Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10103869December 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INADVERTENTLY A POWDER LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS RELEASED FROM AIR BAG WITHOUT DEPLOYING. CONSUMER INHALED THE SUBSTANCE, AND HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102741December 11, 2004
AIR BAGS
DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AS OF 12/11/04. *JB ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103484December 10, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS BURNT BY LIQUID SPILLING ON IT SINCE ITS LOCATION WAS BELOW THE CUP HOLDER. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK........CONSUMER DOES NOT SEE HOW THIS SHOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, OR CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CUP HOLDER COULD NOT BE USED FOR ITS PURPOSE. *AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102425December 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR IN AORIL OF 2004, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUES TO READ AIR BAG OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WEIGHS OVER 56.4 POUNDS THROUGH ABOUT 160 POUNDS. THIS IS RECALL NUMBER 03V322000, HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 062. THE MANUFACUTURER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I SIGN A RELEASE WHICH DOES NOT INCIDATE ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIR BAG WORKING WITH SOMEONE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHING MORE THAN 56.4 POUNDS. THEY WANT ME TO WAIVE MY RIGHTS, NOT TELLING ME THE PARAMETERS THEY WILL RESET THE COMPUTER TO ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF NECESSARY. I HAVE A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT THEY WANT TO TO SIGN. ALONG WITH A LETTER I SENT THEM DATED 10/18/2004. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL THEIR 2004 MODELS. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102389December 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY 19 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER'S WEIGHT IS NOT LESS THAN 56.4 POUND. IT SHOWED DISPLAYED "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. I THINK THE ALIGNMENT OF OCS IS OFF. IT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICS SET FOR 56.4 OR LESS. I THINK THE CAR SETTING IS HIGHER THAN 56.4 POUNDS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER DURING THE 7500 MILE SERVICE AND I MENTIONED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO SERVICE MANAGER. I GOT A RESPONSE FROM THEM ON THE INVOICE. INVOICE SAYS "TESTED SYSTEM OUT WORKING TO FACTORY SPECS" I WAS SO UPSET THAT THEY DON'T BE BOTHER TO CHECK INTO THE DETAILS. THE HYUNDIA REPRESENTATIVE, MS. MUARA T. DOWD (DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER IN JAMESBURG, NJ) GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MECHANIC TO SHOW ME WHAT HE HAVE DONE. WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED HIM. HE JUST PLUG HIS COMPUTER UNDER THE DRIVER. AND SHOWED ME THE COMPUTER FOUND NO PROBLEM RELATED TO THE AIRBAG. THAT'S ALL HE DO THE JOB AND LEAVE. NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK INTO THIS MATTER. MS. DOWD TOLD ME THAT SHE HAVE SOMETHING TO FAX ME LATER ON. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY OFFERED ME TO SIGN THE WAIVE SOME SPECIFICS RELATED TO LIABILITY RELATED TO REPROGRAMMING IT. I FELT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO DO THAT. I GOT A FAX FROM YOU REGARDING OCS REPROGRAMMING AUTHORIZATION. I THINK THAT IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR GETTING ME TO AUTHORIZE FOR REPROGRAMMING. I THINK IT NEEDS TO MAKE A CORRECT ADJUSTMENT ACCORDING TO YOUR COMPANY'S SPECIFICS TO 56 POUNDS OR LESS. I THINK IT IS NOT RIGHT AND I WOULD LIKE IT TO MAKE THE CORRECTION ON THIS PART. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I FOUND.... REFERENCE TO THE 2004 ELANTRA OWNER'S MANUAL SECTION "OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM" (SECTION 1 - PAGE 36-37). IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED OR OCCUPIED BY SOMEONE LIGHTER THAN 56.4 POUNDS (25.G KG) THE INDICATOR "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" WILL BE DISPLAYED, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WILL BE TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASHES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102397December 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
REGARDING: 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE 2004 ELANTRA CONTAINS A SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT DISABLES THAT PASSENGER SEAT IF THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER IS LESS THAN A CERTAIN WEIGHT. A "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATES TO INDICATE WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING. SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE (4/29/2004), IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH ADULT PASSENGER'S IN THIS SEAT. THIS HAPPENS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS, SOME WELL OVER 150 LB. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THAT I HAVE FOUND: 1) JUNE 24, 2004 EDITION OF AUTOTECH DAILY (HAMPTON AUTOBEAT LLC) IN AN ARTICLE ENTITLED "ELANTRA SMART AIRBAG TOO SMART?" 2) ABC STORY: HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/BUSINESS/STORY?ID=89770&PAGE=1 3) CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM: TTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/HYUNDAI_AIRBAG.HTML AS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I FOUND VERY TROUBLING AND UNSAFE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO (2) DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERS FOR SERVICE, BUT ACCORDING TO THEM, THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099596December 8, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE RPMS TEMPORALLY RACED AT A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089181December 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS SO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR THAT CONSUMER PRESSED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE ENGINE WOULD EXCEED THE BRAKING POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPEED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES HARDER WITH THE VEHICLE SPEEDING UP EVEN MORE. *SC THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102175December 