2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
209
Owner Complaints
1
Recall
1
Service Bulletin
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
The 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA has received a total of 209 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There has been 1 recall campaign affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EXTERIOR LIGHTING. 1 technical service bulletin have been issued by Hyundai Motor America for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (44 complaints), Exterior Lighting (33 complaints), and Service Brakes (23 complaints).
Recalls for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, potentially affecting up to 3,011 vehicles.
Recall 09V280000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 3,011 vehicles affected
Defect: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF...
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
209 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
My son was driving our 2006 Hyundai Elantra and crashed into the end of a guardrail. The air bag did not deploy. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company. I am concerned that the airbag did not deploy with the severity of the crash. I have uploaded three pictures of the car and one of the end of the guardrail that was impacted. The estimate for speed at impact was 35 mph. The weather was sunny, dry and above 80 degrees. about 6:30PM Eastern time.
WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS SAME PART FOR OTHER YEARS OF THIS CAR BUT APPARANTLY THE 2006 WAS NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR OTHER REPAIRS UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT THE SUB FRAME WOULD BE FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP FOR FREE DUE TO THE RECALL.
EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE LOWER ENGINE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER: THE SUBFRAME HAS ROTTED LOOSE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS RATTLE THE SUBFRAME FROM WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED. THIS ELANTRA WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY HAS 44000 MILES. THE CONTROL ARMS WILL TEAR AWAY FROM THE LOOSE SUBFRAME AND CAUSE A LOOS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT.
I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NEAR MY DASHBOARD WHERE ARE THE SPEEDOMETER IS AND WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF I DON'T BELIEVE MY SENSORS WORK FOR MY AIRBAGS
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON BUT MY FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN.
Safety Rating for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Hyundai Motor America has issued 1 technical service bulletin (TSBs) for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
0740009 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE HARSH AND/OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *KB
NHTSA Investigations for the 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the HYUNDAI ELANTRA
- 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 445 complaints
- 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 431 complaints
- 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 310 complaints
- 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 209 complaints
- 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 180 complaints
- 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (current)
- 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 364 complaints
- 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 423 complaints
- 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 312 complaints
- 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 494 complaints
- 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — 588 complaints
Other HYUNDAI Models
- HYUNDAI SONATA — 21,725 total complaints
- HYUNDAI SANTA FE — 9,835 total complaints
- HYUNDAI TUCSON — 7,920 total complaints
- HYUNDAI ACCENT — 2,733 total complaints
- HYUNDAI PALISADE — 2,456 total complaints
- HYUNDAI VELOSTER — 1,738 total complaints
- HYUNDAI GENESIS — 1,702 total complaints
- HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 — 1,636 total complaints