Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2004)

182 consumer complaints on file.

#10232123June 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR BROKE DOWN AT A LIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK ON FRIDAY JUNE 6. IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY SAID THE CAR OVER HEATED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND CAR WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME ON JUNE 11 OR 12. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR. DEALER WAS CLOSED SO CALLED THEM THE NEXT DAY AND TOOK IT BACK. DEALER KEPT IT ANOTHER DAY OR TWO TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT MADE SOME MINOR REPAIR AND GAVE IT BACK. ON SATURDAY JUNE 21, THE CAR OVER HEATED AGAIN AT AN OUT OF TOWN LOCATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228273May 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON 11/26/07 THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY, COOLANT LEAKED OUT, CAR TOWED IN. BRIDGEPORT KEY HYUNDAI REPLACED COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON 04/11/08 THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, COOLANT LEAKED OUT, ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE CAR WAS TOWED IN, IT NEEDS ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE BELIEVE THE COOLANT REPAIRS TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER DENIES OUR CLAIM AND BLAMES ENGINE FAILURE ON POOR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF REPORTS ABOUT HYUNDAI ENGINE STALLING/COOLANT LEAK. IN ADDITION ABS/TCS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE. CAR WOULDN'T STOP AS REQUESTED ESPECIALLY ON WET, ICY SURFACE. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM PLEASE INVESTIGATE BOTH DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217889February 12, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND INJURED HIS HAND. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH, WHICH IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10202234September 7, 2007
AIR BAGS
DURING A CRASH TOTALING MY 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201697September 2, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIR BAGS DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE GIVEN THE CAR FOR 2 UPDATE FIXES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS GOES OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE CAR. THE LAST TIME I SHOWED IT TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FIX TO IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193086June 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DISABLES AIRBAG FOR ADULT PASSENGERS. ISSUE OCCURS REGULARLY OR INTERMITTENTLY WITH AT LEAST THREE ADULTS WEIGHING MORE THAN 130 LBS, TWO FEMALES AGED 23 AND 28 AND ONE 25-YEAR OLD MALE. 6/7/06 PROBLEM REPORTED TO FUCILLO HYUNDAI, SCHENECTADY, NY. REPROGRAMMED OCS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HYUNDAI CAMPAIN 073 AND INFORMED ISSUE RESOLVED. ISSUE SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED (CA. DEC 2006) 1/23/07 COMPLAINED TO CONNOLLY HYUNDAU, NATICK, MA 4/18/07 SEAT REMOVED AND SENT TO HYUNDAI FOR REPROGRAMMING. ISSUE NOT RESOLVED 5/29/07 HYUNDAI DISTRICT SERVICE MANGER (KEVIN CLEARY) VERIFIES PROBLEM WITH 130 LB. FEMALE PASSENGER AT MIRAK HYUNDAI, ARLINGTON, MA HYUNDAI HAS OFFERED A SETTLEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLASS ACTION. SETTLEMENT STIPULATES MILEAGE OFFSET FOR BUYBACK OR REPLACMENT WILL BE BASED ON CA LEMON LAW, WHICH SPECIFIES THE MILEAGE USED FOR THE OFFSET IS THAT OF THE FIRST COMPLAINT. HYUNDAI OFFERS OFFSET BASED ON 27,500 MILES (DATE SEAT REMOVED), NOT MILEAGE AT FIRST COMPLAINT (20,573).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192264June 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID AND DEBRIS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191540May 23, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT AMONGST OTHER THINGS THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR IT SINCE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191343May 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE AT 52,792 MILES. I OWN 3 OTHER CARS ; FORD, HONDA, AND CHEVROLET WITH CLUTCHES WELL OVER 120,000 MILES. IT IS NOT A RESULT OF MY DRIVING. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178407January 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED HER RECALL LETTER IN 2005 FOR CAMPAIGN # 03V322000, AND SHE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 03/22/06. 1 WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR SHE HAD TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THEM THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD AFTER THE RECALL THAT THEY WILL REPLACE HER VEHICLE OR REFUND HER PURCHASE PRICE. AS OF 1/12/07 THE ISSUES HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RESPONDING TO HER COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT GAVE MANUFACTURE COMPLAINT # 994795. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIRBAG DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANYONE SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178437January 11, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH IS SHOULDER AND WAIST, THE BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK AND, THUS, IT DOES NOT FIT SECURELY AROUND MY SHOULDERS AND LAP. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BELT TO BE FIXED FOR THE SEAT BELT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I DISAGREED WITH THIS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE. THIS IS WHEN I CONTACTED YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175970December 12, 2006
AIR BAGS
DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY. SUV HIT CAR FROM BEHIND SUV TRAVELING AT EST. SPEED OF 90-100 MPH. PUSHED CAR 300 FT. SPINNING AROUND AND AROUND HIT MEDIUM MY CAR EQUIPPED WITH FOUR AIR BAGS NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10166626August 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
