39 problems related to front suspension control arm have been reported for the 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2003 Elantra.
Driving home from work one day I was coasting down a hill by my house to a stop sign. As I pressed on the brake something obviously happened on the front passenger side of my car. I thought that I had blown a tire. When I got out to look the entire wheel was hanging off of my car, pushed up against and crumpling the wheel well. The car was towed to a service station where they told me that the front passenger side control arm had rusted through and snapped under the weight of the car. I was just lucky because I had been on the highway 10 minutes before this happened. After a few months of calls to Hyundai and them conducting an investigation my $300 I paid for the repair was reimbursed. I traded my car in anyway because the mechanic said there was no way to tell if the driver's side control arm was having the same problem because it rusts from the inside out.
Traveling on interstate about 50-60 mph and applied brakes. During braking (not skidding) the right front control arm failed and right front tire turned out skidding the car to a stop. Managed to skid the car into the middle median and had it towed back to repair shop near home. Replaced broken control arm. Wheel hitting inside of fender also bent fender. This was on a 2003 Hyundai Elantra with 113,000 miles. Control arm was rusting out where it broke.
The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while pulling into his driveway at relatively low speeds, the passengers side wheel fractured from the vehicle. The failure occurred due to rust and corrosion of the frame and control arm. The contact previously experienced the failure on the drivers side wheel. The manufacturer advised the vehicle was under recall but the parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000 and the current mileage was approximately 120,000.
2003 Hyundai Elantra. Consumer states several problem with vehicle the consumers stated he received a recall letter from Hyundai and ten days later, the front end of the vehicle collapsed and caused damage to other components within the vehicle.