2008 Hyundai Elantra Fuel System Problems

Your vehicle started jerking and stalling while driving at 30 mph, with no warning lights appearing on the dashboard. A mechanic diagnosed a failed fuel pump, and the stalling occurred intermittently. The fuel pump will likely need to be replaced to restore normal engine operation.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR ONE MORNING IN EARLY MAY; ENDED UP GETTING A NEW GAS CAP. 24 HOURS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN WHEN I START UP THE CAR. AFTER SMOKE TESTING FOR LEAKS, GOT THE PURGE VALVE REPLACED. 24 HOURS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN WHILE I'M AT A STOP LIGHT. WAITED COUPLE MONTHS DUE TO NO INCOME DURING PANDEMIC. CODE WAS THE SAME REGARDING EMISSIONS ISSUES; ANOTHER SMOKE TEST REVEALED FAULTY VENT CANISTER VALVE. GOT IT REPLACED AND DROVE FINE FOR AN HOUR. FEW HOURS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ONCE AGAIN WHILE I'M ACCELERATING AFTER A TURN. THE MECHANIC THAT INSTALLED THE VCV CHECKED THE PART AS WELL AS THE PURGE VALVE AND NOTICED NEITHER PART WERE FUNCTIONING AS NEEDED. HE STATED POTENTIAL ECU ISSUE OR FAULTY FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE LATTER BEING THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. I DID NOT OKAY WORK ON EITHER PART; HE DID WHAT HE COULD AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME OF YET AGAIN. NHTSA RECALL SHOWS 08V429000 (AND A SEPARATE 08V694000 FOR PUERTO RICO) THAT APPEARS TO COINCIDE WITH MY ISSUES AS WELL AS THAT OF MANY OTHERS (BASED ON RESEARCH). MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW AS BEING PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER. I QUESTION WHETHER HYUNDAI FULLY DISCLOSED THE FULL LIST OF THE POTENTIAL CARS AFFECTED BY A FAULTY FUEL PUMP MOTOR.

2008 ELENTRA BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES TO START. REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP ACCESS COVER AND POUNDING ON THE FUEL PUMP WOULD USUALLY RESULT IN SUCCESSFUL STARTING. THIS FUEL PUMP WAS A REPLACEMENT IN 2008 UNDER RECALL 08V694000 BECAUSE OF INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO RUN. WE THOUGHT IT AGAIN MIGHT BE THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR. HOWEVER, WHEN WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WE FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD MOTOR CONNECTOR PLUG THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY OVERHEATED. IF THIS CONNECTOR BECAME TOO HOT OR STARTED SPARKING INSIDE THE TANK, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE MAY BE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY TANK READING ALTHOUGH THE FUEL CAPACITY LEVEL WAS AT ONE QUARTER FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2008 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V694000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A MILEAGE PROBLEM. *TGW WHILE ON A 4,600 MILE TRIP, MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH, THE AVERAGE MPG WAS ONLY 28 MPG. HYUNDAI INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT HELP HIM WITH THE MILEAGE. THE EPA FUEL ECONOMY ESTIMATED 33 MPG WITH THE EXPECTED RANGE FOR MOST DRIVERS UP TO 39 MPG. *JB

WHEN WE CALLED TO HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ON 65000 UNITS HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2008 ASKING WHY WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION. THEIR RESPONSE AS FOLLOWS " WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL REGARDING WHEN YOU WILL RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR YOUR 2008 ELANTRA. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR CONCERN WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY CAMPAIGN 086 FOR THE FUEL FILTER. FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED IN VEHICLES PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 5, 2007, AND SINCE JUNE 28, 2008, WERE MANUFACTURED WITH UPPER BODY COMPONENTS THAT MAINTAIN PROPER ARMATURE ALIGNMENT. THE MODELS PRODUCED DURING THAT PRODUCTION DATE RANGE ARE THE ONLY ONES AFFECTED BY THE ARMATURE ALIGNMENT CONDITION. YOUR VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED ON 9/29/2007". OUR CONCLUSION THAT HYUNDAI JUST SCREEN OUT THE DEMAND OF RECALL REPAIRS AND WAIT UNTIL INCIDENT CRASH OCCURRED OR LAW SUIT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE STREET OR FREEWAY, SOMETIMES I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS SLOW DOWN AND JERKING OR JUMP AS NO FUEL INJECTED OR PUMPED PROPERLY IN THE ENGINE DESPITE OF MIDDLE GRADE 98 OCTANE GAS. *TR

MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA STALLS FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT REPRODUCIBLE, ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. I NOTICE THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AROUND 20-25 MILES/HOUR. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEM AND A FAULTY FUEL PUMP MAY BE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE GEAR WOULD NEVER STICK. THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHENEVER THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THESE FAILURES. DURING THE FIRST VISIT, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOLENOIDS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE SOLENOIDS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,918 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,792. UPDATED 7/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/30/09.*UB

ENGINE CUT OFF WITH FUEL GAUGE DROPPING TO 'EMPTY' [ WITH A 1/2 FULL TANK]. ON THE NYS THRUWAY ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH AN 18 WHEELER AS I COASTED ACROSS ITS PATH TO THE SHOULDER IN ROCKLAND COUNTY. CALLED AAA AND EVENTUALLY, [ABOUT 10 MIN. AFTER, WHILE STILL ON THE LINE WITH AAA, I HEARD A LIGHT CLICK AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BACK UP TO 1/2 TANK AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED UP TO COMPLETE MY DRIVE HOME. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP MOTOR PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE PARTS FOR THE CAR. *NJ

2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT AND THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND A SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLED THE CAR. *KB IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE LEADING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD COME LOOSE AND HAD FALLEN OFF THE CONNECTION POINT, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 08 ELANTRA THIS SUMMER. DELIVERY DATE 07/05/08. COMPLAINT 1, "CUSTOMER STATES ENGINE WONT START". THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP TO CORRECT CONCERN. COMPLAINT 2, INCIDENT 1 INVOICE DATE 09/15/08. I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH. VEHICLE WILL MAKE GRINDING NOISES GOING INTO REV, 1ST, AND 2ND GEAR. CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WILL STALL OUT WHEN VERY COLD OR RAINING. MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN AT STOP LIGHTS RAILROAD CROSSINGS(STALLING OUT ON THE TRACKS) OR GOING UP AN INCLINE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO "CORRECT MY CONCERN" THE DEALERSHIP AND ITS SERVICE SHOP HAVE YET TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM OR ANY TO BE EXACT. HOWEVER, MY SERVICE REPORT DATE 09/24/08 STATES "BUT DID FIND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR AT TIMES BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CORRECTED CONCERN." AGAIN ON 10/08/08 DEALER STATED COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT SERVICE INVOICE READS " CUST STATS IN AM TRANS IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND RPM GAGE WILL REV HIGH FOUND HARD SHIFT REPLACED TRANNY GEAR OIL TO CORRECT CONCERN" I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON 11/06/08 BECAUSE IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A FEW NEW ONES. I SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. LATER THAT DAY HE CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. LIAR MUCH?I HAVE MY CAR BACK AGAIN TODAY 11/13/08 AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND AT LIGHTS AND GIVES OFF A WEIRD SMELL LIKE A BURNED CIRCUIT AFTER I GO UPHILL FOR TOO LONG, KEEP IN MIND I'M NOT DRIVING MY CAR INTO THE GROUND. I TOOK A TEST DRIVE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TODAY, THE CAR WAS GIVING ME TROUBLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE CLAIMS THAT I WAS RIDING THE CLUTCH. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STALLING OUT BUT HE IGNORED ME. I'LL BE GOING BACK ON THE 15TH TO SPEAK TO THE OWNER AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 ELANTRA THAT CONTINUES TO STALL AND HESITATE. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TWICE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI. NOW THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. THEY DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A LOANER CAR. MY CAR WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, WHY? I DON'T KNOW. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL LINE AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HURT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE YEAR : 2008 MAKE : HYUNDAI MODEL : ELANTRA RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED MAKE : HYUNDAI MODEL : ELANTRA YEAR : 2008 MANUFACTURER : HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY MFR'S REPORT DATE : AUG 19, 2008 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 08V429000 PE08044 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08044 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 65000 DEALER PERFORMED THE ABOVE RECALL PROCEDURE. CAR NOW LEAKS FUEL . UNSAFE , FIRE HAZARD. AS OF 9/29/08 HYUNDAI UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF LEAK. PASSENGER AREA FILL WITH RAW GAS FUMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPAIRED ON HER VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO HAVING IT REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE THE SAME. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. SHE ALSO FELT HEAVY VIBRATIONS IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 360 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,100.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, AS I BEGAN TO MERGE TO AN EXIT RAMP, MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR THREE TIMES AND IT DIED ON ME ON EACH OF THOSE TRIES. AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE WERE FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO ME BUYING THE ELANTRA AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL AND PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM, MY CAR STALLED OUT ON A BUSY ROAD AGAIN. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO LUCK AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION SO I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIME THE REASON THE CAR STALLED WAS DUE TO A FUEL SENSOR BEING INCORRECT AS A RESULT OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR STALLED BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK. IT AT MINIMUM IS GOING TO TAKE THE DEALERSHIP A FULL WEEK TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR

