Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2004)

182 consumer complaints on file.

#10150704February 21, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER BUYING IT NEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150320February 15, 2006
AIR BAGS
WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IS THERE A SPEED AT WHICH THE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY?*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149158January 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ON 3/4/2005, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY START. IT DID START LATER. I WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHICH REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. ON 4/21/2005, I GOT TO MY PARKED CAR TO FIND THAT IT WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE SYMPTOMS WERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE MARCH 4 INCIDENT, WITHOUT THE STALLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY TO PREFACE IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHERE THEY TESTED THE CAR BUT MADE NO REPAIRS. I WROTE HYUNDAI. A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME AND ASKED THAT HYUNDAI HAVE AN ATTEMPT TO FULLY INVESTIGATE. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED THEM TO COORDINATE EXAMINATION OF THE CAR. THE DEALER HAD ONE OF THEIR TOP ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PEOPLE EXAMINE THE CAR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE ON 5/7/2005. THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. ON 1/3/2006, THE CAR STALLED OUT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T START IMMEDIATELY. A DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. ON 1/13/2006, THE CAR STALLED OUT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T START IMMEDIATELY. A DEALER EXAMINED IT AND CONSULTED WITH HYUNDAI TECH LINE BUT DID NOTHING. I SENT HYUNDAI ANOTHER LETTER. THEY ASKED TO BE ABLE TO SEND A REGIONAL TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT. A DEALER REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND CHECKED CONNECTIONS PER DIRECTIONS OF THE REGIONAL TECHNICIAN. HYUNDAI DEEMED THE CAR OKAY BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN WENT FOR A 15 MILE TEST DRIVE; THE CAR HAS HAD THREE POTENTIALLY FATAL INCIDENTS IN 22,491 MILES. A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE REGIONAL OFFICE SAID THE THEY REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE BASED ON INCIDENTS IN OTHER CARS, WHERE THE ERROR CODE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS COME UP. HE SAID THIS WAS A "PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE," THAT THE TECHNICIAN WASN'T ABLE TO VERIFY THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED, AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WASN'T SUGGESTED EARLIER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148696January 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER REGARDING RECALL CAMPAIGN #073 CONCERNING THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT REMAINED ON NO MATTER WHO SAT IN THE SEAT. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE PASSENGER MAY NOT BE SEAT SQUARELY IN THE SEAT WITH FEET ON THE FLOOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144900December 10, 2005
TIRES:VALVE
I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI ELENTRA 2004 BRAND NEW. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE THE TIRES LEAKED AT THE VALVE STEMS. AND WHEN IT GETS HOT IT STARTS TO TICK. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT THEY TREATED ME LIKE I WAS DUMB. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR THIS MYSELF. MY CAR HOWEVER STILL TICKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144397December 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WITH A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT OFF IS DISPLAYED QUITE FREQUENTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143500November 22, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER, USUALLY MY NIECE WHO WEIGHS 130 POUNDS, OCCUPIES THE SEAT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS, BUT IT DID NOT SPECIFY THIS PROBLEM. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SENSOR SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140402October 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 2004 (1) NO EVENTS LED UP TO FAILURES (2) BETWEEN 15000-20000 MILES IGNITION STOPPED WORKING - FIXED BY HYUNDAI AFTER WE SEVERELY NAGGED THEM FOR DAYS - CAR IS LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OLD HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT NOW CLUTCH DISK IS SUPPOSEDLY BURNED OUT- I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH BURN OUT ON ME OR ANYONE I KNOW MUCH LESS AT A MERE 32,000 MILES WANT TO CHARGE ME 300 TO SEE IF WARRANTY MIGHT COVER IT; HOWEVER IF IT DOESN'T THEY WILL CHARGE ME 800 OR SO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM CAR GRINDS WHEN TURNING- HYUNDAI WILL NOT CHECK IT OUT, SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTY ALSO DOES NOT COVER THIS. STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART VANITY MIRROR COVER FELL OFF YES, ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. I AM NOW COMPLETELY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE GEARS DO NOT CATCH WELL AND ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS FOR ITS AMAZING WARRANTY. COME TO FIND OUT THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER ANYTHING AT ALL. HYUNDAI DID REPLACE MY VANITY MIRROR. NOW IF ONLY THE FREAKING CAR WORKED! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139860October 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(1) CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. MAY GO FOR WEEKS, DAYS, OR MINUTES BEFORE RECURRING. (2)ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. NOT EASY TO DO WHEN DOING 65 MPH ON RT 30, TO SUDDENLY HAVE NO POWER OR POWER STEERING AND A SEMI IS ON YOUR TAIL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME IN WET, DRY, FAST SLOW, OR IDLE. (3) 1ST TIME WIGGLE WIRES. IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THE SHOP. REPLACED FUSE BOX, WE REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN DUE TO FEAR FOR OUR LIVES. SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT CAN BE WEEKS BETWEEN HAPPENINGS YOU CAN'T PREPARE FOR IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138050September 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DT: A WIRING BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE DASHBOARD TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON JUNE 20, 2005. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LATELY, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135974September 9, 2005
