2008 Hyundai Elantra Suspension Problems
- 6
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Suspension
While driving i went to stop on a long downhill grade and suddenly a horrible metal on metal grinding sound occurred. The car swerved a bit and was hard to control. I was able to gain control and limped it home with the continuing extremely loud noise, especially when trying to turn, slow down or under braking. I was finally able to have my brother drive car to local mechanic very carefully and slowly and it has…
ODI 11217511
Body · Suspension
Recall for undercoating done jan. 2016 (tt1). On 11/1/17, while driving on a town road, the rear right trailing arm fell off causing the car to swerve abruptly off the road due to extreme rust on the sub frame. This also happened with my 2002 santa fe and was covered under the salt belt corrosion class action settlement. Hyundai is aware there is still a problem, but the undercoating recall does not work and this is…
ODI 11042953
Engine · Steering · Suspension
Car loses power when driving car at low speed, car just shuts down and would need to place in park and restart the car, also lost power steering while driving car on the freeway, card wheel locked and car lost all power, was able to place it in park and restarted it, but was with out power steering, car shakes when driving passed 70 miles an hr.
ODI 10837029
Suspension
Rear driver side wheel suddenly partially separated from vehicle suspension -- wheel was tilted-in at the top of wheel and tilted-out out at bottom of wheel -- severely limiting vehicle steering/breaking control. Hyundai dealer said that a bolt and strut required replacement. Hyundai motor america (hma) reported that the service manager at its dealer told it that "it appears that the condition appears to be caused…
ODI 10748171
Electronic Stability Control · Suspension
On the morning of april 16th, my 2008 hyundai elantra (84000 miles) started making an unusual sound from the rear right. At roughly the same time, the esc light came on. As i was within miles of a mechanic, i drove the car to the shop to have it put on the lift. Once it was on the lift and the weight was off the suspension, there was a loud metallic noise from the right rear. Upon inspection, the bolt for the right…
ODI 10509737
Structure · Suspension
My car i bought brand new in march of 09 i had about 9200 miles when things started to bang they change rubbers mounts i took in back they said we don't know what it is we can not fix it then i took it to another hyundai dealer and they said the same thing they had people from hyundai new jersey and they looked at it and could not find nothing its still banging i took it back 7-8 times there lazy or don't know what…
ODI 10442755