Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2002)

342 consumer complaints on file.

#10031484July 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026088July 15, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A FLAT SPOT IN THE ENGINE RIGHT AT ABOUT 4000 RPM.IT IS ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TO RESET THE ECM ABOUT EVERY 1500-2000 MILES. AFTER I RESET THE ECM. THE FLAT SPOT,OR LAG, IS GONE FOR ABOUT 1500-2000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO RESET IT ABOUT 5 TIMES SO FAR. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE BEEM ABLE TO LOCATE ,OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020177June 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE PARKED THE ENGINE REVVED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TT *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023580June 23, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MILES/HR AND THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024396June 19, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS IN A SEVERE SIDE COLLISION, BUT THE SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10021106June 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AT LESS THAN 11,000 MILES, MY ELANTRA'S FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AND MACHINED. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE ALSO INSTALLED. NOW AT 22,000 THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND ARE TOO THIN TO MACHINE AGAIN. THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE FEEL THESE ARE DEFECTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF THE ALLOY USED IN THESE ROTORS BEING POOR QUALITY. IF A DEALERSHIP HAS 40 ROTORS SETS IN STOCK, THERE MUST BE A HEAVY DEMAND FOR THESE. I AM IN PROCESS OF WORKING W/ HYUNDAI ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022390June 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER IS HEARING A WHISTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ,AND HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021634May 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018615May 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE "SURGES" TO VERY HIGH RPM WITHOUT WARNING. HAS BEEN TO DEALER X3 FOR REPAIR/ADJUSTMENT. LAST TIME AT DEALERSHIP 04-10-03 THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. )N 05-02-03 "SURGING" OCCURRED AGAIN, CAUSING CRASH. ALSO VEHICLE PULLED VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAR SKIDDED PRIOR TO IMPACT EVEN WITH ABS BRAKES. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CRASH SPEED EST. AT 25-30 MPH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10019691May 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016375April 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS SHAKE ABOVE 65 MPH WHICH CAN ALSO BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I FEEL THE EXCESSIVE SHAKE COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016248April 21, 2003
SEATS
WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES FORWARD AND BACKWARD SLIGHTLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL", BUT NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND, FRANKLY, IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015879April 15, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW OPEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013885April 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DEALER ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIX GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ENGINE REVS VERY HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. SOMETIMED WON'T SHIFT AT ALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING PROBLEM BUT GOES AWAY BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013904April 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, TIRES, WHEELS:HUB
THERE IS A TERRIBLE HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RIM'S ON THE CAR ARE SO FLIMSY THAT I HAVE HAD TO RIMS BENT IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THEY CAN NOT HANDLE NON PAVED ROADS. TH FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING THE SEAL ON THE DOOR TO BE TORN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. THE GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. SUPPOSED TO BE UPWARDS OF 35+ MPG ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ONLY GET APPROXIMATELY 24 - 26 MPG. THE INSURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE IS RIDICULOUS!! YOU THINK THAT I HAD AN AUDI. THE COST OF THE INSURANCE IS THE SAME. I HAVE BROUGHT UP MY CONCERNS WITH THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HOWLING SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THE CAR. THE GAS MILEAGE THEY SAID WOULD IMPROVE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS BROKE IN AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. WELL I AM PAST THE 20,000 AND THE MILEAGE HAS NOT IMPROVED. I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I WOULD GET RID OF IT IN A MINUTE IF I COULD GET OUT FROM UNDER THE PAYMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015204March 31, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILURE. MR *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011853March 27, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10012079March 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FASTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010210March 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY ONCE EXTENDED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009255February 25, 2003
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *JB SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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