CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Veracruz has a minor trend of complaints where the valve cover leaks oil onto the alternator, causing alternator failure. The problem starts with the battery warning light & typically all the other warning lights coming on in quick succession. Luckily, that problem was covered in a 2014 recall.
Overall, It's a solid reliable vehicle with no major problems reported.
I was driving to work early a.m. and all of a sudden all of the lights on my dash were flashing then the car suddenly slowed down. Luckily there was a gas station close by and I was able to pull in and park the vehicle. I used a code reader system and it was coded to the electrical system. My battery was dead. Apparently the Alternator pulled all the juice from my battery.
I bought a new battery ($110.00) and took the car to the nearest auto shop.It was the Alternator that went bad. There was gunk all over it. It cost me $290.00 to get it replaced and repaired. Since my Vehicle ID# does not fall under the recall, I had to pay myself. I just checked the Alternator the other day and see that more gunk is on it. I wonder if can take my car in for the recall this time around?
11/25/14 hyundai sent me to rick case deal they used silicone for my gasket. i think they cleaned the alternator so on 1/18/17 my car shut down again, oil all over the alternator. had it towed to and said oil is the same. dealer ship they looked at it leaking and my battery is real low on the chare i said yes cause the alt charges the battery i asked is the alt is working oh yes just fine about 6 times i asked this they said the warrty was for 12mo or 12000 miles they never checked the alt and the valve cover gaskets cost me 410 dollasdrove home went 5 mils the next dayand it shut down again pep boys put a new alt in it cost me 375 dollars does,nt hyundaii pay these dealerships to fix recalls the right way i f they do rick case is stealing from me and hyundai i my money back want
- neverwayne,
Lawrenceville, GA, US
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I was driving to work early a.m. and all of a sudden all of the lights on my dash were flashing then the car suddenly slowed down. Luckily there was a gas station close by and I was able to pull in and park the vehicle. I used a code reader system and it was coded to the electrical system. My battery was dead. Apparently the Alternator pulled all the juice from my battery.
I bought a new battery ($110.00) and took the car to the nearest auto shop.It was the Alternator that went bad. There was gunk all over it. It cost me $290.00 to get it replaced and repaired. Since my Vehicle ID# does not fall under the recall, I had to pay myself. I just checked the Alternator the other day and see that more gunk is on it. I wonder if can take my car in for the recall this time around?
- Stefanie H., Hialeah, FL, US