2007 Hyundai Elantra Body & Structure Problems

Your car's subframe—a structural component that supports the engine and suspension—has fractured due to corrosion and is making abnormal sounds while driving. This is a serious structural issue that affects your car's safety and stability. Fixing this will likely require replacing the damaged subframe, which is a major repair involving removal of the engine and suspension components.

Your car's subframe has developed excessive corrosion that prevented an alignment shop from completing a wheel alignment. An independent mechanic confirmed the corrosion was severe enough to interfere with alignment work. The subframe may need to be cleaned, treated, or replaced depending on the extent of the damage.

PASSENGER VISOR FAILED A FEW MONTHS AGO. DRIVER VISOR FAILED SHORTLY AFTER (AROUND 60,000 MILES). THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI'S MANUFACTURED AFTER 2007. DEALER WOULD CHARGE $176 PER VISOR, BUT ABSORB THE COST OF INSTALLATION. ONE PASSENGER BANGED HER HEAD WHEN GETTING IN THE CAR. DRIVER'S VISOR HAS FALLEN ON MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES -- A HAZARD IN MY OPINION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND, AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF METAL AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WERE DRAGGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,823.

THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE DOOR HANDLES. *TR

BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS IN MY VEHICLE FALL DOWN WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP. THE PLASTIC DOWEL HOLDING THE VISOR IN PLACE IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM, AS DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121 UPDATED 8/5/2015*JS

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALL OFF DURING DRIVING AND FEW MONTHS LATER PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO FELL OFF DURING THE DRIVING.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AGAINST THE SUN OR BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS NO SECURED FIT TO ATTACHED SUN VISOR, ATTACHED ONLY WITH THE ELECTRIC WIRE GOING INSIDE THRU VISOR.MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

AT MY 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE WORK ($600.+), I WAS CALLED BACK TO SHOP TO SHOW ME "VERY DANGEROUS" CORROSION AROUND REAR AXLE/FRAME PARTS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM SAME DEALER AND WAS SOLD A $800. WARRANTY RUST-PROOFING APPLICATION. IT WAS CLEAR THAT WHERE NO COATING WAS APPLIED, RUST WAS THERE AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE RISKY DRIVING THE CAR. THE LOW MILLAGE AND NO HISTORY OF THE CAR BEING DRIVEN IN SALT WATER CONDITIONS, I WAS AMAZED AT ITS CONDITION.(I GREW-UP IN THE NORTH RUST-BELT) I RETIRED CLOSE TO THE SOUTH OCEAN AREA BUT NEVER HAD A CAR WITH SUCH ADVANCED RUST. (SEVERAL CARS) THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI'S WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. I THINK POOR QUALITY OF METAL WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE. IT'S OBVIOUS THE DEALER IS ALSO AT FAULT AND REFUSES TO HONOR HIS WARRANTY. I GUESS THAT IS A LEGAL PROBLEM THAT I'M STUCK WITH. THE POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM COMES UNDER YOUR CONCERN FOR SUB-STANDARD MANUFACTURING. *TR

YET ANOTHER DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA! THIS IS #4. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD, AND YET 4 OF THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE PRIOR COMPLAINTS I HAVE FILED HAVE BEEN 10400898 AND 10280729. I AM REALLY DISGUSTED WITH HOW HYUNDAI IS TREATING THIS. HYUNDAI TELLS ME THAT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE COLD. 2 OF THE DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF IN WINTER MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY. 2 FELL OFF IN THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS, THEY BACKTRACKED AND BLAMED ME FOR RIPPING THEM OFF... I AM A 150 LB, 47 YR OLD WOMAN. I DO EXERCISE, BUT I AM NOT A GORILLA! I'VE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER VEHICLE LOOSE A SINGLE DOOR HANDLE, LET ALONE 4 OF THEM! I AM UPSET THAT I AM BLAMED INSTEAD OF THEM LOOKING AND RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM! I AM NOT A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN, BUT I CAN SEE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAVE BROKEN IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON THE PLASTIC! IT HAS A LITTLE PIN IT RIDES ON AND THE PLASTIC BREAKS RIGHT THERE EACH AND EVERY TIME. I'VE SEEN IT. THE HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT ALSO. BUT THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A PART OR VEHICLE PROBLEM. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT I HAVE BEEN TEARING THE HANDLES OFF IN SOME WAY! IF THAT IS TRUE, I SURE WISH I KNEW HOW I WAS DOING IT SO I COULD QUIT WRECKING MY CAR! IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO THEY DON'T CARE NOR ARE THEY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME (OR ANYONE ELSE!) AGAIN. TOO BAD, WE AREN'T REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING NOW, SO GO AWAY IS THE RESPONSE THEY GAVE ME WHEN I SENT THEM A LETTER...DO NOT PURCHASE A HYUNDAI! *TR

I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BROKE OFF IN THE SUMMER 2 YRS AGO, WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THEY WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REPAIRED AFTER A SMALL FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE LAST ONE BROKE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED EVERY NIGHT, NO MATTER THE WEATHER. I'VE NEVER HAD MORE THAN ONE DOOR HANDLE BREAK ON ALL THE CARS I'VE EVER OWNED; AND THAT CAR ONLY HAD ONE HANDLE BREAK! HYUNDAI SAYS THEY WON'T FIX THE LATEST BROKEN ONE, SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNOW THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL BROKEN IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE EACH TIME. THE PART OF THE HANDLE THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE ONTO THE CAR IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE INSIDE OF THAT PART BREAKS AT EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. AS THIS PART IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE HANDLE ON THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIAL THAT CAN HANDLE SOME WEAR AND TEAR. I THINK THIS PLASTIC IS JUST UNABLE TO WITHSTAND NORMAL DAILY USAGE! I POSTED THE FIRST TWO BREAKAGES EARLIER, SO THAT IS ON HERE SOME PLACE. I'M HOPING TO SEE HYUNDAI BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF I'M THE ONLY ONE-AS THEY CLAIM-OR IF THIS PART IS INDEED UNABLE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY-AS I BELIEVE IS TRUE! *TR

TWO DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. BOTH OF THEM WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY BOTH BROKE AT THE SAME PLACE, A PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE SMALL PIECE THAT THE HANDLE FITS INTO. (THIS SMALL PIECE STAYS ON THE CAR WHILE THE DOOR HANDLE LIFTS UP.) THE BACK DOOR BROKE OFF IN JULY, WHILE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS WEEKEND, IN AUGUST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WILL BE NEXT! *TR

THE IN-DASH FRONT-PANEL CONSOLE PIECES MAKE VERY IRRITATING SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER EVEN LITTLE BUMPS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER FROM NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCE. *TR