Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 02/25/2013 | 23950 | ||
| While driving in heavy traffic, inching along at low speed for about 1/2 miles; stopping and starting all the way, suddenly during one of these stops, the motor started to revve and the car accelerated on its own. had to brake hard to avoid hitting the car in front of me. about 10 minutes later, while parking the car in a parking space, the same thing happened. i had already stopped and was putting the car in park. i took the car to the local hyundai garage where they did road testing. computer tests showed no codes; so no repairs were made. when the tech line of the manufacturer was contacted on this matter was told that there were no cases relating to this problem on file. have had this problem sporatically since 2010. last reported an acceleration problem to the hyundai garage early in the month of december 2012. no one at hyundai wants to help me. | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 72000 | ||
| On 02/12/2013 i observed the brakes lights on my 2008 hyundai elantra to be out. i checked the fuses, all were good. a private mechanic checked and stated the stop light switch was bad and would need to be replaced. | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| While driving my vehicle i was told my another motorist that my brake lights were not working. i checked the fuse and the bulbs. i looked up on line and seen that there was a recall on hyundai vehicles due to the stop lamp switch problem. i called hyundai and they said my vin number was not part of their recall campaign. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 120000 | ||
| While driving my vehicle i was told my another motorest that my break lights were not working. i checked the fuse and the bulbs. i looked up on line and seen that there was a recall on hyundai vehicles due to the stop lamp switch problem. i called hyundia and they said my vin number was not part of their recall campain. | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Was unable to put car in reverse or park after pulling into a parking spot. discovered the brake lights are inoperable. had to use extra key to engage the switch lock in order to move the vehicle. researched the web and found recalls for models 05-07 with the same problem. recall # 092. informed hyundai customer service center at 1-800-633-5151 so they could add to their databases. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Was unable to put car in reverse or park after pulling into a parking spot. disvcovered the brake lights are inoperable. had to use extra key to engage the switch lock in order to mave the vehicle. researched the web and found recalls for models 05-07 with the same problem. recall # 092. informed hyundai customer service center at 1-800-633-5151 so they could add to their databases. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 07/12/2010 | 15500 | ||
| I own a 2008 hyundai elantra. about 2 months ago, i went to stop at a red light, and instead of stopping, my car made a grinding sound for 4-6 seconds (like my abs brakes were turning on, but longer) and didn | |||
| 07/31/2009 | 17325 | 1 | |
| Faulty brake light switch caused brake lights to stop functioning as well as preventing automatic transmission from shifting into reverse or drive from park, without using shift lock over-ride. no crashes occurred as helpful motorist notified me of brake light malfunction. there was a recall by nhtsa for earlier model hyundai elantras - the 2008 models should be added to the recall. the shift lock issue was a daily occurrence. i had no idea both problems were caused by the same failure. as my car is relatively new and still under warranty i was able to take it to a hyundai dealership for repair under warranty. if these brake light switches are still faulty, there could be serious accidents. this needs to be address by the manufacturer. the old part is not available as it is in the possession of the dealership. *tr | |||
| 04/11/2008 | 170 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/30/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Came to stop light, the gentleman in the car next to me at the stoplight told me he almost hit me a little ways back when i stopped to let a vehicle turn. he stated my brake lights were not working. checked and it was true the back window light and both brake lights did not work. took it to the repair shop and they checked the fuses and bulbs. all were good. notified that stop lamp switch is bad and needs to be replaced. through research appears this has been a problem with hyundai elantras, unfortunately, the 2008's have yet to be recalled. called hyundai to double check recalls and they confirmed no recall at this time on the stop lamp switch. | |||
| 12/23/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that after engaging the brakes, the brake lights failed to illuminate. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for repairs or diagnosis. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 12/23/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while after engaging the brakes, the brake lights failed to turn on. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacture was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. pm | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the stop lamp switch failed and the brake lights would not illuminate when braking at 5 mph. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was also notified and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. they offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 76,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated the stop lamp switch failed. when slowing down at 5 mph and the brake was being depressed the brake lights did not come on. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was notified who stated there was no recall for his vehicle. they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 76,000. mw | |||
| 09/27/2011 | 52570 | ||
| Brakes failed! i put the car into reverse to backup in a parking lot. i was moving slowly (2mph) and the brakes failed, going all the way to the floor. i rolled for 15 feet, pulled the emergency brake and my car stopped, slightly tapping a parked car, immediately in my rear, in the in opposite parking space. i located the owner of that car and there was only a small scratch and no damage. it was not necessary to exchange papers. the car was returned to dealership on 9/27/11 and advised of brake failure. my car has been serviced at the dealership, per factory maintenance schedule. i just received a ma state inspection sticker in august, 2011. my car passed ma state inspection at that time. my car was last serviced on 8/23/11 at 50,607 miles with new tires and rotation, oil change, state inspection sticker, cabin air filter, front wiper blades, fuel injector cleaning, the factory electrical recall for the 099 ws connector cover installed, and diagnostic charge for 'thumping noise' in front, from park to reverse, but nothing was found by technician, stating' all components in proper operating condition at this time' on my repair order. also received the hyundai multi-point inspection report attached to my paperwork from technician #753 - brake inspection was marked in green checked ok | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 37300 | ||