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GSL. CAR STALLED @ 30MPH. PULLED OVER TO THE NEARES SHOP. PROBLEM NARROWED DOWN TO A FAULT Y SPARK PLUG WIRE. DEALER (LEN STOLER HYUNDAY/CRYSLER OF REISTERSTOWN, MD) REFUSED A WARRANTY REPAIR, CLAIMING THAT THIS COMPONENT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE! THAT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101936December 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR KEPT SHOWING NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, WHICH INDICATED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER SHOULD MAKE CONTACT TO HAVE THE BAG DEACTIVATED. CONSUMER DID NOT WISH TO HAVE THIS DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091494December 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH, SHE WITNESSED AN OBJECT FLYING BY. SHE STATED SHE LOOKED DOWN AND ALL OF HER GAGES WERE FINE, THEN SUDDENLY SHE SAW SMOKE, SHE STATES SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND GOT HERSELF AND HER CHILD OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW PIECES WERE HANGING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE STATES BY THIS TIME ALL OF THE SMOKE THAT SHE HAD SEEN WAS GONE. SHE STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND HAD HER VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. SHE STATES SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, ALONG WITH HER INFANT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094502November 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, TECHNICIAN INDICATED TO CONSUMER THE PASSENGER HAD TO WEIGH 66.4 POUNDS IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF, ALTHOUGH WITH PEOPLE WHO WEIGHED OVER 100 POUNDS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103169November 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
AT 23,000 MILES A/C BURNED OUT, REPLACED AUTO TRANSMISSION, SPARK PLUG WIRING AND MANY LEAKS. FRONT END VIBRATING, TIRES AND BRAKE LINING FAILED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES FOR THE FRONT AND BACK DO NOT MATCH. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099960November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096961November 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURE IS SENDING FORMS FOR THE CONSUMER TO SUBMIT. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098812November 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
REPEATED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" BEGINNING WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASE. FAILURES OCCUR WHEN ANYONE SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT. ADULTS WEIGHING 190, 170, AND 140 HAVE TURNED AIRBAGS OFF. POODLE WEIGHING 9 LBS TURNED AIRBAGS ON! NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT SERVICE AUGUST 04 TO PRESENT, WITH LONG DELAYS WAITING FOR HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS AND DELAYS AND CANCELLED APPOINTMENTS BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. RESULTS OF SERVICE APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED COULD NOT DUPLICATE, TOLD THAT SENSOR ACTIVATED WHEN PASSENGER MOVES IN SEAT, CLAIMED TO ORDER NEW "UPGRADED" SENSOR, DID NOT HAVE "SPECIAL" TOOL TO INSTALL NEW SENSOR, NOTHING MORE THAT SERVICE DEPT COULD DO, AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT IF SENSOR INDICATES AIRBAGS OFF, THEN TOLD THAT DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL NEW SENSOR, SVC CANCELLED BECAUSE DISTRICT MANAGER ADVISED SERVICE MANAGER THAT NEW SENSOR WOULD NOT WORK, TOLD THAT DISTRICT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD ARRIVE TO ASSESS AND VERIFY ISSUE THEN LET ME KNOW WHAT WOULD BE DONE AND WOULD HAVE TO SIGN WAIVER, DISTRICT SVC REP TESTED (COMPARED MY 04 ELANTRA MANUFACTURED SEPT 03 AND ANOTHER MANUFACTURED MAY 04) AND CONCLUDED CAUSE WAS THE WAY I SIT IN THE SEAT. LIGHT CAME ON IN BOTH VEHICLES WHEN I SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT, AND WHEN HE SAT IN MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. CONCLUDED THAT I WAS NOT SITTING FAR ENOUGH BACK IN THE SEAT FOR SENSOR TO RECOGNIZE. STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT BUT A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE 04 ELANTRA. WOULD RETURN TWO WEEKS LATER TO "REPROGRAM" SENSOR TO MORE SENSITIVE STATE. THIS WAS MORE THAN ONE MONTH AGO. HAVE HAD THREE NEAR COLLISIONS SINCE PURCHASE, WITH CONSTANT FEAR OF PASSENGER SEAT FOR SEVEN AND ONE HALF MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099665November 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALERON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092497November 9, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, UPON IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. ONLY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098405November 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2000 (00V095002). RECENTLY I SMELLED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND SIPPING SOUND COMING OUT OF MY TANK. I BEEN FILLING MY TANK AND KEPT LOSING GAS WITHIN A WEEK AND THIS IS 10 GALLONS WITHIN FOUR DAYS. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK I NOTICED GASOLINE COMING OUT THROUGH MY PASSENGER SEATS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT ON AND WHEN I TOOK FOR COMPUTER READ I WAS TOLD THE CODE PO446 WAS ON (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL WAS APPLYING TO MUCH PRESSURE TO MY TANK. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY DECLINED TO MAKE ANY INVESTIGATION OR EVEN TRY TO HELP AND THEY COULD ONLY PROVIDE THE FILE NUMBER 872092. I HAVE TWO MINORS RIDING IN THIS CAR AND I THINK THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE IS VERY HIGHER. I DOUBT IF HYUNDAI FIXED THIS PROBLEM . WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR RECALL BACK IN 2000, THEY TOOK LESS THAN TEN MINUTES TO CHECK OR REPAIR WHATEVER THEY WHERE RECALLING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS AND PROBABLY LEAKING GASOLINE WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS KNOWLEDGE OR AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098160November 2, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND WINDOW HANDLE(MANUAL WINDOWS) BROKE. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL USAGE--JUST NORMAL WEAR. HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR PLASTIC HANDLES ARE POORLY MADE. WHAT IF I HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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