TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LOCK BECAME JAMMED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON WITH A SCREW DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2007 Hyundai Elantra complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V179000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION WITHIN THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 11/18/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V143000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V179000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN THAT HAD TO BE PERFORMED. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN DRIVING 10-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TEN TO FIFTEEN TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SWAY BAR WAS ALSO REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES DUE TO BREAKAGE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE FAILURE BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. KMJ
CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT I FEAR THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A NEAR BY CAR REPAIR SHOP, NOT HYUNDIA BECAUSE I FEAR THE CAR MIGHT TURN OFF AGAIN ON THE EXPRESS WAY TO HYUNDIA. THE MASTER MECHANIC HOOKED UP MY CAR TO THE DIAGNOSTICS AND IT IS A FUEL PUMPISSUE. WITH SO LITTLE MILES THIS IS CONCERNING. *TT
WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET ALL 3 RECALLS ON CAR FIXED. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FIXED. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS I PAY $300 PLUS DOLLARS TO GET A SENSOR IN MY SEAT BELT FIX. STATING THAT THE AIR BAG ISSUE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. AFTER READING SIMILAR POST ONLINE, I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V143000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE RECALL ISSUE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR SPONTANEOUSLY DETACHED FRONT ITS MOUNT, DANGLING DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS' LINE OF VISION AND CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH 73,000 (ABOUT I NEED TO GET THE FINAL DEATH MILEAGE) MILES ON IT. I HEARD A SLIGHT RATTLE WHEN I PUSHED IN THE GAS PEDAL. I NOTICED IT HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED. I WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME AND FIGURED IT WAS A LOOSE SCREW AND DROVE CAREFULLY. ALL GAUGES AND LIGHTS WERE NORMAL, NO SMOKE ECT. I STARTED UP A HILL. THE RATTLE GOT LOUDER QUICKLY (10-15 SECONDS). THE TEMP GAUGE SPIKED SUDDENLY AND MY RPM'S DROPPED DOWN TO 1 AND BELOW. I PULLED INTO A LEFT HAND TURN LANE AT A LIGHT. THE CAR DIED. FROM BEGINNING TO END THE WHOLE THING TOOK ABOUT FIVE MINUTES FROM RATTLE TO DEATH. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN KIRKLAND. THE ENGINE IS DEAD DUE TO OVERHEATING OF AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. I SEARCHED AN FOUND NHTSA ID # 08V429000. IT DESCRIBES A FUEL PUMP ERROR IN WHICH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES ENGINE PRESSURE LEADING TO OVERHEATING, ENGINE DEATH AND CAR CRASHES. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS ONE OF THOSE CARS. I TAKE IMMACULATE CARE OF MY CAR AND WHAT HAPPENED IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. MY CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I AM TRYING TO OPT FOR TRADE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM WORKING WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN KIRKLAND WA. THEY ARE GIVING ME A GOOD TRADE IN VALUE AND A FAIR DEAL ON A USED CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSED OR WHAT HAVE YOU AS THE CAR OBVIOUSLY HAD A DEFECT. I AM REALLY GLAD I AM SAFE. HAD IT HAPPENED TEN MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST. *TR
MECHANIC CHANGING THE SPARK PLUGS NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS QUESTIONABLE ON OUR 2007 ELANTRA. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED IT UNDER OUR WARRANTY. I HATE TO THINK THAT THIS MAY BE MORE EXTENSIVE BASED ON THE OTHER REPORTS AND THAT WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE OUR MECHANIC NOTICE IT BEFORE IT BECAME DANGEROUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V143000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) SHE WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TWICE AND AFTER DRIVING TO THE DEALER SHE WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 6/15/11 ON OPEN HIGHWAY. SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH, AND I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS STARTING TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAR ROLLED ONCE, END OVER END. I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I BELIEVE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR STEERING MECHANISMS ON LATER MODELS OF HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILES, BUT NOT ON 2007'S. I CONTEND THAT THE 2007 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS AND THAT THE STEERING MECHANISMS OF SOME 2007'S ARE FAULTY, INCLUDING MY AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI SO THEY CAN INSPECT MY CAR. MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BROKE OFF IN THE SUMMER 2 YRS AGO, WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THEY WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REPAIRED AFTER A SMALL FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE LAST ONE BROKE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED EVERY NIGHT, NO MATTER THE WEATHER. I'VE NEVER HAD MORE THAN ONE DOOR HANDLE BREAK ON ALL THE CARS I'VE EVER OWNED; AND THAT CAR ONLY HAD ONE HANDLE BREAK! HYUNDAI SAYS THEY WON'T FIX THE LATEST BROKEN ONE, SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNOW THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL BROKEN IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE EACH TIME. THE PART OF THE HANDLE THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE ONTO THE CAR IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE INSIDE OF THAT PART BREAKS AT EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. AS THIS PART IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE HANDLE ON THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIAL THAT CAN HANDLE SOME WEAR AND TEAR. I THINK THIS PLASTIC IS JUST UNABLE TO WITHSTAND NORMAL DAILY USAGE! I POSTED THE FIRST TWO BREAKAGES EARLIER, SO THAT IS ON HERE SOME PLACE. I'M HOPING TO SEE HYUNDAI BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF I'M THE ONLY ONE-AS THEY CLAIM-OR IF THIS PART IS INDEED UNABLE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY-AS I BELIEVE IS TRUE! *TR
