2006 Hyundai Elantra

"PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" WARNING ACTIVATES WITH A FULL SIZED INDIVIDUAL IN THE SEAT. WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER HAD TO BE SEATED FACING COMPLETELY FORWARD WITH LEGS POSITIONED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THEM WITH FEET ON THE FLOOR (KNEES BENT, RATHER THAN LEGS EXTENDED STRAIGHT OUT). IF PASSENGER BODY POSITION IS SO STRICT, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG IS UNRELIABLE FOR REALISTIC DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER FINALLY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE "SENSOR MAT" IN THE SEAT, BUT DID NOT OFFER THIS UNTIL THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 , I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES ON THE RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF A LOT OF OTHER ELANTRA OWNS THAT WERE NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL HAD THIS HAPPENING AND IF THEY MAY NEED TO EXPAND THE RECALL LIST. *TR

ON A FRIDAY ALL OF THE BRAKING LIGHTING QUIT WORKING ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CHECKED FUSE AND BULB AND ALL ARE WORKING. SEARCHED THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2006 ELANTRA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS A SAFETY SWITCH AND IT SAYS IT WILL BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE PER THE RECALL. DROVE THE CAR 55 MILES WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MISSOULA MONTANA. MISSOULA NISSAN/HYUNDAI WHERE WE HAVE PURCHASED TWO HYUNDAI'S. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BY FIRST SAYING IT WAS CAR SPECIFIC AND SECOND BY SAYING IT DID NOT APPLY TO 2006 MODELS. THE RECALL NUMBER FROM THIS SITE IS 09V280000. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT WAS MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 4, 2006. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHEN A POT HOLE WAS HIT BUT TURNED OFF WHEN DRIVEN OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. AIR BAG LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AGAIN NOW THAT CAR IS OVER 50,000 MILES AND OUR OF WARRANTY DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE SRS HARNESSES DRIVER AND PASSENGER NEED TO BE FULLY REPLACED. THESE PARTS COST OVER 1200.00 WITHOUT LABOR AND NEITHER HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE WILL WORK WHILE THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER SEAT IS OPERATED BY A WEIGHT SENSOR AND PREVIOUSLY HAD ILLUMINATED PROPERLY UNTIL I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT MY CAR. I NOTICED LATER THAT EVENING THAT NOW THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING IN REGARD TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY WRECKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) YET THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES RECURRED WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE FOR THE FAILURE UNDER THE RECALL, ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNAWARE THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED WHERE FOR A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FIRST TIME I WAS PARKING THE CAR AND IT JUST ACCELERATED MAKING THE CAR JUMP. THE NEXT TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES WHEN I WAS PARKING OR STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. I NEVER KNOW WHEN I STOP OR PARK THE CAR IF IT WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE COME SO VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, SLIDING INTO THE INTERSECTION AND/OR JUMPING A PARKING BUMPER. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER. I'VE HAD IT CORRECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES ONLY TO HAVE IT STOP WORKING WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND NEEDLESS TO SAY IS STILL NOT WORKING. THE SPEED ON THE CAR IS WRONG. IT SHOWS ME GOING FASTER THAN I'M ACTUALLY GOING. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOWS I'M GOING 57 MPH WHEN I'M ACTUALLY GOING 54 MPH.

MY 2006 ELANTRA HATCHBACK HAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE NORMAL DRIVING, FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH BUT THE CAR SUDDEN LY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. ON 1/25/2010, I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 2:30 AM, SETTING THE CRUISE AT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS SHOWING THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT 2750 RPM BUT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL IF I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO IT. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE SETTING AT ONCE, LATER I TURNED ON THE CRUISE AGAIN TO SET AT 70 MPH AND LATER IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 2750 RPM TO 4000 RPM AND THEN SLOWED DOWN BACK TO 3000 RPM AND AGAIN ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM THEN BACK TO NORMAL SPEED AT 2750 RPM. ALSO, MY CAR COULD NOT GO FORWARD STRAIGHTLY, IT ALWAYS GOES TO THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO GO STRAIGHTLY. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE OWNER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST INJURY. DESPITE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ELANTRA AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT (I.E. STEERING WHEEL) AIRBAG, THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ELANTRA TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY A 90 DEGREE ANGLE (I.E. IT WAS "T-BONED"). THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SPUN THE ELANTRA 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION IT WAS TRAVELING. THE IMPACT BEGINS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, BUT IS DEEPEST IN THE BACK-SEAT PASSENGER'S DOOR. THE MAXIMUM DEPTH OF THE INDENTATION IS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES INWARD AND IS APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES WIDE. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THE ELANTRA WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH.