Engine Problems of Hyundai Elantra

I was driving my 2007 Hyundai Elantra with 73,000 (about I need to get the final death mileage) miles on it. I heard a slight rattle when I pushed in the gas pedal. I noticed it happened when I started. I was about a mile from home and figured it was a loose screw and drove carefully. All gauges and lights were normal, no smoke ect. I started up a hill. The rattle got louder quickly (10-15 seconds). The temp gauge spiked suddenly and my rpm's dropped down to 1 and below. I pulled into a left hand turn lane at a light. The car died. From beginning to end the whole thing took anout five minutes from rattle to death. I took it to the Hyundai dealership in kirkland. The engine is dead due to overheating of an unknown cause. I searched an found NHTSA id # 08v429000. It describes a fuel pump error in which the car suddenly loses engine pressure leading to overheating, engine death and car crashes. I belive my car is one of those cars. I take immaculate care of my car and what happened is what is described in the NHTSA campaign. My car needs a new engine. I am trying to opt for trade. I want to know what to do. I am working woth the Hyundai dealership in kirkland wa. They are giving me a good trade in value and a fair deal on a used car. I would like to get a replacement or reimbursed or what have you as the car obviously had a defect. I am really glad I am safe. Had it happened ten minutes earlier I would have been toast.

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The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. While parked the rpm's increased to 7000 and would not decrease until the engine was turned off. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership, and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 77246.

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The contact owns a 2001 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the engine runs high when idling and takes a while to operate normally again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure still persists. The current mileage was 41,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving 45 mph, the throttle sensor sticks and causes the vehicle to continue accelerating without pressure being applied to the pedal. The contact has to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the throttle sensor was failing. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that they will call the dealer for a report on the failure, and give the contact a call back. The failure mileage was 20 and current mileage was 17,400.

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Consumer stated that while she was on the freeway driving at about 65-70 mph, she witnessed an object flying by. She stated she looked down and all of her gages were fine, then suddenly she saw smoke, she states she pulled to the side and got herself and her child out of the vehicle. She then looked under the vehicle and saw pieces were hanging from the engine. She states by this time all of the smoke that she had seen was gone. She stated that she called the tow truck and had her vehicle towed to a dealer. She states she could have been killed, along with her infant. The consumer stated that the engine was blown and had to be replaced.

I was driving a hyudai elentra rental car and I was stopped at a red light with the car in drive and my foot on the brake, and the brake was not holding the car back and the car was drifting forward a little into the intersection. I put the car into neutral and you could hear the engine revving very fast even though I did not have my foot on the gas pedal. I told the attendant when I returned the rental car that the brake wasn't holding the car back at a red light, but told her that I did not know what the problem was. She said that she would take the car out of service to be checked. The following week in the March 9 USA today there was an article reporting that some Toyota camrys, camry solaras, and Lexus ES 300s surged forward with no reason. I believe that this is what occurred in the Hyundai that I was driving. I have called avis to give them the car number that I was driving so that they can take the car in to be checked. I have listed the car below as a 2004 model. I believe that it was a 2004 because it was new and had low mileage. A question below asks whether it had cruise control, but I don't know.

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Oil pan stripped after 16 oil changes. Shop says this is due to steel plug in aluminum pan. Despite car having 50, 000 miles and still covered under warranty, dealer states they will not replace pan. Hyundai sent out a TSB noting this was an issue (TSB# 0240016 and 0140023? - the TSB details no longer appear).

I had to replace thermostat/radaitor/spark plugs/wires, and oil change in novemeber, costing $800, the following month I had to put a new engine in my car, costing $6000. My car is still in the 10year 100,000mile warranty, and the Hyundai dealership has had my car over 3months.

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Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration after brakes were applied. Consumer applied all his weight onto the pedal and it didn't stop until a couple of feet behind the line. He realized the engine was revving up with his foot on the brake and not the gas. His wife suggested he shift to park. When he did, it sounded like the engine was going to fly out. He shifted back to drive, keeping full pressure on the pedal. After the light changed, he carefully released his foot and the engine returned to normal idling. Consumer planned to get it serviced but wanted a record of the failure on file.

Consumer states that while driving at any speed and with no warning vehicle will shut off, causing consumer to pull over, and it will be hard to get the vehicle back started. Dealer notified.

I purchased a defective vehichle,that became dissabled, and towed into the dealership for warranty repairs to the engine with only 2800 miles. I have made numerous calls to the dealer, inquiring about the vehicle. The service manager could not locate my car and couldnt give me any information on its where about's or anything.

Engine light continues to stay on which causes a rough vibration while driving. Dealer notified.

While driving, another vehicle rear ended the consumer's, and caused her to lose control of vehicle and hit a tree and the vehicle caught on fire.

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Vehicle "surges" to very high rpm without warning. Has been to dealer x3 for repair/adjustment. Last time at dealership 04-10-03 the throttle sensor was replaced. )n 05-02-03 "surging" occurred again, causing crash. Also vehicle pulled violently to right after brakes were applied, car skidded prior to impact even with abs brakes. No air bag deployment. Crash speed est. At 25-30 mph.

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At 36,000 miles the valves started tapping. Checked oil level, which was at the "low" line, and then added oil. Tapping stopped, then resumed on highway. Engine cut out while driving. The car was towed to the dealership and upon inspection it was determined that a crank in the cam had broken, throwing metal chards throughout the engine. Entire engine needes replacement.

2003 Hyundai Elantra: vehicle completely lost power while entering freeway on-ramp. Had to pull off road to avoid rear-end collision with approaching vehicles. Vehicle returned to dealer where it was "fixed. " a second episode occurred after vehicle was examined and fixed by dealer.

While driving at 60 mph smoke began to come into the vehicle, then engine died. Vehicle was towed to a mechanic, the mechanic indicated a piston broke and punctured a hole in the engine.