2008 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and complaints

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• 20V0610004 Feb 2020Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module
• 15V10000023 Feb 2015Steering / Electric Power Assist System
• 13V1130001 Apr 2013Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
• 11V17900015 Mar 2011Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
• 11V14300015 Mar 2011Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
• 08V69400029 Dec 2008Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
• 08V42900025 Aug 2008Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

1. 20V061000Received 4 Feb 2020. 476,111 units.

   Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Elantra and 2009-2011 Elantra Touring vehicles. On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 model year 2007-2008 Entourage and 2007 Santa Fe vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 188.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 188. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Apr 2020.

2. 15V100000Received 23 Feb 2015. 204,768 units.

   Steering / Electric Power Assist System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Elantra vehicles manufactured June 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010, and 2009-2010 Elantra Touring vehicles manufactured November 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010. The electronic power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may sense a discrepancy in the steering input signals and, as a result, disable the steering power assist.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai will verify the proper operation of the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) and update the EPS control unit, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 127.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor America. Manufacturer campaign number 127. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Apr 2015.

3. 13V113000Received 1 Apr 2013. 1,712,336 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

   Report filed by Hyundai Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 110. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Apr 2013.

4. 11V179000Received 15 Mar 2011. 95,783 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 elantra vehicles manufactured from july 14, 2006, through august 29, 2007. The driver's seat track position sensor determines the seat's fore and aft position and allows the driver's frontal air bag to deploy at the pressure appropriate for that seating position, with a lower pressure deployment in the most forward seating positions. The air bag control module may receive an unstable electrical signal from the seat track position sensor such that, in a crash that requires driver frontal airbag deployment, the driver's airbag may deploy at the higher pressure than intended if the seat was position in one of the forward positions in which a lower pressure deployment is intended.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A higher pressure deployment than intended increases the risk of injury resulting from airbag deployment.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will reprogram the air bag control module free of charge. The safety recall is expecting to begin during april 2011. Owners may contact hyundai's customer assistance center at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 100. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Apr 2011.

5. 11V143000Received 15 Mar 2011. 188,697 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 elantra vehicles manufactured from july 14, 2006, through november 1, 2008. The front passenger seats in the vehicles contain a weight sensor designed to deactivate the right frontal airbag when occupants of certain weights occupy the seat. The electrical connector for the weight sensor is located under the center console, between the front seats. Under certain circumstances the connector could become contaminated and malfunction such that the front passenger airbag will deploy regardless of the weight of the occupant.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The front passenger air bag could deploy in crashes in which it should not deploy, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant from the deployed air bag.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will install a protective cover over the weight classification system connector to prevent contamination. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expecting to begin during april 2011. Owners may contact hyundai's customer assistance center at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 099. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Apr 2011.

6. 08V694000Received 29 Dec 2008. 347 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai de puerto rico (hpr) is recalling 347 my 2008 elantra vehicles. The fuel pump motor may not have the proper, uniform internal electrical surface contact. This may cause the fuel pump to produce less pumping pressure than required to supply the fuel injection system.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   As a result, poor engine staring and hesitation may result. Other engine performance issues may also result and lead to a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the vehicle's fuel pump subassembly. The recall began on february 9, 2009. Owners may contact hpr at 1-800-981-0188.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO. Manufacturer campaign number 086. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Feb 2009.

7. 08V429000Received 25 Aug 2008. 65,000 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Hyundai is recalling 65,000 my 2008 elantra vehicles with 2.0 liter beta engines. The fuel pump motor may not have the proper uniform internal electrical surface contact. This may cause the fuel pump to produce less pumping pressure than required to supply the fuel injection system.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Poor engine starting and hesitation may result. Other engine performance issues may also result increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the fuel pump subassembly free of charge. The recall began on september 15, 2008. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.

   Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Sep 2008.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2008 Hyundai Elantra
• All 2008 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.

Complaints that report a crash

38

Complaints that report a fire

23

Injuries in the complaints

41

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

17 Apr 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19920
2. 19930
3. 19942
4. 19951
5. 19963
6. 19973
7. 19980
8. 19992
9. 20001
10. 20016
11. 20026
12. 20035
13. 20045
14. 20054
15. 20061
16. 20076
17. 20087
18. 20094
19. 20103
20. 20115
21. 20124
22. 20134
23. 20142
24. 20153
25. 20162
26. 20174
27. 20180
28. 20191
29. 20203
30. 20215
31. 20225
32. 20232
33. 20241
34. 20250
35. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Hyundai Elantra?

2,743,042 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Hyundai Elantra have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Elantra, model years 1992 to 2026. 7 of them name the 2008 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Elantra name most often?

Steering: 55 of 424 component mentions, or 129.7 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 83.5 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra open?

No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.