Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10079762June 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT AIR BAGS BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, TECHNICIAN URGED THE CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT LIGHT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078726June 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM REAR OF CAR WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED WARPED ROTORS AND MACHINED BRAKE DRUMS AT 4,400 MILES. PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND EVEN WORSE AT 4,700 MILES. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TODAY. I'M AFRAID THAT AFTER 12,000 MILES THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THEM ANYMORE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND HAVE BEEN FROM THE START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074279June 24, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT, DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT LOCK IN THE CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS 5FT 6IN. THE CONSUMER BROKE BOTH SIDES OF HIS/HER CHEST BONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT WHEN IN THE AIR AND DID NOT PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10079756June 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078717June 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SINCE WE GOT THE 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN DECEMBER 2003, THERE HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079431June 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TEN TIMES AND STILL COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076225June 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AND SOAKING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073529June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075963June 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED IT WOULD NOT TURN , AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL CAME FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICE REAR SEATS AND CARPET WERE SOAKED WITH FUEL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH FUEL LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075734June 4, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE FRONT DOORS ARE LOSING THE SEAL AROUND BOTH DOORS. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT CARBON MONOXIDE MAY SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073410June 4, 2004
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE, CHILD SEAT
THE CONSUMER COMPLAIND THAT THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH THE BUCKLE ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CHILD HAS RELEASED THE BUCKLE MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS SENT A COVER FOR THE BUCKLE, BUT THE CHILD WAS STILL ABLE TO UNLATCH THE BUCKLE. *JB BRITAX CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER, E900218, SERIAL NUMBER E9002186569, BATCH 501520. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068635June 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074276May 26, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN STOP. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN EITHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT A BELT, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074115May 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AT 45 MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. . THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IDLING. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY . AS A RESULT, PASSENGER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDOW, AND HIS SIDE HIT THE CONSOLE. ALSO, DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND BRUISES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10072950May 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 36,000 MILES THE VALVES STARTED TAPPING. CHECKED OIL LEVEL, WHICH WAS AT THE "LOW" LINE, AND THEN ADDED OIL. TAPPING STOPPED, THEN RESUMED ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CRANK IN THE CAM HAD BROKEN, THROWING METAL CHARDS THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDES REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073970May 20, 2004
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON BLACK DUST CAME OUT OF THE HEATER VENTS. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072899May 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIR BAG INTERMITTENLY IS ENABLED/DIABLED WITH PROPER EIGHT PASSENGER SITTING PROPERLY IN THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072812May 18, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS COMING UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THEN THERE WAS A SENSATION OF SUDDENLY BEING PUSHED FORWARD. THE CAR SPEED SEEMED TO INCREASE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE BEING FORCEFULLY APPLIED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIRES LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. THE CAR DID NOT COME TO A STOP BEFORE REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER OF OUR CAR BEING CAUSED BY THE OTHER VEHICLES TOW HITCH MOUNT. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF ANY INJURIES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072398May 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER'S DID. THE DEALESHIP TELLS ME THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON THE SEAT AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED BECAUSE THE WAS NO SEATBELT ON AND THERE WAS WEIGHT ON THE SEAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THER WAS NOTHING OR NO ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS DRIVING AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SO I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10073455May 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THEN, DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER REGISTERED THE VEHICLE AS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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