2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

BROKEN DRIVER SIDE VISOR CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD WHEN IT KEPT KEEPS FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. VERY FLIMSY PLASTIC AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO EASILY REPAIR IT... I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE VISOR ENTIRELY AND IT IS STILL A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. COST TO REPLACE IS $200+ WHICH IS INSANE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD MUCH STRONGER. SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2007 SONATA AND I SUSPECT THE SAME PART/DURABILITY APPLIES TO THE 2007 ELANTRA SINCE I'VE HEARD MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE VISORS FOR THE 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA! *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR ISSUES IN 2006-2008 SONATAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED IN A HIGHLY RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF FROM ITS PIN FROM THE CEILING OF THE TRIM, HIT ME IN THE FACE, AND DANGLED FROM THE ELECTRICAL CORD, BLOCKING MY WHOLE LINE OF VISION. THE INCIDENT SCARED ME WHEN IT HIT ME IN THE FACE AS WELL AS BLOCKED MY SIGHT AND I SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC NEARLY HITTING A CAR. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE VISOR OUT OF MY WAY UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER. THE VISOR HAS A PLASTIC POST WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE WEIGHT AND MOVEMENT OF THE VISOR, WITHIN WHICH AN ELECTRICAL CORD FOR THE ILLUMINATED MIRROR PLUGS INTO A CONNECTION (THUS HOW IT WAS DANGLING). THIS SAME PIECE WAS RECALLED IN THE SONATA BUT NOT IN THE ELANTRA, AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY CAR WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE IT CORRECTS BACK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE...MY BROTHER IS AN AUTO MECHANIC FOR LEXUS AND DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID ISN'T EVEN GETTING TO THE CALIPER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. AND I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI? AND, THE BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T ON TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE ABS SYSTEM?????? HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? *TR

BOTH VISORS FELL WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HINDERING MY VIEW AND SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I SEE NO RECALLS? ISN'T THIS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR HYUNDAI? *TR

A BOLT ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT SHEARED OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT AND DAMAGED THE CLOCKSPRING. IT ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL IN THE RAIN BECAUSE I LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED INCHES AWAY FROM A ROCK WALL. THE CAR WAS UN-DRIVABLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT AND CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *TR

PROBLEM: THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN FROM THE UP POSITION WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT UP. FOR A WHILE, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT *ALMOST* ALL THE WAY UP, TO PRESERVE VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE VISOR IN ANY OTHER POSITION. UPON TAKING APART THE MOUNT WHICH SECURES THE VISOR TO THE ROOF, I SAW THAT A PLASTIC RING HAD BROKEN OFF THE VISOR ARM. DROVE WITH THE VISOR LOW. TWO-THREE MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FELL IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THE PASSENGER VISOR FELL FURTHER THAN THE DRIVER'S ONE, HANGING ONLY FROM THE INTERNAL WIRE. OPENED THE MOUNT AND OBSERVED THE SAME BREAK AT THE PLASTIC RING AT THE END OF THE VISOR SHEATH. ATTEMPTED GLUE REPAIR EACH TIME, WHICH DID NOT FULLY WORK. ATTEMPTED FIX: IN BOTH CASES, SUPER GLUE DID NOT HOLD & THE RING IS STILL SEPARATED. HOWEVER, RESIDUE FROM THE GLUE ON THE VISOR ARM CAUSES ENOUGH FRICTION TO KEEP THE PLASTIC SHAFTS IN THE CEILING MOUNTS MOST OF THE TIME. THE PASSENGER VISOR FALLS DOWN MOST FREQUENTLY (EVEN THO THIS CAR HAS A SINGLE DRIVER, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS RARELY USED -- USUALLY TO HOLD A SUNSHADE IN THE WINDSHIELD). IT DANGLES FROM THE INTERNAL WIRE, AND IT MUST BE SHOVED BACK IN THE CEILING WITH A GREAT BIT OF FORCE AND TWISTING. SUMMARY: THE PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR ARM SHEATH IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE SHEATH NARROWS JUST BEFORE IT WIDENS OUT AGAIN TO FORM A RING. THE RING IS THE PART THAT PREVENTS THE VISOR FROM FALLING OUT OF THE CEILING MOUNT. HOWEVER, THE NARROWING OF THE PLASTIC WEAKENS THE ARM AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS BEARING STRESS, WHICH CAUSES IT TO BREAK. THERE'S NO REASON THAT A VISOR SHOULD BREAK WHEN IT'S ONLY USED 5-10% OF THE TIME. IT'S ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETELY REPAIR EXCEPT BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE VISOR, WHICH IS AROUND $150 EACH AT THE DEALER. HYUNDAI HAS ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BY RECALLING THEM ON THE SONATA. ELANTRA OWNERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, HITTING ME IN THE FACE, AND OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I FOUND THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT SECURES THE VISOR TO THE TOP OF THE CAR BROKE INSIDE, LEAVING A PLASTIC RING INSIDE. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE FOR HYUNDAI, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE ELANTRA ONLY ON THE SONATA ~2006, BUT THE PARTS ARE IDENTICAL. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A MASSIVE RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT! *TR

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AND FELL INTO MY FACE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS IT INTO THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS NOT ATTACHED. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE VISOR THERE IS A BLACK WIRE. THE VISOR CANNOT BE USED TO SHIELD FROM THE SUN AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH, AS IT HANGS LOW EVEN WHEN IT IS FOLDED UP TOWARDS THE ROOF OF THE CAR. TODAY, 10/7, I WENT TO CHECK THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND FELL ALSO! THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN MAINLY 2007 HYUNDAI MODELS ON OTHER INTERNET FORUMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!!! *TR

TOOK HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR RECALL REPAIR IN 2011, ONE OF THE REPAIRS SCHEDULED WAS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. WAS APPROACHED IN TRAFFIC YESTERDAY BY A HELPFUL, CONCERNED DRIVER WHO SAID THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON. GRATEFUL FOR THAT PERSON, WHO MAY HAVE SAVED OUR LIVES. NOT GRATEFUL TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED ZERO ASSISTANCE - ONLY AN OVERPRICED DIAGNOSTIC FEE PLUS STANDARD PARTS AND LABOR COST. THIS WAS AFTER I HAD ALREADY DETERMINED THE SWITCH WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM. RATHER THAN FORK OVER $120 FOR AN UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSIS, I BOUGHT THE PART ELSEWHERE FOR $12 AND INSTALLED IT IN NO TIME, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM AN 11YR OLD. BOTTOM LINE: THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NOT WORKING IN 2014 AFTER A 2011 RECALL SERVICE MEANS EITHER 1) BURNS HYUNDAI IN MARLTON NJ DIDN'T ACTUALLY REPLACE THE SWITCH THEY SAID THEY REPLACED OR 2) THEY FEEL OK ABOUT PUTTING CUSTOMERS AT RISK OF DEATH BY INSTALLING A CRITICAL PART THAT ONLY LASTS 3 YEARS. NEITHER SITUATION IS ETHICAL. *TR