Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My son was driving our 2006 Hyundai Elantra and crashed into the end of a guardrail. The air bag did not deploy. The … |
| 2021-04-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT UPO… |
| 2020-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON BUT MY FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN. |
| 2020-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER OWNING TWO '06 ELANTRAS, I'VE COME TO REALIZE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WHEN TH… |
| 2019-10-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT AND SMOK… |
| 2019-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR OFF AND FOOT NOT PUSHING THEM ON |
| 2019-07-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POLICE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRA… |
| 2019-03-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE AT AROUND 30-35 MPH. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS STATIONARY. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE AIR BAG … |
| 2018-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALL OF A SUDDEN. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND NOTHING CHANGE… |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. A MECHANIC READ… |
| 2018-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR… |
| 2018-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE B1448 OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT, I HAVE AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND HAVE USED A SCAN TO… |
| 2018-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE CENTER HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE CAR, THE LIGHT NEVER USED TO GO OF… |
| 2017-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NO LONGER DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER, SO MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS ON, WHEN … |
| 2017-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVE… |
| 2017-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANNUAL SAFETY CHECK TODAY REVEALED ALL OF THE BREAK LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING ON OUR 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CHECKED FUS… |
| 2017-01-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2016-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AGO, TECHNICIAN SAID THE CODE IS B1448 PASSENGER SEAT MAT CUSHION SENSOR. I AM TOLD THAT … |
| 2016-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON |
| 2016-10-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON / EMMISIONS AIR BAG ALL SENORS WERE SWAPPED AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THE CUSHION SHOULD BE REPLACED … |
| 2016-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CALLED HYUNDAI (800.633.5151) SINCE THIS MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER H… |
| 2016-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR CAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET AND NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. IT IS, ESSENTIALLY, TOTALED. IT ONLY HAD 86,000 MILES ON IT AND … |
| 2016-08-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED UNCONTROLLABLY … |
| 2016-08-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WAS FLAGGED BY PASSING MOTORIST THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE GOOD. WAS ADVISED THER… |
| 2016-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILE… |
| 2016-08-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE LOWER ENGINE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER: THE SUBFRAME HAS ROTTED LOOSE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONT… |
| 2016-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR WHEELS ON THE 2006 ELANTRA WE OWN IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH TO THE POIN… |
| 2016-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF THERE IS AN ACCIDE… |
| 2016-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS LIT ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS RESET THE LIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT IT KEEPS COMING BACK AFTER… |
| 2016-01-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN OPERATED. … |
| 2016-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN … |
| 2015-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON |
| 2015-09-24 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND … |
| 2015-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED. NHTSA TSB#0590003 AND HYUNDAI TSB#06-90-010 COVER THE "PAS… |
| 2015-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A BAD BRAKE SWITCH, AND NOTICED THAT THE ONLY RECALL IS IN PUERTO RICO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE … |
| 2015-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAGS LIGHTS STAY ON |
| 2015-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE DESPITE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER AND CLEAN THROTTLE BODY. REMOVED AND CLEANED IDLE AIR CON… |
| 2015-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE SWITCH BAD, NO BRAKE LIGHTS. OCCASIONALLY, IT WOULD KEEP THE CAR FROM STARTING. HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE AS … |
| 2015-03-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WAS STOPPED BY FELLOW MOTORIST SAYING BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FUSES GOOD. SEE OTHER POSTS WHEN I GOOGLE THIS. *… |
| 2014-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PRIOR TO THIS DATE HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL SUCH AS BACK LIGHTING OF STEREO AND ASH TRAY, CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONING PA… |
| 2014-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAYS IT IS SENSOR IN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. WHEN DEALER RE… |
| 2014-10-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PARKING, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATE… |
| 2014-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE BRAK… |
| 2014-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2014-09-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE… |
| 2014-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEA… |
| 2014-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. *TR |
| 2014-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON THIS DATE I EXPERIENCED THE 4TH OF 5 INCIDENCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I W… |
| 2014-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WHEN I GO TO BRAKE MY BRAKES DON'T TURN ON. ALL THREE OF THEM STAY TURNED OFF. I WAS PULLED OVER FOR THIS… |
| 2014-05-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE… |