2006 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 7%of 155 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,550miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra, 7% of the 155 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,550 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On this date I experienced the 4th of 5 incidences of unintended acceleration in the 8 years I have owned this car. I was driving in daytona beach approaching a red traffic signal. There was a car stopped in front of me. When I applied the brakes, the car lurched forward and the acceleration revved the engine. I had to turn off the key to stop the car in heavy traffic. I pulled off the road and removed the floor mat as had been suggested by the service technician the last time I had taken it in for this issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10618543, filed 2014-07, 68,500 miles“My 2006 Elantra hatchback has a sudden acceleration problem. I experienced several times that my car suddenly accelerated while normal driving, for example, I was driving at 40 MPH but the car sudden ly accelerated to 60 MPH. On 1/25/2010, I was driving home at 2:30 am, setting the cruise at 70 MPH and the engine speed was showing the engine was about 2750 RPM but it suddenly accelerated to 4000 RPM and the car was hard to control if I was not paying attention to it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10380860, filed 2011-02, 37,500 miles“While backing up in reverse, the brake did not work. Instead the car accelerated and the engine reved up to what seem to be a very high speed. The car stopped when it smashed into our other car, which was about 4 feet behind it. It was about 5 pm on a dry road. My husband was wearing work boots at the time. There was only a few scratches on the rear bumper. The hood of the other car was pushed in. Our mechanic could not find computer codes or any other problems. The Hyundai dealer also said there were no issues he knew of. …”
NHTSA complaint #10448861, filed 2012-02, 23,650 miles“On my 2006 Hyundai Elantra gls 4cyl engine there is a issue which I have brought up 3 times now to Hyundai & all they keep doing is resetting the computer & trans retrain reset. …”
NHTSA complaint #10301666, filed 2010-01, 45,550 miles“While applying the brakes, the cruise control does not disengage. I experienced this as the car lurching forward when braking, as the engine is trying to bring the car back up to the pre-set speed. This happened, most recently, while on the freeway in rush hour traffic. The sudden lurch was frightening since it was unexpected. The lurch almost caused me to make contact with car ahead of me. Luckily there was no accident. Even with multiple presses of the brake the cruise control did not disengage. It was only by using the hand controls was I able to turn off the cruise control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10512243, filed 2013-05, 105,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 5% |
| 2024 | 6 | 11% |
| 2023 | 6 | 6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 | 10 | 8% |
| 2020 | 13 | 5% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 13 | 5% |
| 2017 | 24 | 3% |
| 2016 | 18 | 6% |
| 2015 | 15 | 6% |
| 2014 | 27 | 7% |
| 2013 | 50 | 4% |
| 2012 | 27 | 4% |
| 2011 | 16 | 4% |
| 2010 | 22 | 6% |
| 2009 | 18 | 7% |
| 2008 | 24 | 8% |
| 2007 | 9 | 3% |
| 2006 | 11 | 7% |
| 2005 | 14 | 10% |
| 2004 | 7 | 4% |
| 2003 | 9 | 4% |
| 2002 | 18 | 5% |
| 2001 | 9 | 3% |
| 2000 | 7 | 4% |
| 1999 | 6 | 5% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
| 1994 | 2 | 3% |
| 1993 | 1 | 4% |
| 1992 | 2 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra
56 complaintsExterior lighting
38 complaintsBrakes
32 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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