2003 Hyundai Elantra Suspension

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. *TR

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. NHTSA 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. *TR

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. NHTSA 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.

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 NHTSA 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.

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. *TR

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.

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. *TR

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.*JB

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. *TR

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)

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM