Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 01/07/2013 | 50000 | ||
| Brake lights are not iluminating all the time when brake pedal is depressed, for the past week they only work for a minute or not work at all.went 2 times to the dealer before, twice they were working when i arrived, since last week they are not working except for a minute. i have 2 months with the problem i work 7 days a week and cannot keep taking time off. i was told that my specific model year elantra 2006 is not cover by the recall, just to inspect them cost $ 120, if a problem is found parts and labor. hyundai doesn't accept any responsibility. the car has 50'000 miles. | |||
| 12/27/2012 | 105000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/23/2012 | 52000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/27/2012 | 105000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/23/2012 | 52000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 58000 | 1 | |
| Brake light switch failed and while traveling on vacation had car on cruise control and brake pedal did not deactivate the cruise control. have not used cruise control since but brake lights still don't work and it is affecting cars remote start that the dealer installed. car will not shut off buy depressing brake pedal. and after turning key to on position and then off and removing the key the car is still running. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 58000 | ||
| Brake light switch failed and while traveling on vacation had car on cruise control and brake pedal did not deactivate the cruise control. have not used cruise contol since but brake lights stil dont work and it is affecting cars remote start that the dealer installed. car will not shut off buy depressing brake pedal. and after turning key to on position and then off and removing the key the car is still running. | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 150000 | 1 | |
| My wife noticed her brake lights were not working. i looked into and found that there is a recall for the stop light switch for her make, model, and year. the recall is nhtsa campaign 09v122000. we contacted hyundai customer service and gave them her vin, and they said her vehicle had no recalls. we took her car to the local mechanic to get repaired. it turns out that it was the stop light switch that was defective and it was replaced. it cost us $70 to have fixed. the mechanic stated that he could not believe our vehicle wasn't covered under the recall because he has had alot of vehicles with that same issue. i would like this to be reviewed further and i would like hyundai to cover our repair cost for this defective part. *tr | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 150000 | ||
| My wife noticed her brake lights were not working. i looked into and found that there is a recall for the stop light switch for her make, model, and year. the recall is nhtsa campaign 09v122000. we contacted hyundai customer service and gave them her vin, and they said her vehicle had no recalls. we took her car to the local mechanic to get repaired. it turns out that it was the stop light switch that was defective and it was replaced. it cost us $70 to have fixed. the mechanic stated that he could not believe our vehicle wasn't covered under the recall because he has had alot of vehicles with that same issue. i would like this to be reviewed further and i would like hyundai to cover our repair cost for this defective part. | |||
| 09/23/2010 | 89000 | 1 | |
| Brake light switch malfunction no brake lights noticed by relative... *tr | |||
| 09/23/2010 | 89000 | ||
| Brake light switch malfunction no brake lights noticed by relative... | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 20000 | 1 | |
| I had no brake lights the cause was a broken brake light switch by the brake pedal which i had to replace myself. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 67800 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 67800 | ||
| 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 vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was told the master cylinder failed. the vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the master cylinder failed due to a manufacturers defect. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 67,800 and the current mileage was 68,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 12/25/2009 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 07/10/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 05/16/2008 | 15051 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/06/2007 | 3053 | 2 | 10/30/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 01/02/2007 | 515 | 1 | 12/02/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 150000 | 1 | |
| My wife noticed her brake lights were not working. i looked into and found that there is a recall for the stop light switch for her make, model, and year. the recall is nhtsa campaign 09v122000. we contacted hyundai customer service and gave them her vin, and they said her vehicle had no recalls. we took her car to the local mechanic to get repaired. it turns out that it was the stop light switch that was defective and it was replaced. it cost us $70 to have fixed. the mechanic stated that he could not believe our vehicle wasn't covered under the recall because he has had alot of vehicles with that same issue. i would like this to be reviewed further and i would like hyundai to cover our repair cost for this defective part. *tr | |||