EXCERPTS FROM MY LETTER TO HYUNDAI PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED YOUR BROCHURE IN THE MAIL REGARDING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADVANCED AIRBAGS IN MY ELANTRA, AND REALIZED THAT THIS CLEARLY DESCRIBES THE SITUATION WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE BROCHURE AND LETTER I RECEIVED, HE TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SHOWED ME THAT THEY HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED A PREVIOUS RECALL WITH THE AIRBAG ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN SPOKE AGAIN TO THE MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AS I HAD DESCRIBED IT. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE I RECEIVED FOR THE SERVICES PERFORMED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006, THE DEALERSHIP DID A REFLASHING. TODAY, I HAD AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAVE SEVERAL POINTS OF CONCERN: 1. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN AND HAD TO READ THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED FROM HYUNDAI 2. EVEN AFTER READING THE INFORMATION, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. 3. EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM (I.E. A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED) A SITUATION THAT WOULD WARRANT OCS REPROGRAMMING, THE SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED! 4. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SCENARIO OF AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN SPITE OF MY EFFORT TO FOLLOW YOUR DIRECTION TO HAVE IT FIXED? THE ANSWER TO #4 FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS CLEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166031August 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH 2004. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL WHICH I ALSO PURCHASED NEW. THE DURABILITY OF THE EXCEL AND THE WARRANTY ON THE ELANTRA WERE THE REASON I CHOSE TO BUY IT. AT 13,000 MILES IN APRIL, 2005, THE CLUTCH ON THE ELANTRA BEGAN SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT IS COVERED ONLY UNDER A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. AFTER NEGOTIATION WITH THE MANAGEMENT, THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR. THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE AT THAT TIME AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED. IT IS NOW AUGUST, 2006, AND THIS VEHICLE HAS 33,066 MILES ON IT AND CLUTCH #2 IS WEARING OUT. STARTING OUT IN LOW GEAR IS DIFFICULT, THE CLUTCH SLIPS IN THE LOWER GEARS (2 AND 3) AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS EXTREMELY STIFF. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE PERFORMS OK. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE THEY ARE MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO PUT THE SAME PIECE OF JUNK CLUTCH IN AS A REPLACEMENT TO THIS ONE. I HAVE TALKED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY CAN USE A NON-OEM PART TO REPLACE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS SOLUTION IS THAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE +$1000 VERSUS THE $800+ THAT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE AND THE USE OF THE NON-OEM PART MAY VOID THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT A FEW OTHER FACTS: THE 1994 EXCEL WENT TO 122,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING ITS CLUTCH REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH WAS STILL IN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS TRADED IN AT 176,000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD SHIFT VEHICLES EXCLUSIVELY SINCE 1990, SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE AT HYUNDAI SUGGESTING THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STANDARD SHIFT VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 1997 PLYMOUTH A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. ITS CLUTCH WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2006 WITH AT 135,000 MILES. MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE HYUNDAI IS A PROFESSIONAL BUS DRIVER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160868June 27, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT INDICATED THAT A WEIGHT OF GREATER THAN 56.4 POUNDS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL TURN OFF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT, AND ALLOW THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCUPANTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHO WEIGH GREATER THAN THE LIMIT, BUT THE INDICATOR WILL NOT TURN OFF, THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS PROBABLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DEFECT, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 03V322000 WHICH RELATES TO THE AIR BAGS HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 8/1/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160053June 16, 2006
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IT HAD A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWO TIMES TO BE FIXED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD. IT COMES ON AND OFF REGARDLESS IF ANYONE IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. EACH TIME I TAKE IT BACK THEY SAY IT IS FIXED. I AM AFRAID IF I AM IN A WRECK IT WILL NOT WORK IF SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159408June 9, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG (OCS SYSTEM) IS SUPPOSE TO ACTIVATE WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND NOT ACTIVATE WHEN A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE OCS SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE FOR THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DRIVER IS LESS THAN 120 POUNDS WHICH IS THE REASON THE OCS WILL NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT CONTENDS THIS INFORMATION IS NOT LISTED IN THE HANDBOOK AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158596May 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKE SENSORS WERE BENT AND BOTH REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151631March 2, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE REPROGRAMMED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE SENSORS ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IF A SMALL STATURE PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. THERE IS A RECALL # 03V322000, CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPROGRAMMED THE OSC ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT. THE DEALER STATED THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MUST SIT IN A CERTAIN MANOR FOR THE SENSOR TO BE ACTIVATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151934February 22, 2006
AIR BAGS
2004 ELANTRA PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REMAINED ON. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE AIRBAG. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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