2005 Hyundai Elantra Lighting Problems

AT INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTED SEVERE AND DANGEROUS RUST TO SUBFRAME AND SUBFLOOR IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF VEHICLE. REAR PORTION OF SUBFRAME WAS ALMOST COMPLETED RUSTED THROUGH. ADDITIONALLY NOTED ISSUES WITH RP BRAKE LIGHT, PLATE LIGHT AND FP TURN SIGNAL. ONGOING ISSUE WITH FUSSES AND BULBS CONTINUALLY BLOWING/GOING OUT.

HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHT TURNING ON ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. AROUND 7:00 PM DRIVING HOME LIGHTS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME DOWN THE FREEWAY. CHANGED OUT THE BULBS AND AGAIN WENT OUT AFTER 2 WEEKS AROUND 6 TRAFFIC HOUR WITCH ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WHEN OTHER DRIVER MERGED INTO MY LANE DUE TO NO LIGHTS TO SHOW A VEHICLE WAS TO HIS RIGHT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ITS A HUGE ISSUE WITH OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS THE SAME YEARS.

HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT A CAR REPAIR STORE. CAR REPAIR STORE SAID WIRING WAS MELTED TO HEADLIGHT, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FELT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT ENDS OF WIRING ON THE HEADLIGHT AS WELL AS EXPOSED WIRES. THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WE HAD TO PAY $136.05 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND NEW ENDS AT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. I SAVED THE OLD BULB AND WIRING BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTORY OR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IF LEFT UNFIXED CAUSE A FIRE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX CAR PARTS THAT WERE NOT INSTALLED OR DESIGNED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS 'WEIRD' AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW IT HAPPENED BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY/MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER. THE PART WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR