1. Hyundai Elantra
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Service Brakes, Electric

2008 Hyundai Elantra Service Brakes, Electric Problems

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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 3 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 12, 2010 · 15,500 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    I own a 2008 hyundai elantra. About 2 months ago, i went to stop at a red light, and instead of stopping, my car made a grinding sound for 4-6 seconds (like my abs brakes were turning on, but longer) and didn?t stop until it hit the car in front of me (roads were dry & my car was only going about 10 mph). Due to the low speed, my car only bumped the car in front and only bumpers were damaged. I immediately took the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10353820

  • July 31, 2009 · 17,325 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    Faulty brake light switch caused brake lights to stop functioning as well as preventing automatic transmission from shifting into reverse or drive from park, without using shift lock over-ride. No crashes occurred as helpful motorist notified me of brake light malfunction. There was a recall by nhtsa for earlier model hyundai elantras - the 2008 models should be added to the recall. The shift lock issue was a daily…

    ODI 10279002

  • April 11, 2008 · 170 miles

    Air Bags · Service Brakes, Electric · Steering

    While driving on i-95 north in maryland, a motorist cut me off suddenly, when i applied the brakes to slow down, the brakes locked and car swerved to the right, crossed all lanes, and rolled over twice. The air bags did not deploy on driver or passenger side. As a result, i received a fractured sternum. *tr

    2 injuries

    ODI 10226723

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Hyundai Elantra.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.