10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,606 miles

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2007 Hyundai Elantra Owner Comments

problem #9

Feb 032023

Elantra

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On 2/3/2023 I started my vehicle like normal drove approximately 2 miles to the store, during the drive my the vehicle was accelerating uncontrollably, more than I was driving normally. I then hit the brakes and it did slow down. Upon arriving to my destination I then tried to park my vehicle and applied the brakes and my vehicle kept accelerating and moving I then placed the car in reverse which stopped the motion. I then placed the car back in drive and went home. Then car still was accelerating uncontrollably so I kept my hand over the emergency brake for emergency use if needed. Upon arriving home the engine light came

- Saint Joseph, MO, USA

problem #8

Dec 102017

Elantra

  • 140,000 miles
The contact owned a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated after parking the vehicle in the driveway, the vehicle's engine was on fire. No warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to a junk yard where it was deemed totaled. The contact stated she later received recall notification with NHTSA campaign number: 20V061000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and suspected the vehicle was experiencing the recall failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

- Foley, AL, USA

problem #7

May 172020

Elantra

  • 0 miles
The contact called on behalf of the vehicle owner his stepson. The contact stated while the stepson's vehicle a 2007 Hyundai Elantra was parked in front of an apartment complex, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact was alerted by the fire department whom extinguished the fire and filed a report. The contact stated that the engine compartment was burnt. There was no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was totaled. The contact stated that he was informed of NHTSA campaign number: 20V061000 (service brakes, hydraulic) by the insurance company however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact called an unknown Hyundai dealer in orlando, fl and was referred to the manufacturer. The contact called the manufacturer several times and was unable to reach a live agent. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #6

Mar 272020

Elantra

  • 190,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. While parked the vehicle caught fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the failure was not determined the contact stated that after parking the vehicle approximately 2 hours later the vehicle caught fire and flames were present coming from under the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. A fire department report was taken at the scene. No injuries were reported. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The contact later received a recall notice for NHTSA recall campaign number: 20V06100 (service brakes) regarding an electrical short that may cause a fire. The failure mileage was 190,000.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #5

Feb 012020

Elantra

  • 150,000 miles
Some time between approximately between 12:00 am and 4:00 am on 2/1/2020, the vehicle caught fire on it's own (it was parked and off) and badly burned our garage/home causing extensive property damage to the garage and interior of our home.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #4

Nov 252017

Elantra

  • 101,450 miles
My car spontaneously catch fire on its own. The car parked on my front yard for at least 3 hours. It went aflame, the whole engine was destroyed. Every thing caught on home security camera.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 232017

Elantra

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have Hyundai Elantra.it shut down automatically when the car in the slow spped another problem is that its shows the wrong level for the heat meter.

- El Monte, CA, USA

problem #2

Oct 142015

Elantra

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. While driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

- Manville, NH, USA

problem #1

Feb 192012

Elantra

  • miles
While pulling into parking space at shopping center coming to stop then car suddenly lurched over a parking stop post and curb going into a building I managed to get brakes to stop vehicle before hitting the building.. I did not know what happened. While reading problems about the 2007 model I found another person with the same problem. I was looking at problem due to a popping sound when turning the vehicle. There seem to be many of those already reported. We took to the dealer and the vehicle was out of warranty at 60,000 miles and we have 68,000 now so they wanted $65 just to look at the vehicle. I have taken the car to another dealership. While 2007 year model has no recall it sounds like it should for this problem.

- Rowlett, TX, USA

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