2006 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 11
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 11 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 5 records
- suddenly accelerated · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Had been experiencing rough idle despite fuel system cleaner and clean throttle body. Removed and cleaned idle air control valve with throttle body cleaner, which smoothed out rough idle but stuck throttle at high and increasing rpm (getting louder) in park gear when parking after driving. Suspected and replaced throttle position sensor but it was electronic, not spring activated, and continued to experience same…
ODI 10760592
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
On this date i experienced the 4th of 5 incidences of unintended acceleration in the 8 years i have owned this car. I was driving in daytona beach approaching a red traffic signal. There was a car stopped in front of me. When i applied the brakes, the car lurched forward and the acceleration revved the engine. I had to turn off the key to stop the car in heavy traffic. I pulled off the road and removed the floor mat…
ODI 10618543
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact abruptly depressed the brakes however, the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the leg of a pedestrian. The contact quickly shifted into reverse and then back into drive, and the vehicle lunged forward again and crashing into the pedestrian a second time. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10575957
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While applying the brakes, the cruise control does not disengage. I experienced this as the car "lurching" forward when braking, as the engine is trying to bring the car back up to the pre-set speed. This happened, most recently, while on the freeway in rush hour traffic. The sudden lurch was frightening since it was unexpected. The lurch almost caused me to make contact with car ahead of me. Luckily there was no…
ODI 10512243
Vehicle Speed Control
2006 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to acceleration malfunction. *smd the consumer stated as she was slowly pulling into an empty space at a public garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated for no reason. The consumer crashed into a stone wall and the air bag deployed. The consumer received contusions to her legs. The vehicle was totaled by her insurance company.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10494301
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
While backing up in reverse, the brake did not work. Instead the car accelerated and the engine reved up to what seem to be a very high speed. The car stopped when it smashed into our other car, which was about 4 feet behind it. It was about 5 pm on a dry road. My husband was wearing work boots at the time. There was only a few scratches on the rear bumper. The hood of the other car was pushed in. Our mechanic could…
Crash reported
ODI 10448861
Vehicle Speed Control
On the afternoon of 2/19/2011, was driving above vehicle. While adjusting into a parking space (going very slowly), car suddenly accelerated to top speed (140 mph?) i then attempted to stop car by driving on the nearest sidewalk to avoid hitting cars on street. At this top speed i crashed into a chain link fence tearing it down and then turned and finally stopped by hitting a tree. My air bags deployed but car was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10443217
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2006 elantra hatchback has a sudden acceleration problem. I experienced several times that my car suddenly accelerated while normal driving, for example, i was driving at 40 mph but the car sudden ly accelerated to 60 mph. On 1/25/2010, i was driving home at 2:30 am, setting the cruise at 70 mph and the engine speed was showing the engine was about 2750 rpm but it suddenly accelerated to 4000 rpm and the car was…
ODI 10380860
Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated. The brakes were engaged but the cruise control did not deactivate and the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle came to a stop once the cruise control button was engaged. In addition, the exterior brake lights would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where recall repairs were…
ODI 10390383
Automatic Transmission · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
On my 2006 hyundai elantra gls 4cyl engine there is a issue which i have brought up 3 times now to hyundai & all they keep doing is resetting the computer & trans retrain reset. The issue i am having is at a steady speed off 25-30 miles hour i get a very bad bucking & jerking effect the loss of power shortly after the bucking & jerking happens that the car looses power some much so it doesn't want to move fast…
ODI 10301666
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*- on 01/05/07 the contact took the vehicle to dealer in danville, virginia because the brake pedal was getting stuck on the floor , and the dealer replaced the master cylinder. The contact stated that on 01/06/07 while driving 35-40 mph h applied the brakes, but the vehicle continued to accelerate, causing the vehicle to crash into a tree. The contact could provide pictures of the vehicle , as well as an accident…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10180844