2006 HYUNDAI Elantra Problems & Complaints
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AIR BAGS
44 complaints
My son was driving our 2006 Hyundai Elantra and crashed into the end of a guardrail. The air bag did not deploy. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company. I am concerned that the airbag did not deploy with the severity of the crash. I have uploaded three pictures of the car and one of the end of the guardrail that was impacted. The estimate for speed at impact was 35 mph. The weather was sunny, dry and above 80 degrees. about 6:30PM Eastern time.
Aug 05, 2021
I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NEAR MY DASHBOARD WHERE ARE THE SPEEDOMETER IS AND WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF I DON'T BELIEVE MY SENSORS WORK FOR MY AIRBAGS
Nov 11, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT AND SMOKE WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS AND INJURIES TO THE EYES, CHEST, AND CHIN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Oct 18, 2019
I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE AT AROUND 30-35 MPH. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS STATIONARY. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS LEFT ON. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
Apr 25, 2019
THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. A MECHANIC READ CODE B1448 FOR A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI'S AND THE ACCENT'S WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE ELANTRA. I SUSPECT THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH THE 2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA OCCUPANT SENSOR.
Nov 23, 2018
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING
23 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POLICE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,676.
Aug 05, 2019
WAS FLAGGED BY PASSING MOTORIST THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE GOOD. WAS ADVISED THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. Y THIS VIN WAS NOT LISTED WITH THE RECALL DESPITE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION.
Aug 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN IT WAS OBSERVED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Feb 18, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,354.
Jan 05, 2016
WAS STOPPED BY FELLOW MOTORIST SAYING BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FUSES GOOD. SEE OTHER POSTS WHEN I GOOGLE THIS. *TR
Mar 04, 2015
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
8 complaints
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON BUT MY FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN.
Oct 13, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON CONDUCTING RESEARCH, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.
Jul 25, 2017
WHILE DRIVING WHEN I GO TO BRAKE MY BRAKES DON'T TURN ON. ALL THREE OF THEM STAY TURNED OFF. I WAS PULLED OVER FOR THIS TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE FIRST TIME MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WASN'T AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY BUT WHO KNOWS FOR HOW LONG. I WAS JUST PULLED OVER AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THE SAME THING. *TR
Jun 04, 2014
BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO WORK ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. DEALER TECHNICIANS IDENTIFIED AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WHICH THEY REPLACED AT A COST OF $145. I LATER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LIMITED RECALL IN JULY 2009 AT NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V280000 FOR 2005-2007 ELANTRAS IN PUERTO RICO, AND THEN IN APRIL 2013, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PENDING RECALL OF MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY NO LONGER NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE 2006 MODEL YEAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED AS EARLY AS JULY 2009. *TR
Sep 09, 2013
HYUNDAI RECENTLY HAD A RECALL ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS APPLIES TO THE 2007 ELANTRA AND I HAVE THE 2006. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT. AFTER CHECKING THE FUSES AND THE BULBS I REALIZED IT WAS THE RECENTLY RECALLED FAULTY BRAKE LIKE SWITCH TO BLAME. $155 LATER IT'S REPAIRED. THEY REALLY NEED TO INCLUDE OTHER YEARS AND MODELS ON THIS RECALL, AND SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. SOMEONE COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME AND I COULD HAVE DIED HAD SOMEONE NOT TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. *TR
Aug 27, 2013
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SERVICE BRAKES
6 complaints
MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALL OF A SUDDEN. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND NOTHING CHANGED. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION AND DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BUT MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR TO QUALIFY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.
Dec 10, 2018
ANNUAL SAFETY CHECK TODAY REVEALED ALL OF THE BREAK LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CHECKED FUSE AND BULB AND ALL ARE WORKING. SEARCHED THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND RECALLS FOR MANY MODELS AND YEARS OF HYUNDAI, BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. I NOTICED ALSO THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THESE ISSUES WERE RESOLVED WITH THE INSTALATION OF A NEW SWITCH
Jun 28, 2017
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CALLED HYUNDAI (800.633.5151) SINCE THIS MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER HYUNDAI RECALL# 092 (HTSA 09V280000). PROVIDED VIN NUMBER AND REPRESENTATIVE (KAYLA) TOLD ME THAT THAT SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT ELIGIBLE AND THAT I COULD SEND A POSTAGE LETTER TO A PO BOX FOR APPEAL. OBVIOUSLY I AM GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO REPAIR TO AVOID ANY INJURY.
Oct 09, 2016
BRAKE SWITCH BAD, NO BRAKE LIGHTS. OCCASIONALLY, IT WOULD KEEP THE CAR FROM STARTING. HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE AS HYUNDAI SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS FOR THE BAD BRAKE SWITCH.
