2007 Hyundai Elantra Brakes Problems

When you press the brake pedal, the brakes don't engage properly and the anti-lock brake system (ABS) isn't working. You had difficulty coming to a stop even at very low speeds, and the brakes seemed to jam up. Additionally, the dashboard warning lights aren't illuminating.

Your ABS and brake warning lights are on, and a technician told you that Hyundai vehicles have known problems with ABS modules that can fail and potentially catch fire. You're concerned enough about the risk that you've parked the car outside away from buildings and don't want your daughter driving it. The fix will likely involve Hyundai replacing the ABS module under a recall.

Your car's ABS braking system caught fire or overheated, causing smoke to pour from under the hood shortly after starting the engine. The ABS warning light came on and your brakes became weak and unreliable. A recall was issued to fix this, but the manufacturer's repair only works when the car is off — the problem still happens while driving. The ABS pump had a hole burned through it and needed to be completely replaced along with the fuses and brake fluid.

You tried to schedule a brake recall service at your Hyundai dealership using their website, but it said no recall existed for your vehicle. When you checked the NHTSA website, it showed a recall was available. The dealership's service department never responded to your inquiry, and instead the sales team kept trying to sell you a new car rather than help with the recall.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized and made abnormal noises. The contact was able to drive to her residence. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 84,443.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START UP OF THE VEHICLE, HER BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, A WHITE COLOR SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE ABS SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SAW THAT THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE ABS HAD BEGAN TO MELT; THEREFORE, HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FUSES. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HER FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND SUSPECTED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE RECALL FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER HIS STEPSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE STEPSON'S VEHICLE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHOM EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS BURNT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN ORLANDO, FL AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH A LIVE AGENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS AND PARK BRAKE SENSOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY HYUNDAI GREENBRIAR (1499 S. MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE VA) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V06100 (SERVICE BRAKES) REGARDING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

THE BRAKE SWITCH HAD TO REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE THREE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THIS WAS A COMMON REPAIR ON OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA. 2007 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RECALL. (RECALL CAMPAIGNS 110 AND 113.)

BOTH SUN VISOR'S WOULD RANDOMLY FALL FROM ITS HINGE AND WOULD BLOCK MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED. ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A BRAKE INSPECTION AND THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER WAS THE ONLY BRAKE THAT HAS BEEN FUNCTIONAL FOR THE PAST 20,000 MILES.

WHEN DRIVING HOME ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED BESIDE MY WIFE AND INDICATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NONE OF HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. UPON MY WIFE ARRIVING AT HOME I HAD ALL THE FUSES TESTED AND REPLACED, HAD BULBS REPLACED, BUT STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF CAR INCLUDING THE REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #13V113000/CAMPAIGN #110 IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE INDICATING THAT MY VIN MANUFACTURE DATE OF MID-2006 ELIMINATED MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL. I INFORMED HYUNDAI THAT A 2007 MODEL CAR HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED IN 2006. THE CASE MANAGER, [XXX] OF HYUNDAI (REFUSED TO GIVE LAST NAME) GAVE ME CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND INFORMED ME THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR OR HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION DATE. NONE OF THE WEB SITES I INVESTIGATED IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL INDICATE THAT A VEHICLE MUST MEET A SPECIFIC PRODUCTION DATE, ONLY THE MODEL YEAR, WHICH MINE DOES 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HYUNDAI DOES NOT INDICATE ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO RECALLS THAT VEHICLES MUST MEET SPECIFIC PRODUCTION CRITERIA. HYUNDAI HAS DENIED MY REQUEST TO REPAIR THE SPECIFIC PART INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN REVIEWING ANY OF MY DOCUMENTATION INVOLVING THIS RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

