2008 Hyundai Elantra Engine 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:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While driving 40 mph, the engine seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the head gasket was blown and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 236,000.
ODI 11114190
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Car caught on fire in the middle of the night, while parked on my driveway the entire day. Fire department said the cause of fire is unknown but it appeared to have start at the left side of the hood.
Fire reported
ODI 11075623
Air Bags · Body · Engine
Takata recall. Driver lost control of the car and over corrected and hit a tree which pushed her into another tree. The front end of the car was wrecked and the air bags did not deploy. We were never contacted about the recall on the car so we had no knowledge that the air bags were defective.
Crash reported
ODI 11052514
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Drove car to grocery store 6 mile round trip parked car in garage at 10:15 am. I performed yard work in front of and was in and out of garage for 4 hours. At no time was there a hint of smoke or burning. Then cut grass for 2 hours. At about 4 pm smoke was billowing out of the garage. I observed flames and smoke coming from around the front hood. Unable to lift hood to reach fire source with extinguishers or get car…
Fire reported
ODI 10993003
Electrical System · Engine
On 8/16/16 at approximately 1130 hours the aforementioned 2008 hyundai elantra bearing a vin number of [xxx], had spontaneously caught on fire without cause. Local fire department came to the scene and extinguish the flames suspected it to be a manufacturers defect of possible faulty electrical wiring. I have contacted hyundai directly and brought to their attention the incident in which occurred on the said date.…
Fire reported
ODI 10897621
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
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Leaving the parking lot at walgreen in tonawanda,ny. I was backing out with my foot on the brake. Putting the car in drive.the car leaped into a very high accelerated speed like a jet with the engine racing. The brake did not help. The car hit the barrier between the sidewalk and the store and the engine burst into flames.the distance was only a matter of yards.the airbags and seat belt kept me from going thru the…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10782840
Engine
I was merging onto i-275 e from i-471 and as i was pressing my foot down onto the gas pedal, the car started speeding up then continued to speed up when i removed my foot from the gas pedal. The engine locked at 65 mph. I tried to apply the brakes, but they were locked and wouldn't work. I put the car in 2nd gear while i still had my feet the brake. That did not slow the car. I then shifted the gear into 1st gear…
ODI 10724835
Engine · Service Brakes
The cruise control on hyundai elantra failed to disengage while i driving on highway at 70 mph despite repeatedly pushing the "cancel" and "off" buttons. Firm braking also failed to disengage the cruise control. I managed to stop only after pulling the emergency brake and applying heavy/maximum braking. Smoke. Tires destroyed. Scary! My child and i almost died. The abs and esc off lights came on and remained on. Kia…
ODI 10538151
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in heavy traffic, inching along at low speed for about 1/2 miles; stopping and starting all the way, suddenly during one of these stops, the motor started to rev and the car accelerated on its own. Had to brake hard to avoid hitting the car in front of me. About 10 minutes later, while parking the car in a parking space, the same thing happened. I had already stopped and was putting the car in park. I…
ODI 10501067
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving there was unintended acceleration. *tr
ODI 10505218