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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KMHDU46D88U••••••2008 Hyundai ELANTRA
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2008 Hyundai ELANTRA build (32 vs 18).
32on this build
280on the model
16builds in total
1involved a crash
5involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedFuel System 7Gasoline 7Steering 5Service Brakes 5
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireSep 2021
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving when a person waved the driver down that there was smoke coming from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was driven some more until the contact noticed that there was heat come up the…
Service BrakesfireJan 2020
14 hours after parking the car, smoke was coming from the engine compartment. Fire dept was called, I disconnected the battery and fire department extinguished smoke source. Towed to dealer, who said the ABS system shorted causing a fire and destroying wiring harness. Luckily it…
Unknown Or OtherfireAug 2018
The car caught fire at 1:15 am august 4th 2018. It had not been turned on since 5pm august 2nd. I was not having any issues at all
Air BagscrashOct 2014
The vehicle was in an accident where the auto cartwheeled, hit a telephone pole, and landed upside down. Not a single airbag deployed
SuspensionJul 2023
The sway bar was received in July 2023 and the sway bar was manufactured too short to fit the suspension of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The vendor was RockAuto and this is another defective product they sent
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KMHDU46D88U494213 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.