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Hyundai Entourage Latches/locks/linkages Safety Report | July 20, 2008
Reported on July 20, 2008
| 2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE. PURCHASED IN SPRING '07. BOTH SIDE/SLIDING DOORS ARE AUTOMATIC AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE THEY BEGAN TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES CLOSING. THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLOSE AND IMMEDIATELY OPEN AGAIN. THE RIGHT SIDE MORE SO THAN THE LEFT. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 20 ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE RIGHT SIDE AT TIMES. WHEN IT BECAME AN ANNOYANCE, MEANING IT OCCURRED ALMOST EVERYDAY WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER EARLY THIS SPRING. THE FIRST VISIT THEY NEEDED A SPECIAL ORDER PART AND WE RETURNED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHEN THE PART WAS IN. THEY REPLACED SAID PART ON BOTH SIDES. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE DOORS ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTIES CLOSING, RIGHT SIDE MORE OFTEN THAN LEFT. IT BECAME MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE BUT AN ACTUAL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE LAST WEEK WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR CLOSED (AFTER 15-20 ATTEMPTS), BUT AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE SPACE, THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN WITH MY TODDLER SON SITTING RIGHT THERE. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC YET. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Entourage |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NORTH POTOMAC MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | KNDMC233676 |
| Mileage: | 12000 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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