Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10208956November 14, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DRIVING ON 495 WASHINGTON BELTWAY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HIT THE CAR I LOOK ALL AROUND AND SAW THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT THE SUNROOF. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PUSHED UP FROM THE INSIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS HAD NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE AND THE HYUNDAI REP SAID IT COULDN'T HAPPEN BY ITSELF AND REFUSE TO COVER THE DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST WAS ALMOST $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208489November 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN 2004. THE DAY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL ONLINE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE BACK DOOR FRAME WAS TOO SMALL. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER PUSHED THE WEATHER STRIPPING BACK ON THE DOOR. IN 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED OF A BRAKE LINE RECALL AND CLIPS WERE APPLIED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SQUEAKING WHEN SHE APPLIED AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,448 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207299October 29, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2003 ELANTRA GT AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS LISTED ON THIS SITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206345October 19, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS LENS WERE DISCOLORED AND VISIBILITY AT NIGHT WAS VERY LIMITED. THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ONLY COVERED UNDER A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,500. UPDATED 12/06/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205851October 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON MARCH 4, 2006 I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH 33,855 MILES FROM BUHLER & BITTER DODGE LOCATED ON ROUTE 35 IN HAZLET, NEW JERSEY. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL USED CARS ARE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLES AND ARE PUT THROUGH A 135 POINT CHECK PRIOR TO BEING PUT ON THE LOT. THE HYUNDAI THAT I PURCHASED PASSED THIS 135 POINT CHECK AND STILL HAD THE REMAINDER OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY WHICH WAS 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. THE BALANCE OF THIS WARRANTY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW OWNER. THE CAR RAN GREAT AND LIKE ALL OF OUR CARS IN THE PAST IT WAS GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE SCHEDULE ISSUED TO US FROM THE DEALER UPON PURCHASE. ON AUGUST 22, 2007 I DROVE TO STATEN ISLAND FOR A DOCTOR?S VISIT. ON MY WAY HOME- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY-THE CAR APPEARED TO BE LOSING POWER AS IT RELATED TO MY ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE. FOR MY SAFETY I BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. UPON RESTART NOTHING OCCURRED SO I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AGAIN. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TROUBLE ASIDE FROM THE LACK OF POWER (I.E. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, NO SMOKE OR NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR), IT JUST WOULDN'T START AND THEN SLOWLY EVERYTHING APPEARED TO SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE ELECTRICAL POWER. AT THAT POINT, I SAT AND WAITED FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. A GENTLEMAN FROM JULIAN?S GARAGE NAMED SCOTT ARRIVED WITH A TOW-TRUCK AND AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR HIMSELF STATED THAT THE EITHER THE TIMING BELT WENT OR THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. BASED ON EVERYTHING SHUTTING DOWN, IT APPEARED THAT IT MOST LIKELY WAS THE HEAD GASKET. HE THEN TOWED ME TO A GAS STATION NEAR MY HOME. ALTHOUGH DISTURBED BY THE SITUATION AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS CLEAR I WOULD BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, I KNEW THAT I HAD THE WARRANTY AND WAS COVERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205513October 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AFTER 4-5 SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S FOURTH GEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204518October 1, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL PIPE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CRACK RIBS AND BRUISES TO THE CHEST. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2007, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. STATE OF MICHIGAN TRAFFIC REPORT AND PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/22/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10204090September 25, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SATELLITE SENSOR FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, NEITHER THE MECHANIC NOR THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V332000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202990September 14, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE UPPER FUEL TANK SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER A RECALL IN 2000, HOWEVER, THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2000, HE IS NO LONGER ON THE RECALL LIST. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202997September 14, 2007
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 99. ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN RUSH HOUR, IN SACRAMENTO, CA. WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY A BLACK NISSAN. WHEN THE CARS TOUCHED WE SPUN 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR STOPPED 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE RETAINING WALL, FACING NORTH BOUND. MY INFANT (1 MONTH OLD ) AND 13 YR. OLD WERE IN THE BACK. THE INFANTS CAR SEAT SIFTED ABOUT A FOOT TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THAT MEANS THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY 13 YR. OLD SCREAMED AS SHE HOVERED OVER HER BROTHER TO PROTECT HIM. HER SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HER TO ALLOW HER TO DO THAT. THE TOTAL IMPACT WAS ON HER SIDE. SHE AND I SAW THE CAR COMING BUT THERE WAS NO WHERE TO MOVE. MY FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR OPEN UP. I WAS ABLE TO SHIELD MY FACE ON THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE INSURANCE CONSIDERED IT A SALVAGE AND PAID ME OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10202234September 7, 2007
AIR BAGS
DURING A CRASH TOTALING MY 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201864September 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A SPEEDOMETER ERROR OF 5-7 MPH. I TESTED THIS WITH TWO DIFFERENT RADAR GUNS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. DEALER VERIFIED ERROR AND CONTACTED TECH LINE. TECH LINE SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED PER HYUNDAI TECH LINE'S FINDINGS. PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201697September 2, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIR BAGS DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE GIVEN THE CAR FOR 2 UPDATE FIXES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS GOES OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE CAR. THE LAST TIME I SHOWED IT TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FIX TO IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200994August 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH. PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS DETERMINED TO BE ROTTED AWAY. NO OTHER SIGNS OF VISIBLE RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS IMPRESSED BY THE FAILURE AND TOOK PHOTOS TO EMAIL TO HYUNDAI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO DENIED ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS OR BLAME ON HYUNDAI'S PART. DEALER IS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARM AT MY EXPENSE. PART IS BEING SAVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200547August 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF UNDER ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200476August 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25MPH, I STOPPED QUICK TO AVOID A CAR COMING OUT OF SIDE STREET. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR HAD ROTTED AWAY AT ONE POINT, AND THE METAL WAS PAPER THIN. HE THAN TOLD ME IT WAS GOOD THAT I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR I WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY, BUT IF THIS DEFECT IS ON OTHER CARS SOMEONE MAY GET KILLED. THIS WAS ON A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I'M NOW WAITING FOR THE PART TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198352August 2, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE REAR END OF THE CAR IS VERY UNSTEADY OVER 50 MPH WHEN IT IS RAINING, CAUSES HYDROPLANING, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW TIRES MADE FOR WET TRACTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197881July 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FIFTY TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER EACH ONE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,867 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197523July 26, 2007
TIRES
KELLY TIRE 195 65 R14 ONE TIRE CAME APART ON FREEWAY, ONE HAD A VERY LARGE BUMP, ONE HAD A BROKE BELT AND ONE WAS WEARING REAL BAD ON THE REAR. THEY WERE ONE APPROX. 2-3 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS ALIGNED BY PURCELL TIRE IN PRINCENTON, KY WERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197228July 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT HAD A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RENTAL. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF AVIS CAR RENTAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 08/14/07. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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