MY CAR WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE IT CORRECTS BACK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE...MY BROTHER IS AN AUTO MECHANIC FOR LEXUS AND DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID ISN'T EVEN GETTING TO THE CALIPER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. AND I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI? AND, THE BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T ON TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE ABS SYSTEM?????? HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME IS AS THE HYUNDAI RECALL CAMPAIGN 110. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURE BEFORE THE DATES IN THE CAMPAIGN BY APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS BUT FALLS IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR AS OTHER CARS IN THE CAMPAIGN. HERE IS A LINK TO CAMPAIGN HTTPS://WWW.HYUNDAIUSA.COM/CAMPAIGN110. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAMPAIGN PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL 2007 VEHICLES. SOMETHING LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT FAIL AND CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A MAIN ROAD IN MY TOWN MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT. I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES OR THE GAS, JUST COASTING INTO THE TURN. LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD AND I LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT THE THIS WAS THE SCARIEST PLACE IT OCCURRED AT. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER, BUT I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE RESULTS. DEFINITELY CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DID HAVE MY PREGNANT FRIEND IN THE CAR. WE WERE THE ONLY PASSENGERS. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS SUPPOSEDLY PREVIOUSLY A PART OF HYUNDAI RECALL NUMBER 092 FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 09, 2010. I UNDERSTAND NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2013. SO I AM ASSUMING THAT ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. THIS WILL BE VERIFIED WITH ANOTHER PHONE CALL TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE.. MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I AM WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AND SAFETY ORIENTED AS A SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTION OF YOUR VEHICLE COULD FAIL TWICE WITHIN A 6 YEAR PERIOD. UNLESS BOTH PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. IN FACT IN MY PAST OWNERSHIP OF MANY VEHICLES AND ALSO OF THE VEHICLES OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SWITCH FAILING ONCE LET ALONE TWICE! HYUNDAI IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THIS CAR IN 2010 (BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR) THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR OR RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN ID# FOR THE LATEST RECALL IS 13V113000. IT WAS ISSUED BY HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC. HOW AM I TO BE SURE THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (IF IT WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY OR AT ALL) IN 2010 IT WAS NOT REPAIRED WITH THE PART FROM THE CURRENT RECALL? THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED AND I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE ONCE AGAIN. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I ALSO LEARNED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO WITH THE SUN VISORS CRACKING AT THEIR PLASTIC CONNECTING POINT. CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL OFF AND THE WIRING TO BE EXPOSED. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. RUSTED LAST REPAIR HAD ONLY 5000MILES BEFORE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MARCH 16, 2009 WITH 22,038 MILES FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTOR RESURFACING IN CHICAGO. DECEMBER 20, 2010 WITH 27,269 MILES BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN SEVERE RUST.

HYUNDAI DIDN'T FULLY ASSESS RECALL ID # 09V122000 ON THE BRAKE STOP LIGHT. MINE HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN 1.5 YEARS, YET THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT I AM NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAN ALSO INVOLVE THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT STOPPING, SHIFTING PROBLEMS, AND A POSSIBLE REAR-END ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO - MORE PEOPLE THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED CAN BE AT SERIOUS RISK - NOT TO MENTION MORE PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO HAVING THIS FIXED BY THEIR DEALER (I.E. ME) THAN THERE SHOULD BE! *TR

THE INCIDENT IS LIQUID THAT DRIPPED INTO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAUSING WIRES TO MELT FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY BESIDE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HOUSING, CONTAINS THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SORT OF PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO KEEP LIQUIDS FROM GETTING ON THE WIRING. WHAT HAPPENED IN MY INSTANCE IS THAT LIQUID MUST HAVE DRIPPED OFF OF A CUP IN THE CUPHOLDER, NOT SURE HOW CONDENSATION OFF OF A CUP, COULD CAUSE INSULATED WIRES TO MELT, BUT IT DRIPPED INTO THE CONSOLE AREA AND MELTED THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. IT REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS. WARRANTY NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A PART DEFECT. SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT FIXED. SHOULD HAVE A PROTECTIVE COVER IN THE EVENT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURRING. *TR