC light started flashing, the AWD light illuminated, and my vehicle acted as if it was driving in heavy snow (stalling, slowing, and acceleration failing).