2006 Hyundai Elantra Service Brakes Problems
- 22
- 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.
What owners report
- brake lights · 11 records
- brake light · 8 records
- brake pedal · 8 records
- light switch · 7 records
- cruise control · 7 records
- pedal depressed · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Air bag light on brake lights stay on after car off and foot not pushing them on
ODI 11278401
Service Brakes
My 2006 hyundai elantra brake lights have stopped functioning all of a sudden. I replaced both bulbs and nothing changed. There is a safety recall for this model vehicle for a brake light switch malfunction and describes in detail the exact problem with my car but my vin does not appear to qualify for this campaign.
ODI 11160620
Air Bags · Service Brakes
My passenger occupancy sensor no longer detects the presence of a passenger, so my passenger airbag is always on, when the seat is both occupied or unoccupied. Also, my brake light switch no longer works, so my brake lights do not turn on when i depress the brake pedal. Both of these issues occur incessantly.
ODI 11074662
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the exterior brake lights remained illuminated even when the brake pedal was not depressed. The dealer was not contacted. Upon conducting research, the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 13v113000 (service brakes, hydraulic, exterior lighting) as a possible explanation for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and…
ODI 11010562
Service Brakes
Annual safety check today revealed all of the break lighting was not working on our 2006 hyundai elantra. Checked fuse and bulb and all are working. Searched this website and found recalls for many models and years of hyundai, but not this particular year and model. I noticed also that the left and right turn signal lights would operate without the key in the ignition. These issues were resolved with the instalation…
ODI 11002024
Service Brakes
2006 hyundai elantra brake lights stopped working. Called hyundai [redacted]) since this model and year was under hyundai recall# 092 (htsa 09v280000). Provided vin number and representative (kayla) told me that that specific vin was not eligible and that i could send a postage letter to a po box for appeal. Obviously i am going to take the car to my mechanic to repair to avoid any injury.
ODI 10915003
Service Brakes · Structure
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. While driving in the rain and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes failed to respond. Also, the contact heard a clunking noise when the pedal was depressed. The contact noticed that the brake light housing was melted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 09v280000 (exterior…
ODI 10896978
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I have a bad brake switch, and noticed that the only recall is in puerto rico. I believe that this is a safety issue that hyundai america should be recalling on all affected vehicles. I have noticed many complaints on this issue. Please review and make hyundai fix this "safety "issue. Thank you.
ODI 10735035
Service Brakes
Brake switch bad, no brake lights. Occasionally, it would keep the car from starting. Had to replace at my expense as hyundai said my car was not one of the recalls for the bad brake switch.
ODI 10716088
Service Brakes
Upon application of brake pedal there was a loud grinding sound from the right rear. I took the car to a reputable brake service provider who informed me that the right rear brake drum could not be removed due the fact that the shoes were extended to far. There was no way to manually adjust them in as there was no access hole on the backside of the drum. They informed me that to attempt to remove them under the…
ODI 10664103
Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact mentioned that a crash was prevented due to the failure. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to switch gears. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs…
ODI 10670603
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
While driving when i go to brake my brakes don't turn on. All three of them stay turned off. I was pulled over for this twice in the past year. The first time my insurance company told me that there was a recall on my car, but when i called the dealer they told me that my vin wasn't affected in the recall. They started working again when i replaced my battery but who knows for how long. I was just pulled over again…
ODI 10596224
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Hyundai recently had a recall on brake light switches. Unfortunately this applies to the 2007 elantra and i have the 2006. My brake lights were completely out. After checking the fuses and the bulbs i realized it was the recently recalled faulty brake like switch to blame. $155 later it's repaired. They really need to include other years and models on this recall, and should be paying for this repair. I have seen…
ODI 10537576
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
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Brake lamps failed to work on my 2006 hyundai elantra. Dealer technicians identified an internal failure of the brake lamp switch which they replaced at a cost of $145. I later noticed that there was a limited recall in july 2009 at nhtsa campaign #09v280000 for 2005-2007 elantras in puerto rico, and then in april 2013, an announcement of a pending recall of model years 2007-2013. It appears that hyundai has…
ODI 10542681
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Brake lights are not illuminating all the time when brake pedal is depressed, for the past week they only work for a minute or not work at all.went 2 times to the dealer before, twice they were working when i arrived, since last week they are not working except for a minute. I have 2 months with the problem i work 7 days a week and cannot keep taking time off. I was told that my specific model year elantra 2006 is…
ODI 10501895
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Brake light switch malfunction resulted in brake light failure. Part number 93810-3k000. This part has been recalled in puerto rico only, but failure of this part may indicate a more geographically widespread problem. This vehicle was purchased in hawaii. *tr
ODI 10490254
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Cruise control failed to disengage when brake was applied. The cause was a defective stop lamp switch. Vehicle was not covered by tsb 09-01-018. *tr
ODI 10489582
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Switch
My wife noticed her brake lights were not working. I looked into and found that there is a recall for the stop light switch for her make, model, and year. The recall is nhtsa campaign 09v122000. We contacted hyundai customer service and gave them her vin, and they said her vehicle had no recalls. We took her car to the local mechanic to get repaired. It turns out that it was the stop light switch that was defective…
ODI 10475264
Service Brakes
Brake light switch failed and while traveling on vacation had car on cruise control and brake pedal did not deactivate the cruise control. Have not used cruise control since but brake lights still don't work and it is affecting cars remote start that the dealer installed. Car will not shut off buy depressing brake pedal. And after turning key to on position and then off and removing the key the car is still running.…
ODI 10487973
Air Bags · Electrical System · Service Brakes
My car has had engine lights go on and off for years on their own, windows that you use one switch for that make a different window go down and then sometimes they don't go up, my brakes haven't released the cruise control at times and now my passenger air bag light won't go off so i can't pass inspection. This is not something i had anything to do with and want it fixed, it's a safety issue
ODI 10991428
Service Brakes · Switch
Brake light switch malfunction no brake lights noticed by relative... *tr
ODI 10474089
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