2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR PIECE THAT CONNECTED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE VISORS COULD NOT BE USED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIECE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.. . .. .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE SUN VISOR FELL INTO HIS LINE OF VISION. HE COULDN'T REMOVE IT OR PUT IT BACK UP. HE HAD TO HOLD IT IN THE UP POSITION UNTIL HE COULD GET HOME AND TAKE IT DOWN WITH A SCREW DRIVER. UPDATED 07/30/15*JB ...UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, HE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH HIS WIFE. SHE GENTLY PULLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR AND THE CLIP THAT HELD THE VISOR IN THE RETAINING BRACKET SWIVEL BROKE AND COULD NOT BE RE-ATTACHED OR PUT BACK IN THE UP POSITION. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, IT WAS TWO MONTHS LATER. THE CONSUMER GENTLY PULLED THE VISOR DOWN IN THE FORWARD POSITION AND HEARD A CRACK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE HIS HAND, TO HOLD THE VISOR UP. UPDATED 09/01/15*JB

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, AND MY DRIVER-SIDE VISOR BROKE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY BLOCK THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND, AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF METAL AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WERE DRAGGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,823.

THE SUN VISORS SPONTANEOUSLY DROP OUT AND THEN SWING FREELY CAUSING OBVIOUS ACCIDENT RISK. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE THEM BOTH FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE WIDELY REPORTED AND SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON & HAS BEEN ON SINCE SUNDAY. I GOT ONLINE WHERE IT TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS CAR OVER THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONING. I DONE THE VIN SEARCH & IT TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE ON MY CAR WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED?? I AM PREGNANT & GETTING READY TO HAVE MY BABY & DON'T WANT TO BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD & MAYBE HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING HOME ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED BESIDE MY WIFE AND INDICATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NONE OF HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. UPON MY WIFE ARRIVING AT HOME I HAD ALL THE FUSES TESTED AND REPLACED, HAD BULBS REPLACED, BUT STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF CAR INCLUDING THE REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #13V113000/CAMPAIGN #110 IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE INDICATING THAT MY VIN MANUFACTURE DATE OF MID-2006 ELIMINATED MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL. I INFORMED HYUNDAI THAT A 2007 MODEL CAR HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED IN 2006. THE CASE MANAGER, [XXX] OF HYUNDAI (REFUSED TO GIVE LAST NAME) GAVE ME CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND INFORMED ME THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR OR HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION DATE. NONE OF THE WEB SITES I INVESTIGATED IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL INDICATE THAT A VEHICLE MUST MEET A SPECIFIC PRODUCTION DATE, ONLY THE MODEL YEAR, WHICH MINE DOES 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HYUNDAI DOES NOT INDICATE ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO RECALLS THAT VEHICLES MUST MEET SPECIFIC PRODUCTION CRITERIA. HYUNDAI HAS DENIED MY REQUEST TO REPAIR THE SPECIFIC PART INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN REVIEWING ANY OF MY DOCUMENTATION INVOLVING THIS RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,955.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUPPORT BROKE, CAUSING IT TO HANG DOWN AND OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. I AM ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK UP INTO PLACE, BUT IT FALLS AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS ON SMOOTH ROADS OR MORE QUICKLY, IF THE ROADS ARE ROUGH.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. I CAN PUSH IT UP, BUT IT WON'T STAY UP. ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO FELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD!!! *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.