May 12, 2015
UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE BRAKE SERVICE PROVIDER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DRUM COULD NOT BE REMOVED DUE THE FACT THAT THE SHOES WERE EXTENDED TO FAR. THERE WAS NO WAY TO MANUALLY ADJUST THEM IN AS THERE WAS NO ACCESS HOLE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DRUM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEM UNDER THE CONDITIONS CREATED THERE WOULD BE DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF PARTS INVOLVED. PROVIDER WAS ABLE TO VISIBLY INSPECT THE BRAKE SHOES AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF MATERIAL REMAINING. WHY WOULD THERE BE NO ACCESS TO ADJUST? *TR
Dec 13, 2014
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VISIBILITY
6 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER DOOR EXPLODED, STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD, AND LANDED ON HER LAP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Sep 25, 2015
I READ THE STRUCTURE REPORT ABOUT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODING AND WANT IT ON RECORD THAT STARTING THE PAST WEEK OR SO, I HEAR VERY LOUD POPS THAT I THINK ARE THE SUN ROOF OR THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CAR. THE MOULDING ON THE RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE ALONG THE ROOF EDGE WILL NOT STAY LOCKED DOWN EITHER, I KEEP WAITING FOR THE SUN ROOF GLASS TO SHATTER ALL OVER ME, IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT HERE BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IT IS ALARMING, I TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE ALONE QUITE OFTEN AND WORRY ABOUT THIS NOW THAT I READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE DEALER IS BY MY WORK SO I THINK I WILL DROP IT OFF SO THAT IT IS ON THEIR RECORDS TOO IF THIS DOES EXPLODE ON ME AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ANOTHER 2006 ISSUE, IF THE ELANTRA I BOUGHT IN 2000 WAS LIKE THIS ONE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ANOTHER. *TR
Jul 15, 2012
I AM 5' 1" TALL OR SHORT!! THE SUN WAS SHINING IN MY EYES AND I NEEDED THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOWN. IT WOULD NOT OPEN SO I HAD TO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE. THE TRIANGULAR CLAMP AND THE VISOR ROD BROKE. I READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THIS REGARD BUT HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR
Apr 06, 2012
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA VIN# [XXX] HAS HAD ERRATIC SIDE MIRROR CONTROL SINCE PURCHASED 9-06. MIRRORS MOVE 1/3 OF THE TIME IN UNPREDICTABLE DIRECTIONS, NOT ACCORDING TO UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS ON CONTROL. IN ORDER TO RESET CONTROL TO BEHAVE AS DESIGNED, ONE MUST HOLD CONTROL DOWN SO MIRROR MOVES TO FULL EXTENT OF RANGE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, WHICH CANNOT BE DONE EASILY IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT BLOCKING THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES. REAR VIEW MIRROR ALSO IS A PROBLEM IN THAT IT FOGS WHEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DIFFER AND MUST BE WIPED WITH A CLOTH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Apr 08, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT WILL BLOW ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SHE IS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS IN THE MORNINGS BECAUSE THE HEAT DOES NOT BLOW THROUGH THE DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUES WERE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARRIVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CASE WOULD BE CLOSED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 02-26-09 *BF UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB
Jan 26, 2009
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5 complaints
HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE DESPITE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER AND CLEAN THROTTLE BODY. REMOVED AND CLEANED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WITH THROTTLE BODY CLEANER, WHICH SMOOTHED OUT ROUGH IDLE BUT STUCK THROTTLE AT HIGH AND INCREASING RPM (GETTING LOUDER) IN PARK GEAR WHEN PARKING AFTER DRIVING. SUSPECTED AND REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT IT WAS ELECTRONIC, NOT SPRING ACTIVATED, AND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SAME HIGH RPMS BEFORE PARKING. WAS DRIVING ON 50 MPH HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS (RT. 50 IN VIRGINIA), CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND COULD NOT STOP CAR---RPMS INCREASED WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR DESPITE BRAKES BEING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WOULD HAVE RUN THROUGH RED LIGHT AT HIGH SPEED IF HAD NOT SHUT OFF ENGINE BEFORE INTERSECTION. REPLACED WITH NEW AFTERMARKET IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE) AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE.
Aug 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE LEG OF A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN AND CRASHING INTO THE PEDESTRIAN A SECOND TIME. THE PEDESTRIAN SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEG AND SWELLING OF THE LEG AND ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 07/16/14 MA
Mar 31, 2014
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO AN EMPTY SPACE AT A PUBLIC GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY.
Jan 23, 2013
ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2/19/2011, WAS DRIVING ABOVE VEHICLE. WHILE ADJUSTING INTO A PARKING SPACE (GOING VERY SLOWLY), CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED (140 MPH?) I THEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP CAR BY DRIVING ON THE NEAREST SIDEWALK TO AVOID HITTING CARS ON STREET. AT THIS TOP SPEED I CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE TEARING IT DOWN AND THEN TURNED AND FINALLY STOPPED BY HITTING A TREE. MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT CAR WAS TOTALED AND I WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL IN NORTHEAST PHILA. WITH SEVERE INJURIES. MY RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES REQUIRING SURGERY AND MY RIBS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. BOTH LEGS WERE EXTREMELY BRUISED. I SPENT TWO WEEKS IN TWO PHILA. AREA HOSPITALS AND THEN A MONTH IN A NURSING HOME IN WARMINSTER, PA. UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO WALK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. AM STILL REQUIRED TO USE A CANE. *TR
Jan 09, 2012
MY 2006 ELANTRA HATCHBACK HAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE NORMAL DRIVING, FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH BUT THE CAR SUDDEN LY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. ON 1/25/2010, I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 2:30 AM, SETTING THE CRUISE AT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS SHOWING THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT 2750 RPM BUT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL IF I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO IT. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE SETTING AT ONCE, LATER I TURNED ON THE CRUISE AGAIN TO SET AT 70 MPH AND LATER IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 2750 RPM TO 4000 RPM AND THEN SLOWED DOWN BACK TO 3000 RPM AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM THEN BACK TO NORMAL SPEED AT 2750 RPM. ALSO, MY CAR COULD NOT GO FORWARD STRAIGHTLY, IT ALWAYS GOES TO THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO GO STRAIGHTLY. *TR
Feb 05, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4 complaints
AFTER OWNING TWO '06 ELANTRAS, I'VE COME TO REALIZE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WHEN THE TURNER INDICATOR IS ENGAGED, THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD HAS A TENDENCY TO SHORT OUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL.
