In may 2008 we purchased a new 2008 Hyundai Elantra for our daughter. In January 2009 we received our first snow fall, this is when the problem started. Our daughter told us that when she breaks the car does not stop. I (dad) took the car around the block and when I step on the breaks, while driving on snow, the break pedal locks in the up position and the ABS breaks do not stop the car for another 10 to 20 feet. When I applied the breaks the pedal actually pushed my foot up as the pedal rose, the break pedal made a loud thumping sound (it also vibrated) and I was not able to push the pedal down as it locked in the up position.

The next day I made an appointment with the dealer where we purchased the car. When I took the car in the service department made every excuse in the book to avoid looking at the car. I was even told this was normal, which I told them it was not. I requested they take the car out for a drive and they refused. I have been trying to find out if other drivers have had this issue with this model and make of car and a few folks have.

I bought this car because I saw in ads(ads showed a mileage of 32km/litre) and also the dealer promised me a mileage of minimum 22km/litre. All services are done in the authorized service centre at P.T.P Nagar.The following problems are noted for the vehicle.

1) The vehicle is not giving proper mileage.The maximum mileage we get is 10 Kms/litre in city.
2) The vehicle is emitting smoke during starting time and at running time.The smoke is coming out profusley which is not seen in other verna vehicles.

These problems were informed to the service center even prior to the 1st free service in P.T.P Nagar, Thiruvanantapuram-38. The service centre informed back that the problems would be over by the 1st service.But the problem still persists, its been 2 years and 7 months now.

My 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L has what the dealer calls a drive by wire accelerator. In other words it has no cable from the accelerator petal to the engine. It is almost impossible to accelerate smoothly with this system. When the accelerator is gently pressed, the car barely moves forward. When the accelerator is pressed a little more, it races forward. This is a serious safety defect in the design of the vehicle.