general problems of the 2008 Hyundai Entourage

This the 2rd time my. Rear sliding door flew open while on highway with my grandkids in the car . Majority of the times the rear sliding doors will not open the buttons do not remotely open the sliding doors and the sliding doors get stuck . Its really dangerous because if my grandkids are back there a danger breaks out they are most likely not to survive .

The rear sliding doors do not open. They only open from the outside. If a person is sitting in the rear of the vehicle and tries to exit, they can not get out of the vehicle unless opened from the outside latch. Only when parked exiting the vehicle.

Vehicle was parked in the driveway, not driven for approximately one week. The engine compartment started smoking then erupted in flames.

After closing passenger side slider door several times, it suddenly opened again without pushing the ceiling button . . . . On its own and I had to force it shut physically. The vehicle was in park but engine was idling.

The right rear sliding door does not stay latched. It automatically slides open while driving.

The rear door (hatchback door), (latches/locks/linkage, structure), on my 2008 Hyundai Entourage Mini-van, failed to open. All efforts to open the door proved fruitless. Request Hyundai motor America to repair latches, locks, and/or linkage under one or more of the recall and/or repair consent decree negotiated with the national highway transportation safety administration (NHTSA). Note, latches and locking mechanisms on this vehicle have failed previous. Reference the passenger side of the vehicle sliding door.

The vehicle has begun vibrating significantly upon acceleration and at higher speeds. I have since had the tires rotated multiple times and balanced. I finally took the vehicle in to the dealership this week (7/8/14) and they recommended front brake repair a replacement engine intake (unsure of the actual name) that should take care of the problem. After almost $400 in repairs already, their post installation test derive revealed the same vibration issues. They have now suggested that they have identified massive deterioration in the right axle an that now needs to be replaced. From my research on message boards, this is a problem that seems to exist on Hyundai entorage models and kia sedona minivans from the same year. The vehicle is less than a year outside of warranty. Since this seems to be a pervasive issue with this model and a manufacturer safety concern, since the the axle is not a part that should be subject to this type of normal wear an tear after only 52k miles, I am requesting that the repairs be completed at no charge to me vs the $800 requested by the dealer.

I was driving at 45 mph and suddenly we heard the noise stating that passenger door is opened. We stopped our car on the side as kids were sitting in the back. Opened the doors and closed again. This happened few time since then. There is definitely some problem with the parts.

This model Entourage minivan has powered rear sliding doors. The doors often jam making egress/ingress difficult and/or unsafe.

Power sliding doors erratic operation. Currently one door does not operate with remote or inside power button. It would partially open then close automatically, then stopped operating completely. Have had similar problems in the past, addressed by the dealer. Now it's a repeat issue. Other customers report doors opening by themselves while vehicle is in motion. This is a safety issue and warrants a safety recall.

Rear lift-gate door latch assembly failure.

There were numerous incidents with my 2008 Hyundai Entourage power sliding doors automatically opening/closing on their own. It mostly happened when I was stopped and was waiting on my children's bus to come but the incident in January 2009 occurred when I was getting on the interstate. I had stopped at a red light and proceeded to turn onto the interstate when one of my power sliding door opened on its own while I was driving. This seat just so happened to be the seat that my, then, 3 month old daughter would sit in. I literally had to take it to the dealership more than 4 times in a year (sometimes I would not take it in because they kept telling me if they could not replicate it, there was nothing they could do) and it was in the shop, collectively, about a month so they could attempt to replicate the problem. Even with showing them video, they said they could not tell what the problem was. After about a year and a half from purchase, they finally started changing out parts (starting from cheapest to more expensive per my request) and found that it had to do with the switches. This is a huge safety concern because the doors have shut on me while I have been standing in the door trying to get my kids out, they have opened while driving, and many times it would open and close repeatedly on its own but wouldn't fully open until I turned off the power function. If something happened and the car caught fire, this could cause smaller children to become entrapped. It is a serious safety issue that I have seen people posting about all over the internet with the exact same problem as I am mentioning. These vehicles need to be recalled before someone does lose their life or become seriously and/or permanently injured!.