Feb 07, 2020
I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHICH I JUST DISCOVERED. I REPLACED THE FUSES BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHILE RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, CAME ACROSS A NOTIFICATION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN THESE MODELS ARE BEING RECALLED. I CALLED CONSUMERS AFFAIRS WITH HYUNDAI AND WAS REFERRED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TODAY, 5/12 WENT TO THE NEW PORT RICHEY HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THERE IS NO RECALL AND ALL OF THIS WAS INTERNET GARBAGE. I LEFT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS AND THEY CAN NOT GET THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AS OUT OF STOCK. LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A RECALL AND AUTO PARTS STORE CAN NOT GET THE PART. NEED ASSISTANCE PLEASE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR TOM KINSELLA
May 12, 2009
WE PURCHASED 2 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS 2006 MODELS IN MAY 2006 AS GIFTS FOR OUR DAUGHTERS. WITHIN 1 WEEK OR LESS, THE PHONE CHARGER IN THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING ON EITHER CAR. THEY REPLACED THE FUSES IN EACH VEHICLE AND TOLD US THAT WHEN WE CHARGE THE PHONES, THEY SHOULD BE PLUGGED IN PRIOR TO STARTING THE CAR IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FUSES FROM "BLOWING". 13 OCT 2006 - 1 OF MY DAUGHTERS BLEW A FUSE AND REPLACED IT PER THEIR PROTOCOL. SHE PLUGGED IN HER CELL PHONE TO CHARGE AND THE CRANKED HER CAR. THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN WE HAVE 2 BRAND NEW 2006 ELANTRAS THAT ARE BOTH BLOWING FUSES. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLUG IN A SIMPLE CELL PHONE CHARGER WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME. *NM
Oct 13, 2006
WE PURCHASED 2 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS 2006 MODELS IN MAY 2006 AS GIFTS FOR OUR DAUGHTERS. WITHIN 1 WEEK OR LESS, THE PHONE CHARGER IN THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING ON EITHER CAR. THEY REPLACED THE FUSES IN EACH VEHICLE AND TOLD US THAT WHEN WE CHARGE THE PHONES, THEY SHOULD BE PLUGGED IN PRIOR TO STARTING THE CAR IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FUSES FROM "BLOWING". 13 OCT 2006 - 1 OF MY DAUGHTERS BLEW A FUSE AND REPLACED IT PER THEIR PROTOCOL. SHE PLUGGED IN HER CELL PHONE TO CHARGE AND THE CRANKED HER CAR. THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN WE HAVE 2 BRAND NEW 2006 ELANTRAS THAT ARE BOTH BLOWING FUSES. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLUG IN A SIMPLE CELL PHONE CHARGER WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME. *NM
Oct 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN
4 complaints
I HAVE NOTICED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR EVERYTIME, I HAVE ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM , SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, HYUNDAI THEMSELVES HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A WEAK SYNCRO THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION CEASING AND SOMEONE POSSIBLY BEING KILLED, SO WHY NO RECALL, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR
Aug 02, 2014
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD BECAME STUCK INJURING THE CONTACTS HAND IN THE PROCESS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.
Aug 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. ON 10 OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,647 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Aug 18, 2009
THE DEALER RIPPED US OFF. *TR
Dec 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mar 07, 2011
I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASE THE CAR WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOP SOONER. THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AND IT ONLY STOP WHEN I HIT THE TRUCK WHICH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TRUCK BUT MY HOLD FRONT WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIR BUT RIGHT NOW TODAY THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP SOMETIME LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TOO. I CAN PUT ON THE BRAKES AND GET THAT SAME THUMP THAT I FELT WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE CAR TO STOP. I SOMETIMES PULL CLOSER TO THE CURB IN CASE IT DON'T STOP SO I CAN HIT THE CURB INSTEAD OF ANOTHER CAR. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT HEAT UP AFTER WARMING UP IT TAKES ALMOST A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE HEAT KICKS IN WHEN YOU PUT IN ON HEAT BUT IT WILL HEAT UP WHEN IT WARMS UP IF YOU TURN THE DIAL TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SIGN. *TR
Feb 25, 2010
DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPAIR MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT 14000 MI.. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS. IF THIS IS TRUE MAYBE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD NEED TO ADDRESS. MAYBE THIS COULD CAUSE A BRAKING PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
May 16, 2008
WHEN MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKE ON A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HER FOOT CONTACTED BOTH GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, WHICH RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO BUILDING IN FRONT OF A PARKING SPACE. PERSONALLY I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY EASY TO PUSH BOTH DOWN. I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE SIDE OF AN ONCOMING CAR ENTERING THE ROAD. ON MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HIGHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL , MAYBE THE TRANSITION TO THIS OTHER PEDAL ARRANGEMENT IS PART OF THE ISSUE. *JB
Jan 02, 2007
STRUCTURE
3 complaints
WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS SAME PART FOR OTHER YEARS OF THIS CAR BUT APPARANTLY THE 2006 WAS NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR OTHER REPAIRS UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT THE SUB FRAME WOULD BE FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP FOR FREE DUE TO THE RECALL.
May 03, 2021
EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE LOWER ENGINE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER: THE SUBFRAME HAS ROTTED LOOSE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS RATTLE THE SUBFRAME FROM WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED. THIS ELANTRA WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY HAS 44000 MILES. THE CONTROL ARMS WILL TEAR AWAY FROM THE LOOSE SUBFRAME AND CAUSE A LOOS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT.