I TOOK MY 2008 ELANTRA IN FOR SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO A RECALL. THAT SAME DAY THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THEY JUST REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 5 FROM BAKERSFIELD CA WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND LOOSE POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AT AVENAL WHERE I PUT GAS IN HOPING IT WOULD WORK BETTER. I LET IT REST AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE IT A BIT AND CALLED INTO THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FROM HYUNDAI AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM. I SAID I WAS DRIVING NORTH BUT KEEPING IT AT 65 MPH. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE AND CALL BACK IF ANY OTHER ISSUES OCCURRED. SOON AFTER THAT THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ENGINE WAS MISSING. FINALLY, AT 10 MILES BEFORE RTE 152 BETWEEN MENDOTA & FIREBAUGH, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN AND THEY CALLED FOR A TOW AND A POLICE OFFICER. THE TOW DRIVER ARRIVED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND TOOK IT TO THE GILROY DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS A NEW CAR, 2008, WITH ONLY 770 MILES ON IT. I'VE ONLY HAD IT 4 DAYS. *TR

WAS DRIVING NEW ELANTRA (1100 MILES AND 12 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP) ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I FED IT. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED VEHICLE WITH DIFFICULTY AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT INDICATING EMISSIONS PROBLEM CAME ON. CAR SEEMED FINE UNTIL 2-3 MILES LATER WHEN SAME SYMPTOMS (LURCHING, LOSING POWER) RECURRED.. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, EACH TIME I MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURNED OFF CAR, LET IT SIT AND THEN TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT STARTING BEFORE IT ENGAGED AND RAN VERY ROUGH, WITH VERY LITTLE POWER. INTENT WAS TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST HUYNDAI DEALERSHIP (I WAS 150 MILES FROM HOME) WHERE THEY INITIALLY DIAGNOSED BAD GAS. BUT CAR RAN 175 MILES ON THAT TANK OF GAS BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THEN THEY DIAGNOSED BAD FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP. HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS USELESS -- HAD TO ARRANGE FOR OWN TOW TRUCK -- HYUNDAI DID NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR EVEN REIMBURSEMENT FOR GAS FOR ME TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO PICK UP MY DEAD NEW CAR FROM BEING REPAIRED 150 MILES FROM HOME. WE'VE NOT HAD FURTHER PROBLEMS (NOW HAVE 7500 MILES ON IT) BUT I AM ON EDGE EXPECTING ANOTHER BREAK-DOWN AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES. *TR

