Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2001)

315 consumer complaints on file.

#10242443September 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXERTED MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236863August 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING HARD AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SECOND TIME FOR THE PULLING OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS A REAR END BULB THAT HAD BLOWN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CORRODED AND THERE WAS A GREEN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY. THE HYUNDAI COMPANY ADVISED HER TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY ADVISED HER TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. ONCE THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236329July 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HAD JUST COME TO A STOP WHEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR PREFERRED REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD USE THAT THE SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232081June 23, 2008
AIR BAGS
MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON RENDERING THE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE PLEASE INVESTIGATE BIG SAFETY ISSUE THANK YOU GARY AZAROWICZ PS HAS THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220287March 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216265January 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS TRAVELLING EASTBOUND IN THE #1 LANE ON ARDEN WAY. AN SUV (DODGE DURANGO) WAS TRAVELLING IN THE WESTBOUND #2 LANE OF ARDEN WAY MADE A U-TURN MANUVER OVER THE CENTER DIVIDER AND CRASHED INTO MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE AS A RESULT. POLICE REPORT REFLECTS THIS ACTION. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10209505November 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARMS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208489November 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN 2004. THE DAY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL ONLINE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE BACK DOOR FRAME WAS TOO SMALL. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER PUSHED THE WEATHER STRIPPING BACK ON THE DOOR. IN 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED OF A BRAKE LINE RECALL AND CLIPS WERE APPLIED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SQUEAKING WHEN SHE APPLIED AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,448 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204518October 1, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL PIPE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CRACK RIBS AND BRUISES TO THE CHEST. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2007, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. STATE OF MICHIGAN TRAFFIC REPORT AND PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/22/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10204090September 25, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SATELLITE SENSOR FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, NEITHER THE MECHANIC NOR THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V332000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200994August 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH. PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS DETERMINED TO BE ROTTED AWAY. NO OTHER SIGNS OF VISIBLE RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS IMPRESSED BY THE FAILURE AND TOOK PHOTOS TO EMAIL TO HYUNDAI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO DENIED ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS OR BLAME ON HYUNDAI'S PART. DEALER IS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARM AT MY EXPENSE. PART IS BEING SAVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200476August 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25MPH, I STOPPED QUICK TO AVOID A CAR COMING OUT OF SIDE STREET. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR HAD ROTTED AWAY AT ONE POINT, AND THE METAL WAS PAPER THIN. HE THAN TOLD ME IT WAS GOOD THAT I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR I WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY, BUT IF THIS DEFECT IS ON OTHER CARS SOMEONE MAY GET KILLED. THIS WAS ON A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I'M NOW WAITING FOR THE PART TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198352August 2, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE REAR END OF THE CAR IS VERY UNSTEADY OVER 50 MPH WHEN IT IS RAINING, CAUSES HYDROPLANING, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW TIRES MADE FOR WET TRACTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192969June 11, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BRUISED ARM AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10188009April 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS, REPLACED THEM AS THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS INHERENT TO THE 2001 ELANTRA. IN AUGUST 2006 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON, HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN OVER CHARGING AND NOT ONLY WAS THE OVER CHARGING BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS IT ALSO HAD TAKEN OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, AND AIR BAG MODULE. CAR HAD ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 WEEKS FROM BEING OUT OF THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WELL HERE IT IS 6 MONTHS LATER AND 47000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO READ THE CODES. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT IDLE. THE CODES CAME UP AS MIS FIRE ON CYLINDER 3, TPS SENSOR FAILURE AND MAP BAROMETER FAILURE. I REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES, ENGINE STILL RAN ROUGH. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE TPS, STILL RUNNING ROUGH, THEY SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TPS THAT THE EXCESSIVE DUMPING OF FUEL INTO THE JETS COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE OF THEM TO BE CLOGGED. I HAD THEM CLEAN THE JETS AS WELL AS REPLACE THE PLUGS AND WIRES AGAIN (THEY HAD ALSO FOUND THAT #3 WIRE HAD BEEN ARCING.) THIS TOOK CARE OF THE IDLE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. STILL HAVE THE MAP ERROR. DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE MAP SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE THIS LAST OCCOURENCE AND ALL I CAN DO IS CROSS MY FINGERS UNTIL I TRADE IT IN. *AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185767March 21, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL, AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. SHE STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF ANY RECALL, AND SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHECKED. THE CONTACT CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS TESTED. SHE STATED THAT THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF SHE CRASHED, AND THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 03/12/06 SHE HAD SHE HAD A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 7 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLES INSURANCE COMPANY SENT HER A COPY OF THE RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE ON AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED HER AIRBAGS WHEN SHE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 00V332000, FOR AIRBAGS: SIDE/WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80101 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,126 MILES. ABL.PCO
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185241March 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
ABS SYSTEM FAILED DURING BRAKING, CAUSING REAR END COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183541February 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRUMBLED AND THE TIRE WAS PUSHED INTO THE INNER FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ,WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *AK UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183546February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AT THE DOOR HAD MELTED. HE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181890February 7, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, VISIBILITY
2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS -- ONE MONTH AGO (JANUARY 2007) THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMMENCED SLOWLY, DIMLY APPEARING THEN SLOWLY FADING OUT IN ONE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF SEVERAL SECONDS. THE CONDITION REPEATS AS LONG AS THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED "ON." I NOTICED HYUNDAI'S RECALL OF THE 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR EXACTLY THAT PROBLEM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. EVIDENTLY, THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY ONE-OR-MORE FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS. THE RESULT, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION, IS THAT ONE OR MORE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER ENTERED MY VEHICLE'S VIN, TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS WITHOUT CHARGE. BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT COST OF REPLACEMENT, PLEASE ASK HYUNDAI TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL AND/OR MAIL ME A LETTER OF CREDIT THAT I CAN GIVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION REPAIRED. ACCORDINGLY, I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU AND/OR HYUNDAI, HERE CONCERNED. OTHERWISE, LAST JUNE, 2006, BOTH SUN VISOR RETAINING BRACKETS (HOLDING THE VISOR TO THE ROOF) CRACKED ABOUT A MONTH APART, RENDERING THE SUN VISORS USELESS, IN THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THE VISOR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. . .IT SIMPLY DROPS AND HANGS WHEN RELEASED FROM THE RETAINER. MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRACKET BROKE JUST AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE MOMENT, WHEN THE SUN WAS SHINING DIRECTLY INTO MY EYES AT A LEVEL JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED ROAD AT THE TIME, SUCH THAT I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE SUN ROSE A BIT HIGHER IN THE SKY. THOSE BRACKETS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS; LIKEWISE, THE AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS. *JB ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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