Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#860845April 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CAR HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860174April 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. HOT/COLD TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO WORK. ALSO, WHENEVER TRYING TO START VEHICLE, IT WOULD FAIL TO CATCH RIGHT AWAY. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860101April 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRAVELING 75 MPH CONSUMER, ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE SWERVED, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721179April 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED A 9 TON TRUCK @ APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TRUCK WENT UP AND OVER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PREVIOUSLY THIS VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ON FREEWAY AT 45 MPH WITH A RED AIR BAG LIGHT BEING THE ONLY RESULT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859876April 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40-60 MPH. DRIVER MUST PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT DEFECT 4 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551751April 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, POWER TRAIN
SOLENOID VALVE SEAL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V178000). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551654March 29, 2000
WHEELS:RIM
DEFECTIVE WHEEL RIM CAUSES TIRES TO LEAK AIR AND GO FLAT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720700March 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS IS MY SON'S CAR. HE HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS PROCEEDING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. HE PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO THE NEARBY GAS STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIS CAR. WHEN HE LOOKED, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID AND A PUDDLE UNDER HIS CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED -- NEEDS WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION (AND VEHICLE HAS ONLY 8,500 MILES ON IT). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720466March 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE'VE HAD THE ELANTRA IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE CASE NUMBER WITH HYUNDAI IS 508316, THE CASE NUMBER WE HAD WITH THE BBB IS HYU-9980560. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING, CREATING A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. AFTER THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED IN DECEMBER, THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL JUST LAST WEEK. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THERER IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V178000--AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED. WE ARE NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT WE FEEL WE NEED FROM THE DEALER, AND ALSO FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN OUT CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858810March 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REARVIEW MIRROR IS FIXED AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT,AND CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE IT UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER HEIGHT IS 6 FEET, AND REARVIEW MIRROR IS RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL, OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S TOTAL VIEW THROUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720095March 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY "JUMP" OR "SKIP", AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN IT QUITS AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL; THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR; AM REPORTING TO DEALER NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719818March 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED BY THE DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER STATES THAT ALL ELANTRAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO SAID NEW REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD VIBRATE AS WELL. I CALLED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHY THEY DO NOT DESIGN NEW MIRROR, AND WAS GIVEN NO HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858006March 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING CAR AND STOPPING, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857765March 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 95V101000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719338February 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER OVER 10 DAYS FOR FRONT END PULL LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS--ZONE REP WAS CALLED AND CLAIMS PULL IS NORMAL. I FEEL IT'S VERY UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857236February 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING A SPEED OF 50 MPH TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718933February 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE LURCHED AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. HIGH PITCHED WHINE FROM ENGINE. WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE TOOK ALONG TIME TO LOCATE A SERVICE PROVIDER. DEALER WAS LACKING IN CUSTOMER SERVICE & SATISFACTION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ANY MORE HELPFUL, DID NOT TAKE COMPLAINT. IT TOOK 26 DAYS TO REPAIR. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC STATED THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAD RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. TO DATE NO NOTICE OF RECALL RECIEVED NOR HAS ONE BEEN POSTED OR REPORTED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR OTHER GROUP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550955February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DEALERSHIP IS NOT SATISFIED WITH MANUFACTURERS RECALL, REFERRED TO AS AN EMISSION RECALL,CONSUMERS VEHICLES 96-97 ELANTRAS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES AND THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER ALL DETAILS PROPERLY,MOST CASES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AS STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783878February 8, 2000
STEERING
WHILE TEST DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED TORQUE STEERING PROBLEMS UPON ACCELERATION, SALESPERSON STATED IT WAS NORMAL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856246February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 110 MPH, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK/BACK/ HIP, AND CHEST. ALSO, PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK/NECK INJURIES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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