TODAY, I RECEIVED AIR BAG CONNECTED RECALL CAMPAIGN SERVICE AT LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE DEALER REPAIR PLACE. BUT THE AIR BAG SIGNAL IS STILL ILLUMINATING. I WORRY ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THAT I MUST NOT SEE THAT SIGNAL AFTER GETTING THE RECALL SERVICE. HELP ME, PLEASE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY YET THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,252. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE DEALER CLAIMED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE STEERING. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. UPDATED 06/08/11 UPDATED 11/16/11. *JB
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. RUSTED LAST REPAIR HAD ONLY 5000MILES BEFORE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MARCH 16, 2009 WITH 22,038 MILES FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTOR RESURFACING IN CHICAGO. DECEMBER 20, 2010 WITH 27,269 MILES BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN SEVERE RUST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITIN, THE STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF MOMENTARILY AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE FIRST AIR BAG FAILURE OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2008, SINCE THAT TIME THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LAST FAILURE THAT OCCURRED THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE SUSPENSION WHICH INCLUDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 19, 2010 THAT THE REAR CAMPER WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION AND THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE REAR CAMPER SPECIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN OR WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AND THEN PULLING FORWARD YOU WILL RANDOMLY GET A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. YOU CAN ALSO FEEL A LIGHT POP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOOK TO THE DEALER, FOR THEM TO CHECK BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE LAST TIME THE SERVICE TECH SAID, HE DID HEAR A SMALL POP BUT IT WAS SO LIGHT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT. SO HE TIGHTEN THE BOLTS FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER NOW THE NOISE IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND IT. I RE TOOK THE CAR IN ABOUT A MONTH LATER AND THIS TIME THE TECH DID HEAR IT WHEN WE WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT HE TOLD ME HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND IT AND TO BRING IT BACK IN LATER. WHEN I DID THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A CHARGE TO RELOOK AT IT BECAUSE ITS BEEN IN BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW IT HAVE BEEN ABOUT A YEAR SINCE I LAST TOOK IT IN FOR THIS BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT MORE OFTEN AND LOADER WHEN IT DOES DO IT. ALSO THE AIR BAGS LIGHT TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT RESET. BUT AFTER MOVING THE STEERING WILL TILT THE LIGHT THEN RESET AND STAYED OFF. *TR
WE WERE DIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN WE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE FRONT END OF OUR 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE IMPACT WAS 3" OFF CENTER WITH A DIRECT FRONT END IMPACT. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED WITH A RESULT OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MYSELF AND MY FRIEND. *TR
HYUNDAI DIDN'T FULLY ASSESS RECALL ID # 09V122000 ON THE BRAKE STOP LIGHT. MINE HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN 1.5 YEARS, YET THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAN ALSO INVOLVE THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT STOPPING, SHIFTING PROBLEMS, AND A POSSIBLE REAR-END ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO - MORE PEOPLE THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED CAN BE AT SERIOUS RISK - NOT TO MENTION MORE PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO HAVING THIS FIXED BY THEIR DEALER (I.E. ME) THAN THERE SHOULD BE! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE FOG LIGHT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY SOME PASSING BY. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNSURE IF THERE WAS A REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR STALLING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS WIRES, AND THE CYLINDER. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AFTER THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT 3973939 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: I WAS PULLING OUT OF A LEVEL PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND MY STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL. 2) THE FAILURE: THE RIGHT FRONT TIE-ROD BROKE! THE INNER TIE-ROD END DISCONNECTED FROM THE OUTER TIE-ROD END! THE THREADS ON BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER TIE-RODS WERE STRIPPED AND THEY PULLED APART COMPLETELY! THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM AND WAS RANDOMLY FLOATING/TURNING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I TURNED THE WHEELS LEFT, BUT THAT WHEEL WAS STILL TURNED RIGHT! THE CAR WAS DRAGGING THAT WHEEL AROUND AS I TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD! THE TIRE MADE A TERRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT 70 MPH (I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY) THE CAR WOULD HAVE FLIPPED END-OVER-END KILLING/INJURING ME AND THOSE AROUND ME! 3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HYUNDAI REPLACED BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER TIE-RODS AND DID A REALIGNMENT. THE HYUNDAI DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE OLD PARTS. *TR
SUN VISORS NO LONGER STAY FLUSH TO ROOF AND DROP UNEXPECTEDLY INTO LINE OF VISION. VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE AFFECTED. CANNOT EASILY REMOVE VISOR SINCE CONNECTED BY WIRE FOR LIGHT. VISORS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIRBAG MODULE SENSOR LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE REPAIR, AND THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,009.
