Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2004)

182 consumer complaints on file.

#10120891May 13, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LATCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120898May 13, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER AIR BAG LIGHT. SHE SAYS THAT IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCH WILL SAY PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF, AND IF NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT IT SAYS THE SAME THING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME THE CAR IS IN USE AND HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE WAY THE PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THE MANUFACTURER TELLS THEM NOT TO FIX IT.*JB *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117874April 14, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR INCORRECTLY DETECTING PASSEMGER 50 POUNDS OR MORE. PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGTH STAYS ON EVEN IS A PASSENGER 100 POUNDS OR MORE ARE SEATED PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116081March 30, 2005
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
DEALER PERFORMED SOFTWARE REPAIR FOR PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116094March 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN MAY 2004 AND THE CLUTCH IS BURNED OUT. I HAD A JEEP WRANGLER FOR 10 YRS AND THE CLUTCH NEVER BURNED OUT. I ALSO HAD A TOYOTA CELICA THAT WAS MANUAL THAT NEVER BURNED OUT. I WAS QUOTED $1500.00 TO GET IT FIXED EVEN WITH THE SO CALLED WARRANTY. SUPPOSEDLY THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH IS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115481March 21, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT AND BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS ARE TWISTED, AND UNABLE TO BE RETRACTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO D REPLACED ONE OF THE SHOULDER BELTS, AND UNTWISTED THE OTHERS. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114278March 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ONE MORNING LAST YEAR, MY WIFE AND I DISCOVERED TWO SMALL (1/8" DIA.) POCK MARKS ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF OUR 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA'S FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE GLASS IS LABELED: KOREA AUTOGLASS LAMINATED A. WE ASSUME THAT THE MARKS WERE THE RESULT OF STONES OR SIMILAR OBJECTS WHICH FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE ONE OF US WAS DRIVING. WE DID NOT WITNESS THE EVENT. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, WE NOTICED THAT A SURFACE CRACK HAD BEGUN TO "RUN" FROM ONE OF THE POCK MARKS DOWN THE WINDSHIELD - ABOUT 2 TO THREE INCHES IN LENGTH. A FEW WEEKS LATER, WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL FIX UNRELATED TO THE WINDSHIELD, WE WERE TOLD THE CRACK WAS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL DINGS AND WAS THEREFORE NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE LATE 1950S. NEVER ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED HAVE I SEEN AN ENTIRE WINDSHIELD THREATENED BY WHAT BEGAN AS MINOR DAMAGE SUCH AS WAS SUSTAINED BY OUR ELANTRA. TO DATE, THE CRACK HAS INCREASED DOWN THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 8 INCHES, AND APPEARS HEADED FOR THE LOWER WINDSHIELD FRAME. I WONDER IF ANY DRIVERS OF HYUNDAIS OR OTHER MAKES HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH WINDSHIELD DAMAGE. I SHOULD THINK THAT A WELL-MADE QUALITY LAMINATED GLASS WOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND WHAT STARTED AS A MINOR MISHAP. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, KEN SPALDING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113376March 2, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2004 ROOF BUCKLED WHILE DRIVING. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ROOF HAD BUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT SOMEONE STOOD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111051March 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE SMELLED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HER AND THE PASSENGERS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS OF FLAMES. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109275March 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112190February 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ONGOING FAILURE SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF ALMOST CONSTANTLY NO MATTER WHO SITS IN MY CAR. 150 LB GIRLFRIEND CAN NOT GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TO TURN OFF, NO MATTER HOW SHE SITS. 145 LB FEMALE FRIEND ONLY GETS THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT TO TURN OFF ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS IT OPERATES AS DESIGNED. *JB
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
#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
#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
#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
#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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