Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10106207January 12, 2005
AIR BAGS
WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN HOOKSETT NEW HAMPSHIRE, ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE ROADS WERE ICY, AND SNOW COVERED, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, TOTALING MY CAR. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10106130January 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IN THE VERY COLD, SOMETIMES YOUR DRIVING FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES WITH NO SPEEDOMETER. ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. ONCE THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS. THEY'VE REPLACED A SENSOR, A CABLE, AND THE LAST TIME THEY PUT A NEW SPEEDOMETER IN. WHEN IT'S COLD THE NEW ONE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. WE LEFT IT WITH THEM FOR 4 DAYS, BUT BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE FREEZING THEY COULDN'T SEE IT NOT WORKING SO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA(SHE DRIVES IT) SO IT WORKS LESS WHEN SHE'S HOME IN VERNON, NJ. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THERE'S COLDER STATES THEN NEW JERSEY. HYUNDAI DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE. THERE WAS NOT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE, IT BEGAN NOT WORKING IN THE WINTER OF 2002 WHEN IT HAD JUST ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128075January 10, 2005
AIR BAGS
2004 ELANTRA OCS SYSTEM MODIFICATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT WHO MET THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106044January 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10109167January 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
THE CONSUMER'S SON'S BRAKES FAILED AND LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN DRIVING DOWN AN EXIT RAMP. *SC RECALL CAMPAIGN: NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10004464. CAMPAIGN 061 PROVIDES THE PROCEDURES FOR REPOSITIONING THE REAR BRAKE TUBES TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER'S STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTING BRACKETS. THE VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. EARLIER IN THE WEEK THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION AT 60 MPH. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106719January 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL 00V095001 CONCERNING FUEL TANK FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED FUEL LOSS FROM THE TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106739January 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA RECALL 03V322000 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR . THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. HOWEVER, THE SENSOR ON THE AIR BAG WAS NOT TURNING ON WHEN THE PASSENGER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103318January 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SHOULD BE TURNED ON WHEN SENSOR READS WEIGHT OVER 56.4 POUNDS. HOWEVER, AIR BAG IS TURNING ON AFTER READING 160 POUNDS. DEALER CAN REPROGRAM AIR BAG SENSOR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106610January 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. CONSUME CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE COVER THAT WAS ON THE SEAT. AND THEN SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106679January 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101969January 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BALL JOINTS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TCM/ECM SOFTWARE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP/SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE A/T ASSEMBLY AND FLUSHED THE A/T FLUID. THE LEFT SUNVISOR WAS COMING APART. THE VISOR CLIPS BROKE AND AS A RESULT THEY COULD NOT HOLD THE VISOR IN A STABLE POSITION. SEAT BELT BOLT COVER BROKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS HARD FOR THE PASSENGER TO UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE'S HEATER TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO EFFECTIVELY WARM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WAS LOOSE AT THE ACTUATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104831December 31, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I PURCHASED A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN SEPTEMBER 2004. I HAVE HAD LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DRIVE TO WORK AT 4:30 AM. ONE MORNING, I TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE. THERE WERE BARRIER POLES PLANTED IN THE ROAD. I DID NOT SEE THEM UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE. I SWERVED TO AVOID THEM. AT THE TOLL PLAZA, THE POLICE PULLED ME TO THE SIDE AND TOLD ME MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE SWITCH WAS ON, BUT THERE WERE NO HEADLIGHTS. SINCE THEN, A NUMBER OF DRIVERS SIGNALED TO ME THAT MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. I WAS AGAIN STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND TOLD MY LIGHTS WERE OFF. MY LIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. I STILL DO NOT FEEL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH. ANY HELP YOU COULD OFFER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU DIANNE C. BURGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105568December 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON SLAMING ON THE BRAKES GEAR AUTOMATICALLY PUT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP. ALSO,THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104598December 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DURING A SNOW STORM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING. THE WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE. OF COURSE I COULD NOT SEE TO DRIVE IN THE HEAVY SNOW STORM. THIS ALSO HAPPENED LAST WINTER DURING A HEAVY SNOW STORM. BOTH WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING THAT STORM. LAST YEAR THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE WIPERS SAID THEY WERE FROZEN. THIS YEAR ANOTHER DEALER STATED IT WAS A BOLT DESIGNED TO POP SO THE MOTOR TO THE WIPERS WOULDN'T BURN UP. THE CAR WAS HEATED UP BOTH TIMES, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS CLEANED OF SNOW AND ICE BOTH TIMES BEFORE EVEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE DURING THE SNOW STORMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITY IS ZERO. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING, IN WHICH THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IF THE DEALER IS SAYING IT'S DUE TO DESIGN, THEN THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN. THE DEALER IS MORE OR LESS SAYING THIS CAR IS NOT DESIGNED TO DRIVE WHEN SNOWING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND A BOLT WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104416December 23, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT ENABLED EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER WITH TWICE THE ADVERTISED MINIMUM REQUIRED WEIGHT OCCUPIES THE SEAT. A HYUNDAI BULLETIN TELLS PASSENGESR TO SIT STIFF LIKE A MANNEQUIN TO ACTIVATE SENSORS TO ENABLE THE BAG, BUT THAT'S NOT PRACTICAL. HYUNDAI ALSO OFFERS TO REPROGRAM THE SENSORS TO REQUIRE LESS WEIGHT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEACTIVATING (PERMANANTLY SHUTTING OFF) THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT. BUT THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT LOWERING THE PROGRAMMED WEIGHT WILL ENABLE THE BAGS SINCE IT ALREADY DOESN'T COME ON WITH 130 POUNDS BUT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON AT 56 POUNDS. DISABLING THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT IS ONLY AN EFFORT TO MAKE OCCUPANTS UNAWARE AS TO IF THE BAGS ARE ENABLED OR NOT AND THEREBY LESSEN THE BURDEN FOR HYUNDAI. OWNERS SHOULD NOT EXPECT A SOLUTION ANY TIME SOON SINCE THE TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT EXIST THAT KEEPS THE AIRBAGS ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER MAY SQUIRM AROUND, CROSS THEIR LEGS, OR EVEN SIT NORMALLY AT TIMES. A POSITIVE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RECALL THE VEHICLES TO INSTALL A KEYED SWITCH THAT CAN BE TOGGLED BY THE OWNER, AND ELIMINATE THE SENSORS ALL TOGETHER. AT THIS POINT, ANY CURRENTLY OFFERED SOLUTION BY HYUNDAI, WHICH INCLUDES NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT, OR USING ANOTHER CAR, OR SITTING PERFECTLY STILL, OR HAVING THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT DISABLED, IS ONLY DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE COMPANY AND NOT THE CONSUMER, NOR TO MAKE THE BAGS WORK AS ADVERTISED. [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104358December 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
(1) ON DECEMBER 20,2004, THE FIRST COLD DAY OF THE YEAR, MY 1999 ELANTRA WOULD NOT START. (2) THE NEXT DAY, DECEMBER 21, 2004, THE CAR STARTED, BUT AS I WOULD COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH. (3) I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHICH ASSESSED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE PART WAS REPLACED THAT AFTERNOON AT 275.00 PLUS LABOR= 391.00. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 23,2004 AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I REALIZED THAT THE 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD BEEN RECALLED ON SEPT 7, 2000 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 00V259001/HYUNDAI RECALL # 040.) I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER COMPLAINT DIVISION AND WAS TOLD MY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED ON MAY 24, 1999 AND THE CAMPAIGN ONLY INCLUDED 1999 ELANTRAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1999-JUNE 6, 2000. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 7 DAY PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AND THE DATE THE RECALL BEGAN SHOULD BE THE REASON WHY THIS COSTLY REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLAINT INVESTIGATED, AND BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF PARTS/LABOR FOR THIS DEFECT, WHICH HYUNDAI WILL NOT ALLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104122December 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
POOR GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRE, WET WEATHER AND WINTER CONDITIONS, POOR BRAKING, POOR ACCELLERATION, EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR FOR A 400 RATED TIRE. SIGNIFICANTLY CONCERNED ABOUT TIRES ABILITY TO DISPLACE WATER AND BRAKE UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, WATER OR ICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105034December 17, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104024December 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FAILURE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM TO ARM ITSELF WHEN PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT IS PRESENT. WARNING ON DASH PANEL SAYS "PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF". THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, JUST FAILURE TO ARM. DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, SUGGESTS CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER WHICH I DID. AM AWAITING REPLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105041December 17, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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