2007 Hyundai Elantra Electrical Problems

Your car has an open electrical system and service brake recall (20V061000) that hasn't been repaired yet. You scheduled an appointment at your local Hyundai dealer in Ocala, Florida to get this fixed, but after waiting in the lobby for hours, you were told to wait for parts to arrive before they could do the work. The recall has been pending since September 9, 2021. Getting this recall addressed will involve the dealer replacing or repairing electrical and brake system components as specified in the recall notice.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE AT HOME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A NEIGHBOR INFORMED HER OF A FIRE IN THE FRONT ENDUNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NHTSA NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS MOST LIKELY ELECTRICAL SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE THAT MY ABS MODULE COULD DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT RESULTING IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THIS FIRE COULD OCCUR EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY. I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE TODAY, APRIL 7, 2020. I HAVE CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS IN MY PITTSBURGH AREA. THE WEXFORD SITE CANNOT SERVE ME UNTIL MAY 18 BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 5 RECALL PARTS FROM HYUNDAI. THE SOUTH HILLS SITE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS AT ALL. HYUNDAI IS FAILING TO EQUIP LOCATIONS WITH NECESSARY PARTS TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL. THEREFORE I AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER HYUNDAI CAR OWNERS ARE AT RISK OF A FIRE THAT COULD DEVELOP AND NO WAY TO PREVENT, AS THE FIRE COULD OCCUR EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. *TR

THE IGNITION IS NO GOOD AND, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND, HE TOOK FUSES OUT BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION BUT THE FLASHER LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND THE THE SPOTTER AND THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME THE AUTOMATIC PART OF THE KEY. UNABLE TO START CAR.

MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH FIRE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR PARKED ON MY FRONT YARD FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. IT WENT AFLAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. EVERY THING CAUGHT ON HOME SECURITY CAMERA.

PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME DISCONNECTED AND ITS WEIGHT PULLED ITS WIRE OUT 2 INCHES SO THAT IT WOULD NOT GO BACK IN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY OFF AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED WITHOUT HAVING THE ELECTRICAL HOOKED UP TO RUN THE MIRROR LIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY ANNOYING.

FOR A FEW MONTHS I HAD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WHEN MY CAR WAS IDLING ON A CITY STREET FACING DOWNHILL (AT A STOP SIGN). THEN IT GOT SUDDENLY WORSE FOR 2 DAYS, SO THAT IT RATTLED ALL THE TIME WHEN IDLING IN DRIVE OR PARK (STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR SIGNS OR IN A PARKING SPACE). THEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RATTLING - AND THE NEXT DAY ANOTHER DRIVER ON THE HIGHWAY, ON THE 4TH OF JULY, NOTIFIED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR ISSUES IN 2006-2008 SONATAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. IT TOOK THEM OVER TWO HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM: THE ENTIRE FLOOR HARNESS IS CORRODED FROM SOME SORT OF "MELTDOWN" AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST = $4800. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD REPLACE THE FLOOR HARNESS AS A GOODWILL WARRANTY ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY A 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS RIGHT NOW I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS MODEL WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT THE HYUNDAI INFORMS ME MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I SUSPECT IT MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NO BRAKE LIGHTS, STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS FAULTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID CONCLUDE THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

VENT FAN (WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE DEFROSTER DURING WINTER) STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMERS WILL BE OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS OR WILL BE LEFT FORCING TO DRIVE IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS WITH FOGGY WINDOWS. IF THERE IS A PATTERN HERE, PLEASE HAVE HYUNDAI ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. IN ADDITION, THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TOWED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

WE HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY BURNING UP HEADLIGHT BULBS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS, BUT HYUNDAI HAS YET TO RECALL ANY VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND IS REPLACING AT LEAST 1 BULB MONTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THERE IS NO MOISTURE OF ANY KIND IN THE HEADLIGHT NOR HAS THERE EVEN BEEN. *TR

OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN. HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON AT ALL TIMES, FOR ABOUT THE PAST WEEK. YESTERDAY WHEN I PARKED THE CAR, I PUT IN NEUTRAL PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE HAD SMALL FIRE, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED OUT TO MY HOUSE NO INJURIES. I WAS SURE TO GET OUT OF CAR QUICKLY IN CASE TURNED OUT TO BE HUGE FIRE. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED GETTING LOOKED AT TOMORROW, NEED IT TOWED CAR FILLS UP WITH SMOKE AND YOU CAN PEEK IN AT THE WIRING AND WAS A SMALL FLAME THIS TIME. IF I TURN THE KEY ON THIS HAPPENS. UNOPERATABLE, AS OF NOW. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS PEOPLE COULD BE GETTING HURT. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SO AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER (HAMILTON HYUNDAI, CHAMBERSBRUG, PA TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DEALER SAID THAT MOISTURE FROM THE CENTER MOUNTED CUP HOLDER GOT INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DIRECTLY BELOW AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO GET HOT, MELT TOGETHER AND THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE DASH, ALSO MELTED. NO FUSES OR CIRCUIT BREAKERS ACTIVATED. THE AIR BAGS AT THIS POINT WERE INOPERABLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE CAR COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE WHILE OPERATING. THE CAR WAS ALSO THERE FOR THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD OR COULDN'T ILLUMINATE. THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND ALL DUE TO A POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN. THE FACT THAT WE WERE WARNED THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH FIRE IS DISTURBING AND HYUNDAI SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. THERE IS ANOTHER 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT THE DEALER THAT HAS THE SAME HARNESS MELTED DOWN. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ON IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE WIRING HAD BEEN SHORTED OUT BY SOFT DRINK SPILLING INTO THE CONSOLE FROM THE CUP HOLDERS AND SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS, DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. THERE ARE NO WARNING STICKERS ON THE CONSOLE WARNING OF THE RISK OF LEAKAGE FROM THE CUPHOLDER INTO THE CONSOLE AND NO WARNING TO THIS EFFECT IN THE OWNER?S MANUAL. WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OWNER CAUTIONED BY TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER ON DANGER OF LIQUID SEEPING FROM CUP HOLDER INTO CONSOLE AND RECOMMENDED NOT USING CONSOLE CUP HOLDERS BUT ONES IN BACK SEAT INSTEAD. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET RESULTED IN DISCOVERY THAT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAD RESULTED IN A NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RECALL OF THE 2001 - 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF A PROTECTIVE COVER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN THE 2007 ELANTRA AND A DESIGN FLAW STILL EXISTS SUCH THAT A MINOR SPILL FROM THE CUP HOLDER INSTALLED ON THE CONSOLE CAN SHORT OUT THE WIRING MAKING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS AT RISK AND RESULTED IN AT LEAST ONE DEATH PRIOR TO THE EARLIER RECALL. (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2008/03/NHTSA_HYUNDAI.HTML). *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IT WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND POWER TO DASHBOARD BUT IT CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS CONSTANTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION RELEASING SPORADICALLY OR WHEN THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY IS ALWAYS IN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND SWITCH. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM TOO MUCH AND HYUNDAI IN S. KOREA WON'T REIMBURSE THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,654. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF UPDATED 05/20/08

SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A SPEEDOMETER ERROR OF 5-7 MPH. I TESTED THIS WITH TWO DIFFERENT RADAR GUNS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. DEALER VERIFIED ERROR AND CONTACTED TECH LINE. TECH LINE SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED PER HYUNDAI TECH LINE'S FINDINGS. PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS. *JB

ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF UNDER ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 HUNDAI ELANTRA IN JANUARY 2007. MY DAUGHTER ALSO PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE. WE BOTH NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT EVERYTHING ON THE ROAD WOULD PASS US. I TIMED MYSELF ON A MEASURED MILE AT 60 MPH AND DISCOVERED I WAS DOING 55 MPH. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HUNDAI HAS REPLACED SOME SPEEDOMETERS BUT APPARENTLY IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS WOULD ALSO GIVE YOU A BETTER MPG INDICATION THAN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GETTING. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WHAT IS THOUGHTS. MY DEALER HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE BY 5 MILES. THE TEST WAS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT MUST CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND SUBTRACT THE MILEAGE ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER DISAGREES WITH THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FILED CASE # 272638 WITH THE LOCAL MANUFACTURER AND CASE # 1062516 WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,575 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.

TL-CONATCT OWNS 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1400. FAILURE MILEAGE 200. WHILE DRIVING,HIS GPS SHOWED HIS SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF. DEALER SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT ARE UNAWARE TO FIX IT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT-WAS TOLD TO CHECKK WITH THEM PREIODICALLY. WEATHER WAS PROBABLY RAINY. ENGINE/CYLINDER INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE. KTF

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READ HIGHER BY 5-8% THAN ACTUAL TESTING. HYUNDAI REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. VEHICLE STILL READS HIGH. HYUNDAI WILL NOT DO ANYMORE CITING THAT READING IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. *JB