2006 Hyundai Elantra GLS from North America - Comments

Nothing so far.

I just got this car and have been tooling around with it. I got the car for $13,400 out the door including tax tags and dealer prep charges. The car impressed me with it's standard features and surprised me with the smoothness of the ride. I came from a Lincoln Mark VIII to this and I like the Hyundai's ride almost as much as the Lincoln believe it or not.

Having power windows, PL, heated PM, Alarm, keyless entry standard helps. The only option my car had was floor mats, but with the standard list so long who needs anything else? The car has turned a few heads and got impressive remarks from co workers who saw it today. I would recommend this car for anyone looking for a great car on a budget.

Yes, the ride quality of the Elantra is excellent, but that's my one issue with the car-- I could've sacrificed some ride quality for better handling.

Hi. I used to own 2 Elantras. My first was a 99. So Reliable. Then I bought a 2004. Much better than my 99.

I currently now have an 06 Sonata. What a move up from an Elantra. I loved both my Elantras. They were great little cars and Hyundai is the best. I will only buy Hyundais.

The 99 Elantra was my first car ever. Used it to go to school. Traveled about 400 miles a week for a year. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I have had no problems with my 04 either.

Hope this helps if anybody is interested in an Elantra.

This is an update on the original post. The car now has 34,000 miles on it. We have had a few problems, we had a strange surging after the car warmed up. The car would surge up to 3000 rpm's and would not stop until you either turned off the car or lifted up the gas pedal. The dealership replaced the entire accelerator cable assembly and throttle body assembly. This cured the problem for the most part, but it is starting to happen again though not as severe.

We also had the drivers door weather stripping replaced under warranty and the floor mat retainer which broke. I am rather dismayed how easily the car dents, we have had the left rear door skin and the right front fender replaced due to dents. The paint quality is not the best either. The clutch is starting to get a bit balky, so we are going to trade it in on a Sonata. Overall the car has been great, it has not stranded us yet and only been in the shop once.

Extremely disappointed in my 2006 GSL Elantra Hatchback. Just over 40,000 miles and the back brakes are completely worn out, hitting the rotors. The rear brakes per the service department are at 0% pad life and wearing into the rotors. To replace: $450.00. Also in the past year, we had to replace a rear light and a front light. Was expecting so much more out of this car. We will be buying another car this year for a soon-to-be college student but it will not be a Hyundai.

Brakes should be checked much sooner that 40,000 miles. Just about any car will wear out its brake pads in that amount of time. This is more an issue of proper maintenance by the owner than build quality of the car company.