2008 Hyundai Elantra Complaint Log

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL OF 2008. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER, SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ON JUNE 6TH THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPAIRED A PVC HOSE THAT HAD COLLAPSED. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED, STRANDING US IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVIDED, HEAVILY TRAVELED, ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. AFTER WAITING FIVE DAYS FOR THE PART TO BE DELIVERED, I PICKED UP THE CAR ONCE AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD EARLIER NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER WE BROUGHT IT HOME. ON JUNE 19TH I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS WITH MY CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE, AGAIN SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I AGAIN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN INFORMED ME HE HAD JUST FOUND OUT HYUNDAI WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEMS ON THEIR 2008 ELANTRA MODELS. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VEHICLE. I ALSO ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK ON ANY RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST MY VEHICLE. AFTER CHECKING HIS SYSTEM HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO CAMPAIGNS OR RECALLS REGISTERED AGAINST THE CAR. SO FAR THIS DANGEROUS EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN WE USE THIS VEHICLE. SO FAR THE COLLAPSED PVC HOSE AND FUEL PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO GASOLINE IN IT. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERING 3/4 TANK. NOW THEY ARE CHECKING OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE DETERMINE THE DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT IF I HAVE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN IT WILL SHUTDOWN AGAIN AND I OR A FAMILY MEMBER MAY BE INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE SENSOR STICKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAS TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WILL CALL THE DEALER FOR A REPORT ON THE FAILURE, AND GIVE THE CONTACT A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,400.

BRAND NEW CAR THAT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR SENSORS, CAR STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY DETERMINED FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP FROM A CAR ON THE LOT, CAR STALLED AGAIN. FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH NEW FUEL PUMP, CAR STILL STALLING. HAVE BROUGHT CAR IN 7 TIMES NOW AND AM NOW BEING TOLD TO GO HOME WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL DOWN ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN DEPRESSING THE BUTTON AND SOMETIMES IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS OF MAY 30, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104.

ON MAY 26 2008 MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER CAR RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT US. MY WIFE AND I WERE INJURED AND OUR CAR WAS TOTALED. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF ON OUR BRAND NEW 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WE WERE LATER TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DON'T ALWAYS GO OFF BECAUSE OF WEIGHT VARIATIONS IN SOME ADULTS. MY WIFE IS 5' 4" AND HER WEIGHT IS NORMAL FOR HER HEIGHT. HYUNDAI NEVER TOLD US OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INFORM THE POTENTIAL BUYER LIMITATIONS INVOLVING SAFETY FEATURES! MANY UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED WITHOUT THIS KNOWLEDGE. ALSO THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NOT AFTER! WE PURCHASES A SECOND HYUNDAI ( 2008 TUCSON) AND THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITS PASSENGER AIRBAG - IN FACT IT WAS DURING THIS REPAIR THAT HYUNDAI INFORMED US OF THE WEIGHT ISSUE INVOLVING AIRBAGS. *TR UPDATED 01-26-09 *BF UPDATED 01/2609. *JB UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB

PURCHASED 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN MID-MAY 2008. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CAR ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS STALLING AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD AN ERROR CODE, SAID A SENSOR HAD WENT OUT. CAR WORKED FINE FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SPUTTERED AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. I SPENT 20 MINUTES DODGING TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION TO WHERE I COULD HAVE THE CAR IN A SAFE SPOT. LET IT SIT AND IT STARTED BACK UP NO PROBLEMS, UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, IT JUST DIED ON THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, FIVE DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. IT'S BEEN A MONTH NOW SINCE THE REPAIR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SO FAR, BUT I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I START IT UP AND DRIVE SOMEWHERE. *TR

NEW 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, HAD PROBLEMS IN 1ST GEAR ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN VERY RUFF ,SOMETIMES STARTING THE CAR I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND IT WAS LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD HAD TO DO IT 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE THE STARTER WOULD CATCH ON AND START THE CAR. I ONLY DROVE THIS CAR FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER FOR A COMPLETE CHECK UP ALSO THE ALARM WASNT WORKING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD (NEW CAR ONLY 1000 MILES????) AND IT SHOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO GET THE PART IN, THEN AFTER A WEEK THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE STILL WAITING ON THE PART AND THERE IS A "NATL BACK ORDER ON THIS PART" AND THEY SHOULD BE GETTING IN THE PART SOON THEY HOPE. WEEK 2 THERE STILL WAITING ON THE PART AND HE HAS 4 CARS WAITING FOR THE SAME PART ALL ELANTRAS (3FROM THEIR STOCK). WEEK 3 STILL WAITING, STILL NO PART, I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY TOLD ME THEY DONT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS OR POSSIBLE RECALLS ON THE PART AND PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK IN 24 TO 48 HRS, I HAD TO CALL THEM BACK 4 DAYS LATER ASKING WHY I DIDNT GET A CALL BACK, ANOTHER CUSTOMER CARE AGENT HELPED ME THIS TIME SAYING THAT SHE IS SO SORRY IM HAVING SUCH PROBLEM AND PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK THAT SAME DAY AFTER SHE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. IM ONCE AGAIN WAITING WITH NO CALL BACKS......THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THEIR HANDS FOR 22 DAYS WITH NO PART IN HAND TO REPAIR MY CAR????????. THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD TO BUY APPROXIMATELY FIVE BATTERIES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

WHILE ON VACATION IN MICHIGAN, MY SPOUSE AND I WERE HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER. WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON US 127 AT 35MPH, CROSSING OVER ADDISON RD (IN THE TOWN OF ADDISON) WHEN THE OTHER DRIVER CROSSED THE ROAD HITTING US. (HE WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.) HE STRUCK US ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DENTED THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR TO THE POINT THAT NEITHER DOOR COULD BE OPENED, AND BUCKLED THE REAR FENDER. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IT BLEW OUT ALL THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS, BLEW OUT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE, BENT THE B-PILLAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND RIPPED THE TOP HINGE COMPLETELY OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. IT ALSO CREASED THE TOP MIDDLE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ROOF. NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND WE FELT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, MY SPOUSE INCURRED A BUMP, 2 ' IN DIAMETER BY ' TALL, ON THE BACK RIGHT REAR SIDE OF HER HEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED THE THROTTLE WAS STILL IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH IN MARYLAND, A MOTORIST CUT ME OFF SUDDENLY, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, CROSSED ALL LANES, AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, I RECEIVED A FRACTURED STERNUM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WOULD WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND A CRASH NEARLY OCCURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES IT FELT STRANGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING TYPE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER TOLD HER IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THE SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT. UPDATED *JB

WHEN YOU OPEN THE TRUNK AFTER A RAIN OR DURING IT RUNS OUT OF THE TAIL LIGHTS INTO THE TRUNK ON BOTH SIDES ON THE TRUNK LID FROM THE TAIL LIGHT LENSES DESIGN OF THE CAR IS THE PROBLEM I HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND JERK AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. *JB