I AM HAVING SOME WHAT THE SAME ISSUE MY HUSBAND HAD WITH HIS 2002 ELANTRA WHICH WAS REPORTED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND HAD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IN MY 2005 ELANTRA THE MANUFACTURER EVIDENTLY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS IN THE 2002 AND HAS NOW MOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL .75 OF AN INCH TO THE LEFT. THIS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY SATISFIED HAL…
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I AM HAVING SOME WHAT THE SAME ISSUE MY HUSBAND HAD WITH HIS 2002 ELANTRA WHICH WAS REPORTED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND HAD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IN MY 2005 ELANTRA THE MANUFACTURER EVIDENTLY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS IN THE 2002 AND HAS NOW MOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL .75 OF AN INCH TO THE LEFT. THIS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY SATISFIED HALF OF THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN BRAKING, STILL GOES ONE INCH BELOW THE ACCELERATOR THEREBY RESULTING IN SIMULTANEOUS BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. IF MY HUSBAND HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM, AND INSTALLED CORRECTIVE MEASURES, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY CRASHED. HOWEVER, HE HAD MEASURED AND CORRECTED EVERYTHING BEFORE I WOULD TAKE MY FIRST TRIP! I FEEL SORRY FOR JOHN DOE AS PROBABLY 99% OF DRIVERS WOULD NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THEIR ACCIDENT! I ALSO CANNOT BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IN ALL OF THE ELANTRA'S SO AFFECTED. YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IN MOST CASES THIS IS A BLIND ISSUE AS THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE AWARE WHAT THE ACTUAL CAUSE WAS. RECENTLY A JOHN DOE FILED A COMPLAINT LISTED ON MYCARSTATS.COM WHEREBY HE CONTINUOUSLY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE! *NM
NHTSA ODI #10151795
2,940 miles · Nov 28, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTANT WILD ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THUS NO FIX. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10143852
3,100 miles · Jul 21, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control
TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80MPH AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE I PUT THE VEH IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE KEY,(THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO DO THAT).AT THAT TIME SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND I THOUGHT THE VEH WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 . I W…
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TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80MPH AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE I PUT THE VEH IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE KEY,(THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO DO THAT).AT THAT TIME SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND I THOUGHT THE VEH WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 . I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION HOWEVER THE POLICEMAN ASKED ME TO MOVE THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE KEY IT STARTED AT FULL THROTTLE I WAS AFRAID SO I GOT OUT AND REFUSED TO MOVE THE CAR. WHEN A POLICE OFFICER MOVED THE CAR IT AGAIN STARTED AT FULL THROTTLE. THEY TOWED IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND I WANT A DIFFERENT VEH OR A REFUND.
NHTSA ODI #10129611
Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 2005
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
OWNER OF A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA REPORTING VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST COLLISION ENDED WITHOUT VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IT COLLIDED INTO A FIRE TRUCK DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUES…
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OWNER OF A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA REPORTING VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST COLLISION ENDED WITHOUT VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IT COLLIDED INTO A FIRE TRUCK DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REFUND THE MONEY PAID. *NM
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (CRS) AS AN ADULT. THIS MAY OCCUR IF THE CRS IS INSTALLED AFTER AN ADULT HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A 'KEY ON' ' KEY OFF' CYCLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EMPTY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE CRS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF A CRS AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO REMOVE THE FEATURE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CRS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ADULT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (CRS) AS AN ADULT. THIS MAY OCCUR IF THE CRS IS INSTALLED AFTER AN ADULT HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A 'KEY ON' ' KEY OFF' CYCLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EMPTY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE CRS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF A CRS AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO REMOVE THE FEATURE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CRS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ADULT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THREADED PORTIONS OF THE STEERING GEARBOX ASSEMBLY'S LEFT AND RIGHT INNER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN INTERNAL CRACKS IN THE MATERIAL STRUCTURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE INNER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WAS TO BREAK AS A RESULT OF THE INTERNAL CRACK, THE TIE ROD END ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS WOULD PREVENT STEERING CONTROL OF THAT FRONT WHEEL BY THE SEPARATED TIE ROD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEARBOX ASSEMBLIES ON THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE BEGINNING ON APRIL 8, 2005, AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES. HYUNDAI WILL ARRANGE TO PICK UP AND RETURN THEIR VEHICLES AFTER REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
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