6/26/08 - CAR LOOSES POWER ON EXPRESSWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER FIXES FAULTY "DOWNSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR" 7/10/08 - CAR LOOSES POWER, ENGINE HESITATION AND RACING RPM'S IN SPEEDS OF 20-40 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER REPLACES FUEL PUMP 8/14/08- CAR HESITATING AND RPM'S RACING IN SPEEDS OF 20-40 MPH. WILL TAKE BACK TO DEALER WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

TOOK A 375 MILE/ 8 HOUR TRIP. NEW 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA W/LESS THAN 1800 MILES. UPON EXITING EXPRESSWAY, ENGINE STRUGGLED, AS IF TRYING TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR, BUT BUCKED & HESITATED. AFTER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, PROCEEDED TO CROSS BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED .CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. 5 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BUT DID AFTER 9 MINUTES. MADE IT TO DESTINATION. LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER CLOSED. FORCED TO ATTEMPT TRIP BACK NEXT DAY. HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC - INCLUDING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, AND WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS IN PA. CAR ACTED UP 3-4 TIMES, EACH TIME LOSING SPEED, SPUTTERING & BUCKING. WHILE NEVER ACTUALLY STALLED, COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. ACTED WORSE WHILE ACCELERATING - SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. DROPPED IT OFF TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED 8/10/08. NEXT DAY, INFORMED OF BROKEN FUEL PUMP. BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE - READY TODAY, 8/14/08. AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR STORIES ON-LINE, I FELT I HAD TO INFORM YOU OF MY INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL - ESPECIALLY AS THERE ARE SO MANY 2008 ELANTRAS ON THE ROAD. HAD WE NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE OF OUR STALLED CAR, IN NY TRAFFIC, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN KILLED TRYING TO EXIT, AND PROBABLY BEEN RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER HAD WE STAYED IN THE CAR. WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUR CRATED PUPPY OUT OF THE BACK SEAT, AS A PARENT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE A BABY IN AN INFANT SEAT. THIS IS A SERIES OF TRAGEDIES WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!! I WILL STILL NOT FEEL CONFIDENT DRIVING MY 3 1/2 MONTH OLD CAR, AS MANY PEOPLE CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE EVEN WITH REPLACED PARTS. I IMPLORE YOU TO PROBE DEEPER IN TO THIS MATTER AND HAVE HYUNDAI CORRECT THIS PROBLEM...BEFORE MANY PEOPLE BECOME A FATALITY STATISTIC! *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE NEW CAR AND AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES, NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS HESITATING AND COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR. THE CAR FINALLY SHIFTED TO THE FINAL GEAR AND ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT 10 MORE MILES; THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE FEEDING GAS WAS NOT HELPING. THE CAR CRAWLED TO A STOP AT A FREEWAY EXIT (FORTUNATELY) AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY ARRANGED TOWING AND DELIVERED ME A LOANER. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER ONLY 20 MILES OF DRIVING THE NEW CAR. *TR

I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHICH ONE HAD 3500 MILES ON IT AND THE CARS FUEL PUMP WENT WHILE I WAS DIVING IT. JUST STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO HAVE IT TOW TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

MY 2008 ELANTRA SE WHICH I BOUGHT IN MAY HAS HAD TWO "EPISODES" OF STALLING. THE FIRST (OD 1100 MI) ON JULY 14 OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN AS A SLIGHT HESITATION THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SUCH THAT WE TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND LIMPED HOME ON BACK ROADS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED TWICE BEFORE WE FINALLY MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN STOCK. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE NEW SENSOR ARRIVED. IT RAN FINE AND 3 DAYS LATER I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AND SAID THE SENSOR WAS OK AND NEEDN'T BE REPLACED. THEY SAID MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS OR VAPOR LOCK AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON (AUG 5) WHEN IT BEGAN HESITATING (OD 1432 MI) ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE AGAIN I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT AND LIMPED HOME, UNABLE TO EXCEED 25 MPH, BUCKING ALL THE WAY. MY WIFE FOLLOWED ME TO THE DEALER AND FOR THE LAST MILE WERE UNABLE TO GO OVER 5 MPH (EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON). WE NEVER MADE IT AS THE ELANTRA SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I CALLED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE CAR TRUCKED TO THE DEALER, ONLY ABOUT 4 BLOCKS AWAY. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING 07-08 ELANTRA STALLING COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO ADD ANOTHER DATA POINT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

BRAND NEW CAR THAT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR SENSORS, CAR STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY DETERMINED FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP FROM A CAR ON THE LOT, CAR STALLED AGAIN. FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH NEW FUEL PUMP, CAR STILL STALLING. HAVE BROUGHT CAR IN 7 TIMES NOW AND AM NOW BEING TOLD TO GO HOME WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

I GOT INTO MY CAR 120 MILES FROM HOME AND NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I CALLED MY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND TOLD THEM. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO BRING IT IN. I PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL BACK HOME 120 MILES AWAY AND WAS AT A LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND IT WENT 5 MILES AND HOUR. I PULLED OVER CALLED THE 800 NUMBER ON THE CAR FOR HYUNDAI WAS TOLD THEY WOULD TOW THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER. I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT I WANTED TO KNOW HOW I COULD GET BACK HOME 120 MILES. THEY TOLD ME THE DEALER SHOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR. THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR FROM THEM..I CONTINUED TO TRY AND MAKE IT HOME AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN 30 MILES INTO THE DRIVE. CALLED THE DEALER I GOT THE CAR FROM AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND GET ME. THE FINAL PART OF THE STORY IS THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF AND OTHERS IF I DID NOT STAY IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. HYUNDAI WAS NOT A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD MY CAR 30 DAYS AND IT BROKE DOWN. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN MID-MAY 2008. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CAR ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS STALLING AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD AN ERROR CODE, SAID A SENSOR HAD WENT OUT. CAR WORKED FINE FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SPUTTERED AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR. I SPENT 20 MINUTES DODGING TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION TO WHERE I COULD HAVE THE CAR IN A SAFE SPOT. LET IT SIT AND IT STARTED BACK UP NO PROBLEMS, UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, IT JUST DIED ON THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, FIVE DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. IT'S BEEN A MONTH NOW SINCE THE REPAIR AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SO FAR, BUT I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I START IT UP AND DRIVE SOMEWHERE. *TR

MY FIANCEE AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW(HAD 7 MILES ON WHEN WE GOT IT) 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IN ABOUT THE THIRD WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, WE TOOK A ROAD TRIP OUT OF STATE. WHILE RETURNING HOME, ON THE NY STATE THRUWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER, AND LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, I TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE WERE TOWED OFF OF THE THRUWAY, THEN TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP BY HRA, WHERE THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOR A MORNING. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS 'BAD GAS'. WE WERE TOLD TO BUY A CONTAINER OF DRY GAS AND SENT ON OUR WAY. THE CAR SEEMED TO BEHAVE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS, THEN THE NEXT WEEKEND I VENTURED OUT OF TOWN AGAIN IN MY STILL NEW CAR. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO MY TRIP, THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING AND SHAKING ON INTERSTATE 84. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT, AND THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. I WAS NOT IN A SAFE LOCATION, SO I TRIED TO START IT TO MOVE THE CAR. IT WOULD NO LONGER START. I GOT TOWED ALL THE WAY HOME AT GREAT EXPENSE TO MYSELF, AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. AFTER 5 COMPLETE DAYS OF WORKING ON THE CAR, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. I AM NOW READING THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SOMETIMES WITH FAR WORSE CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE NOT YET OPERATED MY NEW CAR ON A HIGHWAY SINCE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, BUT I PLAN TO TONIGHT, AND AM QUITE NERVOUS ABOUT IT. *TR

