# Hyundai Elantra Lurches

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-elantra-lurches/30524>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hesitation, elantra\
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-elantra-lurches/30524 "2009-05-15T20:00:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-elantra-lurches/30524/1 "2009-05-15T20:00:38Z")

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My 2008 Hyundai Elantra supposedly had its recalled fuel pump replaced in Aug. 2008 by a dealership that has since closed. I am wondering if they ever made that repair.  
  
  
  
 Recently, when accelerating, particularly after a right turn, the car loses power, then lurches forward. The car has a slight hesitation before accelerating when the tank is full; it only does the stop-lurch routine during attempted acceleration when the tank is less than 1/4 tank full, becoming more pronounced when the tank is 1/8 full.  
  
  
  
 The Hyundai dealership that I took the car to in April assured me that the computer check showed only that I hadn’t screwed the gas cap on tightly enough. That makes no sense to me since the problem actually subsided a bit after I had last filled the tank and screwed on the cap, not when the care was doing its stop-lurch routine. I already registered a report with the Hyundai Customer Service Center.  
  
  
  
 Do you think the fuel pump is causing my car’s problems? Something else? How do I get Hyundai to actually do something about this? Thanks!