2006 Hyundai Elantra
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CAR FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TT
I WAS IN CASA GRANDE ARIZONA DRIVING NORTH ON TREKELL ROAD WHEN I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE FRONT, BACK AND PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DRIVER DOOR, AND PART OF THE BACK DOOR CAME IN ABOUT 1 FT. I ENDED UP WITH A BRUISE LUNG, 2 CRACKED RIBS, AND GRADE 2 CUT ON MY SPLEEN. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS WENT OFF, BUT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I HAVE ALOT OF PICTURES THAT SHOWS NO DAMAGE WHAT SO EVER TO THE FRONT OR PASSENGER SIDE. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS ON THE DIVER SIDE WHERE THE FRONT DOOR AND PART OF THE BACK DOOR CAME INTO THE CAR ABOUT 1 FT. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
ALL BAGS IN THE CAR FAILED TO OPEN UPON IMPACT, DON'T BUY "HYUNDAI"S AND HYUNDAI SAID THAT SINCE 2002 THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WITH ELANTRAS AND OTHER MODELS. BUT DID NOTHING TO FIX THEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE LEG OF A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN AND CRASHING INTO THE PEDESTRIAN A SECOND TIME. THE PEDESTRIAN SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEG AND SWELLING OF THE LEG AND ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 07/16/14 MA
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO AN EMPTY SPACE AT A PUBLIC GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY.
ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2/19/2011, WAS DRIVING ABOVE VEHICLE. WHILE ADJUSTING INTO A PARKING SPACE (GOING VERY SLOWLY), CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED (140 MPH?) I THEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP CAR BY DRIVING ON THE NEAREST SIDEWALK TO AVOID HITTING CARS ON STREET. AT THIS TOP SPEED I CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE TEARING IT DOWN AND THEN TURNED AND FINALLY STOPPED BY HITTING A TREE. MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT CAR WAS TOTALED AND I WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL IN NORTHEAST PHILA. WITH SEVERE INJURIES. MY RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES REQUIRING SURGERY AND MY RIBS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. BOTH LEGS WERE EXTREMELY BRUISED. I SPENT TWO WEEKS IN TWO PHILA. AREA HOSPITALS AND THEN A MONTH IN A NURSING HOME IN WARMINSTER, PA. UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO WALK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. AM STILL REQUIRED TO USE A CANE. *TR
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE OWNER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST INJURY. DESPITE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ELANTRA AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT (I.E. STEERING WHEEL) AIRBAG, THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ELANTRA TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY A 90 DEGREE ANGLE (I.E. IT WAS "T-BONED"). THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SPUN THE ELANTRA 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION IT WAS TRAVELING. THE IMPACT BEGINS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, BUT IS DEEPEST IN THE BACK-SEAT PASSENGER'S DOOR. THE MAXIMUM DEPTH OF THE INDENTATION IS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES INWARD AND IS APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES WIDE. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THE ELANTRA WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH.
I WAS IN A WRECK AND WAS HIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT AT THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN THE HIT HAPPENED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS BENT AND LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WILL BE TOTALED. *TR
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (WITH A GREEN LIGHT) AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. A MAN TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HIM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS FRONT AND BACK DOORS. HIS SIDE AIRBAGS AND HIS FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRST RESPONDERS (EMT'S AND FIREMEN) WERE VERY SURPRISED THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR IS TOTALED, ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SETTLEMENT YET FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO FOR HOLDING INDICATED THAT IT HAD A BENT FRAME AND THEY, TOO WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAD INJURIES TO MY NECK (WHIPLASH) AND TO MY KNEE, ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS BROKEN. *TR
WAS BROADSIDED IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT HAD CAR AT DEALER TWICE WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHT GOING OFF AN ON. NO MATTER WHO SAT IN FRONT SEAT IT STILL DID THAT. I WAS TOLD BOTH TIMES THAT IT WAS FINE ONLY IT WASN'T, MY 14 YR. OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN FRONT SEAT THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE PASSENGER WINDOW CAUSING HER TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE IS OK BUT STILL FEELING PAIN. ONLY AFTER THIS ACCIDENT DID I HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE RECALLS AND TROUBLES OTHERS HAVE HAD. *TR
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AP10-15 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH OCCURRED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AFTER WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS ONLY ONE PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 49000. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
TL*- ON 01/05/07 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GETTING STUCK ON THE FLOOR , AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/06/07 WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH H APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE , AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT REPORT. *AK
WHEN MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKE ON A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HER FOOT CONTACTED BOTH GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, WHICH RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO BUILDING IN FRONT OF A PARKING SPACE. PERSONALLY I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY EASY TO PUSH BOTH DOWN. I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE SIDE OF AN ONCOMING CAR ENTERING THE ROAD. ON MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HIGHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL , MAYBE THE TRANSITION TO THIS OTHER PEDAL ARRANGEMENT IS PART OF THE ISSUE. *JB
I FAILED TO TURN MY WHEEL SUFFICIENTLY AND HIT A PALM TREE AT FOUR MILES PER HOUR. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED $3400.00 OF DAMAGES FROM THIS FOUR MILE PER HOUR CRASH. I DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *NM
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED VIN: [XXX]. ON OCT 13TH 2006 THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
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