2007 Hyundai ENTOURAGE: complaints, problems and recalls

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE HAS A SERIOUS FRONT END SHIMMY AT 44 MPH. IT SEEMS, PER CHAT ROOMS AND WEBSITES, THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR AND IT HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. DEALER HAS CHECKED AND BALANCED ETC.. BUT NOT HELP. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN EQUIPPED WITH THE 17" WHEELS AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10166655 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THE CONSOLE, A CHROME PLATE COVERED THE SECTION WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS LOCATED. WHEN THE SUN SHINED, IT REFLECTED INTO THE CONTACTS EYES MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. *AK UPDATED 11/0/906.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 865 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170617 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 ENTOURAGE LIMITED IN OCTOBER 2006. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION ON THIS MINIVAN IS HORRID AVERAGING 16.8 MILES PER GALLON. THE ADVERTISED RANGE WAS 18 MPG IN CITY AND 25 IN HWY. WITH MIXED CITY/HWY DRIVING WE ARE EXPERIENCING FUEL CONSUMPTION THAT IS NOT COME CLOSE TO THE CITY FUEL CONSUMPTION ADVERTISED BY HYUNDAI. FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS A BIG PART OF OUR DECISION TO BUY THIS VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HYUNDAI WAS COMPLETELY DECEIVING. THE DEALER TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND WE ARE STUCK…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10189825 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2006-09-19 (September 19, 2006)

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS, THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REPEATED CONTACT MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION TO CHAFE.

Consequence: CHAFED INSULATION COULD CAUSE A SHORT OF THE WIRING HARNESS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE STALLING, OR AN INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR CHAFING AND REPAIR IT IF NECESSARY. ALSO, THE DEALER WILL SECURE THE WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT FUTURE CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY.THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.

Reported: 2009-04-15 (April 15, 2009)

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.

Reported: 2013-04-01 (April 1, 2013)

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

Reported: 2013-11-06 (November 6, 2013)

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Hyundai Entourage vehicles manufactured from February 16, 2006, through June 30, 2008 and sold in, or currently registered in, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may fracture due to corrosion resulting from exposure to road salt and water.

Consequence: A fractured control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them, free of charge. The recall began on January 3, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at consumeraffairs@hmausa.com. Hyundai's recall number is 115.

Reported: 2016-11-21 (November 21, 2016)

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Entourage vehicles manufactured February 16, 2006, to June 30, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may corrode and bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.

Consequence: If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify all of the owners. For vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, dealers will replace the secondary latch. For vehicles in any other state, dealers will inspect and either lubricate or replace the secondary latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. The recall began January 2017. Hyundai's number for this recall is 154.

Reported: 2020-02-04 (February 4, 2020)

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Elantra and 2009-2011 Elantra Touring vehicles. On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 model year 2007-2008 Entourage and 2007 Santa Fe vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.

Consequence: An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 188.