U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Hyundai ENTOURAGE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

213 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

71,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 174 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 51 of 213 complaints (23.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	50	23.5%
Electrical and battery issues	32	15.0%
Steering behavior	18	8.5%
Transmission and shifting	9	4.2%
Engine operation	3	1.4%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System

Suspension

Latches/Locks/Linkages

Service Brakes

Structure:Body:Door

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Engine

Structure:Body

Electrical System: 51; Suspension: 31; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 20; Service Brakes: 18; Structure:Body:Door: 18; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 16; Engine: 16; Structure:Body: 15

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 35; 25,000 to 49,999: 29; 50,000 to 74,999: 27; 75,000 to 99,999: 34; 100,000 to 149,999: 29; 150,000 and above: 20

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (35). 39 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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2015

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2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2006: 4; 2007: 12; 2008: 17; 2009: 13; 2010: 9; 2011: 13; 2012: 12; 2013: 17; 2014: 24; 2015: 16; 2016: 18; 2017: 13; 2018: 16; 2019: 13; 2020: 7; 2021: 4; 2022: 2; 2023: 3

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 50 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 32 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10174756 · 2006-11-30 (November 30, 2006)

MY ENTOURAGE EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT SIGNIFICANT LOW-SPEED ENGINE BRAKING WHEN DRIVING IN THE AUTO 'DRIVE' POSITION. THIS BRAKING EFFECT IS SIMILAR IN EFFECT TO THE ACTUAL LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER UPON PURCHASE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX BY PERFORMING TRANSMISSION RE-PROGRAMMING. THIS HAS MODIFIED THE BEHAVIOR TO MAKE THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS MUCH MORE INTERMITTENT, BUT STILL NOT FIXED IT. I HAVE TWO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS. THE FIRST IS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN…

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174756 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10183336 · 2007-02-23 (February 23, 2007)

TWO FAILURES OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SINCE PURCHASE OF 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE ON OCT 20, 2006. FIRST TIME, BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, NEXT TIME BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND COMPLETELY DRAINED BATTERY. THIRD SWITCH NOW INSTALLED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10183336 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10179503 · 2007-01-23 (January 23, 2007)

WE HAVE AN 07 ENTOURAGE LIMITED WITH A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ,LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE, DEALER REPAIRED WITH A NEW DOOR SENSOR,NOW THE DEALER IS KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME DOOR WHEN CLOSING AND THEN REOPENING AS SOON AS IT LATCHES,PUT A NEW LATCH ON AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS SO THEY ARE KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT,RADIO AND SEAT LOOSES MEMORY BUT IT'S SPORADIC SO NO WAY FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THE PROBLEM,REAR HATCH CLOSED THEN REOPENED BUT HASN'T RECENTLY .THE TRANS. HAS A SHUTTER …

Owner-reported narrative. 614 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179503 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10179408 · 2007-01-22 (January 22, 2007)

NEW VEHICLE WITH FRONT END VIBRATION/SHIMMY..EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. ALL CONTENTS AND PASSENGERS IN MINIVAN VIBRATE OR SHAKE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES. TOTAL OF 12 DAYS. THE 1ST 4 DAYS THEY CHANGED TIRES AND RE-ALIGNED ALL 4 TIRES. DROVE VEHICLLE BACK 3 DAYS LATER. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS AND CHANGED AXLE WITH A USED VEHICLE WITH OVER 5000 MILES ON IT, HOPING THAT THE AXLE WAS THE PROBLEM. DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES, STILL VIBRATES ENTIRE VEHICLE FROM 10 MPH AND HIGHER. TEST DROVE BRAND NE…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179408 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10191558 · 2007-05-23 (May 23, 2007)

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THE 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE TO ANYONE!! WE PURCHASED OUR NEW ENTOURAGE IN JULY 2006, MY FIRST PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURING IN AUGUST 2006 AND HAVE YET TO CEASE! I HAVE BEEN IN A LOANER CAR MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES IN MY ENTOURAGE ANYMORE, NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD : LUMBAR SUPPORT "BLEW OUT", DOOR LOCK ACUATOR WENT OUT, TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUTTON ON UPPER CONSOLE ANNOYING RATTLE, AB…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,785 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191558 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10171733 · 2006-10-24 (October 24, 2006)

I PURCHASED A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT SE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO. THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM MADISON WISCONSIN, SO WHEN I PURCHASED IT, IT HAD 240 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST DAY OF DRIVING, I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE ANYWHERE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE CLUTCH HAS FAILED, AND POSSIBLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 275 miles reported. Look up ODI 10171733 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10428993 · 2011-10-06 (October 6, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10428993 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10461336 · 2012-06-12 (June 12, 2012)

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT UNEXPECTEDLY DOES NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION TO OCCUR. THE CAR STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461336 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10197322 · 2007-07-24 (July 24, 2007)

I BOUGHT MY ENTOURAGE IN NOVEMBER 2006. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007 MY 18 M.O. SON AND I WERE RUNNING SOME ERRANDS. WE STOPPED AT THE BAKERY, THEN PROCEEDED TO OUR PLAY GROUP. ON THE WAY, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LESS THAN 1/4 FULL, SO I STOPPED TO GET GAS. AS IT WAS A HOT DAY, I LEFT MY SON IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO FILL THE TANK. WENT IN THE VEHICLE TO START IT--IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, NO CLICKING OR ANYTHING. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO TRANSPORTED IT TO DEALER. DEALER HAD IT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTER…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,883 miles reported. Look up ODI 10197322 at NHTSA ↗