general problems of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra

2008 Elantra should be added to the crankshaft theta ii recall. 2098 Elantra has the 2. 0l engine unlike its prior years where they are made with a 1. 6l engine. Last week my 2008 Elantra exhibited all the signs of this malfunction (a knocking noise from the engine that increases in frequency as the engine rpm increases. Reduced power and/or hesitation and vibration. Illumination of the “check engine” light in the instrument cluster. Illumination of the “engine oil pressure” warning lamp. ) when this occured I had taken it to auto zone and had the computer scanned for error codes. (see attached report). Based on the report a tune up was done, ignition coil replaced and sensor replaced. Car would still not start. When my mechanic furthe diagnosed it (he could not find the issue until he used his scope camera)he found the issue was that there is damage to the "trigger wheel" inside the crank shaft. He also said this almost never happens in a car and does not know what could have made this happen. Please investigate this issue further, this is a dangerous situation of engine seizing and should be investigated immediately and thoroughly.

My car wouldn't start and hissed when it did king Hyundai said "hissing was the condensation because it hadn't been driven for so long" (3 years - just went out and started it once in a while). Kh told me after extensive checking & videoing the underside of car (they sent me video) that it was the battery. It died on the way home ! and then: - kh misdiagnosed my car three times ! - head gasket now - kh told me they took "several test drives" yet the mileage in & the millage out on their invoice was exactly the same ! - took over a month to give me estimate - will not return my calls (30+ calls) to the service manager - dealer manager failed to return my calls also - even though Hyundai customer care dept themselves suggested the dealer honor the 100,000/10 year warranty - kh refused ! - kh had put an erroneous lien on the car the day of purchase and it took me over a month to have removed - please note: my mother bought the car new from this same dealer - I was with mom and she wrote them a check for the full purchase price. Kh convinced mom to allow them to put lien on the car which kh told us would be immediately removed so they could get the financing bonus or whatever they call it. So when I went to sell the car earlier this year (mom passed away as well as my sister in boca raton and I'm trying to orchestrate this from California where I live ) and I had to get a duplicate title the lien was right there !!! long story short it took me over a month to have erroneous lien removed so I could even get the title ! the kh denied putting the lien on (remember I was there) and when I called the lien holder - they also denied ever putting it on - blah blah blah. It took me dozens of phone calls to get to the bottom of this - please help me! and this is the short version !.

The vehicle will roll away when placed in park (while stationary) if attempting to park on any slight incline or decline. A ratcheting sound is heard coming from the transmission when this occurs as the vehicle is rolling out of control. Sometimes it starts to roll after you have exited the vehicle. The vehicle experienced the same concern several years ago and the transmission was replaced with a good used transmission. Now the used transmission is experiencing the same issue with not staying in park. A pedestrian was nearly struck last week by the vehicle rolling away but I was able to get back in it and stop it with the service brake. I have read online that this is a common occurrence with the Hyundai Elantra automatic transmissions.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving at 40 mph when their engine shut off. The contact was on the highway and safely pulled over. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to local mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired and the vehicle was diagnosed. The mechanic stated that the head gassget was blown and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the isssue. The failure mileage was 236,000. Jw.

Transmission slams into third gear while driving (could be on side street, could be on the highway) and can only operate in third after that until the engine is turned off. I took it to a transmission place and they said it is the computer not the mechanics of the transmission. Check engine light does come on when this happens. This has happened multiple times first being in November the most recent was yesterday on the freeway. I have serviced the transmission appropriately.

Entering a crowded parking lot in the city of chicago, I slowed down to approx. 2 mph (almost idle speed) as I approached the ticket dispenser when all of a sudden the car accelerated over 6000 rpms and took off. As reflex, I slammed the brakes (since the abs doesn¿t work without power) but the acceleration kept increasing and the brakes were not inhibiting movement so I then forced the key out of the ignition and pulled the emergency break - all within a second or two. The car stopped within inches of hitting a few other cars and people inside those cars after the forward momentum had been overcompensated by the initial brake push and emergency braking. There was a strong burnt rubber and oil smell but it wasn't from the tires. The check engine light came on after two driving cycles and has remained on. This is a very serious situation that needs attention! I am very experienced driver and knew what to do and how to do it but was still within inches of seriously hurting others and destroying property. I also suffered whiplash on my neck and hit the steering column as a result of the sudden stop. Air bags were not deployed. There are several incidents that have been reported in the past few months (March 2013 - may 2013) by drivers in several states on this same year model. I am urging NHTSA to look into this. I will also contact Hyundai and if Hyundai doesn't respond I will be contacting media outlets because Hyundai owners need to be informed of this very dangerous and potentially fatal situation.

Accident major tried stoping and car stop alittle then gas excelarates forward never notified about recall caused three accents after.

While driving the car began to accelerate on its own,had to push hard on brakes to avoid, hitting another car. Brakes had to be applied hard.

2008 Hyundai Elantra would not shift into park. Tried moving the vehicle to another location, adjusting steering wheel and shift lever. Finally, depressed shift lock override before I could go to park and remove the key. The next morning, the vehicle would not shift out of park. Had to depress shift lock override to start the car.

I started to exit the vehicle in park on a very slight incline when it started bucking forward and I almost fell out of the vehicle. I told Hyundai service that it was dangerous and should be repaired and they said to put the emergency brake on before I put it in park and it was not an issue. I have driven hundreds of cars and never had a car start jerking forward in park no matter what incline I was on. This condition is dangerous and Hyundai should fix it. The shifter stays in park while this is occurring.

I was driving my 2008 Hyundai Elantra on the highway and began driving on the exit ramp when the brake was applied the car accelerated to a speed of 85mph. I had both feet on the brake and the car would not stop. I put the car in neutral and it slowed to 20mph. At that point I put the car in park and turned it off. The car was smoking and I could smell something burning. Car was taken to Hyundai dealership where they told me the throttle cable had debris on it and malfunctioned causing the throttle to accelerate to high speed. The car had accelerated twice before but not to such high speeds and would react to the brakes being applied.

My 2008 Hyundai Elantra will automatically accelerate without warning above the speed that I am driving, which almost caused an accident while I had 4 teenagers in my car. I bought my car new and I have been experiencing this problem for at least a year, I'm not sure of the date this problem started. Hyundai dealership experienced the problem and put new transmission in and problem is still not fixed. Hyundai and dealership are refusing to acknowledge the problem still exists. I do not feel safe to drive my family in this vehicle and I won't. I can't seem to get anyone to help me.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was parked on an incline, the vehicle would roll away and come out of park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the park pawl failed. The dealer stated that the transmission would have to be replaced in order to repair the problem. The manufacturer advised that the contact should always engage on the emergency brake. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 100,125.

1) poor gas mileage - not meeting epa estimates. Took to dealer 3 times. Had fuel pump replaced after car stalled on roadway and would not result. Stalling stopped but mpg is below epa estimates - dealer says everything ok. . . 2) auto transmission sputters and doesn''t downshift properly - have to manually downshift to maintain proper torque on motor. I feel like I am driving a stick shift I have to downshift so often to keep car from sputtering and maintain acceleration. Dealer say everything ok. I read that there is an acknowledge torq problem but manufacture has not issued a fix. . .