2003 hyundai elantra driven under various but primarily moderate conditions, purchased and originally residing in coastal virginia, traveling occasionally anywhere from new york to florida, residing in eastern england for four years (owner was active duty us military), and now having been in oklahoma for two and a half years, recently exceeding 90,000 miles on the odometer. The car has been primarily highway driven since in oklahoma with some travel on gravel roads. Several feet after entering a parking lot, with wheels turned, the right front lower control arm fractured resulting in the tire contacting the car body and coming to a skidding halt. No significant body damage occurred, though loading onto a tow truck without further damage was difficult. Vehicle is currently at a hyundai dealership repair facility but they show no recall for the item. At this time I (the owner) am assuming this is because the purchase and registered state are not included in the current recall.
2003 Hyundai Elantra suspension complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH in a parking lot. When pressure was applied to the brake pedal there was a sudden loss of the steering control. The driver was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated the lower control arm detached from the vehicle. The sub axle exhibited excessive corrosion. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v125000 (suspension:front:control arm). The vehicle was repaired for the recall remedy. However, the contact was displeased to have received the recall notification not until february 25, 2010; concerning such a serious safety defect issue. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. The contact received recall notice campaign id number 09v125000, suspension, front control arm. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the recall repair and was displeased that he incurred a service fee in the amount of $83.43. There was a concern of the recall notification not indicating the cost associated with the remedy repair. Updated 2/17/10 *cn updated 02/22/10.
On june 12, 2009 I purchased a used 2003 hyundai elantra. On july 27, 2009 the lower control arm on my 2003 hyundai elantra broke off while driving and the wheel fell off. I contacted the hyundai dealer in kalamazoo, mi about repairs and was told there was no warranty or coverage for repairs. I had the parts repaired by my mechanic at my expense for $484.06. On august 27, 2009 I received a recall campaign 091 notice from the previous owner sent by hyundai motors advising the lower control arm problems and advising to have it fixed at a dealer or seek reimbursement for repairs made before receiving notice. I then filed a claim with hyundai motors of $484.06 with all paperwork on august 29, 2009 seeking reimbursement. To this date and many calls to hyundai motors I am told they are still reviewing the claim and it will be another 6-8 weeks. I feel I am getting a run around and will not be properly reimbursed under the recall law.
During service on 2003 hyundai elantra gt to repair the subframe and lower control arms due to corrosion damage (this was part of recall campaign), the dealer indicated that the 2 hoses to and from the power steering pump were corroded and leaking. Subsequently, the dealer broke the high pressure line when attempting to determine the location of the leak. Both the high pressure and return hoses had corroded beyond repair and required replacement.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance. The technician detected that the front passenger side lower control arm exhibited excessive rust and a crack. The federal safety agency campaign id number 09v125000, suspension:front:control arm is related to the failure; however, the VIN was excluded. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The current mileage was 98,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. She received recall notice # 09v125000 (suspension:front:control arm) and the vehicle has been at the dealer since september of 2009, since the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 79,000.
2003 hyundai elantra has had issues with hyundai safety recall notice: 09v125000: front suspension control arm failure while driving at 21 st and ashland in chicago, the front lower control arm broke away . The control arm was replaced close to the scene , as the vehicle was rendered inoperable; and had to be towed by allstate motor club to the nearest shop. I have receipts for the tow and the repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. While driving 10 MPH in a parking lot, he experienced soft brake pedal. Upon further inspection he noticed that the front passenger tire had separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the technician was in the process of determining the cause of the failure. Also his vehicle identification number was excluded from recall #09v125000 (suspension;front;control arm). However, his control arm has failed. The failure and current mileages were 119,00.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. The contact was told that the front suspension control arm was corroded and would not pass inspection without being repaired. The federal safety agency recall# 09v125000, component: suspension:front:control arm was related to the failure. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Driving home from work one day I was coasting down a hill by my house to a stop sign. As I pressed on the brake something obviously happened on the front passenger side of my car. I thought that I had blown a tire. When I got out to look the entire wheel was hanging off of my car, pushed up against and crumpling the wheel well. The car was towed to a service station where they told me that the front passenger side control arm had rusted through and snapped under the weight of the car. I was just lucky because I had been on the highway 10 minutes before this happened. After a few months of calls to hyundai and them conducting an investigation my $300 I paid for the repair was reimbursed. I traded my car in anyway because the mechanic said there was no way to tell if the driver's side control arm was having the same problem because it rusts from the inside out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. While driving 5 MPH, the front passenger side wheel failed and fractured, which caused the control arm and the bushing to fail. There were no warnings prior to the failures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the corrosion and thinning of the steel in the front lower control arms caused the failures. The vehicle is currently being repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v125000 (suspension:front:control arm). The contact feels that the repair will not remedy the failure because the front and left control arms and subframe need to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the issue and were working with the dealer to repair the failures. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 45-50 MPH, the contact attempted to brake for a traffic light and had to apply more pressure to the brake pedal than normal. She pulled over to the side of the road and noticed that the front passenger side tire was out of place. She drove the vehicle to the repair shop and the mechanic stated that the front passenger side control arm failed. The dealer replaced the control arm at the cost of $396.95. The failure mileage was 74,000 and current mileage was 75,000. Updated 06/12/09 *bf updated 06/16/09.
I had just exited the highway and was on the off ramp when the car came to a sudden stop. The right front tire was at a different angle than the car. I was unable to move the car. I was sitting on a very busy off ramp from the highway and couldn't move the car. I had it towed to a hyundai dealer and found out that I had a right front broken axle and control arm. The car only had 66,953 miles. It was determined that it was caused by corrosion and hyundai agreed to pay for the repairs. Lucky for myself and hyundai no one was hurt. There is still a problem with the exhaust that is a direct result of the failure. It was not a problem before. I have an appointment for repairs, but no guarantee that hyundai will pay for that. I believe this damage may have occurred when trying to get the car onto the tow truck. Since the wheel wouldn't move it caused some other damage. The police were called because the traffic was heavy at the time, but when they saw the tow truck was there by the time they arrived they didn't even stop, so no report was made.
I own a 2003 hyundai elantra gt that currently has about 58000 miles on it. While driving home, when I was approx 2 miles away I noticed that the car started to pull to one side a bit. Thinking it was a flat, I drove slow for the remaining mile or so and when I was about 200 yards from my destination, the front end dropped and the car stopped. Upon visual inspection, it looks like the frame where the passenger front tire meets the steering rod completely rotted through and broke. After looking on the web, it seems very similar to investigation pe09011.
Traveling on interstate about 50-60 MPH and applied brakes. During braking (not skidding) the right front control arm failed and right front tire turned out skidding the car to a stop. Managed to skid the car into the middle median and had it towed back to repair shop near home. Replaced broken control arm. Wheel hitting inside of fender also bent fender. This was on a 2003 hyundai elantra with 113,000 miles. Control arm was rusting out where it broke.
I was driving downhill to a stop sign (from about 20mph), and pressed the brake pedal, at which point I heard an awful crunch noise, and the front right corner of my car jolted, shook, and sounded like something was grinding together. I got out of the car to look at the front right wheel, and saw that it was turned in towards the center of the car, and bent under the front of the car, about 1/4" away from the back of the wheel well, while my other front wheel was aimed straight ahead. I drove the car 100 feet to a safe place off the street, during which trip the steering wheel tried to spin wildly in various directions, and the crunching, jolting noises and motions continued. The car was not drivable, so I called a flatbed tow truck, who towed it to my mechanic.. When the mechanic was able to look at the vehicle, he determined that the control arm had completely snapped in half, as a result of rust corrosion from the inside out. Visual inspection of the control arm confirmed that the metal it is constructed out of was corroded down to a thickness of approximately 5 or 6 sheets of paper. Water kicked up from wet roads by the tires had gotten inside the control arm (through a faulty seal) and, as there are no drainage holes in the control arm, it remained inside, eating away at the metal until finally the weight of the car snapped the arm in half. This failure of the control arm also wrecked the suspension of the car, as well as the cv shaft, the right front axle, and the sway bar links. The control arm, the cv shaft, and the sway bar links had to be completely replaced, and the car needed a realignment.
Dt*: the contact stated when the brake pedal was depressed at any speed there was extended braking distance. A significant amount of brake fluid was added to the master cylinder which did not correct the problem. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. However, the problem could not be duplicated, and no repairs have been made. The manufacturer was contacted. There is the federal safety agency recall # 03v257000 concerning the service brakes: hydraulic: hose, pipes and fittings. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall. It is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 5/24/2006 - *nm the vehicle has gone into repair on numerous times and has been reported many of the same brake issues each time, most of which have exacerbated to the point to make the vehicle completely unsafe to operate. Hyundai performed a diagnostic on the vehicle and found it to be more than completely inoperable. Updated 06/01/ 2006. *ak updated 07/17/2006. *ak updated
Vehicle had whining/grinding noise coming from both front and rear begining in aug 04 @ 10200 miles. Car has been taken to dealer 9 times for this problem. Rear brakes began clicking as they were applied. Brake cylinders were replaced. Then rear wheel bearings were replaced. Front wheel bearings where then replaced. Car was okay after 13 nov 03, but the rear wheel bearings went out again in jan 04. Vehicle was submitted for lemon law, and hyundai would not re-purchase vehicle because only "two" actual attempts were made to repair(which is a crock of crap). Vehicle has been having numerous other minor issues that the dealer has failed to fix. Vehicle is scheduled to return for bearing replacement again this month(march 04)
I have a 2003 hyundai elananta gt. There is a whining noise from both sides of the front of the vehicle when driving on the highway at high speeds, sometimes at 55 MPH or at 75 MPH. The dealer replaced the left front wheel bearing on 4/22/03. The noise on the left went away. The same noise surfaced on the on the right side of the car. On 5/22/03 the dealer replaced the right front engine mount, they said it was coming apart. Once I drove the car on the highway again on 5/29/03 the noise was there. I also still heard the whinning noise from the left side of the car again, but for just a couple of seconds. The right side will make noise continuously. Now I have to go back to the dealer again, wasting more of my time, money, and extra miles on my car. I live 130 miles from the nearest hyundai dealer. I have owned this car from 4/08/03 and the car has 2400 miles on it and will now be on my third attempt to have this car repaired.
The vehicle's tires were out of alignment and all four tires had to be replaced.
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