Hyundai Elantra / 2008
2008 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 424 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 13% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 9.9%.
Complaints424
Crashes57
Fires39
Injuries66
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 13.0% · 55
Air bags 9.9% · 42
Fuel system, gasoline 9.4% · 40
Service brakes 7.5% · 32
Electrical system 7.1% · 30
Power train 7.1% · 30
Exterior lighting 5.7% · 24
Vehicle speed control 5.7% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 57 describe a crash, 39 describe a fire and 66 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Hyundai Elantra in this data, 2008 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 18 in the last three years against 34 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 55,409 miles.
In owners' own words
I want to go start my car just now to go to the store and when I turned it on and started it up the ABS lights emergency brake light and EPS light always lit up on my dashboard so I grabbed the manual to try to figure out what it is seen what each was individual thing standard for so I googled each individual and that's when I realized there's a recall for this from my vehicle for the ABS malfunction Steering
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the eps warning light illuminated and the vehicle was unable to be steered. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000. Steering · reported at 36,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving 55 mph, the steering began to vibrate which made it difficult to control the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the front driver side of another vehicle. As of may 30, 2008, the dealer had not inspected or repaired the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 104. Steering · reported at 104 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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