ABOUT ON JANUARY 20, 2010 MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SHE WAS ABLE, WITH SOME DIFFICULTY, TO GET THE AUTO HOME AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN SHE TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. SHE TOOK IT TO HER DEALER, AMATO HYUNDAIMAZDA IN MILWAUKEE, WI TO GET REPAIRED. THEY SUPPOSEDLY READ THE CODE THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER SAID EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, TOLD HER THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER TO RETURN IN A FEW DAYS. WHEN SHE GOT HOME, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS TO TRY AND REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. SHE REFUSED SAYING THEY ALREADY TOLD HER THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *TR
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2007, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH A TRUCK. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR END WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BUT NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTAL. LUCKILY THE SEATBELT WORKED AND RESULTED ONLY MINOR HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. *TR
AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THE DEALER HAS ORDERED NEW SENSOR. AIR BAGS ON THE CAR ARE CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR
OWNER OF A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (<20,000 MILES). BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALERSHIP 3X FOR AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON. NOW FOUND OUT THE DASH AND FLOOR WIRING HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CUPHOLDER LEAKING CONDENSATION ONTO WIRING HARNESS AND SHORTING IT OUT, THUS DISABLING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. NOT COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI WARRANTY. EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR IN 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA MODEL "HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2001 ELANTRA VEHICLES. IF A LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE AREA OF THE CUPHOLDER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE, IT MAY SEEP THROUGH THE CONSOLE OPENING FOR THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER AND THEN DRIP ONTO THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE SPILLED LIQUID MAY CONTAMINATE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND ITS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE." *TR
THE CAR IS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SO AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER (HAMILTON HYUNDAI, CHAMBERSBRUG, PA TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DEALER SAID THAT MOISTURE FROM THE CENTER MOUNTED CUP HOLDER GOT INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DIRECTLY BELOW AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO GET HOT, MELT TOGETHER AND THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE DASH, ALSO MELTED. NO FUSES OR CIRCUIT BREAKERS ACTIVATED. THE AIR BAGS AT THIS POINT WERE INOPERABLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE WHILE OPERATING. THE CAR WAS ALSO THERE FOR THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD OR COULDN'T ILLUMINATE. THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND ALL DUE TO A POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN. THE FACT THAT WE WERE WARNED THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH FIRE IS DISTURBING AND HYUNDAI SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. THERE IS ANOTHER 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT THE DEALER THAT HAS THE SAME HARNESS MELTED DOWN. *TR
THE INCIDENT IS LIQUID THAT DRIPPED INTO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAUSING WIRES TO MELT FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY BESIDE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HOUSING, CONTAINS THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SORT OF PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO KEEP LIQUIDS FROM GETTING ON THE WIRING. WHAT HAPPENED IN MY INSTANCE IS THAT LIQUID MUST HAVE DRIPPED OFF OF A CUP IN THE CUPHOLDER, NOT SURE HOW CONDENSATION OFF OF A CUP, COULD CAUSE INSULATED WIRES TO MELT, BUT IT DRIPPED INTO THE CONSOLE AREA AND MELTED THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. IT REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS. WARRANTY NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A PART DEFECT. SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT FIXED. SHOULD HAVE A PROTECTIVE COVER IN THE EVENT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURRING. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT WEARS THE FRONT TIRES UNEVENLY. THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES LOOKED FINE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT WERE WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INSIDE. THEY ALSO HAD A DIAGONAL WEAR WHICH MADE THE FRONT END HOP. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES WITH SNOWS I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE AUTO CENTER FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR THE TIRE WEAR. I THEN TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS IN SPECS BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID I SHOULD ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. I HAVE DONE THIS TO NO PREVAIL.THE SNOWS HAD LESS THAN 8000 MILES WHEN THE NOTICEABLE HOP RETURNED. SPRING CAME AND PUT NEW ALL SEASON TIRES ON. I JUST HOPE THE TIRES DON'T BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
