Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10015012April 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015013April 2, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012229April 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PAINT DEFECT. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013777April 1, 2003
STRUCTURE
EXTREMELY LOUD WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVING INTO OR WITH A CROSSWIND. NOISE SEEMS TO EMANATE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. *JB
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
#10011081March 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA: VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY ON-RAMP. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID REAR-END COLLISION WITH APPROACHING VEHICLES. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS "FIXED." A SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED AND FIXED BY DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012470March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012471March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012472March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012473March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR 3 DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012327March 24, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE HOOD OPENED SUDDENLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012222March 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILURE CAUSED AIR BAGS TO FAIL, POWER DOOR LOCKS TO JAM, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO AND CLOCK WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO EMITTED A BURNING SMELL AT TIMES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10012099March 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055731March 17, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO HIT ON BOTH SIDES BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, HEAD, SHOULDER AND HIP. *JB *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10010588March 17, 2003
SUSPENSION
AT 20,000 MILES, THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN BADLY AND UNEVENLY. WAS TOLD BY A MICHELIN DEALER IT WAS UNSAFE TO RIDE ON TIRES. WAS TOLD BY 2 DEALERSHIPS (WHO DID NOT LOOK AT THE CAR) THIS WAS A ROTATION PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT TIRES WERE FINE. DEALERSHIP FINALLY REALIGNED REAR WHEELS, BOTH WERE OUT OF TOE TO THE SAME DEGREE. I COMPLAINED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES SINCE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY SETTING AND NOT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE IN MAINTENANCE. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO PAY HALF THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE TIRES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010597March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AFTER 77,000.00. THE CAR HESITATES OR GETS STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAD A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IT TURNED OUT IT ONLY HAD A FIVE YEAR 60,000.00 MILE WARRANTY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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