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2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 776374 · 2010-03-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

IN JULY 2008, THE CONTROL ARM OF MY 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SKIDDED OFF THE RODE, BUT DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR OR BARRIER. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YESTERDAY FROM HYUNDAI RELATED TO CORROSION OF THE CONTROL ARM. KNOWING THAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER OR ON A BUSIER ROAD WHEN MY CONTROL ARM BROKE THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS ISSUES, I TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE SOONEST APPOINTMENT TO GET THE OTHER CONTROL ARM CHECKED AND VERIFY THE WORK. THE SOONEST AVAILABLE APPT. THE SHOP GAVE ME WAS MID-JUNE. THIS RESOLUTION LEAVES ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK UNTIL THAT DATE AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10321596
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