2006 Hyundai Elantra Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POLICE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,676.

WAS FLAGGED BY PASSING MOTORIST THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE GOOD. WAS ADVISED THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. Y THIS VIN WAS NOT LISTED WITH THE RECALL DESPITE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,354.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN IT WAS OBSERVED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WAS STOPPED BY FELLOW MOTORIST SAYING BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FUSES GOOD. SEE OTHER POSTS WHEN I GOOGLE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PARKING, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (09V280000)(EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,465.

BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DESPITE RECEIVING RECALL LETTERS FOR OUR 2006 ACCENT AND 2009 SONATA, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT OUR 2006 ELANTRA WITH IT'S PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. YET IT'S THE ONLY CAR WE OWNED THAT HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. WE CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA AND THEY WERE NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AND HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WERE PAID IN FULL BY THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

I WAS UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT ANY WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG! AFTER FINDING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUSES, I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS (ELANTRA INCLUDED) FROM 2005-08. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE RECALL, SAID BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD REPLACE THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. AFTER BEING SURPRISED BY A BILL, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE ONLY CERTAIN CARS WHICH WERE AFFECTED AND MY VIN WASN'T ON THE LIST OF THOSE AFFECTED. HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD CALL HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT GETTING THE COSTS COVERED--HE HAD SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. I CALLED THE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH CARS FROM 2005-2008 WERE ON THE RECALL LIST, MY VIN WASN'T ON THE LIST AND, THEREFORE, WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I MENTIONED HOW I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THEY SHOULD LOOK A BIT DEEPER INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY MORE CARS FROM THAT TIME PERIOD THAN JUST THOSE ON THAT CURRENT LIST OF AFFECTED CARS ACCORDING TO VIN WERE EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND WERE MADE IN THAT TIME FRAME! HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE BEST HE COULD DO WOULD BE TO MAKE NOTE OF MY CALL/COMPLAIN/CONCERN. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE CURRENT RECALL TO COVER MORE CARS WITHIN THAT SAME TIME FRAME THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM SO LUCKY THAT MY FRIEND NOTICED IT WAS MY CAR AND CALLED ME TO SAY THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING; OTHERWISE, I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND COMPLETELY IGNORANT TO THE FACT THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS! I AM SO LUCKY THAT I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND THEY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. CHANGED FUSES AND BULBS BUT BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE SAID WHEN HE LOOKED UP MY VIN, IT SHOWED A RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FOR MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER FROM THERE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SHOW A RECALL. TODAY I CONTACTED THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER AND AFTER LOOKING INTO IT AND CALLING HYUNDAI, HE AGREED AND SAID THAT THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR HYUNDAI'S IN PUERTO RICO AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. SO, WHY WHEN I PULL UP MY VIN ANYWHERE, IT SHOWS THIS RECALL IF IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LIGHT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,500.

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES, WHICH IS CONFUSING TO PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. WE DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL BATTERY LOST ALL CHARGE AND CAR WOULDN'T START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT HAD ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SO SHE COULD CONFIRM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,800.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 , I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES ON THE RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF A LOT OF OTHER ELANTRA OWNS THAT WERE NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL HAD THIS HAPPENING AND IF THEY MAY NEED TO EXPAND THE RECALL LIST. *TR

ON A FRIDAY ALL OF THE BRAKING LIGHTING QUIT WORKING ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CHECKED FUSE AND BULB AND ALL ARE WORKING. SEARCHED THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR 2006 ELANTRA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS A SAFETY SWITCH AND IT SAYS IT WILL BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE PER THE RECALL. DROVE THE CAR 55 MILES WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MISSOULA MONTANA. MISSOULA NISSAN/HYUNDAI WHERE WE HAVE PURCHASED TWO HYUNDAI'S. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BY FIRST SAYING IT WAS CAR SPECIFIC AND SECOND BY SAYING IT DID NOT APPLY TO 2006 MODELS. THE RECALL NUMBER FROM THIS SITE IS 09V280000. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, INCLUDING HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING BEHIND A VEHICLE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. SHE REPLACED THE BULBS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS BUT THEY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT ALL OF THE FUSES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V280000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I HAVE JUST REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE LAST TIME, THEY "CLAIMED" THEY HAD CHECKED ALL WIRING AND LAMPS AND STATED ALL WAS OKAY. SOMEHOW I DOUBT IT WAS THE BULBS. ONE WENT OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND THE OTHER BLEW TODAY. THANKFULLY, I WAS BY MY HOME WHEN IT WAS GETTING DARK. I AM GOING TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT AGAIN THIS WEEK. *TR