Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2001)

315 consumer complaints on file.

#10693465March 11, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE REAR AXLE CAME OFF OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CORROSION FROM RUST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689720February 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
TURNING ONTO MAIN STREET WHEN A LARGE OAK TREE FELL FROM LEFT SIDE OF ROAD, CATCHING LOWER DRIVERS SIDEFRONT FIBERGLASS BUMPER AND TOW BAR. MAKING THE CAR STOP ABRUPTLY. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED WINDSHIELD AND RIPPED DASH AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE BAG HIT MY WIFE'S RIGHT ARM AND SHATTERED ALL THE BONES FROM HER ELBOW TO HER FINGERS. WE ARE 74,AND 75 YRS OF AGE. AS DRIVER MY LIP WAS SPLIT OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOME 5 BLOCKS AWAY LOOKING THROUGH A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. BUT THE WIFE HAD TO SPEND 5 DAYS IN HOSP. AND TWO SURGERIES TO PUT HER ARM BACK TOGETHER. THE AIR BAG DID ALL OF THE BAD DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE LEGAL HELP HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN SAYING NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE TO COURT. CAN YOU HELP. THE AIR BAG ALMOST KILLED HER. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP NOT MAME...THANKYOU *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667274December 19, 2014
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WENT TO CHANGE OIL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE FRONT CONTROL ALARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY RUSTED AND BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662530December 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
TOOK 2001 ELANTRA TO DEALER AS A RESULT OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. DEALER DISCOVERED VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IRREPARABLE DUE TO CORROSION OF REAR CROSS MEMBER AND/OR "SPUD". IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS CORROSION OCCURRED IN THE AREA WHERE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO ROAD SALT. HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE A (LOWER-MILEAGE) 2005 ELANTRA WHICH WE KEEP PARKED IN THE SAME GARAGE AS THE 2001 ELANTRA AND WHICH, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, SHOWS NO SIGN OF CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639048September 25, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608153July 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V496000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 03V257000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593335May 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586483May 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA FROM A USED CAR LOT. IT WASN'T LONG AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STOPPED TO FUEL UP MY VEHICLE THAT AS I BEGIN TO PUMP FUEL, IT WOULD CLICK LIKE MY TANK WAS FULL. THEN I WOULD START PUMPING IT AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO FUEL UP MY CAR. AND IT ANNOYS ME SO MUCH. I AM DISABLE AND HAVE LOTS OF BACK PROBLEMS AND CAN'T STAND TOO LONG WITH OUT BAD PAIN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IN THE HOT HEAT OF THE SUMMER MONTHS OR VERY COLD WINTER DAYS, THIS IS ROUGH ON ME, IN MY CONDITION TO DEAL WITH A CAR THAT I LOVE AND IS THE BEST CAR I EVER OWNED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USED WHEN I BOUGHT IT TO BE STRESSED OUT EVERY TIME I FUEL IT UP. IS THERE A WAY, FREE OF CHARGE THAT YOU CAN FIX MY FUEL TANK TO WHERE IT WILL NOT DO THIS ANYMORE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IN WHAT STEPS ARE AVAILABLE IN GETTING THIS FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582769April 17, 2014
SUSPENSION
2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR CONTROL ARM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON, HAD JUST COME OFF THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577976April 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,789.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577517April 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING GAS, THE CAR WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT MORE THAN 3/4 OF A GALLON IN AT A TIME AND MORE OFTEN LESS THAN THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552043November 13, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBERS WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. ..UPDATED 12-26-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550493November 1, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING CAR WITH GAS, THE GAS SPEWED BACK AT ME AND GOT ALL OVER MY RIGHT SIDE AND INTO MY EYE. FORTUNATELY, MY EYESIGHT WASN'T IMPAIRED. SINCE THEN WHILE PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR, IT CLICKS OFF AS THOUGH IT IS FULL AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FILL THE PUMP AND IT STILL OVERFLOWS IF I AM NOT CAREFUL. THIS IS A WASTE OF GAS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS SOON! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10542686September 9, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE SIDE AIR BAG HAPHAZARDLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAPHAZARDLY DEPLOYED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,530.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542687September 9, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT AXLE AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE BOTH REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542388September 7, 2013
WHEELS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I WAS MAKING A U TURN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR SEEM TO BE DRIFTING TO ONE SIDE UNTIL I HIT A CURB... WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPEN I NOTICE THAT MY WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARDS AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN AND THE AXLE HAD POPPED OUT... NO ONE WAS INJURED HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER WAS SHAKING UP ABOUT WHAT HAPPEN... I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE WHEEL AND RUSTY PART.. IT AMAZED ME HOW METAL COULD RUST THAT BAD AND BREAK IN HALF... I THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPEN...I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN ALSO TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538414September 2, 2013
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, NOT A NORTHERN SALTY CLIMATE. TAKEN IN FOR MUFFLER REPAIR AND WHEN PUT ON LIFT THE REAR CROSSMEMBER FELL OUT. IT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FRAME ! LIKE I SAID THIS CAR IS BARELY DRIVEN AND WE USUALLY DON'T EVEN GET SNOW IN THE WINTER SO THERE IS NOT MUCH SALT IF AT ALL ! I HAVE HAD MY GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR ! IT'S NOT JUST WHERE THE REAR CROSSMEMBER IS THAT'S RUSTED EITHER ! TALKING ABOUT A RUST BUCKET, YOU CAN PEEL LAYERS AND CHUNKS OF RUSTED METAL OFF WITH YOUR HANDS ! THESE CARS SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED ON THE ROADS ! SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE FROM THESE ! AFTER TALKING TO SOME OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS SITUATION EITHER BUT HAVE FOUND ISSUES TO BE THE SAME ! THE FRONT CRADLE WAS ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO RUST RECALL AND CRASHES ! I GUESS HYUNDAI WON'T DO ANYTHING CAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT WON'T MAKE THEM ! I MEAN SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS- WOULD YOU PUT YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS IN THIS CAR ? I SURE HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TO ! I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER KOREAN VEHICLE AS MY KIA WAS THE SAME WAY ! DANGEROUSLY RUSTED AND NEWER THAN THE HYUNDAI ! PLEASE, PLEASE. PLEASE SAVE SOMEBODY'S KIDS FROM FAILING THROUGH A RUSTY FLOOR. MINE IS SO EATEN UP WITH RUST I'M OBLIGATED TO SEND IT TO THE CRUSHER. FOR GODS SAKE IF YOU OWN A KOREAN VEHICLE CHECK MORE THAN YOUR OIL. I JUST WISH WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO ! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509099April 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDIA ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL TO METAL DRAGGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND THE SECOND STRAP WAS SLIGHTLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501907March 7, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING, AIR BAGS
WAS EXITING OFF OF THE PARKWAY TO THE RIGHT TRAVELING APPROX. 25- 30 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES STEERING CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CURB OF THE MEDIAN. RESULTING IN BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES TO BLOW OUT AND PUSHING THE WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AFTER. THE VEHICLE WHICH IS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD TO BE TOWED. ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM LOOKING INTO THIS RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE. MILEAGE AT TIME WAS 99,400.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490534December 31, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND DISINTEGRATED. WHEEL WAS BASICALLY DETACHED FROM THE CAR AND FOLDING UP UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM IN ALL NORTHERN STATES BECAUSE THE MATERIAL RUSTS WHEN EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT. BECAUSE I'M IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. HOWEVER, I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC WHERE THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AS IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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