Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10159609June 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V259001, CONCERNING THE WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159408June 9, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG (OCS SYSTEM) IS SUPPOSE TO ACTIVATE WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND NOT ACTIVATE WHEN A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE OCS SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE FOR THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DRIVER IS LESS THAN 120 POUNDS WHICH IS THE REASON THE OCS WILL NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT CONTENDS THIS INFORMATION IS NOT LISTED IN THE HANDBOOK AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158596May 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKE SENSORS WERE BENT AND BOTH REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158224May 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, WHILE ALL MAINTENANCE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, STARTED SLIPPING GEARS, THEN I COULD NO LONGER REVERSE THE CAR. I, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS HAD TO LET IT GO FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. AFTER THAT, 9,000 MILES LATER, I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT ANY CAR, AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GO. MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THEY ARE "DISPOSABLE" VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS THE SECOND HYUNDAI I HAVE OWNED, AND HAVE LOVED SO MUCH. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFORDABLE, BUT DON'T THINK I WILL CONSIDER MYSELF A LOYAL HYUNDAI DRIVER EVER AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157724May 17, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CLOUDY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157557May 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD PINGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157524May 14, 2006
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT SO HARD THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THEIR CHEST AREA FROM THE FORCE OF THE SEAT BELT STRAP HOLDING THEM BACK RATHER THAN THE AIRBAGS ASSISTING IN THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS A DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10157226May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY ELANTRA EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT LOW SPEED (ENGINE STALLING) ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL FIX IT, THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY SAID THEY WILL RE ROUTE THE MAF SENOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS,THEY DID, I STILL AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS CHECK OUT 3 OTHER TIMES EVEN PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS (THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ) THE SHOP COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES CAME UP, BUT STILL HAVING THE STALLING AND CUTTING OFF AT LOW SPEED. 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS STALLING, IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT MOST OF THE TIME IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO A WRECK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157251May 11, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LENSES ON THE HEADLIGHTS CLOUDED OVER IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS ARE AFFECTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157207May 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A 35 MPH DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS (DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE) FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157137May 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKES HAS DECREASE CONSIDERABLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS DEFECTIVE; CAUSING EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE. AS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR, THE LEFT REAR ROTOR HAS DEVELOPED DEEP GROOVES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156380April 28, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ILLUMINATED. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V395000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AIR BAGS HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155577April 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A USED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2004. IT ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED ALL THE BELTS, TIRES AND FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 2004, THE CAR OVERHEATED. I CALLED ATLANTIC HYUNDAI IN EAST ISLIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED THERE. THREE DAYS LATER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE HAD ACTUALLY MELTED THE RADIATOR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH ARGUING WITH THEM AND THE WARRANTY DEPT., THEY FINALLY AGREED TO DO THE REPAIRS. MUCH TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE CAR CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE THERMOSTAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY NEVER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN PAID TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. THE CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT IF DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN 30 MILES BECAUSE IT WILL OVERHEAT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT DOES NOT CIRCULATE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, FOR WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, WAS RECENTLY TRAVELING ON THE SUNRISE HIGHWAY, LESS THAN 4 MILES DRIVEN, WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 46,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154901April 9, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FILLED THE TANK ON SATURDAY APRIL 8 2005 TANK WAS NOT OVER FILLED CAR SAT THE REST OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ,JUST STARTED LEAKING SUNDAY AFTERNOON LEFT SIDE OF TANK .THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A GAS TANK TO JUST START LEAKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AFTER LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. CAR NEVER IN CRASH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154625April 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WITHIN THE SPACE OF ONE MONTH ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. 1ST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THEN A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY BOTH REAR WINDOWS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ELANTRA, AND I FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 0490010-NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10007954-POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR. I JUST WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL...EACH MOTOR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, ALMOST $300...IT WILL COST ME OVER $1200 TO REPAIR ALL 4 MOTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154350April 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 5-SPEED GT HATCHBACK THAT STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN JULY OF 2005. THE CAR WOULD RUN ERRATICALLY AND TRY TO STALL WHILE MOVING. IT SEEMED TO DO IT WHEN THE COOLING FAN CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER 8/1/05. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAD 417 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 3/30/06. THE FIRST WARM DAY IN PA AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING AGAIN, AND LEAKING FUEL IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. WITH ONLY 6900 MILES. I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT 4/3/06. LET'S HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED THIS TIME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. IT SEEMS TO ONLY STALL WHEN WARMED UP AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS ABOVE 65 DEGREES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153843March 27, 2006
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAVING THE RT FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALLED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM AND TOOK IT IN. THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE SENSOR ON FEB 28, 2006. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SENT THE SEAT TO CALIFORNIA TO HAVE THE SENSOR ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF IT AND IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET DECIDING WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WANT IT SOLVED. I TOLD THEM WE ARE GOING OUT OF TOWN ON APRIL 1, 2006 AND IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED THEY NEED TO PROVIDE US A LOANER. IT IS NOW MARCH 27, 2006 AND I STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152680March 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CAR ACCELERATED BEYOND CONTROL TO ~90 MPH BEFORE STEERING LOCK AND CAR WENT INTO JERSEY BARRIERS. ACCORDING TO TSB FROM HYUNDAI THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT KNOW ISSUE CALL A TPS(THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) FOR 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA'S WITH A "1" IN THE 10TH POSITION OF THE VIN NUMBER. THE TSB NUMBER IS 01-36-027. BEFORE WE CONTACT HYUNDAI , I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS WAS ON RECALL OR SAFETY CHECK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY INFO. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152345March 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 03V257000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: HOSE, PIPES AND FITTINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/24/2006 - *NM THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO REPAIR ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY OF THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES EACH TIME, MOST OF WHICH HAVE EXACERBATED TO THE POINT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. HYUNDAI PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND IT TO BE MORE THAN COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. UPDATED 06/01/ 2006. *AK UPDATED 07/17/2006. *AK UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152055March 6, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE A PASSENGER WEIGHING 120-125 POUNDS IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS INOPERATIVE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES INDICATING A LACK OF PASSENGER AIRBAG PROTECTION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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