2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE SO THAT IT WON'T HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE. IF I FORCE THE BROKEN ARM FURTHER INTO THE SOCKET, IT STAYS UP FOR A WHILE, BUT DROPS DOWN OCCASIONALLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $200 TO FIX. THE ARM BROKE WITH NORMAL USE ONLY, THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF, AND THEN 1 WEEK LATER THE VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF AS WELL. THE PASSENGER'S VISOR BARELY GETS USED AND YET IT BROKE AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME AS THE DRIVERS SIDE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REDESIGNED BY HYUNDAI BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED DESPITE POSING A SAFETY/VISIBILITY ISSUE.

MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS SUPPOSEDLY PREVIOUSLY A PART OF HYUNDAI RECALL NUMBER 092 FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 09, 2010. I UNDERSTAND NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2013. SO I AM ASSUMING THAT ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. THIS WILL BE VERIFIED WITH ANOTHER PHONE CALL TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE.. MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I AM WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AND SAFETY ORIENTED AS A SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTION OF YOUR VEHICLE COULD FAIL TWICE WITHIN A 6 YEAR PERIOD. UNLESS BOTH PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. IN FACT IN MY PAST OWNERSHIP OF MANY VEHICLES AND ALSO OF THE VEHICLES OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SWITCH FAILING ONCE LET ALONE TWICE! HYUNDAI IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THIS CAR IN 2010 (BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR) THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR OR RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN ID# FOR THE LATEST RECALL IS 13V113000. IT WAS ISSUED BY HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC. HOW AM I TO BE SURE THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (IF IT WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY OR AT ALL) IN 2010 IT WAS NOT REPAIRED WITH THE PART FROM THE CURRENT RECALL? THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED AND I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE ONCE AGAIN. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I ALSO LEARNED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO WITH THE SUN VISORS CRACKING AT THEIR PLASTIC CONNECTING POINT. CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL OFF AND THE WIRING TO BE EXPOSED. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. *JB

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUN VISORS NO LONGER LOCK INTO RECESSES IN VEHICLE CEILING. THEY NOW DROP DOWN AND MUST BE SECURED WITH VELCRO ON THE CLOTH AND SUPER GLUE AT THE HINGE. STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND INITIALLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE AND WOULD FALL SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2007 STALLS RANDOMLY SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE CAR OR AT TRAFFIC STOP. THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT AGAIN, IT WORKS NORMALLY. IT USED TO HAPPEN IN PARKING LOTS WHILE STARTING EARLIER. LAST WEEK IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAFFIC STOP. I HAD TO TURN OFF AND START THE CAR AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO MOVE. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER 5 YEAR WARRANTY AT THE TIME. THE DEALER TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AFTER INVESTIGATING AND THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON THE INTERNET ON THE SAME ISSUE WHERE CAR STALLS AFTER EPS LIGHT COMES ON. I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 ELANTRAS FOR STALLING WHERE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR IS 2007. I AM SCARED THAT THIS COULD ALSO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR PLASTIC MOUNTING BRACKET UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED ALLOWING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL DOWN OBSCURING TOTALLY MY VISION OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

VENT FAN (WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE DEFROSTER DURING WINTER) STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMERS WILL BE OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS OR WILL BE LEFT FORCING TO DRIVE IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS WITH FOGGY WINDOWS. IF THERE IS A PATTERN HERE, PLEASE HAVE HYUNDAI ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. IN ADDITION, THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TOWED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,341. *TR