Apr 18, 2021
DRIVING ON 495 WASHINGTON BELTWAY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HIT THE CAR I LOOK ALL AROUND AND SAW THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT THE SUNROOF. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PUSHED UP FROM THE INSIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS HAD NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE AND THE HYUNDAI REP SAID IT COULDN'T HAPPEN BY ITSELF AND REFUSE TO COVER THE DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST WAS ALMOST $1000. *TR
Nov 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3 complaints
ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, I CALLED HYUNDAI, BECAUSE I HAD SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL COVER IT, SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Sep 30, 2013
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF RECALL 09V28000 BUT IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. HOW DOES THIS NOT FIT THE RECALL???? *TR
Nov 16, 2011
MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA MANUFACTURED IN KOREA IN DECEMBER 2005 FALLS OUTSIDE THE HYUNDAI RECALLS FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES (IT IS NOT A PUERTO RICAN-MADE 2006, OR A 2007+ ELANTRA COVERED BY RECALLS), BUT USES THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART # (93810-3K000) UNDER RECALL, AS DETAILED IN TSB 09-01-018. MY CAR'S BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK, GIVING ONLY 0.5V TO THE BULB SOCKETS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TESTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND IT FAILED TO GIVE CONTINUITY BETWEEN ANY OF ITS 4 CONTACTS IN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION. *TR
Sep 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3 complaints
I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD TO GO. ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR'S RADIATOR AND GASKET BLEW. I AM BEING TOLD BY 3 DIFFERENT PLACES THAT MY GAUGES ARE NOT READING, I WAS TOLD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT THE GAUGES WORK. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GAUGES. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT SINCE THE GAUGE DID NOT READ AN OVERHEAT IT CRACKED MY RADIATOR AND NOW HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Aug 15, 2011
ENGINE OVERHEATS AND CAUSES IT TO BECOME DISABLED ON HIGHWAYS. MOST RECENT WAS ON 11/18/2010 WHILE TRAVELING FROM WEST PALM BEACH, FL TO PORT ST LUCIE, FL ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO NORTH PALM BEACH HYUNDAI DEALER, LAKE PARK, FL. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE HEADGASKET AND POSSIBLE THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO OVERHEATING. THE DAMAGES ARE IN EXCESS OF $2500-$4000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.THE VEHICLE HAS HAD WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SIDE. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AL PACKER FORD, WEST PALM BEACH IN 2007. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSTLY MATTER BUT A DANGEROUS MATTER AS WELL TO BE DRIVING IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS SO HOT IT COULD OF CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND ESPECIALLY BEING DISABLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TOO. WE WANT SOMEONE TO PAY RESTITUTION FOR SELLING A PRODUCT THAT IS DANGEROUS, UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR
Nov 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Jan 29, 2009
STEERING
3 complaints
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH, THE CAR JERKED TO THE SIDE BY ITSELF. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE JERK WITH THE WHEEL, AT WHICH POINT I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. IT APPEARED THAT THE WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THE CAR JERKED AGAIN, I WAS ONCE AGAIN UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE WHEEL ITSELF COULD TURN FREELY, BUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL. THE CAR JERKED AGAIN, ULTIMATELY SPINNING OUT AND CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN HEADFIRST. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT I WAS LUCKILY UNINJURED EXCEPT FOR SOME SCRAPES, BRUISES, AND WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A MILD CONCUSSION. THE CAR HAD BEHAVED ODDLY TWICE BEFORE: ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE CRASH, THE CAR HAD JERKED TO THE SIDE SIMILARLY, AT A SOMEWHAT LOWER SPEED (ABOUT 45 MPH). I DISMISSED THE INCIDENT AS HUMAN ERROR, OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD THAT I HADN'T SEEN, EVEN THOUGH IT FELT VERY STRANGE AND UNLIKE ANYTHING I'D EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE JERK AND FORGOT ABOUT IT. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CRASH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT THEN WENT OFF. DURING THAT 30 MINUTES, I WAS STOPPED AT SEVERAL STOP SIGNS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP SIGN, I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR MUCH HARDER THAN NORMAL TO EVEN ACHIEVE A LOW SPEED. THIS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES, HOWEVER, THEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, SO I DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THESE INCIDENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE CRASH. *TR
Nov 11, 2010
THE STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING, AFTER 2 YEARS AND 54,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT OUR 2006 HYUNDAI, IN JULY OF 2007. THE PEELING BEGAN AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN SMOOTHLY, AS THE PART OF THE RUBBER IS MISSING AND YOUR HANDS CANNOT GRIP THE WHEEL PROPERLY. HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL, AS THEY SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY USING CHEMICALS SUCH AS ARMORALL ON THE WHEEL. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THEY HAVE USED POOR QUALITY WHEEL COVERING MATERIAL THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND EVERY DAY USE. EVERYONE USES ARMORALL TO SHINE UP THEIR CAR. NOW, WE ARE PUTTING OURSELVES AT PERSONAL SAFETY RISK, AS THE WHEEL CANNOT BE GRIPPED PROPERLY, AS IT IS PEELING AWAY ON ONE PART. *TR
Oct 06, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED REPEATEDLY FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS UNTIL IT FINALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER'S BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND SHE BELIEVES THAT IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOST. THE MECHANICS NEVER MENTIONED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,300.
May 25, 2007
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
AIR BAG LIGHT ON BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR OFF AND FOOT NOT PUSHING THEM ON
Nov 06, 2019
MY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NO LONGER DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER, SO MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS ON, WHEN THE SEAT IS BOTH OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. ALSO, MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NO LONGER WORKS, SO MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES OCCUR INCESSANTLY.
