Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10285608September 29, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI MAZDA OF LAUREL, MD TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 88 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V532000). DEALER FAILED TO INSTALL THE RECALL REPAIR ITEM YET DEALER CLAIMED THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. PHOTOS OF UNMODIFIED VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY AND ON THE SAME DAY OF CLAIMED REPAIR, THE SRS (AIR BAG) CONTROL MODULE BEGAN TO SHOW A FAILURE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON 8/28/09. DEALER CLAIMED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE WAS (NOW) DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE SRS CONTROL MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE APPEARED TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION CORRECTLY FOR 8 YEARS; NO FAILURE SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. DEALER RECALL WORK HAS RENDERED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. DUE TO DEALER ACTION, OUR FAMILY IS NOT LONGER PROTECTED BY THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286432September 29, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BUT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IS 40 MILES AWAY. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285716September 29, 2009
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
EXTREME CORROSION LED TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT-SIDE WHEEL CONTROL ARM. RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285434September 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 7 HOURS. THE LEFT TAILLIGHT AND BUMPER AREA AS WELL AS THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE IS FIRE DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD WIPER, WHEEL WELL, FRONT LEFT TIRE, LEFT TAILLIGHT, BUMPER, TRUNK LID AND SPOILER. THE STRIP THAT RUNS ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE REAR WINDOW AND THE WIRE UNDER IT HAS DAMAGE BY THE REAR WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285104September 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR OUR SON TO TAKE TO COLLEGE. ON MONDAY EVENING (9/21/09), HE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AXLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE POLICEMAN AT THE SCENE INFORMED MY SON THAT HE AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS STOPPED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. UPON RESEARCHING A "CARFAX" SITE, I FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR CORROSION AND FRACTURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, NEITHER BY THE MANUFACTURER NOR BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.\ MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONDITION AND WE HAD NO IDEA THAT IT EXISTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284986September 23, 2009
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BOTH OF THE CONTROL ARMS SNAPPED TOOK TO DEALER TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR,(7 YEARS) COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD IT HAPPEN AT A GREATER SPEED. HYUNDAI CANADA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE IT HAPPENS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283809September 13, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT WEARS THE FRONT TIRES UNEVENLY. THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES LOOKED FINE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT WERE WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INSIDE. THEY ALSO HAD A DIAGONAL WEAR WHICH MADE THE FRONT END HOP. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES WITH SNOWS I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE AUTO CENTER FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR THE TIRE WEAR. I THEN TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS IN SPECS BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID I SHOULD ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. I HAVE DONE THIS TO NO PREVAIL.THE SNOWS HAD LESS THAN 8000 MILES WHEN THE NOTICEABLE HOP RETURNED. SPRING CAME AND PUT NEW ALL SEASON TIRES ON. I JUST HOPE THE TIRES DON'T BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283745September 12, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY INFANT GRANDDAUGHTER I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. I WAS GOING 35-40 MILES AND HOUR AND THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM IN THE FRONT OF MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SNAPPED. IT WAS ALL RUSTED OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT. THERE ARE 26 OTHER CARS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY!! HYUNDAI FAILED TO PROPERLY NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY CAR FLATBED TOWED AN HOUR AWAY TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AT MY OWN EXPENSE WHERE I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN FROM HYUNDAI. NO ETA ON THAT. HYUNDAI WOULDN'T PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL I THREATENED TO CONTACT THE MEDIA AND THE BBB. TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS APPROVED FOR A RENTAL. I STILL FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE TO THE PUBLIC SO ANYONE ELSE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE KNOWS TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE SO YOU DON'T GET STRANDED AT NIGHT OR ALMOST KILLED LIKE WE DID!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283693September 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR POOR PERFORMANCE, STALLING ISSUES AND THE FUEL PUMP RECALL. FOR THE LAST MONTH THE CAR IS HAVING GREAT DIFFICULTY TURNING OVER AT START. IM WONDERING IF THE FUEL PUMP WILL EVER BE "RIGHT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282327August 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BOTH CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2001 ELANTRA WENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART BY HYUNDAI. MY MECHANIC REPORTED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE WAS IMPRESSED THAT I HAD NOT BEEN KILLED. *TR SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AUTOMOBILE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281918August 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
1. WEARING TIRES, 2. NON ADJUSTABLE REAR SUSPENSION OUT OF SPEC. 3. DEALER STATES LOOSENED BOLTS AND ADJUSTED. REPLACED TIRES AT 34,200 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281939August 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HE STATED WHILE HAVING REPAIR WORK PERFORMED, THE DEALER ADVISED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000, ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SUB FRAME ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SUB FRAME. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281782August 26, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING STOP SIGN. CAR CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. COULD NOT EXIT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. EXITED PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND FRONT LEFT TIRE TURNED OUT AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281634August 25, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO EVENTS LEAD TO FAILURE, IT IS JUST HAPPENING WHILE PARKED, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS FAILED IN ALL 4 WINDOW OF THE CAR. THE FIRST WINDOW WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS PLACED. THE REMAINING 3 WINDOWS ARE STILL BROKEN UNTIL $1000.00 IS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281582August 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL INJECTION AND COMPUTER FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 5,600 MILES. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281154August 20, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL# 09V125000, COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280884August 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. ON 10 OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,647 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280729August 17, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
TWO DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. BOTH OF THEM WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY BOTH BROKE AT THE SAME PLACE, A PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE SMALL PIECE THAT THE HANDLE FITS INTO. (THIS SMALL PIECE STAYS ON THE CAR WHILE THE DOOR HANDLE LIFTS UP.) THE BACK DOOR BROKE OFF IN JULY, WHILE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS WEEKEND, IN AUGUST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WILL BE NEXT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280353August 13, 2009
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ON IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE WIRING HAD BEEN SHORTED OUT BY SOFT DRINK SPILLING INTO THE CONSOLE FROM THE CUP HOLDERS AND SHORTING OUT THE WIRING HARNESS, DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. THERE ARE NO WARNING STICKERS ON THE CONSOLE WARNING OF THE RISK OF LEAKAGE FROM THE CUPHOLDER INTO THE CONSOLE AND NO WARNING TO THIS EFFECT IN THE OWNER?S MANUAL. WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OWNER CAUTIONED BY TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER ON DANGER OF LIQUID SEEPING FROM CUP HOLDER INTO CONSOLE AND RECOMMENDED NOT USING CONSOLE CUP HOLDERS BUT ONES IN BACK SEAT INSTEAD. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET RESULTED IN DISCOVERY THAT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAD RESULTED IN A NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RECALL OF THE 2001 - 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF A PROTECTIVE COVER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN THE 2007 ELANTRA AND A DESIGN FLAW STILL EXISTS SUCH THAT A MINOR SPILL FROM THE CUP HOLDER INSTALLED ON THE CONSOLE CAN SHORT OUT THE WIRING MAKING THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS AT RISK AND RESULTED IN AT LEAST ONE DEATH PRIOR TO THE EARLIER RECALL. (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2008/03/NHTSA_HYUNDAI.HTML). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280192August 12, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. I WAS IN A T-BONE COLLISION WITH A LARGE SUV (SUBURBAN) TOTALING MY CAR. THE HIT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED SUBURBAN WAS TRAVELING 35-40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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