Owners have filed 247 complaints on the Hyundai Entourage, covering 2006–2008. The system named most often is Electrical System (51 reports). Worst years by volume: 2007, 2008, 2006; cleanest: 2006, 2008, 2007. 9 reports describe a crash, 5 a fire. On average the car was 6.6 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Hyundai Entourage
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 247 Entourage complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 51 Read
We bought a new hyundai entourage in 07 the front tire will not hold air. The key less remote entry has been replaced and is still not working. The van was in a accident involving a pole. The van was going about 35 slide on ice and smashed the hole front end of the van. The airbags didn't deploy but the light for the…
Minivan was parked at night in our home garage and spontaneously went on fire. All recommended factory maintenance was always performed. No recall for our vehicle existed. Significant risk to property and loss of life. Pushed it out of garage to save family and home
The valve over eventually leaks oil that drips down on to the alternator. This cause the electrical system to fail, the battery and brake lights come on. Then slowly all lights come on as battery shuts down. This is a known issue with this engine. This happened to me yesterday while driving at night leaving the car…
Suspension 38 Read
Driving a 2007 hyundai entourage van on the morning of december 30, 2011 we came to a stop for a red light. My foot was still on the brake pedal when two seconds later we were reared ended by another vehicle that was traveling at approximately 45-50 mph. My spouse and I experienced severe whiplash. The driver of the…
Vehicle in motion and van out of control related to the corrosion of control arm. Children (3) in the car. Recalled 2007 and 2008 vehicles! Why not mine? Live in nebraska with salt-infested roads and this van has many issues! My VIN number not associated with the recall which is completely unfair. Have put so much…
The purpose of this letter is to request NHTSA to include 2008 hyundai entourage vehicles from the state of virginia in the agency's recall and repair authorization, NHTSA campaign number 13V556000, components suspension, and/or front lower control arm corrosion,' dated november 06, 2013. I am the original owner of a…
Structure 38 Read
Coming into my driveway, which I had done thousands of times before, pushed the open button on the van's mirror, my foot on the brake waiting for the garage door to open, my daughter to get out. However, before she could remove her seat belt, the van lunged forward with such speed, we were both screaming in shock. It…
The automatic sliding door for the vehicle have had a number of issues in the past - either related to not opening fully, not closing fully or automatically closing while opening. The latter causes the door to close on a child's fingers. The latest incident happened on october 18, 2009 at about 4:13pm. While traveling…
The sliding doors do not open and close properly. Sometimes they work and sometimes they do not. They may close half way and then go back to open position and stay there or go back to closed position. The driver side door closed on me once when I was strapping my grandson in, it had been open awhile. Luckily I had the…
Service Brakes 15 Read
The contact owned a 2008 hyundai entourage. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in her driveway, she went outside and noticed smoke coming from the under the hood. The stated that she and family members attempted to extinguish the fire with hoses as flames were seen coming from under the vehicle. The…
El vehculo est prendido parqueado y se prendi en fuego en el lado del chfer
I was taking my family for shopping, and after my kids (5 kids) were seated in the car and making sure the seat belts was worn. I walked to the driver door to start the car and drive to the destination; a thick white smoke was coming out of underneath the engine hood even though the car's engine was still off! I was…
Latches/locks/linkages 15 Read
Power sliding doors on van start to close then pop open about 6; car make a beeping sound and the doors have to be closed manually
The contact owns a 2008 hyundai entourage. The contact stated while driving at approximate speeds of 40-45 mph, the drivers door opened without warrant. She immediately slowed down, pulled over to the shoulder of the road and closed the door. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to her residence without incident…
The contact owns a 2008 hyundai entourage. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the door ajar warning light illuminated and a bell chimed from the control panel intermittently. The contact also stated the driver's side sliding door failed to lock automatically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer seven…
Steering 13 Read
The contact owns a 2007 hyundai entourage. While driving 55 mph and getting off an exit ramp, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, pulled to the left and became out of control. The vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The driver and passenger were injured and transported to the hospital. A police…
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…
This is a complaint about the cambers on this vehicle. On many occasions since buying this vehicle I have experienced the following in left hand turns at 45 - 55 mph. When trying to pass a vehicle, when I turned the steering wheel to the left to move into the left passing lane something jerked the wheel further to the…
Air Bags 10 Read
My van wrenched into a power pole breaking the pole going over a large curb and down an embankment. Air bags did not deploy. I have had previous problems with the air bag light staying on and dealer service stated that it was from low voltage. *tr replaced battery at that time
The contact owns a 2007 hyundai entourage. The contact stated that as he attempted to change lanes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into a tree before rolling over. In addition, none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and the driver sustained…
Front passenger seat weight sensor malfunction. There was no incident/accident. Airbag service light came on, regular garages couldn't diagnose problem, only a hyundai dealer can read the code; once it was determined that weight sensor was not working, apparently the only solution is to replace the entire passenger…
Engine And Engine Cooling 8 Read
The contact owns a 2008 hyundai entourage. The contact speculates that the vehicle does not receive the gas mileage that was advertised on the EPA sticker. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and a technician concluded that no failures were present. The current and failure mileages were 10000
While driving up an incline the vehicle began to make a grinding noise. Shortly thereafter the car began shaking, with the check engine and ESC lights both coming on, then a sudden stoppage of acceleration, and then engine shut down while the vehicle was still in motion. This caused the immediate loss of steering and…
Vehicle surges, the motor will rev up and down between 500 and 1400 rpms almost stalling. When stopped at a red light or stop sign with the vehicle in gear the van will surge and move you ahead 2-3 inches with the brakes applied. The vehicle will surge at different speeds with it in reverse with no one touching the…
Entourage years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Air Bags,seats | — | 4 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 9 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Suspension,electrical System | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 29 |
| Average complaints per series | 8.5 |
| Worst single series | 24 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 6.6 years |
A model average of 8.5 hides a worst series at 24. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Entourage?
By complaint volume, 2007, 2008, 2006 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Entourage years are the cleanest?
2006, 2008, 2007 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Hyundai Entourage have?
247 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2006–2008. Of those, 9 describe a crash and 5 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.