Major Problems with 2006 Hyundai Elantra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Hyundai Elantra

2006 Hyundai Elantra INFLATOR MODULE Victims: 2 Mileage: 12000 miles

2006 Hyundai Elantra SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 2 Mileage: 24000 miles

2006 Hyundai Elantra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 120992 miles

Browse 2006 Hyundai Elantra complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Elantra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS 2006 hyundai elantra limited vin: [xxx]. on oct 13th 2006 this vehicle was involved in a accident. the speed at...	42 ~ 66272 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING total brake light failure including high mounted stop light. *tr...	31 ~ 66794 miles
SERVICE BRAKES brake light switch malfunction no brake lights noticed by relative... *tr...	22 ~ 80211 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have no brake lights in my 2006 hyundai elantra which i just discovered. i replaced the fuses but problem...	14 ~ 69745 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*- on 01/05/07 the contact took the vehicle to dealer in danville virginia because the brake pedal was getting stuck...	11 ~ 39568 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving my 2006 hyundai elantra. my vehicle speed was about 45-50...	8 ~ 45136 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*- on 01/05/07 the contact took the vehicle to dealer in danville virginia because the brake pedal was getting stuck...	7 ~ 28293 miles
SEATS dt*: the contact stated the passenger front seat slid forward on its tracks causing the contact to impact the dashboad...	5 ~ 50871 miles
VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the heat will blow only when the vehicle is...	4 ~ 18500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*- the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving at 75 mph the vehicle vibrated . the vibration got...	4 ~ 21013 miles
POWER TRAIN i bought the car at 4400 miles shortly there after the transmission was slipping after repeated trips to the dealer...	3 ~ 74667 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS all bags in the car failed to open upon impact don't buy "hyundai"s and hyundai said that since 2002 they	3 ~ 22333 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving on a dirt road at 50 mph the contact lost control...	3 ~ 22433 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. when a passenger is seated in the passenger seat the air bag light...	3 ~ 24182 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the rear cross member that supports the rear wheels on the 2006 elantra we own is completely rotted through to...	2 ~ 83000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that when parking the brake light remained illuminated and...	2 ~ 106677 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on this date i experienced the 4th of 5 incidences of unintended acceleration in the 8 years i have owned...	2 ~ 95300 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled at least three times without...	2 ~ 80540 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING brake light switch malfunction no brake lights noticed by relative... *tr...	2 ~ 119500 miles
SUSPENSION on april 17 2010 i took three photos of a flipped over 2006 hyundai elantra on route 3 in clifton...	2 ~ 42000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on my 2006 hyundai elantra gls 4cyl engine there is a issue which i have brought up 3 times now...	2 ~ 31800 miles
WHEELS i am 60 years old and have been driving since i was 16 and have never had a problem like...	2 ~ 42900 miles
STRUCTURE i failed to turn my wheel sufficiently and hit a palm tree at four miles per hour. no air bag...	2 ~ 82634 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we purchased 2 hyundai elantras 2006 models in may 2006 as gifts for our daughters. within 1 week or less...	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving at any speed the vehicle sporadically stalled without warning. the contact...	2 ~ 9025 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM air bag light on / emmisions air bag all senors were swapped and now i'm being told the cushion should...	1 ~ 114000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle fishtailed uncontrollably and was pulled...	1 ~ 82000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving at approximately 30 mph the contact heard an explosion and...	1 ~ 40000 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the tail light failed to illuminate when the...	1 ~ 87000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i read the structure report about the sun roof exploding and want it on record that starting the past week...	1 ~ 126000 miles
LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES hatchback/trunk lock gets stuck and doesn't open when pressing the handle. the key itself or using remote alarm or by...	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i recently took my car in for maintenance and everything was good to go. all of a sudden out of...	1 ~ 60867 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine overheats and causes it to become disabled on highways. most recent was on 11/18/2010 while traveling from west palm...	1 ~ 93000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while attempting to shift the vehicle into reverse the contact noticed that the...	1 ~ 78000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL first time i was parking the car and it just accelerated making the car jump. the next time i was...	1
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT hyundai elantra 2006 has a very strange problem with inside mirror. mirrors gets dark by itself for some reason and...	1
EQUIPMENT i bought the car at 4400 miles shortly there after the transmission was slipping after repeated trips to the dealer...	1 ~ 20000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i have a 2006 hyundai elantra. i have just replaced my headlights for the third time in 6 months. when...	1 ~ 55000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i had no brake lights the cause was a broken brake light switch by the brake pedal which i had	1 ~ 20000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE driving on 495 washington beltway heard a loud noise i thought something had hit the car i look all around...	1 ~ 4000 miles
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS all bags in the car failed to open upon impact don't buy "hyundai"s and hyundai said that since 2002 they	1 ~ 12000 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > DRIVER SIDE > FRONTAL all bags in the car failed to open upon impact don't buy "hyundai"s and hyundai said that since 2002 they	1 ~ 12000 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when my wife was trying to apply the brake on a 2006 hyundai elantra her foot contacted both gas and...	1 ~ 515 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY windshield wiper failure. *jb...	1 ~ 400 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl*- the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. while driving at 75 mph the vehicle vibrated . the vibration got...	1 ~ 3700 miles
SEAT BELTS i was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving my 2006 hyundai elantra. my vehicle speed was about 45-50...	1 ~ 5768 miles

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