| The rear rotors on my 2008 hyundai elantra had grooves worn in with only a little over 37,000 miles on the car. the brake pads on the right rear were worn almost completely while the brake pads on the left rear had enough material left on them to drive another 15,000 miles. i took the car to a nationally recognized repair center for new pads because my brakes started to squeak.. the certified mechanic showed me the pads and the rotors and stated that it is odd for the pads on one side to be worn out and the pads on the other side to have about a year's worth of pad left. the side where the pads that had a year left on them the rotor had substantial groves. the rotor on the side with the worn pads had less damage. he stated the rotors were probably substandard and they were probably made in a foreign country with substandard materiel. i took the car to the hyundai dealer where i bought the car for their perusal. the supervisor stated that the rotors were worn and the cause was likely a maintenance issue and is not covered under the car's warranty. i contend the problem is defective material and or poor workmenship. i contacted hyundai customer assistance for help. they also stated this is not covered under the warranty. i believe there might be an issue with the rotors on other elantra's on the road today and this issue could cause serious injury or worse if it is not addressed. | |||
| 08/13/2009 | 13137 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. when the contact attempted to park the vehicle, the gear selector failed to shift from drive into the park position. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they detected a shortage within the brake lamp switch which caused the gear selector to become stuck. the brake stop lamp switch assembly was replaced; although eight months later, the identical failure recurred and the dealer replaced the brake stop lamp switch assembly for the second time. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the failure mileage was approximately 13,137. | |||
| 08/13/2009 | 13137 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. while the contact attempted to park the vehicle, the gear selector failed to shift from drive into the park position. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they detected there was a shortage within the brake lamp switch which caused the gear selector to become stuck. the brake stop lamp switch assembly was replaced; although eight months later, the identical failure recurred and the dealer replaced the brake stop lamp switch assembly for the second time. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the failure mileage was approximately 13,137. js | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 7000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the brakes and steering locked abnormally. the contact shifted into reverse and the vehicle went forward instead. she shifted into park and turned the vehicle off. when restarted, the failure recurred and the vehicle became nonresponsive. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who reset the computer but could not confirm that the failure would recur. the failure recurred twice and the vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for further diagnosis or repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the current mileage was approximately 11,500 and the failure mileage was approximately 7,000. | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 7000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the brakes and steering locked up. the contact shifted into reverse but the vehicle went forward. she shifted into park and turned the vehicle off. when she restarted, the failure occurred again. she turned it off and on again and it would not move at all. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who reset the computer but was unsure if that was the problem; the dealer was not confident that the failure would not occur again. the failure occurred twice. the vehicle had not been taken back to the dealer for the second failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer had not been notified. the current mileage was approximately 11,500. the failure mileage was approximately 7,000-bk | |||
| 12/17/2010 | 23000 | ||
| Brake switch failure | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 47000 | 1 | |
| 2008 hyundai elantra was proceeding north when it hit a hydroplane on an upgrade while traveling 40 mph. driver applied brakes on downgrade to no avail. car crashed into a parked car, went into a residential yard and through residence fence before coming to a halt on upgrade of residence yard. front air bags failed to deploy. driver and passenger suffered face, head, neck and back injuries. car was totaled. *tr | |||
| 01/19/2009 | 7000 | 1 | |
| My car, when driven in the snow, when you brake, the car starts to brake, but the brake pedal freezes back to the original position, at the top of the pedal, leaving you with no brakes. i took it to the dealership, and they told me, they are unable to reproduce the problem. this to me, makes the car a death trap, when driving in snow. i didn't have an accident or anything, i can easily reproduce the problem by driving on a street with snow, i'm afraid to take it now onto a highway. *tr | |||
| 10/30/2008 | 19000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. while driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle began to jump when the cruise control was deactivated. the contact did not apply any pressure to the brake pedal. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the contact shut it off. the vehicle was able to be restarted, but when he released the clutch to place the vehicle in first gear, it would stall. after a few attempts to release the clutch to shift into first gear, the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and the vehicle moved forward. the manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to a local dealer. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the abs module needed to be reset and indicated low voltage. the vin was unavailable. the current mileage was 22,000 and failure mileage was 19,000. | |||
| 11/28/2007 | 800 | 5 | 11/17/2007 |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Was unable to put car in reverse or park after pulling into a parking spot. discovered the brake lights are inoperable. had to use extra key to engage the switch lock in order to move the vehicle. researched the web and found recalls for models 05-07 with the same problem. recall # 092. informed hyundai customer service center at 1-800-633-5151 so they could add to their databases. *tr | |||