SUSPENSION, TIRES
STRONG STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ON 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER 5 TIMES, IN WHICH THEY HAVE ROTATED WHEELS, BALANCED TIRES, ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. NUMEROUS OTHER ELANTRAS FROM 2001-2005 SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM AS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL YIELD MANY. HYUNDAI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. WILL FILE FOR LEMON LAW IF NOT FIXED ON 6TH ATTEMPT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131884August 30, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AL HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10133239August 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIME FOR GRINDING IN THE REAR OF CAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, JUST THAT THEY HAVE FIXED IT, BUT IT NEVER STAYS FIXED. FIRST TIME (10/06/04) THEY LUBED BACKING PLATES AND SANDED SHOES; SECOND TIME (04/20/05) THEY REPLACED REAR BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS; THIRD TIME (08/15/05) THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL CYCLINDERS. I AM TREATED VERY WELL BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, BUT, I HAVE A CAR THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A BAD ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133428August 12, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA STUD FELL FROM THE BACK OF THE HUB ON THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE BROKEN AND LAYING IN THE DRUM.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129022July 17, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BHUGHT CAR USED 6 WEEKS AGO. EVER SINCE WHILE MY WIFE {120LBS] OCCUP[IES RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT , THE AIR BAG DISABLED LIGHT STAYS ILLUNINATED. TO EXTINGUISE SHE HAS TO WIGGLE AROUND ON SEAT , SLIDE FORWARD AND SOMEITMES LIFT HER WEIGHT OFF OF THE SEAT AND DROP ON TO SEAT SEVERAL TIMES/ TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER, CREST HYUNDAI ,AND THEY TESTED SEAT WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS WITH A PROPANE BOTTLE. THIS IS HARDLY THE CORRECT PROCEDURE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. PROBLEM PERSISTS EVERY TIME SHE OR ANY ONE LIGHT RIDES IN THAT SEAT. HAVE VIEWED THIS SITE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122344July 8, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT MAKE SEAT BELT EXTENDERS. THE CONSUMER NEEDS ONE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT EXTENDERS ARE NOT MADE FOR HYUNDAI OR KIAS. *TT *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126410June 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED, CONSUMER FIRST TRIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL SHE COULD GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE DRIVE, PARK, AND NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL RACED, CONSUMER EVEN TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RACING, CONSUMER APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME, THE DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME, AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR, THIS OCCURRED ON NOV. 18, 2004; THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON JUNE 2, 2005, THE DEALER STATES THAT BY REPLACING THE ENGINE CHECK MODULAR THAT IT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE CHECK MODULAR, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL AFTER THE SECOND TIME . *JB UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126241June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE WHEN CLUTCH WENT BAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ABOUT 13,900 MILES. DEALER CHARGES $900 TO REPLACE CLUTCH DUE TO WARRANTY ONLY BEING 12 MONTHS 12,000 MILES. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE HYUNDAI COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS ($260) BUT I PAID 100% OF THE LABOR. IN 30+ YEARS DRIVING I NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO BAD ON ME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. AND THE ONLY TIME I HAD PRIOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND DRIVE IT. THIS TIME THE CLUTCH WAS SO BAD THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR UNLESS IT WAS GOING DOWNHILL - ATOTHER TIMES THE MOTOR JUST REVED AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST SLIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125590June 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR VARIOUS RESAONS. AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOP,THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH STALLING. WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFFIC THE STALLING BEGAN. . TODAY HOWEVER WHEN GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED, STOPPED AND LOST POWER, AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE CAR DEALER WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR IN MONDAY BUT OWNER WAS PLANNING TO CALL MANUFACTURER TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED THERE BECAUSE CONSUMER FELT IT WAS NOT SAFE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET INVOILVING THE STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121554May 13, 2005
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEAT BELTS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *MR THE SEAT BELTS BROKE AND TORE OUT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER HEAD ON. THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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