2008 Hyundai Elantra: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Oct 26, 2026 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · CA · fire

The contact owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that upon pulling into the driveway, the power steering and ABS warning lights illuminated. After researching the warning lights online, the contact turned off and exited the vehicle. The contact became aware of smoke coming from underneath the hood. Upon opening the hood, the contact noticed that the under hood was on fire and called the Fire Department. The Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. The contact was informed that fire had originated under the dashboard nearby the computer. The vehicle was inspected, towed, and then deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired for an engine overheating failure two weeks prior to the fire. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Filed Nov 30, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · NY

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

Filed Aug 20, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · FL · fire

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. If the failure is caused by that condition, Hyundai is still responsible under recall. The facility which did the recall falsely recorded the mileage on my vehicle as to void any "warranty" associated with the recall as the car hasn't been driven since the module was replaced. I also instructed the diagnosis team of Wesley chapel Hyundai to keep my battery unplugged due to the parasitical drain in order to protect the battery from being dead celled and now I have to replace the battery as well. They also illegally opened a mailed box I had in my car with a part I bought prior to the recall being mailed out which I never took out of the box nor did I open the box and it was fully sealed which is a federal crime. I opened a case in which Hyundai denied helping with this faulty service and are refusing to provide me documents Case no. 41355389.

Filed Jun 30, 2024 · Brakes, Steering · PA

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

Filed Oct 5, 2022 · Brakes · 200,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Nov 8, 2021 · Brakes · 198,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Aug 30, 2021 · FL · fire

Our car was sitting under our carport and got know on door that our car was on fire! We call 911 the cam and put fire ot that had also taken all the siding off the side of the house. Firemen said fire started under hood they thought. We believe that this fire was caused by a short circuit in abs module. We looked at recalls tonight and found this out.

Filed Nov 12, 2020 · Brakes · FL

A el vehiculo se le encendio la luz del ABS, el vehiculo estaba detenido y posteriormente comenzo a salir gran cantidad de humo por debajo del mismo, logre desconectar la bateria, llame al mecanico y cuando reviso determino que era el sistema de ABS que estaba daado.

Filed Apr 29, 2020 · Brakes · 245,680 miles · LA · crash

About a year ago the ABS pump caught fire it was put out I contacted the ntsa about it to see if it had a recall I was told no well I got a used pump and put it on so I could use the car I couldn't get the plug changed so it was unplugged well my wife was coming back from the store she got to a curve when she started slowing down a little the tires locked up and she hit the ditch and flipped this is all because the ABS wasn't working anymore and I was scared to even get the plug fixed cause if it would have caught fire while my wife and kid was in the car I could have lost my family now I have no vehicle because y'all didn't look into the matter until a year later

Filed Apr 18, 2020 · Brakes · CA

We received a recall notice that the ABS module is continually powered, an electrical short could develop even while the vehicle is turned off. If a short circuit occurs inside the ABS module, there could be an increased risk of an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of injury. We are unable to contact no one either by phone or email!

Filed Apr 14, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 65,000 miles · CA

Upon receipt of an important safety recall notice of anti ABS module trigger short circuit and engine fire while engine is turned off; I called the sacramento hyundai and spoke with recall agent "[xxx]" today 4/14/20 who stated that the service center do not have the available part to fix or repair this safety recall. [xxx] stated all statewide hyundai service center do not have the parts from hyundai USA manufacturer and do not know when it will be available for the consumer. Please investigate this failure of hyundai USA to address and rectify the federal safety agency safety recall or delay which will affect the engine fire due to electrical short circuit of anti ABS electrical module on hyundai elantra 2008 in california. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 168,000 miles · NC · fire

While driving home on the highway after a rainy day, the ABS light and parking brake lights came on. I checked the parking brake; it was not engaged. The car seemed to be braking on its own as I continued to drive. Upon arriving home, there was some smoke coming from the left front wheel which, after it dissipated, I assumed to be hot, locked up brakes. About an hour later my housemate called to me from the living room telling me my car was on fire and to call 9-1-1. The car was parked in front of my house, under a magnolia tree. The flames engulfed the entire front end of the car, and were about 4-5ft high. The fire department came and hosed the car down, taking about an hour to put out the blaze. The front tires were flat, had melted, and the entire front end was decimated. The drivers side of the windshield had shattered from the fire, and the drivers side floorboard had burned through to the cabin. The entire cabin is damaged from the smoke, the drivers side visor melted through. While there is damage to the entire front end, the drivers side is worse, and the drivers side of the engine compartment appears to have the most damage. There is no visible fuse box or battery after the fire.