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2008 Hyundai Elantra lighting problems

24 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2008 Hyundai Elantra, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2008 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to merge into traffic, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the vehicle. The contact stated that the driver of the second vehicle stated that the exterior lights of the contacts vehicle failed to illuminate. The details of the crash were unknown and resulted in three injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed.

Reported at 93,000 miles, October 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, someone alerted her and advised her that the brake lights were not illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was advised that the brake light switch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure and current mileages were approximately 37,128.

Reported at 37,128 miles, March 2013

Other problems reported for the 2008 Hyundai Elantra

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Hyundai models