2005 Hyundai Elantra

ON DECEMBER 10, 2011, I WAS TURNING FROM NORTHBOUND GARY AV. ONTO EASTBOUND LAWRENCE AVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. WHILE I WAS TURNING MY ACCELERATOR STUCK THE ENGINE SPED OUT OF CONTROL TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK TURNING ONTO GARY AND MY CAR WENT OVER THE SOUTH CURB.. AND MY ATTEMPTS TO BREAK WERE FAILING ALL THIS TIME... I CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE INTO SOMEBODY'S BACK YARD WENT DOWN HILL ABOUT 50 FEET AND RAN INTO A TREE. I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INVESTIGATING BLOOMINGDALE POLICE OFFICER STARTED THE CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION. THE BODY SHOP PERSONNEL ALSO CONFIRMED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC POWER LOCKS BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE FRONT OR REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SECURED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEPT 2008 FOR 30,000 MILE SERVICE. I WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES CHANGED FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 3 YEARS AND 35,000 MILES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS WORKING BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND IT MUST JUST BE FROM DRIVING. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS AND HAVE DRIVEN THE SAME ROUTE WITH THOSE CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS EVERY 10,000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WA TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AS A RESULT, A MULTIPLE CAR CRASH ENSUED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A BUS. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

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.