2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NOW HAS TWO BROKEN SUN-VISORS. THEY NO LONGER RELIABLY STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AND TEND TO FALL DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES, AND BLOCK MY VIEW OF THE ROAD, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO GLUE AND TAPE THEM FOR NOW, AS HYUNDAI MOTORS REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER. ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I LOCATED HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR REPORTINGS. SEEMS THERE IS AN INHERIT DESIGN FLAW, ALLOWING THE CHEAP PLASTIC TO BREAK, AS IT IS UNDER TENSION AT ALL TIMES. HYUNDAI HAS APPARENTLY RECENTLY REDESIGNED THIS PART. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW THAT CORPORATE MUST APPROVE ANY FREE REPLACEMENT, AND CORPORATE SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME TO VISIT MY DEALER, AND THUS THE TWO ENTITIES REFUSE TO TAKE ACTION. A REPLACEMENT VISOR COSTS ABOUT 160 DOLLARS PLUS INSTALLATION, NOT INEXPENSIVE BY ANY MEANS, AND I NEED TWO. I EVEN OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM ON MY OWN, IF THEY GIVE ME THE REDESIGNED PARTS. THEY BLEW ME OFF, AND SAID THEY STAND BY THEIR EARLIER RESPONSE. AND SO HYUNDAI HAS DECIDED NOT TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART, AND THUS HELP PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD ON THE SUDDEN DROPPING OF THE SUN-VISOR. MY WARNING SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO BE WARY. AND KEEP IN MIND, HYUNDAI APPARENTLY FEELS THIS MATTER IS NOT COVERED IN ANYWAY, THUS FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT PART AFTER THE FACT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GET INVOLVED AND FORCE HYUNDAI MOTORS TO MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO US OWNERS. THANK YOU *TR

THE REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER ROTTED WHERE THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT AND BROKE FREE. THE CONTROL ARM THEN FELL DOWN AND THE ENTIRE REAR TIRE AND SUSPENSION WAS DRAGGED UNDERNEATH THE REAR END OF THE CAR. THE METAL THAT THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IS VERY THIN AND THE ONLY THING UNDER THE CAR THAT IS NOT UNDERCOATED IS THAT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER. IF THIS PART BROKE FREE AT 55MPH I MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED THE CRASH. IT BROKE FREE AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, MORE THAN LIKELY FROM THE TWIST OF THE TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURE IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

A FRIEND DRIVING BEHIND ME NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. WHEN WE PARKED WE TESTED THEM AND NONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING BUT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING I DRIVE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A CITY DAILY. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL (CAMPAIGN 09V122000) THAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE THE 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I DRIVE, BUT IT APPEARS THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED (YET). I AM ALSO BOTHERED THAT I HAD TO DO ALL THIS RESEARCH. WHEN THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE ENTERED MY VIN, THIS RECALL DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP AS A POSSIBLE INCLUSION. I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT CONSIDERING OTHER VEHICLES OF MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS PARTICULAR RECALL, I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT IT WOULD RED FLAG OTHER VEHICLES THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE. OR AT THE VERY LEAST, WHEN A RECALL DOES OCCUR, OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES SHOULD BE INFORMED IN AN EFFORT FOR THOSE OWNERS TO WATCH OUT FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE. *TR

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE TRIED TO LOWER AND MOVE SIDEWAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR, MADE A LOUD "CRACK" NOISE AND IT BROKE OFF THE HINGE, LEAVING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES EXPOSED AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT UP. I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT IF WIRES BREAK AND TOUCH THE METAL EDGE. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND SHE'S HIT THE SIDE OF HER FACE TWICE WHILE GETTING INTO THE CAR. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE WAS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE 1157 BULB SOCKET. THE SOCKET IS PART OF A 3 BULB PIGTAIL THAT CONNECTS TO WIRING HARNESS. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DEALERS AND HYUNDAI AMERICA THAT A $700 WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. APPARENTLY HYUNDAI DOES NOT MARKET THE PIGTAIL SEPARATELY. I FIND THIS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. YOU CAN NOT SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE OR BLINKER LIGHTS. THE 1157, 1156 AND 194 BULBS HAVE BEEN IN USE FOR HALF A CENTURY. THE PIGTAIL OR A REPLACEMENT SOCKET SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS AND AT A REASONABLE RATE. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT SHOPPING CENTER COMING TO STOP THEN CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED OVER A PARKING STOP POST AND CURB GOING INTO A BUILDING I MANAGED TO GET BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE HITTING THE BUILDING .. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WHILE READING PROBLEMS ABOUT THE 2007 MODEL I FOUND ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LOOKING AT PROBLEM DUE TO A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEM TO BE MANY OF THOSE ALREADY REPORTED. WE TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 60,000 MILES AND WE HAVE 68,000 NOW SO THEY WANTED $65 JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. WHILE 2007 YEAR MODEL HAS NO RECALL IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FALLEN DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE LITTLE BLACK WIRE THAT POWERS THE LIGHT IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS IT FROM FALLING INTO MY LAP. I ALMOST HIT A CAR ONE TIME WHEN IT FELL AND IT BLOCKED MY VIEW. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT TURN. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND MAKE IT SAFER TO USE. *TR