Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10113376March 2, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2004 ROOF BUCKLED WHILE DRIVING. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ROOF HAD BUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT SOMEONE STOOD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111051March 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE SMELLED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HER AND THE PASSENGERS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS OF FLAMES. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109275March 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113125February 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OWNER OF A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA REPORTING VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST COLLISION ENDED WITHOUT VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IT COLLIDED INTO A FIRE TRUCK DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REFUND THE MONEY PAID. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112190February 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ONGOING FAILURE SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF ALMOST CONSTANTLY NO MATTER WHO SITS IN MY CAR. 150 LB GIRLFRIEND CAN NOT GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TO TURN OFF, NO MATTER HOW SHE SITS. 145 LB FEMALE FRIEND ONLY GETS THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TO TURN OFF ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS IT OPERATES AS DESIGNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106959February 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GOING 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112164February 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1. DAUGHTER DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY WHEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND DOOR CHIME RANG CONTINUOUSLY. ON JAN 22, 2005 SHE STARTED CAR, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF AND ELECTRICAL WINDOWS AND OTHER INTERIOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING. AN ACRID BURNING SMELL THEN DEVELOPED AS WELL AS WISPS OF SMOKE FROM THE DOOR AND DASH. 2. AS A RESULT, AND DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. OVERRIDING CONCERN WAS THAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND FURTHER DAMAGE EXISTED. 3. INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESSES RUNNING THROUGH BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE CORRODED, SHORTING OUT AND ONE HAD EVIDENCE OF SCORING AND MELTING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MANUFACTURER, HYUNDAI, HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, #03-90-009 (WHICH SUPERSEDED #01-90-004) THAT ADDRESSED THE CONDITION THAT WATER COULD GET UP INTO THE AREA OF THE WIRING HARNESSES AND CAUSE CORROSION AND SHORTS. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FOUR WIRING HARNESSES, TWO ON EACH SIDE, AND SEALING THE AREA IN THE CAR STRUCTURE WHERE THE WATER COULD ENTER IN THE FIRST PLACE. REPAIR COMPLETED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S TSB. THE OLD WIRING HARNESSES WERE KEPT BY OWNER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113013February 24, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IS UNDER THE SEAT THAT MADE IT COME ON. , HOWEVER, THEY WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHY THE LIGHT IS ON. *NM ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111474February 14, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ENGAGE IF THE WEIGHT CAPACITY IS NOT MET, WHICH MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED THE DEALER,, AND WAS TOLD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SIT THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109981February 7, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LATCH INSIDE HAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT CAR. I HAVE HAD THE HANDLE REPLACE 5 TIMES. WHEN WEATHER IS COLD, I CAN'T EXIT VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS FREEZE. I FEAR AN ACCIDENT MIGHT TRAP ME IN MY CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109939February 6, 2005
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A PRETTY INTENSIVE ACCIDENT ON 2-3-04 AND I COULD HAVE REALLY HURT MYSELF BAD AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT RELEASE TO SAVE MY LIFE. I COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN HURT, I BOUGHT MY CAR BASED ON ITS SAFETY FEATURES AND AT THE TIME WHEN I NEED MY CAR TO WORK THE MOST THE SAFETY WAS NOT THERE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108378February 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ANY TIME IT IS VERY COLD, THE WASHER SOLVENT FREEZES IN THE LINES AND YOU CANNOT SQUIRT TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, BUT I GUESSED AT 5.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128070January 31, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER INQUIRY REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT ANY RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE ON THE AIR BAG FAILURE IN THE 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10108159January 28, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE HE REAR ENDED A DODGE TRUCK. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR HAD STOPPED. WHEN THE AIRBAG WENT OFF, IT WENT OFF TO THE SIDE INSTEAD OF FULL FACE. MY HUSBAND BROKE HIS CLAVICLE AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS PER THE INSURANCE COMPANY. MY CAR WAS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108194January 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON COLLISION, DRIVERS SIDE, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THREE PEOPLE IN THE CAR ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES, DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL....DAMAGE TO THE CAR FROM THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.......MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHY DIDN'T MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10110810January 27, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE ONLY WAY THE CONSUMER COULD GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF WAS TO ADJUST THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY. DECEMBER 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUES. T HE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. *NM ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108008January 27, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. TCM MODULE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION AT 3 MONTHS. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED AT 10 MONTHS. ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP AT 40000 MILES. STEERING RACK AT 41K MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ALIGNED SINCE STEERING RACK WAS INSTALLED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ON 14 SEPERATE OCCASIONS IN 10 MONTHS. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS TIRE RELATED. INSTALLED AND BALANCED NEW TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT ARMS ARE SORE. ALIGNMENT IS NOT CORRECT AND STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109114January 27, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108545January 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106347January 14, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF C-SPINE. THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS MAY HAVE INCREASED THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY. VEHICLE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY INSURANCE COMPANIES AND LEGAL COUNSEL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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