6.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,000 miles

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problem #1

Jun 052004

Elantra 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 10,000 miles
Thumping noise in rr wheel at 104 miles - rear shoes binding on backing plates- remove and resurrface both rear shoes and backing plates. Again at 1587 miles rear shoes binding on backing plates - again R/R both shoes and lube backing plates. ~9000 miles thumping again, service could not hear. At 10,251 miles returned with same thumping complaint - service determined rear drums out of round, replaced rear drums. Thumping noise returns at 42,450 miles, resurfaced front brake rotors & resurfaced rear brake drums, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes. Shoes and pads all still fine with plenty of life left.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

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