Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2000)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#10177553January 2, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD BLEW OFF (SHEARING THE HINGES) INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE VIEW MIRROR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HOOD, HINGES, LATCH, WINDSHIELD AND SIDE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174032November 22, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REAR. DON'T WORK .WINDOW DROPS DOWN. CABLE INSIDE OFF TRACK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173081November 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN 2 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION HYUNDAI ELANTRAS, 2000 AND 2001. BOTH CARS HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THEIR CLUTCHES GO BAD IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS (MASTER CYLINDER ON THE 2001, SLAVE CYLINDER ON THE 2000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172160October 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REGULATOR DEVICE BROKE IN THREE OF MY AUTOMATIC WINDOWS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. DURING THE TIME THE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN THE GLASS WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, PROVIDING A RED FLAG FOR ANYONE WISHING TO STEAL MY CAR OR ITS CONTENTS. CURRENTLY MY 3RD WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T LOOK AT IT FOR A FEW DAYS SO I HAVE TO HOPE NO ONE FINDS OUT IT IS BROKEN IN THE MEAN TIME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170564October 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAGS IN THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CAR STRUCTURALLY HELD UP VERY WELL BUT WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK? *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169928October 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION WIRE WAS ARCHING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND STALL. THE IGNITION WIRE WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169401September 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A RECALL # 00V259001 REGARDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169443September 27, 2006
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN A CHILD IN A SAFETY SEAT WITH THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING STRAP TIGHTENED WHEN ENGAGED DURING NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURE, BUT DETERMINED THE FRONT SEAT BELT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168420September 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TWO POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING, STARTLING THE DRIVER, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR-END COLLISION. THE SECOND TIME, THE REAR WINDOW HAD FALLEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE THEFT OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR ITS COMPONENTS. BOTH PARTS WERE FIXED AT OWNER'S COST OF $140 EACH, PLUS LABOR. **NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166458August 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK (00V259001) PERFORMED WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT STALLS. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AT ABOUT 60000 MILES AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 76000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165890August 17, 2006
AIR BAGS
2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH WITH SUV. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. CAR IS TOTALLED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10160108June 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TWO BACK WINDOWS AND ONE FRONT WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD (ELECTRIC WINDOWS). THE WINDOWS WOULD FALL DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE BACK WINDOWS AND THE REGULATOR IN THE FRONT WINDOW AT A COST OVER $1100.00. THE CAR IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159609June 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V259001, CONCERNING THE WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157226May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY ELANTRA EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT LOW SPEED (ENGINE STALLING) ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL FIX IT, THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY SAID THEY WILL RE ROUTE THE MAF SENOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS,THEY DID, I STILL AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS CHECK OUT 3 OTHER TIMES EVEN PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS (THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ) THE SHOP COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES CAME UP, BUT STILL HAVING THE STALLING AND CUTTING OFF AT LOW SPEED. 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS STALLING, IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT MOST OF THE TIME IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO A WRECK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155577April 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A USED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2004. IT ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED ALL THE BELTS, TIRES AND FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 2004, THE CAR OVERHEATED. I CALLED ATLANTIC HYUNDAI IN EAST ISLIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED THERE. THREE DAYS LATER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE HAD ACTUALLY MELTED THE RADIATOR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH ARGUING WITH THEM AND THE WARRANTY DEPT., THEY FINALLY AGREED TO DO THE REPAIRS. MUCH TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE CAR CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE THERMOSTAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY NEVER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN PAID TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. THE CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT IF DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN 30 MILES BECAUSE IT WILL OVERHEAT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT DOES NOT CIRCULATE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, FOR WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, WAS RECENTLY TRAVELING ON THE SUNRISE HIGHWAY, LESS THAN 4 MILES DRIVEN, WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 46,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151718March 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR A LONG TIME. FINALLY I RECENTLY HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THEN AFTER GIVING THEM THE OK ON DOING IT, THEY INSTALLED THE PART, ONLY TO TELL ME LATER TO DO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (OVER 1,700 DOLLARS FOR REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS). HAVING PAID FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, I BEGAN DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. I NOT ONLY NOTICED NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR, THE PERFORMANCE WAS ACTUALLY WORSE. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO STAND BY THEIR REPAIR, BUT THEY WOULDN'T. IN "RECALLS" ON MY COMPUTER I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A STALLING PROBLEM FOR ALL MODELS OF 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE I HAVE BEEN HAVING THAT CREATED THE RISK OF A CRASH, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET STATES WITH REGARD TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM: "...STALLING COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS." I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN SUCH CASES WHERE THE SAME PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SOME VIN NUMBERS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THAT THEY ARE OFTEN THEN ADDED TO THE VIN NUMBERS IN THE RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF INCLUDING MY VIN IN THIS RECALL BASED ON THE FOREGOING. MY [XXX] THE SITE I WENT TO ON THE INTERNET UNDER SERVICE - RECALLS GAVE A CAMPAIGN NUMBER OF 00V259001 AND LISTED THE FAULTY COMPONENTS AS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING, AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE AS: " THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING RISK OF A CRASH." AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS: " DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS." *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143689November 26, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 65-70 MPH THE HOOD CAME FLYING OPEN. THERE WAS NO LIGHT IN THE CAR SHOWING THE HOOD WAS OPEN PRIOR TO THIS. THE CAR WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE HOOD WAS NEARLY BENT IN HALF OVER THE ROOF OF THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SAFETY SWITCH HOLDING THE HOOD SHUT IS BROKEN. THE HOOD APPEARS TO REMAIN SHUT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137717October 25, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE STEEL BELT SEPARATION FROM THE TREAD. *MR THE CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES FOR THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. AFTER THE NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED THAT CONSUMER WIFE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE VEHICLE WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL PEP BOYS SO THEY COULD CHECK THE TIRES. DURING THIS CHECK THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TREAD ON ONE OF THE REAR TIRES HAD SEPARATED AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO WOBBLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *NM *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137970September 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR AN ILLUMINATED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS APPARENT TO HIM THAT THEY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE, ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD BE AN UNDETECTABLE PROBLEM TO MYSELF, THE DRIVER. MY DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138028September 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN CAR HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND AT 31,000 MILES. SHE SAID DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON, BUT SHE WAS NOT SURE WHICH ONES. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL, AND THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO COME ON TO INDICATE THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CAR HAD 118,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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