The car was parked in garage. At 4:40 am my neighbor woke me up to tell me my garage was on fire. Firefighters came and saw that the car was on fire which burnt down the whole car and my garage
2008 Hyundai Elantra engine complaints
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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.
My 2008 hyundai elantra has the airbags light on for about few years. I also have a problem on my car that is recently starting to have problems starting up. It has tune up, new sensors, new coils, and etc. I bought a fuel pump oem and the pump is not 2 years old.
My daughter's 2008 hyundai elantra was parked on the street outside her apartment complex. The front of the car caught on fire after the car had been parked for about 30-35 hours.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While driving 40 MPH, the engine seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the head gasket was blown and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 236,000.
Car caught on fire in the middle of the night, while parked on my driveway the entire day. Fire department said the cause of fire is unknown but it appeared to have start at the left side of the hood.
Takata recall. Driver lost control of the car and over corrected and hit a tree which pushed her into another tree. The front end of the car was wrecked and the air bags did not deploy. We were never contacted about the recall on the car so we had no knowledge that the air bags were defective.
Drove car to grocery store 6 mile round trip parked car in garage at 10:15 am. I performed yard work in front of and was in and out of garage for 4 hours. At no time was there a hint of smoke or burning. Then cut grass for 2 hours. At about 4 pm smoke was billowing out of the garage. I observed flames and smoke coming from around the front hood. Unable to lift hood to reach fire source with extinguishers or get car into neutral to push out of garage. I was driven by smoke and flame out of garage. Both the 2008 hyundai and another vehicle in the two car garage burned completely. All contents in garage destroyed extensive smoke damage throughout house. Fire forensic investigator thinks it was caused by the battery but there was too much damage to make much of an informed comment as to precise reason car caught fire. Reason for fire is unknown. Advanced auto battery purchased october 17, 2014. Part # 121r1. #420 d2lnm1c1q21b5j. Repair of rear main seal in july 2016 by cochran of monroeville hyundai service department. Fog lights mini lamps a total of twenty, 20, lights (fog, break, headlights, license plate) front right and left, rear right and left were replaced. Rear left lamp and bulb housing replaced june 28, 2016 at a cost of $236 by dealer.
On 8/16/16 at approximately 1130 hours the aforementioned 2008 hyundai elantra bearing a VIN number of [xxx], had spontaneously caught on fire without cause. Local fire department came to the scene and extinguish the flames suspected it to be a manufacturers defect of possible faulty electrical wiring. I have contacted hyundai directly and brought to their attention the incident in which occurred on the said date. Hyundai is still in the process of having a third party vehicle inspection company en route to conduct the preliminary investigation. There has only been a recall to my knowledge in 2011 in which I personally took the said vehicle to hyundai of welsey chapel florida and never had a problem since. It should be noted the vehicle was parked for approximately 3 hours before it caught on fire. I am aware of the past recalls conducted by hyundai due to the possibility of engine fires and feel as thought my vehicle is one of the vehicles affected my the negligence in the manufacturers end. I urge and plead you to look into this matter as my only means of transportation has been totaled due to the bizarre fire. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Car loses power when driving car at low speed, car just shuts down and would need to place in park and restart the car, also lost power steering while driving car on the freeway, card wheel locked and car lost all power, was able to place it in park and restarted it, but was with out power steering, car shakes when driving passed 70 miles an hr.
Leaving the parking lot at walgreen in tonawanda,ny. I was backing out with my foot on the brake. Putting the car in drive.the car leaped into a very high accelerated speed like a jet with the engine racing. The brake did not help. The car hit the barrier between the sidewalk and the store and the engine burst into flames.the distance was only a matter of yards.the airbags and seat belt kept me from going thru the windshield the force of the crash totaled the car. There was no one in this area of the parking lot thank goodness it was 10am sunday morning. I do not know who called the fire dept and police.. This is a very serious problem. This situation happen so fast you don,t have time to blink. I am now left with no car and a twisted back.