1. WEARING TIRES, 2. NON ADJUSTABLE REAR SUSPENSION OUT OF SPEC. 3. DEALER STATES LOOSENED BOLTS AND ADJUSTED. REPLACED TIRES AT 34,200 MILES. *TR
TWO DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. BOTH OF THEM WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY BOTH BROKE AT THE SAME PLACE, A PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE SMALL PIECE THAT THE HANDLE FITS INTO. (THIS SMALL PIECE STAYS ON THE CAR WHILE THE DOOR HANDLE LIFTS UP.) THE BACK DOOR BROKE OFF IN JULY, WHILE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS WEEKEND, IN AUGUST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WILL BE NEXT! *TR
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ON IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE WIRING HAD BEEN SHORTED OUT BY SOFT DRINK SPILLING INTO THE CONSOLE FROM THE CUP HOLDERS AND SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS, DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. THERE ARE NO WARNING STICKERS ON THE CONSOLE WARNING OF THE RISK OF LEAKAGE FROM THE CUPHOLDER INTO THE CONSOLE AND NO WARNING TO THIS EFFECT IN THE OWNER?S MANUAL. WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OWNER CAUTIONED BY TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER ON DANGER OF LIQUID SEEPING FROM CUP HOLDER INTO CONSOLE AND RECOMMENDED NOT USING CONSOLE CUP HOLDERS BUT ONES IN BACK SEAT INSTEAD. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET RESULTED IN DISCOVERY THAT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAD RESULTED IN A NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RECALL OF THE 2001 - 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF A PROTECTIVE COVER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN THE 2007 ELANTRA AND A DESIGN FLAW STILL EXISTS SUCH THAT A MINOR SPILL FROM THE CUP HOLDER INSTALLED ON THE CONSOLE CAN SHORT OUT THE WIRING MAKING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS AT RISK AND RESULTED IN AT LEAST ONE DEATH PRIOR TO THE EARLIER RECALL. (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2008/03/NHTSA_HYUNDAI.HTML). *TR
2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THERE IS SOME MALFUNCTION WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I'VE HAD THIS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR (MAY 2008) AND HYUNDAI REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ONCE AGAIN ON RIGHT NOW. BY SIMPLY MOVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK AND FORTH, APPARENTLY LEADS TO THE FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAGS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR THAT SO OFTEN BREAKS DOWN AT THE PLACE THAT IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. *TR
ON JULY 13, 2009 I LEFT MY 2007 ELANTRA ON TO RUN IN SOMEWHERE, WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY CAR IT HAD DIED. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD JUST TURNED THE KEY OFF BEFORE I GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITHOUT THINKING AND DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT DIED SO I TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BACK ON PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE STREET AND IT DIED AGAIN. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I WAS ON MY LUNCH BREAK. I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK AND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR DIED AGAIN, I TURNED IF OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT IMMEDIATELY DIED SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY (JULY 15, 2009) I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND HAD NO IDEA WHY IT WAS DYING. SO I PICKED IT UP YESTERDAY AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR NOW. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS ONLY DYING WHEN I WAS IDLING BUT WHO KNOWS NEXT TIME IT COULD DIE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH! *TR
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. AT ONE POINT, I WAS COASTING AND THE CAR STALLED, TURNED OFF. I COASTED OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IN WEEKS PAST, I HAD NOTICED THE CAR SPUTTERING AND ROCKING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS ON MY COMMUTE HOME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT IN WRITING FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,480 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,681. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT AFTER WAITING FOR 6 HOURS HE LEFT. UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB
I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME, SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENTIRE FRONT PORTION OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. THE FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE IN 3RD GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION), THE 3RD GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MOMENTARILY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND HMA HAD AN ENGINEER LOOK AT THE CAR; REPLACED A GEARSHIFT PIN SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HMA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. CAR CAN ABRUPTLY SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD TO 4TH AND BACK TO 3RD GEAR AS LIGHT FLICKERS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR
