2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

I HAVE OWNED A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PZEV FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS. IN THE TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR GO OUT TWICE. THE RESULT OF NOT HAVING A WORKING BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR IS THAT I NO LONGER HAVE ANY WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS! I HAVE ONLY AVOIDED A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FELLOW MOTORISTS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY: HYUNDAI NEEDS TO MANUFACTURE A BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR THAT DOESN'T FAIL IN LESS THAN A YEAR. IF HYUNDAI DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THIS DEFECTIVE PART! *TR

I OWN A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING, MY CAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND FOR 4-6 SECONDS (LIKE MY ABS BRAKES WERE TURNING ON, BUT LONGER) AND DIDN?T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (ROADS WERE DRY & MY CAR WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH). DUE TO THE LOW SPEED, MY CAR ONLY BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT AND ONLY BUMPERS WERE DAMAGED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK MY BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN?T FIND ANYTHING. TWO WEEKS LATER, I?M DRIVING AND GO TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT (DIFFERENT LIGHT, ROADS WERE DRY, GOING MAYBE 10-15 MPH) AND MY CAR AGAIN MAKES THE SAME GRINDING SOUND FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. AFTER I PRESSED AND RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE GRINDING SOUND STOPPED AND THE CAR STOPPED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY LOOKED IT OVER, SAW NO COMPUTER READ OUT, AND TOLD ME THEY DIDN?T THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND UNLESS THEY COULD DUPLICATE IT, THEY COULDN?T FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN (AT WHICH POINT THEY COULD TAKE MY CAR FOR 2-3 WEEKS TO TEST IT AND SEE IF THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. (I ASKED, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER!) THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE HAPPENED TWICE MORE (ONCE IN THE RAIN, ONCE ON DRY ROADS, & ALWAYS WHEN I TRY TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING 15MPH OR LESS). I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT APPARENTLY IT IS LIKELY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE (QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE YEARS AND MAKES DIFFER) AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE MODULE, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT FOR ABOUT $1500+LABOR. I LIVE BY NUMEROUS SCHOOLS, SO I CAN?T RISK HAVING A CAR THAT WON?T STOP (TOO MANY SMALL CHILDREN THAT LIKE TO RUN IN FRONT OF CARS), & HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY TO FIX IT OR GET A NEW CAR, BUT THEY SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT "CRANK" OR START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION MODULE WERE FOUND TO BE ALTERED AND DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,735.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH. SHE HAD TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 26,260. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,210. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF UPDATED 10/27/10*JB

2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND JERK AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. *JB

MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING ABOVE THE SPEED THAT I AM DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE I HAD 4 TEENAGERS IN MY CAR. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, I'M NOT SURE OF THE DATE THIS PROBLEM STARTED. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND PUT NEW TRANSMISSION IN AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. HYUNDAI AND DEALERSHIP ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WON'T. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYONE TO HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CV JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 57 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGING ON ITS OWN. HE WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE CRUISE CONTROL A SECOND TIME AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH OF TWO VEHICLES . THE VEHICLE WITH FAILED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS TRAVELING APPROX 45-55 MPH SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN SAME DIRECTION TRAVELING EST 10 -0 MPH IN THIS REAR END CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED THE THROTTLE WAS STILL IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.