Feb 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS
2 complaints
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE CENTER HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE CAR, THE LIGHT NEVER USED TO GO OFF WHEN AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAGS WERE DISABLED. NOW THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND DOES NOT EVER GO OFF, MEANING ALL AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. IT CAME ON UPON STARTING UP MY VEHICLE AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, BUT IS NOT REPORTED PROPERLY VIA NHTSA, INSTEAD MANY COMPLAINTS ARE MADE VIA FORUMS. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, TURNING THE WHEEL AND USING THE BLINKER CAUSES ALL DASH LIGHTS AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO FLICKER BRIEFLY. REAR WINDOWS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE ROLLED DOWN VIA THE MAIN CONTROL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ONLY CAN BE ROLLED UP.
Sep 13, 2018
PROBABLE FIRE HAZARD: PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT BURNING OUT OF FUSES TO CIGARETTE LIGHTER (CHARGER), SOME DASH LIGHTS (BACK LIGHT FOR DIGITAL RADIO CHANNEL INDICATOR) EITHER NO LONGER WORK OR COME OFF AND ON (ASH TRAY LIGHT), AC AND FAN KNOBS--USED TO HAVE TO TAP ON THEM TO GET THEM TO LIGHT, ACTED ALMOST LIKE A DIMMER SWITCH, SOMETIMES HAD TO TAP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET TO TURN ON, AND SOMETIMES KNOB BACK LIGHTING ON, BUT DIM, AND HAD TO TAP TO GET FULL POWER TO BULBS, CD PLAYER OVERHEATING AND STOPPED WORKING--GIVES ERROR MESSAGE, (HAD SIMILAR CD PLAYER OVERHEATING WITH A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER I OWNED IN EARLY TO MID-2000S, BUT CD PLAYER CONTINUED TO WORK--ELANTRA DOES NOT WORK MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE EJECTING CD.) HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT TOO FREQUENTLY (INCLUDING LAST TIME, WHEN HEADLIGHT REMOVED ON PASSENGER SIDE, LIGHT WENT OUT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL.) HEADLIGHT HAD SHORT AND WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN I BANGED ON LENS WITH FIST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL IF FINALLY BURNED OUT. CONCERNED OF RISK OF ELECTRICAL FIRE AS ENGINE AREA BECOMES HOT. NOTE THAT CLEAR-COAT ON HOOD OVER EACH HEADLIGHT AREA AND OVER FUSE RELAY BOX AREA BECAME YELLOW, THEN BRITTLE, PEELING OFF IN PAST 6 MONTHS. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JULY 2008 OR 2009? BELIEVE IT HAD ABOUT 63,000 MILES ON IT THEN--CURRENTLY 138,000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS OFF WHEN 200 LB. HUSBAND SEATED ON PASSENGER SIDE ON OCCASION RECENTLY NOTICED IN LAST YEAR. *TR
Nov 03, 2011
AIR BAGS,SEATS
2 complaints
THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE B1448 OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT, I HAVE AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND HAVE USED A SCAN TOOL AND GOT THE CODE FOR THE B1448 OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT. THIS ISSUE WAS GIVEN A RECALL FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATA BUT I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THERE IS NO RECALL BUT MY CAR FACES THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE READ THAT DEALERS TRY TO CHARGE AS MUCH AS $1,000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Sep 02, 2018
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE DASH AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF, WHETHER PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR NOT. PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER REAR END COLLISION, AND DIAGNOSIS FROM HYUNDAI DEALER POINTED TO DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT SEAT MAT AND SENSOR. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR COSTS ESTIMATED TO BE $1500.00. INSURANCE CARRIER DENIES CONNECTION BETWEEN REAR END COLLISION AND AIR BAG LIGHT/SEAT PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHILE USING 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AIR BAG RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. CAN MANUFACTURER COMMENT AND HELP CUSTOMERS AND ADDRESS THIS UNUSUAL DEFECT OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD RECALL BE MADE DUE TO NUMEROUS RELATED AIR BAG COMPLAINTS IN THE SYSTEM? *TR
Mar 13, 2014
ENGINE
2 complaints
OUR CAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET AND NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. IT IS, ESSENTIALLY, TOTALED. IT ONLY HAD 86,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAD PLANNED ON DRIVING IT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 YEARS. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN A PARKING GARAGE ALL DAY. IT WAS ONLY 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WITHIN 10 MILES OF DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN ANOTHER 5 MILES THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS NORMAL, FLAT, FREEWAY DRIVING. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD MADE HIS WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TO OTHERS, AND MAY HAVE MORE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF A RECALL BEING OUT ON THIS, BUT PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE.
Oct 04, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,080.
May 21, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
2 complaints
I HAVE A BAD BRAKE SWITCH, AND NOTICED THAT THE ONLY RECALL IS IN PUERTO RICO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI AMERICA SHOULD BE RECALLING ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. I HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW AND MAKE HYUNDAI FIX THIS "SAFETY "ISSUE. THANK YOU.
