Right front lower control arm and right front axle, broke while driving, causing loss of control. This was a previous recall, which was done at the dealership. Replacement of the control arms were not required at the time. Inspection, undercoating and, drilled drainage holes were the fix. While stranded on the road, a cross country driver stopped. He informed me that he is seeing this same problem across the country with the 2002 and 2003 Elantras. It looks as if the recall fix only postponed the problem. The arms should have been replaced, not holes drilled to let the water drain, the damage was already in the works, and now with so many of these cars still on the road, , we are looking at a disaster waiting to happen. I had just exited from a main highway, onto a local road when the incident happened, no one was injured. A few moments earlier would have been a very different scene. Pictures are available, as well as aaa repair shop, invoice for the repair.

- Patchogue, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. While driving 5 mph, the front passenger side wheel failed and fractured, which caused the control arm and the bushing to fail. There were no warnings prior to the failures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the corrosion and thinning of the steel in the front lower control arms caused the failures. The vehicle is currently being repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 09V125000 (suspension:front:control arm). The contact feels that the repair will not remedy the failure because the front and left control arms and subframe need to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the issue and were working with the dealer to repair the failures. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.

- Lombard, IL, USA