Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#8002082January 14, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS HAVE UNEXPECTEDLY BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES, PARKING LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, AND POWER CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED AFTER-MARKET PRODUCT WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756791January 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
I HAVE HAD SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. TRIED TO RESOLVE THESE WITH HYUNDAI BUT THEY SAID UNLESS THEY WERE CURRNETLY HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MIRROR WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ON ITS OWN AND SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR WILL ALL GO ON WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. THE MALFUNCITON LIGHT LIGHTS UP HERE AND THERE ALSO. ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT END SUSPENTION BEING VERY SHAKEY AND MY BRAKES SHAKE WHEN STOPPING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR. ONE MORE PROBLEM THAT IT HAS IS A MAJOR BOLT IN THE FRONT SUSPENTION WENT BAD A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND SO THE DEALER FIXED THAT BUT THEY SAID IT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE THAT WAY. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HATE MY CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001949January 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5500.00. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001952January 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001918January 10, 2002
TIRES
2000 HYUNDAI, ELANTRA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 195/60R14, AT 14,000 MILES BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TIRE BLISTERING, AT 16,900 MILES CONSUMER REPLACED THE LEFT REAR TIRE DUE TO A BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756354January 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
I T STARTED AROUND OCTOBER 25,2001,WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY.I WAS DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR AROUND 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STICK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL BY ITS SELF, I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED,. THER E WAS NOTHING ATTACHED TO THE STICK, IN OTHER WORDS NOTHING WAS HANGING (NO GARBAGE BAG OR ANYTHING.THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES.THE CAR GROWLS AND I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR, NOW I'M ANERVOUS WRECK.I TOOK IT INTO THE THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.IT HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES SINCE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE PAST 40MPH OR TAKE THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR-SHIFT\GAS PEDAL\CLUTH, YOU CAN FEEL WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE TH PEDAL MOVES UNDER YOUR FOOT AND THE SHIFT GEAR MOVES IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563898December 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755977December 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER OR HIT ANY HARDER OR BY A LARGER VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED. I FIND IR UNBELIEVABLE THAT MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE FRONT CORNER PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT AIRBAG, NOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS INFLATED.D. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755605December 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BETWEEN GEAR 2 AND GEAR 3. TRANSMISSON APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND GAINS 500RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG AND CANNOT FIX. 8AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900614December 10, 2001
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED AN UNKNOWN FLUID FROM CUP HOLDER CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT FOR AIR BAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899983December 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE OFTEN GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND REVS EXCESSIVELY AS IF GEARS ARE NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE. THIRD TIME DEALER INDICATED THAT A PROGRAM HAD TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755214December 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899620November 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND HE HAD TO RESET MODULAR . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN BULLETIN FOR AIR BAGS; BUT, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899521November 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE SEALS WERE BAD ON VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEN ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, AND THEN ON T 21ST OF NOVEMBER TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AGAIN. TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754825November 23, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE LATCH MECHANISM FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD CLOSED AFTER A MINOR COLLISION. THE HOOD OPENED UP AND FLIPPED BACK UNTO THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE GLASS, DAMAGING THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 40 MPH AT THE TIME. THE LATCH POPPED OUT FROM THE HOOD THUS RELEASING THE HOOD. THIS LATCH WAS REVITTED ON TO THE HOOD ON THIN SHEET METAL WHICH STRETCHED AND RELEASE THE LATCH. IT SHOULD BE NOTE THAT I WAS BLINDED WHEN THE HOD FLEW OPENED AND WAS LUCKY TO BE UNHURT. I LOOKED AT OTHER CAR LATCH AND THEY ARE OF A SUPERIOR DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754798November 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONT END CRASH SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. UPPER PART OF PLASTIC HOUSING DID NOT COME OFF, ALLOWING BAG TO ONLY COVER LOWER PART OF DRIVER'S BODY AND PERMITTING HEAD TO STRIKE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899284November 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 70MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899286November 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899302November 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS LOSING SPEED AND REVS HIGHLY. IT JERKS BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BEFORE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. THIS IS POSSIBLY THE THIRD TIME THAT TRANSMISSION NEES TO BE REPLACED. DEALERS AND OTHER MECHANICS HAVE NOT EXPLAINED REASONS FOR ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899308November 20, 2001
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A DIP IN ROAD AND SEAT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS FALLING BACKWARDS. ALSO, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM SEAT. SEAT APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH SEAT. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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