Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2000)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#896752September 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT, CONSUMER AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON, CONSUMERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES AND HAD TO BE RUSHED INTO SURGERY. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#751229August 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
BODYGUARD CORROSION PROTECTION DEVICE WAS INSTALLED BY CUTTER OF MAUI AT TIME OF PURCHASE. HYNDAI EXAMINED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE BODYGUARD DEVICE HAD CAUSED THE FIRE. CUTTER MAINTAINED THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE THE FIRE, BUT A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CUTTER INDICATING THAT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES HAD OCCURRED ON VEHICLES HAVING THE BODYGUARD DEVICE INSTALLED AND THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL A FUSE TO PREVENT THE FIRES. WHEN BUYERI RETURNED TO CUTTER WITH THE LETTER, THEY TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK FROM BUYER, CLAIMING THAT BODYGUARD DID NOT CAUSE THE FIRE.BUYER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#895061August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
RECALL 00V259001/ ENGINE STALLING. DEALER RE ROUTED MAP SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ENGINE CONTINUES TO COMPLETELY SHU DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894789August 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER INSTALLED CAR SEAT AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BUCKLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750733August 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR HESITATES, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS THEN GAS, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO DAY CARE SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER I STOPPED AT THE STOP. THEN PROCEEDED. MY 4 YRS OLD SON NOTICED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO START IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD PUT SOME PARTS AT THE CAR BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING AFTER SEVERAL OF WEEKS, MY NAE USED TO BE FRANCES STEVENS WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. I DONT REMEMBER WHEN I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I JUST MOVED AND THE PAPERS ARE IN BOXES, I DID SEND THE PAPERS THAT THE DEALER GAVE ME TO SEND TO MOTOR VEHICLE IN CONNECTICUT OF THE FOUR TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS TAKING INTO REPAIR AND MOTOR VEHICLES HAS NOT RESPONDED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME I DONT WANT TO GET KILLED IN THAT CAR WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN. I WILL SEND A 2ND REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN CONNECTICUT SO THEY CAN GET THIS RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894635August 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART WHEN THE CONSUMER TIGHTENED CAR SEAT IN PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748628July 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER WAS GOING UNDER SPEED LIMIT (35) AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THEY DID NOT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#890365June 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY BY POPPING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO EVEN DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HEAD/ NECK, AND CHEST PAINS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9002567June 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889590June 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY / BUT FREQUENTLY, VEHICLE STALLS, USUALLY AT A STOP POSITION AND CONTINUALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SHOP FOR FIFTH TIME. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V259001 AND DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED STALLING, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AND DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FLOW METER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, DEALER THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER TRADED IN VEHICLE BECAUSE STALLING COULD NOT BE FIXED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888792May 21, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO WANDERS ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 62 OR MORE MPH, OR AT A LOW SPEED OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK STEERING WHEEL GRINDS LEFT AND RIGHT NEVER FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002568May 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION AND PICKING UP SPEED AGAIN. DRIVER HAS TO MANUALLY SHIFT DOWN TO 2ND GEAR ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS RELUCTANT TO UPSHIFT BLOCKING OUT ENGINE POWER. THIS CONDITION HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALL AT INTERSECTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886895April 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON IMPACT, HITTING A POLE AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, FORCING DRIVER INTO THE WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744495April 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/22/01. MYCAR STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH AND SUSTAINED HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE AND A BROKEN FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF ON EITHER SIDE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL AS OF YET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886032April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885820April 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE IS A PART OF RECALL 00V259001, ENGINE STALLING. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL IN STOCK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2000. *AK CONSUMER STATES FINALLY, AFTER 10 CALLS TO THE SERVICE FACILITY, THE PARTS WERE RECEIVED AND INSTALLED ON APRIL 24 2001. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002225April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE BUCKED OR SURGED FORWARD BEFORE I COULD REACH PARK TO TURN OFF THE CAR. NOTICE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884691March 30, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN TURN SIGNALS WERE TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF. CONSUMER TRAVELED MOSTLY ON NON LIT/ DARK ROADS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER HASN'T HEARD OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884392March 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THEN, TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, HAS STEADY BANGING. PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED. REPRESENTATIVE SENT, BUT NOTHING SOLVED. HAD CONTACTED MR. GRATO AND MANUFACTURER . INFORMED NOT REPAIRING BRAKES FOR SEVENTH TIME. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION LEAKING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER CONSIDERED THE VEHICLE LEMON, AND DECLINED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883560March 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT TRAVELING SPEED OF 10MPH AND SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WAS GOING INTO NEXT INTERSECTION. SHE PROCEEDED FORWARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER BECAUSE OF STALLING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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