I was merging onto I-275 e from I-471 and as I was pressing my foot down onto the gas pedal, the car started speeding up then continued to speed up when I removed my foot from the gas pedal. The engine locked at 65 MPH. I tried to apply the brakes, but they were locked and wouldn't work. I put the car in 2nd gear while I still had my feet the brake. That did not slow the car. I then shifted the gear into 1st gear while keeping my feet on the brake. I took both feet off the brake then back on the brake. The car shifted into 1st gear and started to slow down while making the high engine noise. The car slowed down after the car shifted into 1st gear.
The cruise control on hyundai elantra failed to disengage while I driving on highway at 70 MPH despite repeatedly pushing the "cancel" and "off" buttons. Firm braking also failed to disengage the cruise control. I managed to stop only after pulling the emergency brake and applying heavy/maximum braking. Smoke. Tires destroyed. Scary! My child and I almost died. The ABS and ESC off lights came on and remained on. Kia and hyundai recently recalled 1.9 million vehicles to fix this issue. However, this incident suggests that hyundai has not fixed the problem because my car had the recall procedure completed one month prior to the incident occuring.
While driving there was unintended acceleration.
While driving in heavy traffic, inching along at low speed for about 1/2 miles; stopping and starting all the way, suddenly during one of these stops, the motor started to rev and the car accelerated on its own. Had to brake hard to avoid hitting the car in front of me. About 10 minutes later, while parking the car in a parking space, the same thing happened. I had already stopped and was putting the car in park. I took the car to the local hyundai garage where they did road testing. Computer tests showed no codes; so no repairs were made. When the tech line of the manufacturer was contacted on this matter was told that there were no cases relating to this problem on file. Have had this problem sporadically since 2010. Last reported an acceleration problem to the hyundai garage early in the month of december 2012. No one at hyundai wants to help me.
The car stalled 6/21/11 at 7pm on the freeway in 10-20 mile an hour stop and go traffic. The temp outside was mild, I had been on the road for 20 min before hitting traffic, and both air conditioning and radio were on. I was in traffic approx. 10 min. I went to tap the gas pedal and nothing was there. I had to get out (on freeway) and push the car off the road and onto center divide (no call boxes). Two strangers stopped and helped me to side of road. After 5 minutes I was able to start car and drive home. The car stalled again on 7/29/11 in 10-20 MPH stop and go traffic at 5pm. The temp was mild and I had just filled the car with gas. 15 minutes later on the freeway (stop and go traffic), with air conditioner and radio on, I went to tap the gas pedal and nothing was there. Was in traffic less than 10 min. Again stuck in the middle of the freeway. This time I did not get out of the car but was attempting to call for help when chp pulled up behind me and used his car to push me off the road. I put car in neutral, chp pushed me off through entire lane of freeway traffic into center divide. The brake would not work. I had my foot to the floor but car was not stopping. The emergency brake was the only thing that kept me from rolling into siderail. While we waited for tow truck, I attempted to start car and it started. Chp escorted me off freeway and I drove home 5 min. Away.
2008 hyundai elantra. Consumer states vehicle malfunction *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle would unexpectedly stall and jerk at high speeds. It would also happen when the cruise control was set. The dealer concluded that no problem existed with the vehicle. The consumer stated the problem happened randomly and without warning. The consumer stated she had an accident during inclement weather due to the vehicle stalling.
Squeaking noise when turning off vehicle noise occurred every time vehicle was turned off. Under warranty dealer determined noise was coming from water pump due to an internal bearing failure.
There were two similar incidents on my 2008 hyundai elantra. The car shut off suddenly while I was still driving it. The lights stayed on, but the engine shut off. The first time was a few months ago, although I can't remember exactly. I was making a sharp turn when the engine shut off. The second time was a few weeks ago. I was going at a slow speed when the engine shut off. The brakes didn't respond, so I had to use the emergency brake to stop the car. I crashed into a bush.
