2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO ONE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS ON HERE. I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS WITH ABS BRAKES AND HAVE HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SINCE APRIL 2009 AT 78,867 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFTER AND SOFTER AND EVENTUALLY GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. I HAVE HAD THE SYSTEM BLED SEVERAL TIMES, THREE MASTER CYLINDERS AND ALL FOUR CALIPERS CHANGED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC,. THE BRAKES ARE OK FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI LAST WEEK 6/20/11 AT 83,400 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, NO LEAKS, BUT ALOT OF AIR IN THE SYSTEM. THEY RECOMMENDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS (SAID THE OLD ROTORS WERE ROTTED AND RIDGED, AND THE PADS WERE GROOVED) FLUSH OUT OF THE BRAKE FLUID AND CLEANING OF THE CALIPER BRACKETS AND SLIDER PINS WHICH WERE IMPEDING PAD MOVEMENT. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THESE CONDITIONS WERE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO DRAW AIR. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE BUT THE PEDAL STILL FEELS A BIT "SOFT" BUT THE CAR IS RESPONDING TO BRAKING. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED BUT TIME WILL TELL FOR SURE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON A 2005 ELANTRA GT HATCHBACK AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELING MUSHY AND ALMOST HITTING THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO THE TUNE OF $1150.00. I WENT TO A SMALL MECHANIC SHOP AND I'VE NOW HAD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REPLACED, NEW REAR BRAKES PUT ON A 2ND TIME [AFTER 30 000 KM] AND YET IT'S BEEN BACK TWICE FOR 'BLEEDING' NUMEROUS TIMES IN CASE AIR HAD GOTTEN IN TO THE SYSTEM. YET TODAY [3 DAYS AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM NEARLY HITTING THE FLOOR WHEN I BRAKE] IT FEELS THE SAME. ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS BEFORE? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HYNDAI ELANTRA GT, NEW IN OCTOBER 2005. AT 12,000MILES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THIS REPAIR AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED. IN DECEMBER 2009, AT 68,000 MILES AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS AGAIN REPLACED (AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE THE CAR WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY). NOW IN MARCH 2011 ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND IS GETTING THE FOURTH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE THIRD ABS MODULE ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED IT WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT HYNDAI HAS A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE SYSTEM IN THEIR 2005 HYNDAI ELANTRA GT THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM WRITING CONCERNING AN INCIDENT CAUSED BY A CAR ANTENNA ON A HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WONDERING WHETHER THIS HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING INCIDENT. ON DECEMBER 30, 2010 I TOOK THE ANTENNA OF THE VEHICLE TO THEY EYE SOCKET AS I WAS BENDING OVER TO PLACE A BAG NEXT TO THE TRUNK. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY SEEM LIKE JUST AN ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE RESULT IS DUE MAINLY TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA, SINCE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I KNOW OF THIS EVENT OCCURRING ON THE EXACT SAME CAR. THE MAIN PROBLEM I SEE IS THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE ANTENNA LEAVES THE TRUNK. THOUGH THIS MAY NOT AFFECT EVERYONE, I HAVE NOTICED IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO INDIVIDUALS OVER SIX FEET TALL. AT ALMOST 6'5', MY INJURY OCCURRED AS I WAS BENDING DOWN TO PLACE A BAG NEXT TO THE CAR. AS I WAS BENDING FORWARD, THE ANTENNA ANGLE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE ANTENNA TO SLIDE INFERIOR FROM THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE AND INTO THE ORBIT OF MY EYE. IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE ANTENNA MADE CONTACT WITH MY FACE, AND THE FORCE OF LEANING FORWARD, MY EYE SWELLED SHUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER AN IMMEDIATE TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, NUMEROUS VISITS TO TWO OPTHAMOLOGISTS, A VISIT TO AN E,N,T DOCTOR, AND TIME, I AM STILL LEFT WITH DOUBLE VISION 10 AND A HALF WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN; HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS ONE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. MY FAMILY OWNS CARS, MY FRIENDS OWN CARS, AND IN THE SUMMERS I EVEN WORK WITH CARS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN ANTENNA DESIGNED LIKE THIS. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN WITH THE NEWER MODELS, BUT THE MATTER IS THERE ARE OLDER MODELS STILL OUT ON THE RODE WHICH STILL PROVIDE RISK. THE INTENTION OF THIS LETTER IS TO NOT ONLY INFORM THE DEPARTMENT OF MY INCIDENT, BUT TO ALSO GATHER INFORMATION ON WHETHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS INCIDENT GREATLY AFFECTED ME AND IF THERE IS A WAY I CAN STOP IT FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION ON A SMALLER SCALE TWICE BEFORE THE LATEST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I WAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2005 ELANTRA ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED. I FIRST TRIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL I COULD GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE DRIVE, PARK, AND NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL RACED. THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP.

HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT A CAR REPAIR STORE. CAR REPAIR STORE SAID WIRING WAS MELTED TO HEADLIGHT, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FELT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT ENDS OF WIRING ON THE HEADLIGHT AS WELL AS EXPOSED WIRES. THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WE HAD TO PAY $136.05 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND NEW ENDS AT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. I SAVED THE OLD BULB AND WIRING BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTORY OR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IF LEFT UNFIXED CAUSE A FIRE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX CAR PARTS THAT WERE NOT INSTALLED OR DESIGNED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS 'WEIRD' AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW IT HAPPENED BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY/MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER. THE PART WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

MY 05 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ON THE FREEWAY SPINNING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I TOTALED THE CAR AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PERSON WHO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT FLED THE SCENE. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE TO HERS BEFORE SLAMMING IN THE RAIL. NEITHER OF US BROKE ANY BONES. AS HARD AS I HIT AND FROM ALL AROUND THE CAR AT SOME POINT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, GOING EAST ON HWY 11, RAINING AND SWERVED TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE OVER THE BACKSIDE OF THE CULVERT AND LANDED ON THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, 5 TIMES IS THE EST GIVEN TO ME. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANY INJURIES INCLUDING HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS, SEVERE CONTUSIONS TO CHEST, HIP, PELVIS, ARM, KNEE, NECK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 28,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AT 39,000 MILES TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THIS IS CRAZY, AND THEY SAID THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THAT FAST. I NOW HAVE 60,000 MILES AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE SHOT AGAIN. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MAYBE THEY SEE THE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT MORE FREQUENTLY IN MY CAR MODEL, BUT THEY AREN'T SAYING IT IS NORMAL. THEY WANT ME TO PAY ANOTHER $300 TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS,AND THEN LOOK AT THEM AT 5,000 MILES. THEN THEY WILL TRY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. I AM AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE, BECAUSE MY REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WEARING NORMALLY. I'M AFRAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, THAT THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR