2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

ON JULY 13, 2009 I LEFT MY 2007 ELANTRA ON TO RUN IN SOMEWHERE, WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY CAR IT HAD DIED. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD JUST TURNED THE KEY OFF BEFORE I GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITHOUT THINKING AND DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT DIED SO I TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BACK ON PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE STREET AND IT DIED AGAIN. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I WAS ON MY LUNCH BREAK. I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK AND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR DIED AGAIN, I TURNED IF OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT IMMEDIATELY DIED SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THEN IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY (JULY 15, 2009) I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND HAD NO IDEA WHY IT WAS DYING. SO I PICKED IT UP YESTERDAY AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR NOW. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS ONLY DYING WHEN I WAS IDLING BUT WHO KNOWS NEXT TIME IT COULD DIE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH! *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. AT ONE POINT, I WAS COASTING AND THE CAR STALLED, TURNED OFF. I COASTED OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IN WEEKS PAST, I HAD NOTICED THE CAR SPUTTERING AND ROCKING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS ON MY COMMUTE HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT IN WRITING FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,480 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,681. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT AFTER WAITING FOR 6 HOURS HE LEFT. UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME, SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENTIRE FRONT PORTION OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. THE FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE IN 3RD GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION), THE 3RD GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MOMENTARILY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND HMA HAD AN ENGINEER LOOK AT THE CAR; REPLACED A GEARSHIFT PIN SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HMA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. CAR CAN ABRUPTLY SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD TO 4TH AND BACK TO 3RD GEAR AS LIGHT FLICKERS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IT WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND POWER TO DASHBOARD BUT IT CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS CONSTANTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION RELEASING SPORADICALLY OR WHEN THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY IS ALWAYS IN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND SWITCH. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM TOO MUCH AND HYUNDAI IN S. KOREA WON'T REIMBURSE THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CUP HOLDER WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, A LEAK FROM A BEVERAGE COULD ENTER INTO THE AIR BAG MODULE AND CAUSE THE MODULE AND HARNESS TO FAIL. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. SHE HAD THE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AROUND A CORNER AT A FAST SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A HORSE TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS IN THE MIDDLE OF HER CHEST. THE CONTACT WENT HOME IN PAIN AND THEN DECIDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, AND SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08 8JB

I REARENDED SOMEONE IN MAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD MY FOOT COMPLETELY DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT, BUT STILL, MY CAR HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THIS CAR BUT WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING ON THE BACK OF MY CAR. IT CAME DOWN TO BEING MY FAULT SINCE THERE WAS NO-ONE ELSE AND I COULDN'T PROVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THEN, TODAY, AS I WAS REACHING DOWN TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS, AGAIN, COMPLETELY STOPPED, MY CAR REPEATED THE FORCEFUL THRUST FORWARD. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO CAR INFRONT OF ME, THANK GOODNESS, BUT MY CAR HIT AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE CONCRETE CURB IN THE PARKING LOT RESULTING IN ME GETTING A HEADACHE FROM THE FORCE. AGAIN, I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE I WAS REARENDED. I KNOW THAT THE INCIDENT IN MAY WAS NOT BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND NOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, I KNOW I'M RIGHT. ONCE, IT HAPPENED TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS BEHIND A CAR AND THEN TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BUT I'M SCARED OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE INFRONT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR, SO THIS IS MY LAST HOPE OF GETTING SOMEONE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT TIME WILL BE AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT FROM IT. *TR

ONE OF MY ELANTRA'S STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE CLOSEST SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF SPEC. THEY ORDERED THE PROPER PARTS AND WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FRONT ALIGNMENT IN SPEC. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BAD COULD NOT BE FIXED, THEY ARE NON-ADJUSTABLE STRUTS. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH HAS NOW TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THE CAR IS 1 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND THEY ARE SENDING A REP TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THERE WERE OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE CAR NOT BEING BUILT TO HOLD EVEN THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER OF THE SAME CAR. *TR