2008 hyundai elantra se model # 44422 car is "jumping" while driving, feels like it's shifting gears while driving on highway/road. Has not stalled out while driving though. Sometimes check engine light will turn on after these episodes. I have taken car to autoland hyundai in uniontown, pa (where care was purchased) multiple times now. They first said a wire was loose, and tightened it for problem to happen again. Then they put some type of holster in to correct the problem. Car drove ok for about 1 month, but now is having problem again. Happened twice tonight while driving and check engine light is now on.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While driving 45 MPH, the throttle sensor sticks and causes the vehicle to continue accelerating without pressure being applied to the pedal. The contact has to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the throttle sensor was failing. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that they will call the dealer for a report on the failure, and give the contact a call back. The failure mileage was 20 and current mileage was 17,400.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. On two occasions, the vehicle began to stutter and stall when slowing down. During the second occurrence, the vehicle was towed to the dealer but they could not find any failures. The failure mileage was 4,443.
During a sharp, sudden turn at about 40 MPH, the car shut off completely. The car is a 2008 hyundai elantra gls.
2008 hyundai elantra is having check engine light problems. Dealer changed the vent control valve and the light came back on after a few more hours. *kb the dealer reset the engine light and 2 hours later it came back on again. The dealer informed the consumer there was a problem with the emissions systems, but yet they have failed to fully fix the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While turning at 15 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to lose power when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Instead of accelerating, the engine slowed down, but never lost complete power. The contact pulled the vehicle over for approximately 20 minutes and attempted to restart it, but was unsuccessful. When she proceeded to accelerate, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact drove the vehicle back to her residence. The following day the vehicle was towed to a dealer and they stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle; however, they suspected that the failure could have been due to the fuel quality. Through online research, the contact found numerous complaints and even an investigation on the same failure she is experiencing. The current and failure mileages were 1,115.
My 2008 hyundai elantra started losing power at 70 MPH, and almost stalled on the highway. I pulled off the road at the next exit and the car continued to reduce speed. I safely parked the car, and had to have the car towed. I was 300 miles away from my home. If I had stalled on the highway it would have been extremely dangerous.
I have a 2008 elantra that stalled on july 21, 2008 on the new jersey turnpike when it had 3,455 miles. The car decelerated so quickly that I was almost rear ended by an 18-wheeler. A half hour earlier it nearly stalled in an intersection and almost caused an accident. The check engine light turned on approximately 10 minutes before the the intersection incident and 40 minutes before almost being rear ended by the truck. A state trooper stopped to make sure I was okay and to escort me to the toll both / exit but I don't imagine he filed a report. I push the car off the turnpike exit and had it towed to the local hyundai dealer. They diagnosed the problem as a failed fuel pump and replaced the part. There was no accident and no one was injured but the possibility of injury was very real.
Engine stalled while driving, twice.
Purchased brand new 2008 hyundai elantra june 5, 2008. Since purchasing the car it broke down within 30 days with the check engine light coming on and the engine losing power. The dealership replaced the oxygen sensor and part of the exhaust because the sensor was seized up inside it. Within 2 days of getting the car back the check engine light came on again and the car lost power and the engine was rough. The first time it happened was in heavy traffic and during a left hand turn into oncoming traffic. Fortunately, the engine regained power and I was able to avoid an accident. The dealership now plans to replace the fuel pump. However, it is on backorder and we will probably be without the car a total of at least 30 days or more due to these repairs. We have contacted an attorney because we no longer have trust in the safety of the vehicle especially since it will be used to transport our 4 month old to day care every day. We haven't even had the car 60 days yet.
2008 hyundai elantra with 9082 miles @ time of incident yesterday, on the way home from work on I-90 in massachussets traveling at highway speed, the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate or maintain speed. Had to make an emergency lane change to get over to the breakdown lane - this could have been dangerous. Vehicle at first would not accelerate beyond 20 MPH after pulling over, then ran ok for a while. This morning, it stalled at the end of my driveway, but I was able to start again. Then it would not accelerate above 20 MPH several times and would buck/run rough once at 20 MPH. I was able to limp it to the local hyundai dealership in arlington ma, where it is currently.
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