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NHTSA complaint #11387117

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2020 HYUNDAI TUCSON

Manufacturer

Hyundai Motor America

Components

SERVICE BRAKES

Dates

Incident: 11/01/2020
Filed: 01/08/2021

Owner complaint summary

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI WITH AN OBVIOUS SENSE OF URGENCY INSTRUCTING ME TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR ASAP!!! THAT WAS NOVEMBER 2020. THIS RECALL AFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM OF MY NEW VEHICLE. TODAY IS JANUARY 8, 2021 AND STILL NO FIX AND ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN!!! NO PARTS FROM HYUNDAI AVAILABLE. VERY CONCERNING AND FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION, THE RECALL LETTER INSTRUCTS THAT I SHOULD NOT PARK THE CAR INSIDE OR NEAR A STRUCTURE. I LIVE IN HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER HERE. I NOW SIT WITH AN EMPTY TWO-CAR GARAGE AND HAVE HAD TO DIG MY CAR OUT OF SNOW, SCRAPE IT FROM ICE, AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRES BECAUSE OF COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE BY HYUNDAI, PUTTING DRIVERS IN THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. \MY DEALERSHIP HAS ME AT #61 ON THEIR RECALL LIST WITH NO IDEA OF WHEN THE REPAIRS WILL BE DONE. THIS COULD TAKE A FEW MONTHS, IN THEIR OPINION. I

This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11387117). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.

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