2008 Hyundai Elantra Brake Problems

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  1230%
• 25k–50k
  410%
• 50k–75k
  615%
• 75k–100k
  615%
• 100k–150k
  38%
• 150k+
  923%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2008 Hyundai Elantra owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact's husband owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while asleep, she heard a loud, popping sound emit from outside. The contact looked out the window and saw flames emitting from her husband's vehicle. The authorities were called to the scene and the fire was extinguished. A fire report was filed and no injuries from the fire were reported. Another vehicle and a tree sustained damage as a result of the fire. The vehicle was towed from the scene to an unknown location by her husband's insurance for an inspection. The next day, the contact received a recall notice for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) which she linked to the failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer have yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS system locked up. While in the parking lot, the vehicle was smoking. Additionally, while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal high pitch winding noise detected. The parking and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed him they were not equipped to service the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving and at undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking and making a loud humming noise coming from the vehicle while depressing on the brake pedal. The contact stated that the ABS failure message was displayed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. The contact was concerned about the brakes on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that a week after the dealer performed the recall repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); the contact was made aware that the brake lights had remained illuminated after the vehicle was parked and turned off. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 199,950.

The engine bay of my car caught fire due to the abs pump and module not turning off. I bought a part but never opened the box because I received a piece of mail stating the recall of that exact issue that they would replace all parts damaged. Which they didn't just installed their relay After Hyundai recall 188 was completed, my ABS pump failed. I believe it was caused by continuous power being applied post-shutdown - the exact defect the recall was meant to fix. The dealer performed an inspection but misrepresented the results and refuses to replace the damaged component under recall. This ABS pump failure is a direct result of the original recall condition - or a failed installation of the relay fix - which continued to keep power applied to the pump while the vehicle was off. This is the exact scenario the recall was intended to prevent. …

The entire undercarriage of the vehicle is rusted, allowed for 3 sections is not sufficient as it does not accurately account for the damage. The Fuel Suspension is also affected from the known Corrosion and Rust issue. I have had to make many costly repairs in the last 4 years and I did not know about this issue with the vehicle I have now had for 17years. Had I , I would have done my own repairs to ensure the unit was safe and operational and not only relied on Hyundai's very delayed and subpar solution - considering my unit is a 2008 and the campaign did not come out until May 2014, of which I know for a fact my car was never listed.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, after contacting the dealer on several occasions she was informed that the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact was later informed that the parts were now available, but the service center was too busy to service vehicles for the next several months. The manufacturer was notified of the issue, but no assistance was offered. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The car was being driven nomore than 1hr. It began to smoke under the hood. The ABS EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE Then the EPS lights were on. The vehicle was pulled over and stopped. Fire was then observed falling from under the car. The hood was then popped to see the engine mainly on the driver side was totally catching fire. Then it spread. The engine needle never showed over heated. The car took no more than 6 minutes to catch fire from the time it started smoking. It was very scary

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

The contact owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list as she had traded the vehicle seven years ago. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted.

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