Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2000)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#8020938October 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR RECALL WAS DONE IN OCTOBER OF 2001. VEHICLE KEEPS HESITATING, THEN STALLS AT 5-25 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768236October 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY A TEENAGER AS IT WAS MARKETED AS INEXPENSIVE WITH THE BEST WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS THAT THE MODULE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND ACUTALLY SAT IN OUR YARD FOR OVER A YEAR. HOW CAN SUCH AN IMPORTANT MODULE GO BAD SO QUICKLY! MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016874August 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR STALLING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND WAS GIVEN BACK. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014597July 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, IT BREAKS AND COMPUTER CANNOT SENSE IF CARBURETOR IS OPEN OR CLOSED. FUEL GETS INTO CARBURETOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785955April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS AND IT HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006619March 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005042March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004852March 1, 2002
TIRES
SIGN OF CRACKING IS SHOWING ON FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRES ON A 2001, HYUNDAI, ELANTRA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P195/60R14, DOT# HNBHBM8X389. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK MICHELIN XGT TIRES, TIRE STORE STATED THE 2 FRONT TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF THE CONSUMER PURCHASED 2 REAR TIRES, CONSUMER DECLINED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564065January 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW INDICATED A BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GETTING, CONSUMER STATES OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE ALSO. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757067January 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BEGINNING @ 3,000+ MILES THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON AN EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC JAM. AT THAT TIME THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS PART WAS LATER RECALLED. AT 18,000+ IT STALLED AGAIN (LAST JULY); A DIFFERENT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. IN SEPTEMBER IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT I NEEDED TO USE HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS STILL REPAIRED AS A WARRANTY ITEM. LATE DECEMBER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT DIDN'T BEGIN REPEATING UNTIL JANUARY 2002. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 1/5/02. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS WAITING FOR A COMPONENT HAVING TO DO WITH THE CRANK SYSTEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENFY THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL DAYS, IT WON'T REGISTER ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. THEY CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO SEE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON 1/17/02 SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. IT STALLED AGAIN TWICE THE NEXT DAY 1/18/02. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. IT STALLS AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP SIGN AND PARTICULARLY WHEN MAKING A TURN OF ANY SORT. NOW I'M BASICALLY PETRIFIED TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND AFRAID THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T 3 SERVICE TICKETS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 12,000 MILES. THEY SAY THEY'VE RE-CHECKED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT IT'S WORKING PROPERLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001918January 10, 2002
TIRES
2000 HYUNDAI, ELANTRA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 195/60R14, AT 14,000 MILES BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TIRE BLISTERING, AT 16,900 MILES CONSUMER REPLACED THE LEFT REAR TIRE DUE TO A BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756354January 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
I T STARTED AROUND OCTOBER 25,2001,WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY.I WAS DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR AROUND 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE STICK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL BY ITS SELF, I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED,. THER E WAS NOTHING ATTACHED TO THE STICK, IN OTHER WORDS NOTHING WAS HANGING (NO GARBAGE BAG OR ANYTHING.THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES.THE CAR GROWLS AND I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR, NOW I'M ANERVOUS WRECK.I TOOK IT INTO THE THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.IT HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES SINCE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE PAST 40MPH OR TAKE THE EXPRESSWAY. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR-SHIFT\GAS PEDAL\CLUTH, YOU CAN FEEL WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE TH PEDAL MOVES UNDER YOUR FOOT AND THE SHIFT GEAR MOVES IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563898December 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899521November 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE SEALS WERE BAD ON VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEN ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, AND THEN ON T 21ST OF NOVEMBER TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AGAIN. TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754798November 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONT END CRASH SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. UPPER PART OF PLASTIC HOUSING DID NOT COME OFF, ALLOWING BAG TO ONLY COVER LOWER PART OF DRIVER'S BODY AND PERMITTING HEAD TO STRIKE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753761October 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY CAR, THE TRANSMISSION GASKET CRACKED AND THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I DROVE BEFORE IT FINALLY FROZE. THEY FIXED IT BUT NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE SLIPPING, BUCKING AT STOPP LIGHTS AND A TINGY SOUND WHILE EXCELLERATING THE DEALER SAYS THEY TESTED AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT . SO ALL OF US WITH THIS PROBLEMS ARE JUST IN A CONFUSED STATE HUH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898324October 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
RECALL 00V259001 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 2000. HOWEVER, IN MARCH OF 2001, ENGINE STARTED STALLING DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SIX TIMES, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY PROBLEM. ALSO, DURING COLDER WEATHER ENGINE WOULD SURGE AND CAUSE RPMS READING TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898327October 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRON/TLEFT RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK UP DURING ALL BRAKING MANEUVERS, AND WILL NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED DRIVERS RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ELIMINATED, AND IT STILL LIMITS MOVEMENT OF DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563508October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION AND WOULD STALL WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS (TP SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AIR FILTER, KICK DOWN SWITCH, COIL ASSEMBLY) BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL 00V-259 OF THE MAF SENSOR WHICH WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896884September 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IS STALLING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STANDING STILL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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