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2006 Hyundai Elantra Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2006 Hyundai Elantra has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 155 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Hyundai dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2006 Hyundai Elantra owner complaints
Owners have filed 155 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Hyundai Elantra, describing incidents dated February 1, 2006 to July 23, 2021.
Most-cited components
- Air Bags 56 complaints
- Exterior Lighting 38 complaints
- Service Brakes 32 complaints
- Electrical System 16 complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control 11 complaints
- Power Train 8 complaints
Of the 155 complaints on file, 28 report a crash; across all 155 complaints, owners report 23 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
Newest complaints
ODI #11427933 · Filed
My son was driving our 2006 Hyundai Elantra and crashed into the end of a guardrail. The air bag did not deploy. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company. I am concerned that the airbag did not deploy with the severity of the crash. I have uploaded three pictures of the car and one…
ODI #11414951 · Filed
WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD MY FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS SAME PART FOR OTHER YEARS OF THIS CAR BUT APPARANTLY THE 2006 WAS NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, AND…
ODI #11412757 · Filed
EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE LOWER ENGINE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER: THE SUBFRAME HAS ROTTED LOOSE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS RATTLE THE SUBFRAME FROM WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED. THIS ELANTRA WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY HAS 44000 MILES. THE CONTROL ARMS WILL TEAR AWAY FROM THE LOOSE SUBFRAME AND CAUSE A…
Owner-reported
2006 Hyundai Elantra mileage at failure
126 of the 155 complaints on file for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.
| Component | Median | Middle half | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | Median 70,000 miles | Middle half 30,000–120,000 miles | Based on 43 complaints |
| Exterior Lighting | Median 85,000 miles | Middle half 60,000–105,000 miles | Based on 32 complaints |
A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.
Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.
These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.
Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out
STOP LAMP SWITCH
NHTSA #09V280000 · Exterior Lighting · NHTSA notice
Reported July 21, 2009 · HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
Potentially affected: 3,011 vehicles
Hyundai campaign 91B026 · Owners notified September 2, 2009 · Vehicles built October 25, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Safety consequence
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
Notes
HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO RECALL NO.91B026.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Other Hyundai Elantra model years
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