Brake Disc Pads Problems of Hyundai Veracruz

I was having issues with the breaks and it came to the point after replacing the pads and rotors and almost crashing into the cars in front of me that I took it to the dealer. I thought it may just need an adjustment on the computer but the diagnosis was "internal failure of the hydraulic electronic control unit". . I am shocked because the car is only 5 years old. I started doing research and found that the Hyundai genesis was recalled for this very same reason. The dealer wants $2600 to replace it and told me they had not heard of this happening with a Veracruz. If the same components or fluid was used in the Veracruz as was used in the genesis - it would have the same issues but I don't see any recalls. I was told my car is dangerous to drive but I don't have $2,600 to dish out to get it fixed. I would like some assistance in finding out if other Hyundai Veracruz owners have reported the same. How does a recall get issued?.

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2008 Veracruz that feels like my brake pedal is grinding and pulsating at speeds less than 20 mph. The brakes grind randomly and kick back towards my foot, and I have to re-brake. It only happens after the car is initially turned off and the first one or two breaks. Then, behaves normally. It will happen several days in a row, several times in a day and/or then could go weeks or months with it not occurring. We did new rear breaks. The dealer said the rotors and pads are find and told me it could be from water or something getting in there randomly (ie. Pollen). I tend to completely disagree as something simple like water would not make this significant of grinding/pulsating so continuously but yet randomly. This becomes very scary continuing to happen because I am wondering if something is about to snap and the breaks will not work or what is happening. I have reviewed several other people with similar complaints online with the Veracruz.

I brought my vehicle November 9, 2013. Shortly after buying this vehicle, I have had breaks, pads, rodders, all around the vehicle three times in less than a year. I called the dealership to see if there was a recall on the breaks. I even call the company. I even took it to the dealer ship and they stated that there was nothing wrong with my breaks. That is the fourth incident. I am still having the same problem. Every now and again the breaks act like they do not want to stop and it is dangerous. I am not liking this at all. I have to break about a thousand feet or more for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. I cannot drive up close behind anyone at times. It is starting to do it more and more an not even the dealership know what is wrong with the breaks. I do not remember the mileage, it was shortly after buying the vehicle. At the time it had over 95,000 miles on it. This is only a guess on mileage.

When braking, I would hear & feel a grinding type noise and "feel" the grinding on my brake pedal. It would feel as if I wouldn't have brakes and it would surprise me---which would make me take my foot off the pedal and then re-brake. Usually at this point I would not feel/hear the same thing and my brake worked and felt normal. This did not happen every time I braked and it didn't happen every time I drove my car. It was intermittent. I told my Hyundai service people I thought I needed new brakes. They checked and saw my pads & rotors were fine. This happened several times until I finally told them this is definitely happening and they needed to figure out what was going on. So my service tech drove my car until it finally happened to him. Since early June they have tried numerous things to try to fix this problem. Unfortunately, they've been unsuccessful! what I understand is they "think" my car feels like its skidding so the abs system engages. However, they can't figure out how to make it stop. They've exhausted my extended warranty changing out parts/computers (I think) to no avail. They've contacted Hyundai engineers and they too haven't found an answer. I understand there are 2 other 2008 veracurz' that are experiencing a similar issue at the dealership I work with as well as others across the country---per the Hyundai engineer to the service manager at my dealership. Now I have a car a year away from being paid off and no resolution to this problem!! is this a recall issue? is this something that needs to be investigated? do I---and others---deserve reimbursement for Hyundai's faulty equipment? I believe this to be the case. I have been loyal to my dealership, to servicing my vehicle and caring for my car so as to pay it off and have a reliable, safe vehicle without a car payment for a period of time! this was my goal.