OUR 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA STALLED ON I-5 OUTSIDE OF CHICO CA WITH LESS APPROXIMATELY 900 MILES ON THE CAR. WE WERE JUST BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. WE WERE TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

OUR HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WITH APPROX. 1000 MILES ON IT, STALLED NOT FAR FROM OUR HOME. WE LEFT HOME AND WITHIN TWO MILES THE CAR BEGIN TO HESITATE. AFTER A MILE OF SEVERAL HESITATING INSTANCES, WE TURNED AROUND BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT HOME. THE ENGINE DIED AND WE HAD TO PARK IN A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE AFTER 2,000 MILES. *TR

I'VE 2008 ELANTRA SE AUTOMATIC WITH 5400 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM BOSTON TO UPSTATE AFTER FINISHING MY YOUNGER ONE'S TREATMENT AT BCH. AND HALF WAY THROUGH SHE STOPPED AT A REST AREA. AFTER PULLING OUT FROM REST AREA THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING AND IT WAS FEELING AS IF CAR WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR BUT HAVING ISSUES. IT REACHED UP TO SPEED OF 60-65 AND AFTER THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS SHE APPLIES IT WONT GO ANY FURTHER BUT STARTED TO DECELERATE. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE AND CALLED HRA TO GET CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. JUST HOUR AGO GOT CALL BACK FROM DEALERSHIP STATING IT WAS ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED IT AND CAR IS READY FOR PICKUP. THIS IS FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. WE HAVE FELT COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING LIKE CAR WITH HAS SOME KIND OF THRUST (PROBABLY TRYING TO CHANGE GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BUT THIS WAS FIRST TIME WHEN IT WONT TAKE ANYMORE GAS AFTER PUSHING GAS PEDAL. IT IS SERIOUS ISSUE AND MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF IT OR SHOULD TAKE SOME ACTION AGAINST MANUFACTURER. *TR

I HAD AN ISSUE IN EARLY JUNE REGARDING MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND STALLED OUT. IT WAS TOLD BACK TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME IT WAS A FUEL INJECTION MISFIRE, REBOOTED COMPUTER AND SAID IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. ON JULY 3RD, I HAD THE EXACT SAME SITUATION OCCUR ON MY TRIP WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 TO VISIT FAMILY IN DELAWARE. DEALERSHIP IN DELAWARE ON JULY 7TH INFORMED ME I HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT ON JULY 8TH. LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT WAS PROBLEM IN JUNE AND DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED CAR FROM DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME, FUEL SHOT BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED YET, BUT PLAN TO DO SO ON JULY 17, 2008. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GASOLINE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,015. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08 *JB

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL OF 2008. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOOSES ENGINE POWER, SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ON JUNE 6TH THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPAIRED A PVC HOSE THAT HAD COLLAPSED. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED, STRANDING US IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVIDED, HEAVILY TRAVELED, ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS TIME THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. AFTER WAITING FIVE DAYS FOR THE PART TO BE DELIVERED, I PICKED UP THE CAR ONCE AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD EARLIER NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER WE BROUGHT IT HOME. ON JUNE 19TH I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS WITH MY CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE, AGAIN SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I AGAIN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN INFORMED ME HE HAD JUST FOUND OUT HYUNDAI WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEMS ON THEIR 2008 ELANTRA MODELS. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VEHICLE. I ALSO ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK ON ANY RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST MY VEHICLE. AFTER CHECKING HIS SYSTEM HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO CAMPAIGNS OR RECALLS REGISTERED AGAINST THE CAR. SO FAR THIS DANGEROUS EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN WE USE THIS VEHICLE. SO FAR THE COLLAPSED PVC HOSE AND FUEL PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO GASOLINE IN IT. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERING 3/4 TANK. NOW THEY ARE CHECKING OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE DETERMINE THE DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT IF I HAVE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN IT WILL SHUTDOWN AGAIN AND I OR A FAMILY MEMBER MAY BE INJURED. *TR