Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 08-SS-006 | 08/01/2008 | 10026565 | Hyundai: serviceability tip-rear suspension upper control arm flange bolt. *pe | 11/08/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 111983 | ||
| The rear suspension cross member rotted where the control arm attaches to it and broke free. the control arm then fell down and the entire rear tire and suspension was dragged underneath the rear end of the car. the metal that the control arm attaches to is very thin and the only thing under the car that is not undercoated is that suspension cross member. if this part broke free at 55mph i may not have survived the crash. it broke free as i turned into my driveway, more than likely from the twist of the turn. | |||
| 04/27/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. while traveling 55 mph, the contact traveled over a small road bump and noticed that the rear of the vehicle suddenly lost control causing the vehicle to crash into a ditch. no one was injured during the incident. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the driver side inner bolt flange needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. kmj | |||
| 04/27/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. while traveling 55 mph the contact traveled over a small bump and noticed that the rear of the vehicle suddenly lost control causing the vehicle to spin into a ditch. no one was injured during the incident. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the driver side inner bolt flange needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. bml | |||
| 11/08/2007 | 17000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that there was an intermittent stalling when driving 10-15 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least ten to fifteen times but they were unable to locate or diagnose the cause of the failure. the sway bar was also replaced at least three times due to breakage in the front of the vehicle. the manufacturer was contacted who sent a representative to inspect the failure but there were no failures found within the vehicle. they offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 17,000 and the current mileage was 59,000. kmj | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/23/2008 | 13000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. while starting the vehicle the air bag light came on and stayed on. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. the dealer replaced the defective air bag sensor. she stated the first air bag failure was september 2008, since that time the failure has occurred 3 other times. the air bag sensor was replaced three times and the last failure they replaced the air bag control modular. she also stated she has replaced the front tires 4 times, the vehicle has been alignment 4 times. she was also informed by the dealer today november 19, 2010 that the rear camber was out of specification and no adjustments. she stated the front sway bar links has been replaced twice. the vehicle has not been repaired for the rear camber specification. the failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. vwb | |||
| 03/26/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2007 hyundai elantra that wears the front tires unevenly. the original tires had about 28,000 miles on them. the tires looked fine on the outside but were worn down to the steel belts on the inside. they also had a diagonal wear which made the front end hop. after replacing the tires with snows i took it to a service auto center for an alignment and was told there was no adjustment for the tire wear. i then took back to dealer and was told the vehicle was in specs but they could not correct the problem. the service person said i should rotate the tires every 5,000 miles. i have done this to no prevail.the snows had less than 8000 miles when the noticeable hop returned. spring came and put new all season tires on. i just hope the tires don't blow out while driving. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2007 | 7384 | 4 | 10/30/2006 |
| Rear camber goes out of factory specification with loads 75 pounds and over causing unstability in the rear end causing the rear of the car to over react when steering the car. | |||
| 06/07/2007 | 7384 | 3 | 10/30/2006 |
| Alignment on my vehicle (2007 hyundai elantra se) is not adjusted properly, and cannot be adjusted properly. vehicle is unsafe to drive on the highway. rear end goes sideways because camber settings are creating oversteer situation. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 06/30/2008 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1. wearing tires, 2. non adjustable rear suspension out of spec. 3. dealer states loosened bolts and adjusted. replaced tires at 34,200 miles. *tr | |||
| 10/16/2008 | 60000 | 1 | |
| One of my elantra's started shaking really bad to the point that i couldn't drive. i brought it into the closest shop. they told me that the alignment was way off spec. they ordered the proper parts and were able to put the front alignment in spec. then they told me that the bad could not be fixed, they are non-adjustable struts. i then took it to the dealer which has now told me the same thing. the car is 1 years old and cannot be fixed. i contacted hyundai corporate and they are sending a rep to check out the situation. upon researching this problem i found that there were other elantra owners out there with this same problem. my mechanic believes that this has to do with the car not being built to hold even the maximum weight capacity. i am also concerned because i have another of the same car. *tr | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 2783 | 4 | 10/30/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. while driving 60 mph or greater, the rear of the vehicle swayed from left to right. the failure was prevalent when there was extra weight in the vehicle. the dealer stated that the extra weight changed the rear alignment and caused the vehicle to sway. the dealer attempted to align the rear of the vehicle on four different occasions, but was unable to correct the failure. the current mileage is 8,252 and failure mileage was 2,783. the consumer stated the defect is due to unequal camber and toe settings is what the consumer was informed by the hyundai dealership. specialty parts company engineers suggested replacing upper control arms that the defect was due to poor suspension. the consumer provided numerous repair invoices and pictures for the vehicle. updated 08/13/07 *tr | |||
| 06/26/2007 | 7384 | 4 | 10/30/2006 |
| Rear camber goes out of factory specification with loads 75 pounds and over causing unstability in the rear end causing the rear of the car to over react when steering the car. | |||
| 06/07/2007 | 7384 | 3 | 10/30/2006 |
| Alignment on my vehicle (2007 hyundai elantra se) is not adjusted properly, and cannot be adjusted properly. vehicle is unsafe to drive on the highway. rear end goes sideways because camber settings are creating oversteer situation. | |||