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Hyundai Entourage Battery Drain

21 messages,  Last post on Jan 14, 2013 at 9:57 AM

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#12 of 21 Re: 2007 Entourage...Dead battery 3 times so far... [lavrishevo] by cfranzin

Jul 03, 2008 (10:38 am)

Replying to: lavrishevo (Jun 28, 2008 7:12 pm)
Well....we had the van thoroughly checked and it appears that there was also a TSB on the junction box under the dash...so that was replaced. This is separate from the TSB on the IPM (which we changed in February). As for the sliding door issue....it appears to be a common problem now with the 2007 Entourage and they suspect a recall soon to replace some part. They were awesome with us, and even gave us 2 free oil changes for paying the 59 dollars we had to give roadside assistance for starting our battery the THIRD time.
 
The mechanic is waiting for Hyundai for the go ahead to fix what he thinks is the problem with the sliding doors often seen.

#13 of 21 update-- by redshoe9

Aug 26, 2008 (6:47 pm)

Ok, well the last time we tuned it, the dealership thought they had "solved" the issue of the parasitic drain on the battery--they said it was the power button for the seats being left "pushed in "....this button is on the roof of the car near the rear view mirror. Wierd eh? Well on Saturday I went to a appointment and an hour later returned to a dead car. Only this time the battery was fully charged. Had it towed (which Hyundai wouldn't not cover because you are only allowed 2 tows a year despite their "best warranty" ....
 
 Dealership called and said it was the ICM junction box fuse. So now it's back on the road and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is the answer this time. As much as I love the interior of the van and the features, this will be the last Hyundai that I ever buy. I just can't have a car that is not dependable especially when I have small children that I tote around.
 
America's best warranty is needed for sure with this vehicle, too bad you can't have it towed more than twice with roadside assistance even when it's their vehicles problem again and again.

#14 of 21 Re: update-- [redshoe9] by cfranzin

Aug 27, 2008 (12:26 pm)

Replying to: redshoe9 (Aug 26, 2008 6:47 pm)
Hopefully that is the last thing you will have to get changed. You can see from my post before yours that I got that changed too, after the TSB on the IPM module. So far so good for us, despite the sliding doors issue. LOL.
 
I almost blew a gasket when Roadside Assistance told me they would only pay 2 tows in one year. I brought that up with my dealer and they too were shocked...so they gave us a free oil change for our next visit.
 
I like my dealer and I am trying not to blame them specifically for my issues.

#15 of 21 dead again by redshoe9

Sep 13, 2008 (6:12 pm)

well, van was dead on Tuesday and on Thursday. My husband is sick of having to jump start it and the fact that the dealership can't find the issue so we are trading it in and going with a toyota or honda. It's too bad because I loved the van but I just can't deal with the headache anymore.

#16 of 21 Re: dead again [redshoe9] by cfranzin

Sep 13, 2008 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: redshoe9 (Sep 13, 2008 6:12 pm)
You are kidding me? How many things have you had changed? I have to go back to your posts. I worry about this happening again to me. Anyone out there been smooth sailing since the TSB and/or junction box fix? I've had BOTH done...since our battery drain occured TWICE.

#17 of 21 Re: dead again [cfranzin] by stush

Sep 14, 2008 (1:37 pm)

Replying to: cfranzin (Sep 13, 2008 6:33 pm)
It has been about 15 months since our junction box has been replaced. No problem since. Also, we have not had any of the battery drain problems. Had van since 6/06 and 34,000 miles later.

#18 of 21 Re: dead again [stush] by cfranzin

Sep 14, 2008 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: stush (Sep 14, 2008 1:37 pm)
Thanks for posting! I just want hope that not all of our vans are doomed to more than 1 or 2 incidences of "battery drains". I really hope ours is fixed FOR GOOD. My husband is out of town...and I dread to think of being stranded somewhere, you know?

#19 of 21 2007 Entourage by sam1011

Mar 01, 2011 (9:02 pm)

I am going through much the same problem with 6 battery jumps one replaced battery and the claim of "I can't duplicate the problem" with sliding doors opening going down the road and not opening and opening while sitting at night and constant trips to service and a slew of replacement parts including, horn - windshield motor - A.C. parts - motor mounts -electric modules and on and one

#20 of 21 Re: 2007 Entourage [sam1011] by robfromdc

Mar 09, 2012 (12:48 pm)

Replying to: sam1011 (Mar 01, 2011 9:02 pm)
Just went through this on my 2008 model. It turns out the cause is my broken CD player. The drive for the multi-disk changer went bad causing the cd player to go into a diagnostic mode. The screen says "CD checking" when I try to select the player. Apparently, it never stops checking, even then the van is turned off. Unfortunately, I can no longer get the audio signal from the DVD player through the stereo either.
 
When I pulled the fuse for the audio system, my battery stopped draining. MPG went back up too. I'm now researching a replacement . . .

#21 of 21 Re: 2007 Entourage [robfromdc] by robfromdc

Jan 14, 2013 (9:57 am)

Replying to: robfromdc (Mar 09, 2012 12:48 pm)
I also found out there's a TSB on this problem - TSB-09-01-02 - which states
 
IF THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER OPERATING THE POWER TAILGATE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE (IPM) MAY STILL REMAIN ENERGIZED.
 
The energized IPM will drain the battery reasonably quickly - a couple of hours or overnight. This will also contribute to poor gas mileage because a lot of engine energy goes into recharging the battery. When it happens on my van, city mpg goes from 18 to 15.

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