Jul 19, 2015
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY TSB 09-01-018. *TR
Dec 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 complaints
WHILE BACKING UP IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE REVED UP TO WHAT SEEM TO BE A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT SMASHED INTO OUR OTHER CAR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 FEET BEHIND IT. IT WAS ABOUT 5 PM ON A DRY ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS WEARING WORK BOOTS AT THE TIME. THERE WAS ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES ON THE REAR BUMPER. THE HOOD OF THE OTHER CAR WAS PUSHED IN. OUR MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND COMPUTER CODES OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER ALSO SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES HE KNEW OF. OTHER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH ELANTRAS WE READ ABOUT MAKE US THINK THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR DESIGN ON THESE CARS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY SEEM TO BE ONLY ABOUT 3- 4" APART, WHERE OTHER MAKES ARE AT LEAST 6" APART. WE BELIEVE HIS BOOT MAY HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON THE GAS WHEN SWITCHING TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED LAST WINTER WHEN OUR 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS BACKING UP AND WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS STOPPED BY A SNOWBANK. MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO WEARING SNOW BOOTS AT THE TIME. *TR
Feb 21, 2012
TL*- ON 01/05/07 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING STUCK ON THE FLOOR , AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/06/07 WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH H APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE , AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT REPORT. *AK
Jan 26, 2007
SEATS
2 complaints
WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET A SEAT SHAMPOO THE SEATS HAVE BROUGHT UP A HORRIBLE STAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEATS AND THE CAR IS BRAND NEW AND I HAVE NEVER SPILLED ANY THING IN THE SEATS. *NM
Dec 25, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SLID FORWARD ON ITS TRACKS, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO IMPACT THE DASHBOAD, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION AT 5 MPH. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES NOR POLICE REPORT FILED. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE SEAT INSPECTED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *AK
Jul 03, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
MY CAR HAS HAD ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF FOR YEARS ON THEIR OWN, WINDOWS THAT YOU USE ONE SWITCH FOR THAT MAKE A DIFFERENT WINDOW GO DOWN AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GO UP, MY BRAKES HAVEN'T RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT TIMES AND NOW MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF SO I CAN'T PASS INSPECTION. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH AND WANT IT FIXED, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE
May 24, 2017
AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
AIR BAG LIGHT ON / EMMISIONS AIR BAG ALL SENORS WERE SWAPPED AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THE CUSHION SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE THE SENSOR SWAP DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. $1500 EMISSIONS/ PUMPING GAS FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. GAS PUMP KICKS OUT AFTER 2-3 SECONDS WHEN PUTTING IN GAS. NOW I'M TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE CHARCOAL CANISTER, CANISTER CLOSE VALVE, PURGE CONTROL VALVE, AND VENT VALVE. IF I DON'T I EVENTUALLY WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT GAS IN THE TANK. $1,100 THEY ARE BOTH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT. THESE ARE SIMPLE CONSUMABLE PIECES LIKE FLUIDS, VALUES, HOSES OR FILTERS.
Oct 13, 2016
STRUCTURE,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED UNCONTROLLABLY AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ROAD SALT RUSTED THE SUBFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ISSUED A CLAIM NUMBER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Sep 09, 2016
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS
1 complaint
THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR WHEELS ON THE 2006 ELANTRA WE OWN IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT THE NUTSERTS HAVE FALLEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTING FREEPLAY IN THE REAR WHEELS CAUSED THE CAR TO FISHTAIL ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. AFTER NO HELP FROM HYUNDAI REGIONAL MANAGER AND CORPORATE OFFICE, WE RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION ONLINE. SEEMS THAT 2000-2003 ELANTRAS AND SEVERAL YEARS OF THE SONATA MODELS HAVE THIS VERY SAME DEFECT. OUR YEAR AND MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN SEVERE FRAME ROT RECALLS, BUT IT SHOULD BE. BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THESE PARTS RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND GENERALLY START ON THE RIGHT SIDE. OURS IS SO CRUMBLED, IT HAS ROTTED IN HALF. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS CAR MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR EITHER A RECALL OR A BUYBACK. I'M QUOTING THIS FROM THE SITE: "CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENTS THAT BREAK, FALL APART OR SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OD VEHICLE CONTROL OR INJURY TO PERSONS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE." MY WIFE WAS LUCKY SHE WASN'T GOING 65 ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. JUDGING BY THE EXISTING CLASS ACTION SUITS WE'VE SEEN ONLINE AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS VERY SAME RUST PROBLEM IN OTHER MODEL YEARS, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THEY ARE USING THE SAME REAR WHEELBASE SUPPORT DESIGN AND FLAWED STEEL COMPONENTS IN ALL THEIR MID-SIZED SEDANS.
Aug 24, 2016
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,468.
Aug 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED ON THIS SITE UNDER COMPLAINTS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. ALSO THAT THE 2005 & 2007 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS, EXPLAIN TO MY WHY THE 2006 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. HYUNDAI SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE.
