2002 Hyundai Elantra Suspension Problems

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE MOMENT I TRIED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC STOP SIGN THE LOWER ARM CONTROL FROM THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND THE WHEEL BROKE AND THE CAR SLID. THANKS GOD IT WAS AT NIGHT AND NO CARS WERE THERE. I REMEMBER THE NIGHT BEFORE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY SENT ME A TOWING TRUCK TO MOVE THE CAR. I DIDN'T REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG MESS. I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF IT AND THE TOWING COMPANY GUY ALSO. I REMEMBER I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALER AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A PART THEIR AND THEY TOOK MY VIN NUMBER TO CHECK FOR THE PART BUT NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL. CAN HYUNDAI COMPANY GIVE ME SOME MONEY BACK THAT I SPENT FOR TOWING AND LOOSING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. I EVEN PAID FOR THE CAR REGISTRATION WEEKS BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325472

Incident

Sep 3, 2019

Mileage

248,000 mi

I HAVE NOTED A RECALL #09V125000 RELATED TO THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM COLAPSED. IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. WITH THAT SIDE FIXED I TRAVELED ABOUT 3 MILES AND MY LEFT SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. MY MECHANIC AND I WERE COMPLEXED, BUT AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM EXIST AND RECALLS ISSUED. AFTER CONTACTING HYUNDA THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SOMETHING IN THE RECORDS OF THIS CAR MUST BE IN ERROR.

NHTSA ID

11149852

Incident

Nov 5, 2018

Mileage

45,000 mi

REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT

NHTSA ID

11057249

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

233,122 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS CONTROL ARM RUST AND PERFORATIONS IN THE SUBFRAME, COVERED UNDER AN EXISTING RECALL. HYUNDAI HAS ADMITTED THAT THE PARTS ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS DUE TO RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME ITSELF. REPLACING THE DAMAGED PORTIONS OF THE FRAME WILL COST WELL OVER THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE SUBFRAME DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE FRAME WOULD LIKELY HOLD FOR SOME TIME AND NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE FRAME DAMAGE IS ONLY AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDS TO BE DONE. HYUNDAI HAS OFFERED ME TO EITHER REPLACE THE FRAME DAMAGE AT MY OWN EXPENSE SO THEY CAN COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR, OR TAKE A BUYOUT EQUAL TO THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. OTHER COMPENSATION SUCH AS RENTAL FEES WAS REFUSED. IT HAS TAKEN THEM ~25 DAYS SINCE RECEIVING THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THIS OFFER.

NHTSA ID

10872416

Incident

May 9, 2016

Mileage

71,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,248.

NHTSA ID

10806324

Incident

Nov 23, 2015

Mileage

153,248 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10746450

Incident

Jul 3, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED, A LOUD ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

NHTSA ID

10745808

Incident

Apr 15, 2015

Mileage

195,000 mi

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SALT BELT CORROSION RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. HYUNDAI CLAIMED IT WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE CORROSION WAS TOO SEVERE FOR HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10732118

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

THERE IS A RUST HOLE IN MY RIGHT LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM, RELATED TO HYUNDAI RECALL# 091. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CASE# [XXX]. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEN ATTEMPT TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROMISE OF A REFUND. I SAID THEIR RECALL CLEARLY STATES VEHICLES BEING RECALLED ARE IN THE SALT BELT STATES OR CARS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THESE STATES. MY CAR CAME FROM VIRGINIA BUT HAS BEEN REGISTERED AND DRIVEN HERE IN MICHIGAN FOR TWO YEARS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED. ALL THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH POOR QUALITY METAL COMPONENTS, THERE ARE NO VIN. BREAK POINTS AND SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE VEHICLE IS LOCATED AS VEHICLES MOVE FROM STATE TO STATE. I SHOULD NOT AND WILL NOT WAIT FOR AN INCIDENT TO OCCUR. I WILL PAY FOR THIS REPAIR TO ASSURE MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER ANN ARBOR AUTOMOTIVE AND TALKED TO BETHANY PATTERSON IN SERVICE AND EMAILED HERE PICTURES OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT(WE HAVE THE EMAIL CONFIRMATION). SHE STATED THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD REVIEW AND GET BACK TO ME. THREE WEEKS LATER AND NO CONTACT. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO THEM AT ANN ARBOR AUTOMOTIVE WHICH IS MY CLOSEST HYUNDAI DEALER IN ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN JUST TO SHOW THEM THE FAILURE WHICH IS VISIBLE WITH THE STEERING TURNED WITHOUT PUTTING ON A LIFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD NOT COME OUT TO LOOK AT, THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AND THEN TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 3-5 DAYS JUST TO LOOK AND CONTACT HYUNDAI WITH NO ASSURANCE OF ANYTHING BEING DONE. WHAT A JOKE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT YOU BUY PHONE BUT THE CALLS WILL NOT GO THROUGH, DO YOU STILL HAVE A PHONE? THERE ARE MORE PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TO BE DONE RELATED TO THIS RECALL BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ONE PART TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP EVERYONE WITH THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10662186

Incident

Dec 4, 2014

Mileage

158,860 mi

I APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED. I HAD IT INSPECTED AND TREATED UNDER RECALL IN 2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615698

