Our Entourage
Too bad that Hyundai chose to no longer manufacture this model. Even though there were a great many problems over the years, such as replacement of Brake switch circuit, Fuse box assembly, Stop lamp switch, Right power door slider, Remote control motor for left sliding door, Horn assembly, Grille assembly, Belt idler bearing, Power steering pressure hose, and Valve canister, I believe many of these problems would have been eliminated by engineers in subsequent years of manufacture. Perhaps the biggest weakness of the model can be found in the brakes. We have had to replace the front and back brakes at 44,809 miles due to warping of the rotors. We had to replace front brakes at 80,265 miles for the same reason. It is my belief that the rotors on my particular vehicle were faulty because I do not ride the brakes, I do not do hard braking, and do nothing other than what one would do in ordinary, everyday driving. As a contrast, my friend and neighbor bought the same model Entourage that I bought, at the same time, from the same dealer---with one exception: He purchased the Limited Edition and I purchased the SE edition because I did not want the leather seats. The two vans were the same in color and appearance. As of last week, he has over 112,000 miles on his van and has had NO brake replacements or problems to date. My van has 80,000 plus miles. My conclusion: the Limited Edition must have had a different set of Rotors than my SE.
On the plus side, this van has been the best performing, best riding, and best handling vehicle we have ever owned---and we have owned quite a few. I would buy another, but, alas, they have been out of production for a number of years. We will be replacing the van soon, as it is quite old (like me! ) and so we have to do some "shopping."
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