2008 Elantra recall
Just received a safety recall notice from Hyundai on my 2008 Elantra.
Problem seems to be with the electric fuel pump motor inside the tank. They say they will replace the fuel pump subassembly. At no charge, of course. Has anyone had any of the problems they say may be caused by this?? "Poor engine starting and hesitation may result. Other engine performance issues may also result and may lead to a crash." My Elantra has just turned over 5800 miles with nary a "hiccup" to this point. I've actually been disappointed that I've had nothing to cripe about. |
Re: 2008 Elantra recall
I'll chime in as someone who's had to diagnose these prior to the recall
being issued. The typical scenario is that the car would arrive with a complaint of a check engine lamp and perhaps a complaint of poor performance. The fuel pressure would get low enough that the check engine lamp would illuminate due to the significantly increased injector on-time over what would normally be expected. If driven long enough the vehicle would misfire or even stall out completely. The typical sign that you're having a fuel pressure issue is that the more the accelerator is depressed, the less power you get. Usually, this occurs after the vehicle has been driven a significant period of time and the fuel pump begins to overheat. As far as a crash, that's highly unlikely in my opinion (presuming you have enough sense and enough space to coast to the side of the road). Nonetheless, the inconvenience of a barely (or not at all) running vehicle varies with the situation. I had this happen once, and I coasted to the side of the road and waited about a half-hour for the pump to cool off. The tank was nearly empty, so I drove to the nearest gas station and filled my tank to help cool the pump while driving. I then made the 45 mile trip home without incident. -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.hyundai/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html |
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