Jul 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
PRIOR TO THIS DATE HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL SUCH AS BACK LIGHTING OF STEREO AND ASH TRAY, CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONING PAST FEW YEARS, MORE RECENTLY ODOMETER BACK LIGHT ALSO DOES NOT LIGHT. PREVIOUS REPORT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NOBODY WAS SITTING IN SEAT, OR IF PURSE ON SEAT, LESS THAN 10 LBS. THEN AT ABOUT 206,000 MILES, MY ESTIMATE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON FIRST SOME TIMES, THEN SHORTLY AFTER ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER READING NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SEEING YEARS PRIOR AND POST MY 2006 HAD RECALLS AS DID OTHER SIMILAR CARS AND THAT AIRBAGS FAILED, I AM VERY CONCERNED. HYUNDAI SEEMS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED AND A SPONTANEOUS ELECTRICAL FIRE IS A MAIN CONCERN. I HAD MY STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AFTER A RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FREE HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ONLY AND ADVISORY AND NOT A RECALL AND WAS MADE TO PAY $50 TO REPLACE THE $7.00 STOP LAMP SWITCH PART. I LATER WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT INDEED IT WAS A RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD SCAMMED ME BY CHARGING LABOR TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. I BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES ARE A DANGER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE MAY ALSO BE ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL BY STOP LAMP, AND I AM NOT CERTAIN WITH SEVERAL YEARS AND MILES DRIVING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS STILL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND IMMEDIATE RECALL OF 2006 & A DESIGN CHANGE WITH AMPLE TESTING TO PROVE THESE IMPORTS ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS AGAIN. I WAS CONSIDERING ANOTHER, SUCH AS A TOYOTA, HOWEVER THE RECALLS ON TOYOTA AND DEATHS HAVE MADE ME CAUTIOUS OF THEIR QUALITY AS WELL. IF AIRBAGS ARE MANDATED BY YOU THEN THEIR REPAIR WHEN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SHOULD REST ON THE MANUFACTURERS. OWNED 2 2003 LANCERS 2.0L AND WERE TOTALED, ONE ROLLOVER ONE FRONT DEER COLLISION. VEHICLE BODY SAFE BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER VEHICLE. *TR
Jan 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CRASH WAS PREVENTED DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Jan 07, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
ON THIS DATE I EXPERIENCED THE 4TH OF 5 INCIDENCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I WAS DRIVING IN DAYTONA BEACH APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ACCELERATION REVVED THE ENGINE. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY TO STOP THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT AS HAD BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THE LAST TIME I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THIS ISSUE. I DROVE IT HOME SAFELY, BUT THE NEXT MORNING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, AGAIN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A BMW. I AGAIN DROVE IT HOME SAFELY, PARKED IT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I MADE ARRANGEMENT TO TAKE IT IN ON JULY 7TH TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. OUT OF FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS, DROVE IT 240 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN COULD FIND NO ISSUE. THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OUT OF FEAR OF KILLING SOMEONE OR DAMAGING PROPERTY. WHEN I TOLD THEM I HAD FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH HYUNDAIS ONLINE, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A THING. ONE ARTICLE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2012. WHILE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS ONE, AND WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED.
Jul 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS
1 complaint
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE 'AIR BAG' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD GOES OFF - PROBLEM BEGAN UPON INITIALLY STARTING CAR, AND IS NOT LINKED TO ANY ACCIDENT EVER OCCURRED. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS RIDING IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Mar 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE. I EXPERIENCED THIS AS THE CAR "LURCHING" FORWARD WHEN BRAKING, AS THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO BRING THE CAR BACK UP TO THE PRE-SET SPEED. THIS HAPPENED, MOST RECENTLY, WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SUDDEN LURCH WAS FRIGHTENING SINCE IT WAS UNEXPECTED. THE LURCH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO MAKE CONTACT WITH CAR AHEAD OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. EVEN WITH MULTIPLE PRESSES OF THE BRAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. IT WAS ONLY BY USING THE HAND CONTROLS WAS I ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 TIMES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SYSTEMATICALLY. *TR
May 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
1 complaint
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. PART NUMBER 93810-3K000. THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PUERTO RICO ONLY, BUT FAILURE OF THIS PART MAY INDICATE A MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN HAWAII. *TR
Dec 27, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1 complaint
HATCHBACK/TRUNK LOCK GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T OPEN WHEN PRESSING THE HANDLE. THE KEY ITSELF OR USING REMOTE ALARM OR BY DEPRESSING THE POWER LOCKS INSIDE THE CAR, DOESN'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK. THE LOCK GETS STUCK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT UNLOCKED. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN. TT
Jan 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 complaint
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS THE 16TH TIME AS OF 12/06/2011. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THEN, IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE WHERE THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS HAD THE CANISTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I DO HAVE COPIES OF ALL OF THE WORK ORDERS. THIS IS A LIST OF THE EVENTS: 1. 12/01/2007 FOR STALLING. THIS VISIT THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A "HARD START" AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. 2. 05/09/2008 FOR STALLING. REPLACED SENSOR ASSY-AIR FLOW 3. 05/29/2008 FOR STALLING. REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER. 4. 06/10/2009 FOR STALLING. THEY STATED THE CANISTER AND CAR WAS FINE. 5. 09/17/2009 FOR STALLING. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ASSY AND BATTERY. 6. 12/16/2009 FOR STALLING. THEY DROVE 103 MILES AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. 7. 01/25/2010 FOR STALLING AND THEY REPLACED THE CANISTER. 8. 05/10/2010 FOR STALLING. REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 9. 09/10/2010 FOR STALLING. THEY STATED NO PROBLEMS 10. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 09/11/2010 TO HAVE IT STALL ON MY WAY OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 11. 11/30/2010 FOR STALLING AND FAILURE OF THE ABS UNIT. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH STALLING. REPLACED ABS UNIT 12. THIS WAS ANOTHER VISIT WHERE I PICKED MY CAR UP ON 12/07 AND BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY, IT STALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND. 13. 01/18/2011 FOR STALLING. REPLACED EVAP HOSE. 14. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 01/19/2011 IT STALLED ON THE WAY OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 15. 01/25/2011 FOR STALLING AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER MODULE. 16. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX THE CANISTER ASSY, ON THIS PAST VISIT ON 12/06/2011. I STILL HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR FIXED AS I AM ARGUING WITH HYUNDAI AS TO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. *KB
Dec 30, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) YET THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES RECURRED WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE FOR THE FAILURE UNDER THE RECALL, ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNAWARE THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED WHERE FOR A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Mar 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1 complaint
FIRST TIME I WAS PARKING THE CAR AND IT JUST ACCELERATED MAKING THE CAR JUMP. THE NEXT TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES WHEN I WAS PARKING OR STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. I NEVER KNOW WHEN I STOP OR PARK THE CAR IF IT WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE COME SO VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, SLIDING INTO THE INTERSECTION AND/OR JUMPING A PARKING BUMPER. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER. I'VE HAD IT CORRECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES ONLY TO HAVE IT STOP WORKING WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND NEEDLESS TO SAY IS STILL NOT WORKING. THE SPEED ON THE CAR IS WRONG. IT SHOWS ME GOING FASTER THAN I'M ACTUALLY GOING. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOWS I'M GOING 57 MPH WHEN I'M ACTUALLY GOING 54 MPH.