KEY GETS STUCK IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IT WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND POWER TO DASHBOARD BUT IT CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS CONSTANTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION RELEASING SPORADICALLY OR WHEN THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY IS ALWAYS IN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND SWITCH. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM TOO MUCH AND HYUNDAI IN S. KOREA WON'T REIMBURSE THEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CUP HOLDER WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, A LEAK FROM A BEVERAGE COULD ENTER INTO THE AIR BAG MODULE AND CAUSE THE MODULE AND HARNESS TO FAIL. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. SHE HAD THE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AROUND A CORNER AT A FAST SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A HORSE TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS IN THE MIDDLE OF HER CHEST. THE CONTACT WENT HOME IN PAIN AND THEN DECIDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, AND SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08 8JB
I REARENDED SOMEONE IN MAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD MY FOOT COMPLETELY DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT, BUT STILL, MY CAR HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THIS CAR BUT WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING ON THE BACK OF MY CAR. IT CAME DOWN TO BEING MY FAULT SINCE THERE WAS NO-ONE ELSE AND I COULDN'T PROVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THEN, TODAY, AS I WAS REACHING DOWN TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS, AGAIN, COMPLETELY STOPPED, MY CAR REPEATED THE FORCEFUL THRUST FORWARD. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO CAR INFRONT OF ME, THANK GOODNESS, BUT MY CAR HIT AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE CONCRETE CURB IN THE PARKING LOT RESULTING IN ME GETTING A HEADACHE FROM THE FORCE. AGAIN, I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE I WAS REARENDED. I KNOW THAT THE INCIDENT IN MAY WAS NOT BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND NOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, I KNOW I'M RIGHT. ONCE, IT HAPPENED TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS BEHIND A CAR AND THEN TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BUT I'M SCARED OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE INFRONT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR, SO THIS IS MY LAST HOPE OF GETTING SOMEONE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPEN
ONE OF MY ELANTRA'S STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE CLOSEST SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF SPEC. THEY ORDERED THE PROPER PARTS AND WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FRONT ALIGNMENT IN SPEC. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BAD COULD NOT BE FIXED, THEY ARE NON-ADJUSTABLE STRUTS. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH HAS NOW TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THE CAR IS 1 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND THEY ARE SENDING A REP TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THERE WERE OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE CAR NOT BEING BUILT TO HOLD EVEN THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER OF THE SAME CAR. *TR
PASS SEAT BELT STICKS. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER THEY JERKED ON SEATBELT IT AND IT UNLATCHED, THEN STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE. THIS BELT JUST UNLATCHES WHEN YOU PULL IT. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I'VE HAD 35 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE 60 FREEWAY ON SATURDAY, SEPT 27. AS I WENT TO CHANGE LANES, THE CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT, AS IF IT WAS LOSING CONTROL SOMEHOW. I TRIED TO CONTROL IT AS BEST AS I COULD, BUT MY EFFORTS WERE FUTILE. I HAD SWERVED NEARLY 6 LANES AND CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS, POSSIBLY A DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY TOTALED.
OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. LAST YEAR I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE SHIFT GEAR LOCKED ON ME IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT TO THE PARKED POSITION HAD TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE GEAR AND SHIFTED TO PARK. I DROVE MY CAR HOME THAT DAY THE NEXT DAY I USED A SCREW DRIVER AGAIN AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER OTHER DRIVER ON THE ROAD BLEW THEIR HORNS ALERTED ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. EVENTHOUGH MY HEAD LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS WERE ON. I PULLED OVER AND SURE ENOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I AGAIN WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS WITH THE SHIFTER AND MANAGE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT OPERATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SHIFT GEAR BURNT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. I EXPRESSED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION, DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DEALER JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. WELL YESTERDAY (9/11/08) IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN ON MY WAY TO MY JOB IN JERSEY CITY NEW JERSEY. THE SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT AGAIN. AGAIN I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO MY JOB A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT. AT 11PM I DROVE FROM MY JOB TO MY HOME, WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS MORNING I DROVE MY CAR UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS TO THE HYUNDAI IN NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY TO GET THE C
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