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HI! I am a new owner of a 2008 Elantra and have been reviewing this discussion about the fuel pump failures. I called Hyundai about it and they told me there is a current campaign - # T57. When I took my car to the dealership about a different issue, I asked them to take care of this and they did with no questions asked.
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I've been following along these threads re the fuel pump issue and am happy to see Hyundai has issued a formal recall. I now feel better about buying this car for my son. Here's the text (found at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm): Make / Models : Model/Build Years: HYUNDAI / ELANTRA 2008 Recall Number: 08V429000 Summary: HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 65,000 MY 2008 ELANTRA WITH 2.0 LITER BETA ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR MAY NOT HAVE THE PROPER UNIFORM INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SURFACE CONTACT. THIS MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO PRODUCE LESS PUMPING PRESSURE THAN REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. Consequence: POOR ENGINE STARTING AND HESITATION MAY RESULT. OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES MAY ALSO RESULT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SUBASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151. Notes: CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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Replying to: sfritz59 (Aug 27, 2008 6:13 am) |
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Replying to: pauleye (Aug 27, 2008 9:16 am) The other thing to realize is that because a formal recall has been issued, Hyundai dealers cannot sell an affected car without performing the fuel pump replacement first. |
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Good to know about the recalls. I wonder when people will start being contacted. I think I saw this in one thread a while back, but wanted to remind people that the Hyundai dealer can program your car to have auto locks. When you get to 15 mph, all the doors lock. Then when you turn off the car and pull the keys out, all the doors unlock. We brought ours in for it's first oil change and they did it for us- very convenient (no charge as well). Just wanted to let you know. Eric
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Replying to: pauleye (Aug 27, 2008 9:16 am) And people, lets stop for a moment & congratulate ourselves. As consumers we have been proactive by contacting NHTSA (and thereby accelerating the recall process). It is good that we have avenues like these forums to share information & act. Good job!! |
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Replying to: narek (Jul 31, 2008 6:57 am) Yes all cars have issues, but not all cars have the same KINDS of issues (at least not repeatedly).... Just something to think about...
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Replying to: neleema (Aug 28, 2008 2:57 pm) OK... I DON'T usually reply to a message like this. But from what I have been reading this issue started around July 2008. We bought our Elantras on June 5, 2008. And mainly because hubby knew people who had Sonata's and Elantra's and how greatly they praised them. My husband is the one who had the first crash. He didn't get hit, but there was a 2 car/1 18 Wheeler crash when his fuel pump went. Did it get us mad at Hyundai? Hubby did when the first dealer wouldn't take care of the problem. But then our dealer had Roadside assisstance tow his car 90 miles to them and they fixed it within a week. I put in the first complaint to the National Safety. They pulled the police report to verify an accident with injuries. Now, you say why would others still buy an Elantra? Why are jerks still buying Toyota Tacoma's after the huge recall which is going on??? And I was a member of that recall. My 11 yr old Tacoma was bought back by Toyota off off me due to the safety of the truck splitting in half and creating accidents. Toyota knew for a yr what was happening before they did a recall. Toyota was so desparate to get the trucks off the road they paid 150% of the KBB value in excellant condtion of what a dealer would sell it for. I got 11 grand for my 11 yr old truck and went right over to Hyundai and bought my Elantra. Hyundai listened and for a turnaround this fast I am now very happy I have my Elantra. BTW... I scheduled my first FREE oil change for my car next Friday and the service dept. put me on hold...said they had to check my vin#. I thought that strange and then THEY told me there was a fuel pump recall with letters going out next week and since I was coming in for an oil change they would do my fuel pump then. So I will be leaving my car overnight as I can't sit 4 hours for the fuel pump to be done along with an oil change. Now...how's that for a dealer going out of their way? Toyota NEVER treated me that good, and when I had a Chevy Corsica that dealer NEVER treated me that good. At least Hyundai is looking out for the safety of their buyers and in my opinion acting very fast. Do you know how many accidents Toyota was told about in the last year before they pulled all the Tacomas in for inspection from 1995 - 2000? And the people who bought Elantra's after reading what was going on and knowing there was a possible problem I think did so based on what a good car the Elantra is. My fuel pump has been hesitating. I have had an open case for 3 weeks with Hyundai. I called them yesterday to tell them my dealer was taking care of the problem without me even getting a recall letter and they said they would document that. Yes, no vehicle is perfect. But at least WE all know here that if a safety issue comes up Hyundai will act faster than some of the other automobile companies. And what other SERIOUS issues are you stating Elantra's have? I only saw where an airbag did not deploy. And I read my manual and it explains that you have to hit a certain way for the airbags to deploy and the front might and the side won't. The manual tells all reasons for which will deploy and which won't. And it also states if the airbag deploys, as soon as it is fully deployed upon impact it will deflat so the driver can still see where they are going so they don't hit something else. I never had my airbag deployed on a vehicle so I don't know if this happens with all vehicles. And I also read in the maual that if you have an electrical failure your power locks stop working so you can get out of the vehicle. My friend had a PT Cruiser and she carried a hammer with her all the time because her PT Cruiser was not equiped to have the locks open if there was an electrical problem and she had to be prepared to break the window to get her key in her door to get out of the PT Cruiser. By now I guess you can see I am VERY happy with my Elantra even though my husband's stalled and there was a major accident around him. Knowing the problem with stalling I would still go out and buy another Elantra.
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Replying to: ez888 (Aug 28, 2008 9:05 am) Hey... I didn't know they could fix this problem. Thanks. Everytime I started my car the doors locked and I just go and unlock them from my side. But the back doors stay locked as the salesman put the childproof lock on and I don't know how to remove it. Hubby is going to show me tonight when he comes in off the road. I really have no problem with the locks coming on automatically as its no big deal to unlock from my side. I love the fact I can lock the passenger window though so it can't go up and down. My son likes to play with the button and I lock it on him. Yes, even at 28 yrs old a son can still be annoying when he rides with you....hahaha. But I will talk to my dealer next week when they do my oil change and my fuel pump. Thanks again for the info. |
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I'm so close to pulling the trigger on an '08 Elantra GLS for my son. The only thing keeping me from doing it is concern over reliability. The '08 reliability data I've seen has been pretty lackluster (the JD Power report), but my guess is that's probably because of the fuel pump issue. Perhaps one reason the car is relatively cheaper than the competition is that buyer's are taking more risk with this car given its lack of operating history? Seems like the prior models suffered proportionately higher repair costs (compared to, say, Hondas). Anyone know of any good reliability data for the '08 Elantra, or is it just too early to tell? Last thing I want to do is save a few bucks on the purchase price only to spend more than the savings on repair costs, especially when the warranty doesn't seem to cover many things that can break.
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