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 they charged me for other repairs under the pretense that the sub frame would be fixed by a dealership for free due to the recall.

- Manchester, NH, USA

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 loos of control accident.

- Youngstown, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle fishtailed uncontrollably and was pulled over. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that road salt rusted the subframe. The manufacturer was contacted and issued a claim number, but the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

- Tiverton, RI, USA

The rear cross member that supports the rear wheels on the 2006 Elantra we own is completely rotted through to the point that the nutserts have fallen away from the frame of the vehicle. The resulting freeplay in the rear wheels caused the car to fishtail all over the highway while my wife was driving it. After no help from Hyundai regional manager and corporate office, we researched this condition online. Seems that 2000-2003 Elantras and several years of the sonata models have this very same defect. Our year and model is not included in severe frame rot recalls, but it should be. Based on our research, these parts rust from the inside out and generally start on the right side. Ours is so crumbled, it has rotted in half. According to the NHTSA website, this car meets the criteria for either a recall or a buyback. I'm quoting this from the site: "critical vehicle components that break, fall apart or separate from the vehicle, causing potential loss od vehicle control or injury to persons inside or outside the vehicle." My wife was lucky she wasn't going 65 on the interstate when this happened. Judging by the existing class action suits we've seen online against Hyundai for this very same rust problem in other model years, it's obvious to me that they are using the same rear wheelbase support design and flawed steel components in all their mid-sized sedans.

- Tiverton, RI, USA