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2006 Hyundai Elantra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

126 reports with mileage · 29 unknown

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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

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

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18,049 miles · Dec 30, 2011
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS THE 16TH TIME AS OF 12/06/2011. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THEN, IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE WHERE THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS HAD THE CANISTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I DO HAVE COPIES OF ALL OF THE…

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I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS THE 16TH TIME AS OF 12/06/2011. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THEN, IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE WHERE THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS HAD THE CANISTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I DO HAVE COPIES OF ALL OF THE WORK ORDERS. THIS IS A LIST OF THE EVENTS: 1. 12/01/2007 FOR STALLING. THIS VISIT THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A "HARD START" AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. 2. 05/09/2008 FOR STALLING. REPLACED SENSOR ASSY-AIR FLOW 3. 05/29/2008 FOR STALLING. REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER. 4. 06/10/2009 FOR STALLING. THEY STATED THE CANISTER AND CAR WAS FINE. 5. 09/17/2009 FOR STALLING. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ASSY AND BATTERY. 6. 12/16/2009 FOR STALLING. THEY DROVE 103 MILES AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. 7. 01/25/2010 FOR STALLING AND THEY REPLACED THE CANISTER. 8. 05/10/2010 FOR STALLING. REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 9. 09/10/2010 FOR STALLING. THEY STATED NO PROBLEMS 10. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 09/11/2010 TO HAVE IT STALL ON MY WAY OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 11. 11/30/2010 FOR STALLING AND FAILURE OF THE ABS UNIT. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH STALLING. REPLACED ABS UNIT 12. THIS WAS ANOTHER VISIT WHERE I PICKED MY CAR UP ON 12/07 AND BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY, IT STALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND. 13. 01/18/2011 FOR STALLING. REPLACED EVAP HOSE. 14. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 01/19/2011 IT STALLED ON THE WAY OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED CANISTER ASSY. 15. 01/25/2011 FOR STALLING AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER MODULE. 16. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX THE CANISTER ASSY, ON THIS PAST VISIT ON 12/06/2011. I STILL HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR FIXED AS I AM ARGUING WITH HYUNDAI AS TO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. *KB

NHTSA ODI #10441743

45,550 miles · Jan 21, 2010
Fuel System, GasolinePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 4CYL ENGINE THERE IS A ISSUE WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT UP 3 TIMES NOW TO HYUNDAI & ALL THEY KEEP DOING IS RESETTING THE COMPUTER & TRANS RETRAIN RESET. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS AT A STEADY SPEED OFF 25-30 MILES HOUR I GET A VERY BAD BUCKING & JERKING EFFECT THE LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE BUCKING & …

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ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 4CYL ENGINE THERE IS A ISSUE WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT UP 3 TIMES NOW TO HYUNDAI & ALL THEY KEEP DOING IS RESETTING THE COMPUTER & TRANS RETRAIN RESET. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS AT A STEADY SPEED OFF 25-30 MILES HOUR I GET A VERY BAD BUCKING & JERKING EFFECT THE LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE BUCKING & JERKING HAPPENS THAT THE CAR LOOSES POWER SOME MUCH SO IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN COMING OFF A OFF RAMP MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TWO TIMES THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY THIS ALL HAPPENED AGAIN & I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO FLOW WITH THE REGULAR TRAFFIC THAT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A 18 WHEELER TRUCK TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS MAKING THE CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & I AM AFRAID IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT LIKE HYUNDAI WANTS ME TO DO IN THIS CONDITION TO TRY TO BRING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I MIGHT GET HIT BY SOMEONE & POSSIBLE KILLED. THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS OPERATING CONDITION THAT WARRANTS SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM & THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FROM OTHER HYUNDAI ELANTRA OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR OR NEWER I HAVE READ ONLINE & HYUNDAI HASN'T ADDRESSED IT WELL ENOUGH OR COME UP WITH A FIX AS OF YET. TELLING A CUSTOMER TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE JUST SOME THE MECHANICS CAN GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH A CODE TO GO ON. THIS CAR ALMOST ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO LOSS TOTAL ENGINE POWER & JUST CUT OUT ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING SOMEWHERE & I WILL GET HIT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10301666

Official recalls

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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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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