Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra

2008 elentra began experiencing failures to start. Removing the fuel pump access cover and pounding on the fuel pump would usually result in successful starting. This fuel pump was a replacement in 2008 under recall 08v694000 because of intermittent failure to run. We thought it again might be the fuel pump motor. However, when we replaced the fuel pump, we found the problem was a bad motor connector plug that had obviously overheated. If this connector became too hot or started sparking inside the tank, it seems like there may be possibility of fuel ignition.

I have had the car to the dealer three times for poor performance, stalling issues and the fuel pump recall. For the last month the car is having great difficulty turning over at start. Im wondering if the fuel pump will ever be "right".

A week after purchasing my brand new 2008 Hyundai Elantra my car cut off in the middle of the road and failed to start. I luckily was able to eventually get it started in lieu of waiting a hour in the heat at rush hour for the roadside assistance. The car sputtered to the dealeship where I got a loaner. I was called today and told it was the fuel pump. I then decided to research the issue because a brand new car should not be shutting down in the middle of the road. I could not find anything from Hyundai acknowledging the issue. . Read more...

My husband and I bought 2 brand new 2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS pzev engines on June 6, 2008. On July 2, 2008 with less than 400 miles on my husband's car he stopped in the middle of a highway going 55 miles an hour and because of him being in the left hand land there ended up a 3 car accident. My husband did not get hit, but in order to avoid him a car swerved, got rear-ended and pushed into an 18 wheeler on rte 24 in millburn NJ. There is a police report because of this. It turns out Hyundai know there is a fuel pump problem. Our service manager told us after road side assistant towed my husband's Elantra up from NJ to goshen NY. The service manager also said Hyundai is aware of this problem but are not ordering a recall to have the 2008 fuel pumps changed. We called Hyundai to find out why there is no recall and they said our service manager was lying about the fuel pumps. But at the same time they said korea stopped making the fuel pumps and are re-designing a new one. To date they have no idea when the fuel pumps will be shipped from korea. But they are still denying there is a problem. . Read more...