Feb 23, 2011
SUSPENSION
1 complaint
ON APRIL 17 2010 I TOOK THREE PHOTOS OF A FLIPPED OVER 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON ROUTE 3 IN CLIFTON NJ. THE FLIPPED CAR LOOKED UNUSUAL, AND COULD INDICATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION. OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED, BUT NO FATALITIES. THE PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOT MY CAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE A METHOD TO UPLOAD PICTURES. *TR
Apr 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 4CYL ENGINE THERE IS A ISSUE WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT UP 3 TIMES NOW TO HYUNDAI & ALL THEY KEEP DOING IS RESETTING THE COMPUTER & TRANS RETRAIN RESET. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS AT A STEADY SPEED OFF 25-30 MILES HOUR I GET A VERY BAD BUCKING & JERKING EFFECT THE LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE BUCKING & JERKING HAPPENS THAT THE CAR LOOSES POWER SOME MUCH SO IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN COMING OFF A OFF RAMP MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TWO TIMES THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY THIS ALL HAPPENED AGAIN & I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO FLOW WITH THE REGULAR TRAFFIC THAT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A 18 WHEELER TRUCK TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS MAKING THE CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & I AM AFRAID IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT LIKE HYUNDAI WANTS ME TO DO IN THIS CONDITION TO TRY TO BRING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I MIGHT GET HIT BY SOMEONE & POSSIBLE KILLED. THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS OPERATING CONDITION THAT WARRANTS SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM & THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FROM OTHER HYUNDAI ELANTRA OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR OR NEWER I HAVE READ ONLINE & HYUNDAI HASN'T ADDRESSED IT WELL ENOUGH OR COME UP WITH A FIX AS OF YET. TELLING A CUSTOMER TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE JUST SOME THE MECHANICS CAN GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH A CODE TO GO ON. THIS CAR ALMOST ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO LOSS TOTAL ENGINE POWER & JUST CUT OUT ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING SOMEWHERE & I WILL GET HIT. *TR
Jan 21, 2010
VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2006 HAS A VERY STRANGE PROBLEM WITH INSIDE MIRROR. MIRRORS GETS DARK BY ITSELF FOR SOME REASON AND WHEN YOU TOUCH IT AND MOVE A LITTLE BIT MIRROR COMES BACK ON. DARK MEANS IT GETS BLACK AND TURNS DARKER SUCH THAT YOU CAN'T SEE FROM THAT MIRROR. ALSO HYUNDAI'S MIRROR AUTOMATED-SWITCHES ARE FAULTY. THEY DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THEY DO ONLY FOR UP-DOWN BUT NOT LEFT-RIGHT. SWITCH CHANGED BY DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR
Jun 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1 complaint
I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE MYSELF. *TR
Jun 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 4400 MILES SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED IT. SOON THERE AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AGAIN, REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY THEN REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND MODULE FOR TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT DAY THE TRANS AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING PROPER AGAIN, THEN THE CAR IS BACK THERE TODAY, THERE TELLING ME THE TRANS IS FINE, AND THAT NOW THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS BEING REPLACED, I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT WITH THIS CAR, ITS FROM NORTH DAKOTA AND BELONGED TO A KEITH OLSON, COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS CAR MAY HAVE BEEN IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT, WITH KEITH OLSON. PLEASE HELP ANYWAY YOU CAN. ITS UNDER WARRANTY TILL 60,000 AND THE HISTORY SINCE I HAVE HAD IT, IS NOT GOOD, INCLUDING ONE TIME THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR
Jul 03, 2008
WHEELS
1 complaint
I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS EVER. THE 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH STANDARD STEEL WHEELS DEFINITELY HA A DESIGN PROBLEM. IN THE WINTER, SNOW SLUSH BUILDS UP INSIDE THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE SEVERELY ABOVE 30 MPH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE WHEEL. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND LIVE IN GURNEE, ILLINOIS. *AK
May 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED,. THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PRIOR TO THE FRAME BEING TIGHTENED THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN DECELERATING AND THE TRANSMISSION THUMPED WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, BEHIND A LARGE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD TAKE FLIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET SATISFACTION FROM HYUNDAI. THEY STATED THAT FAILURES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND OVER WERE NOT UNDER THEIR PURVIEW. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,900. *AK
Mar 30, 2007
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
I FAILED TO TURN MY WHEEL SUFFICIENTLY AND HIT A PALM TREE AT FOUR MILES PER HOUR. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED $3400.00 OF DAMAGES FROM THIS FOUR MILE PER HOUR CRASH. I DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *NM
Nov 06, 2006
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY VEHICLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND UPON IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS STOPPED CAUSED MY BODY TO JOLT FORWARD AND STRIKE MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH DID NOT LOCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LATER ON IN THE AFTERNOON I HAD WENT TO THE ER FOR CHEST PAIN, NECK AND BACK PAIN AS WELL AS INJURING MY RIGHT HAND. *NM
Oct 24, 2006
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The 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra currently has 155 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.
What are the most common problems with 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra?
The most common problems reported for the 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
Where does this 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra problem data come from?
All problem and complaint data for the 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.
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