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

115,000 mi

I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED . I HAD IT INSPECTED AND TREATED UNDER RECALL IN 2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615690

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AND THEN THE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10610279

Incident

Jul 12, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NHTSA ID

10594814

Incident

May 26, 2014

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10508532

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

110,000 mi

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IN 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF MY CAR RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, HYUNDAI DRILLED A HOLE FOR WATER TO ESCAPE AND PUT A WAX COATING ON THE CONTROL ARMS, WHICH WOULD LATER WEAR OFF. AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR BACK, I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS I DO NOT RECALL BEING TOLD IN PERSON NOR IN WRITING THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF SAID PARTS. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER REVIEWING MY RECEIPT, IT DOES NOT STATE ANYTHING ABOUT FURTHER MAINTENANCE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ON MARCH 5, 2013 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL ARM AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HYUNDAI EMPLOYEES, HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES, AND MY OWN MECHANIC, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THUS IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AS A CONSUMER AND A HUMAN BEING TO KNOW THAT HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT A COMPLETE FIX, AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, WHEREBY PUTTING MANY PEOPLES' LIVES IN DANGER.I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL OWNERS OF THESE CARS BE CONTACTED TO WARN THEM ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARDS THEY POSSESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503058

Incident

Mar 5, 2013

THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT, AND IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS IT DOESN'T HAVE LONG BEFORE IT WILL FAIL. RESEARCHED PRICE ON INTERNET AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PART. DEALER SAYS THAT MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS SOLD AND DRIVEN IN THE "SNOW BELT" STATES THAT ARE LISTED, AND KENTUCKY ALSO SALTS THE ROADS DURING WINTER. MY VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED, BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME TO CALL HYUNDAI, AND HYUNDAI TELLS ME TO GO TO THE DEALER. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR TREATMENT, AND THERE IS LITTLE RECOURSE OFFERED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NHTSA DECIDED THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS INSUFFICIENT. THIS IS A PRIORITY, MY CAR COULD HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ANY DAY (AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO). THE RECALL IS CAMPAIGN 091 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490330

Incident

Dec 27, 2012

Mileage

180,000 mi

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND DISCOVERED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. IN SOME PLACES, HOLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE CONTROL ARMS. HYUNDAI DID A RECALL FOR OVER 150,000 OF MY EXACT MODEL INCLUDING THOSE IN THE STATE WHICH I LIVE BACK IN 2009. THE RECALL WAS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT MY CARS PROBLEM EXACTLY MATCHED ALL THOSE OTHERS RECALLED. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL DESPITE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $585 TO REPLACE THE ARMS THAT WERE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE ARMS HAVE NOT BROKEN YET BUT THEY VERY EASILY COULD BREAK IN THE NEAR FUTURE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE RECALL SENT OUT IN 2009 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED SINCE IT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL THE CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487926

Incident

Dec 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED IN TWO PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM) AND ALSO, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CORROSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,026.

NHTSA ID

10479630

Incident

Oct 9, 2012

Mileage

66,026 mi

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FRONT STEERING OR CONTROL MECHANISMS, RUST AND POTENTIAL FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON MARCH 10, 2010, SHE WENT TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARTS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. ON JANUARY 31, 2012, THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND WAS THEN VIOLENTLY FORCED BACK ACROSS THE LANE IN WHICH SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A BROKEN REAR SPRING, AS WELL AS WEAK STRUTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10447612

Incident

Jan 31, 2012

Mileage

72,807 mi

A CONTROL ARM FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE WILDLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN BACK ACROSS THE ORIGINAL LANE. COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PEDESTRIAN WERE BARELY AVOIDED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED THROUGH A RECALL WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR ISSUES OF ROTTING CONTROL ARMS. THE RECALL "REPAIRS" WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE ON MARCH 12, 2011, AT WHICH TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 60,380.

NHTSA ID

10447570

Incident

Feb 1, 2012

Mileage

72,807 mi

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 7, 2009 SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE SHE RECEIVED. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2011, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOW OUT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAFELY SKIDDED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON CHECKING THE TIRES, SHE NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL ENDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AN ADJUSTER CAME OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM HAD ROTTED OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10442973

Incident

Nov 18, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL WAS TURNED OUTWARD. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION; FRONT CONTROL ARM) ON 7/17/2009. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/12/12

NHTSA ID

10437244

Incident

Nov 18, 2011

Mileage

67,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

NHTSA ID

10413786

Incident

Jul 10, 2011

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. IN APRIL OF 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM). THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED

NHTSA ID

10404552

Incident

Jun 5, 2011

Mileage

114,000 mi

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON OUR 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT, I DISCOVERED A RUST HOLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE HOLE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LOCATED ABOUT 4 INCHES INWARD OF BALL JOINT ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CONTROL ARM. THE AREA SURROUNDING THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE VERY THIN AND BRITTLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 138000 MILES AT THE TIME THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED. WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CONTROL ARM. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS TOO EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE TO HAVE A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT BEGIN TO DETERIORATE DUE TO RUST. OF THE OTHER CARS WE HAVE OWNED, NONE HAVE DISPLAYED SIMILAR RUST TO THIS, EVEN AFTER 10+ YEARS OF USAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363744

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

138,000 mi