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2006 Hyundai Elantra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 182.

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155Owner complaints

Model-year median: 182

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
234
2003182
2004137
2005155
2006266
2007314
2008252
2009
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
56Exterior Lighting
38Service Brakes
23Electrical System
16Vehicle Speed Control
11
All reported categories
Power Train
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8Structure
8Visibility
7Seats
5Engine And Engine Cooling
4Steering
3Engine
2Fuel System, Gasoline
2Suspension
2Unknown Or Other
2Wheels
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes, Electric
1Traction Control System
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

126 reports with mileage · 29 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

28 crash reports0 fire reports20 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

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Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2011
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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 I…

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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.

NHTSA ODI #10384997

Official recalls

1

09V280000 · Exterior Lighting

Jul 21, 2009

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.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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