Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2007 Hyundai Elantra owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The sun visor on the drivers side broke and kept falling down. I went to the dealer and they wanted $278 just for the part and said they would charge extra for installing. This was way too costly, so I tried taping up the sun visor, but that did not work as the tape kept giving away and the sun visor falling would interfere with my visibility of the road. I took the vehicle to a repair shop and they installed a used sun visor at the cost of $117. The very next week the passenger side sun visor broke and fell down in exactly the same manner as the drivers side (that I had repaired the week before). I decided to do an online search for a replacement of the passenger side sun visor and everywhere I looked I found people who had the same problem with Hyundai sun visors not only my 2007 Hyundai Elantra but other years models of Hyundai and models. …
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the sun visor piece that connected the driver and passenger side visors to the roof of the vehicle fractured. As a result, the visors could not be used. The dealer diagnosed that the piece was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.. . .. .updated 07/21/15 the consumer was driving 65 MPH when the sun visor fell into his line of vision. He couldn't remove it or put it back up. He had to hold it in the up position until he could get home and take it down with a screw driver. Updated 07/30/15 ...updated 08/20/15 the consumer stated the first time the incident happened, he was in the vehicle with his wife. …
The sun visor on my 2007 Hyundai Elantra on the driver's side broke while I was driving. It did not break off completely, but hung low, obstructing my view. I tried to push it back it up and it would not stay for long and continued to fall as I was driving. This is a huge safety hazard as it continues to fall unexpectedly and obstruct my view. It is also a safety hazard to not have a sun visor as it serves a critical purpose in ensuring visibility. The sun visor on the passenger side broke in a similar manner several months ago, however that is not as impactful as it does not correctly cause a safety hazard and visibility deficiency while driving. The cost to repair is nearly $300.
While city driving the driver side sun visor swivel bracket broke and will not stay in place. Worse when the visor connector broke it was sudden and blocked visibility. Now the visor will not stay in place and keeps falling into the drivers field of vision without warning . About a month later the same problem occurred on the passenger side visor. After looking at the visor housing the only true fix is to replace the entire visor. After taking it to the local dealership they agree the only fix is to replace both visors which will cost $170 each. This should be a recall as no user error caused the broken visors and unexpectedly blocks driver visibility.
Driving west at sunset, I pulled my visor down on the drivers side to shield the sun and it completely fell down. The only thing holding it up somewhat are the visible wires and the support clip on the right. This is a hazard due to the fact that I cannot pull the visor completely up in place. It has one position which does not shield the sun and also blocks line of sight for side mirror on drivers side. This is a flaw in the part and should be considered for recall as it was for the 2007 hyndai sonata.
Sun visor arm on my 2007 Hyundai Elantra driver side broke causing the visor to fall in front of driver face. It cannot be adjusted to block the sun from the front or the side and will not stay in a closed position to give a full view of the area ahead. This causes not only a problem with the visor hanging in your line of vision but also creates a problem with not being able to block the bright sun while driving.
While driving down the highway, approximately 50 MPH, the passenger's visor suddenly came out of the stored position and hung down. It would not stay in place in the stored position. This happened months ago. Last week on 10/30/15, the driver's visor suddenly would not stay in up position and hung down, swinging back and forth while driving, obscuring my view. This should be a recall as it's a safety issue.
The sun visor on my 2007 Elantra broke, and it happened when I was driving and trying to adjust the visor to shield my eyes from the sun. Specifically, the arm holding the visor in place broke, rending the sun visor inoperable. This is a dangerous defect! This is a major safety concern! I have done my research online, and this is a consistent problem with the 2007 Elantra. Please issue a recall!
Both the driver and passenger sun visors have suddenly broken and fallen down either completely or partially while driving on the highway, obstructing line of vision and becoming unusable. The break occurred at the same location on both sun visors - the plastic rod broke just above where the visor is screw mounted onto the ceiling of the car.
I was driving on a neighborhood road and the sun visor fell down in front of my view. I have tried to shove it back into place, but it will not stay for more than a few minutes. This is impeding my view of the road and makes the car unsafe to drive. The same problem occurred with the passenger side sun visor a few months ago.
Window & Wiper complaints in other Elantra years
Frequently asked questions
How common are window & wiper problems on the 2007 Hyundai Elantra?
NHTSA has 61 complaints about the windows, wipers & sunroof of the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, 23% of the model year's 267 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2007 Hyundai Elantra window & wiper problems?
No. NHTSA lists no windows, wipers & sunroof recall for the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, though it has 6 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2007 Hyundai Elantra window & wiper problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 68,000 miles, and 2% before 25,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.