2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING SEIZED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED ON OUR 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE DRIVER'S VISOR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS HANGING IN FRONT OF MY FACE, AND I COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE VISORS ALTOGETHER, AND NOW HAVE PROBLEMS DRIVING IN THE MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE SUN SHINING IN MY FACE. *TR

LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS SHORT IN IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB 4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH AND NOW A NEW ONE DOESN'T EVEN WORK. *TR

ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE COLD WEATHER HIT THE AREA. I WAS DRIVING ON ICE AND WENT TO TURN AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING WENT OUT, OR GOT HARD TO STEER. ITS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT MY EVASIVE MANEUVERING I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY..I SHUT THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE EPS AND I WENT OFF. SO I HEADED BACK HOME AND BEFORE I COULD TURN THE CORNER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON...NOW ITS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND ITS BEGINNING TO SERIOUSLY BOTHER ME...ID HATE TO THINK OF ME DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THAT HAPPENING TO MY CHILDREN..IM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING! NOT HAPPY WITH IT. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V143000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V179000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN THAT HAD TO BE PERFORMED. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE, STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PLATINUM 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND STATED THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MILEAGE OF FAILURE 70,110. *TR

WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY, WHEN TRYING TO USE SUNVISOR TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TRAFFIC THE SUN VISOR COMPLETELY FELL APART, THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT TOGETHER IS THE ELECTRICAL CORD FOR THE MIRROR. THIS WOULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE SHOWED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD AND THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF; THEY HAVE REVISED THE SUN VISOR TO FIX THE ISSUE AND HAVE RECALLED IT IN THE SONATA, BUT WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, THEY DENIED THAT THEIR WAS ANY ISSUE WHATSOEVER WITH THE ELANTRA SUN VISOR. BELOW ARE SOME LINKS TO FORUMS DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/VISIBILITY/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.AUTOPARTSCHEAPER.COM/2007-2010-HYUNDAI-ELANTRA-SUN-VISOR-GENUINE-NEW-UP-P/85210-2H161-4W.HTM HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T6382_DS464176 HTTP://WWW.CITY-DATA.COM/FORUM/AUTOMOTIVE/1000616-REPLACEMENT-SUN-VISOR-200-O.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID CONCLUDE THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SITTING OFF FOR 5 HOURS. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO INDICATION OF ARSON. PROBABLE CAUSE OF FIRE ELECTRICAL WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS AND WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. NO RECALLS ISSUED FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. NO PREVIOUS OWNER. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A MAIN ROAD IN MY TOWN MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT. I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES OR THE GAS, JUST COASTING INTO THE TURN. LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD AND I LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT THE THIS WAS THE SCARIEST PLACE IT OCCURRED AT. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER, BUT I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE RESULTS. DEFINITELY CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DID HAVE MY PREGNANT FRIEND IN THE CAR. WE WERE THE ONLY PASSENGERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE FORCED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON EVERY TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,709.