Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10089294August 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IF A PERSON'S WEIGHT WAS OVER 50 LBS. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON AS LONG AS THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089191August 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR CRASH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS THROWN ACROSS THE MEDIAN, CRASHING INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087017August 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY WERE BLOWING OUT, IT GUZZLES GAS LIKE CRAZY! THEN NOW TWO SENSORS ARE BAD AND PER THE DEALER THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE SENSORS BUT WON'T REPLACE THEM? I LOVE HYUNDAI ALWAYS HAD ONE BUT THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087019August 17, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), TIRES
THE FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKING/TIRES SYSTEM'S UNDER PERFORM DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $1,000 PER EVENT FOR THE VEHICLES' UNDER PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE "OPTIONAL" TRACTION CONTROL" PEFRORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR TYPICAL TURNING CONDITIONS UNDER SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10086901August 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WHEN SLOW DOWN. THE CAR ALSO KICKS VERY HARD WHILE IT DOES THIS. ONE TIME I WAS ROUNDING A TURN AFTER IT RAINED AND AS I SLOWED DOWN AROUND THE CORNER THE CAR KICKED AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR SLID OUT INTO THE PLASTIC DIVIDER POLES BETWEEN THE LANES. THE POLES CAUSED A DING IN THE CAR AN CRACKED A WINDOW. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED SO FAST I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND ONLY A WEEK LATER WHEN THE CAR KICKED AGAIN DID I REALIZE THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED. I BROUGHT THE CAR DOWN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE GIVEN A NEW PULSE GENERATOR UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND I HAVE HAD THE PULSE GENERATOR CHANGED FOUR MORE TIMES. MY WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. I HAVE EVEN INSTALLED A BRAND KNEW TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086765August 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE AWAY ON VACCATION IN VIRGINIA, DRIVERS SEAT BELT SPRUNG AND TIGHTENED UP ON DRIVER, AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON ON THE DASH. ABOUT 200 MILES LATER UPON STARTING THE CAR WHILE IN PROCESS OF PUTTING ON PAX SEAT BELT, IT SPRUNG AND TIGHTENED UP. UPON RETURNING HOME, VISITED DEALER FOR SERVICE. TOLD TO MAKE APPT FOR FOLLOWING WEEK AND THEY PUT SEAT BELTS ON ORDER. WNR IN 8/3 FOR SCHEDULED APPT, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE BELTS AND TOLD THEY WEREN'T ORDERED. DEALER THEN ORDERED AIR BAGE MODE & BELTS. AS OF 8/13 STILL DON'T HAVE AND CAR WARRANTY NOT HONORED, YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10087586August 10, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER POSED A PROBLEM. LIQUID FROM A DRINK LEAKED INTO AIR BAG HARNESS, AND RENDERED THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE.*AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086351August 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BROUGHT 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA-JULY OF 2002-IN A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER LOSING 3 DAYS OF WORK DUE TO MY CAR STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO START I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD, THEY PUT IN NEW BATTERY-IN A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR CAR DIE I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS SHOT, THERE WAS A LOT OF WHITE BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE BATTERY POST AND CABLES, AND WAS TOLD MY BATTERY CABLES WERE CORODED AND FRIED THE LENGTH OF THE CABLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY ONLY HAD 1 CABLE IN STOCK, WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHY NO CABLES IN STOCK HE SAID THEY DO ABOUT 5 OF THESE A DAY BECAUSE THE BATTERYS ARE THAT BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086376August 7, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10086317August 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
THUMPING NOISE IN RR WHEEL AT 104 MILES - REAR SHOES BINDING ON BACKING PLATES- REMOVE AND RESURRFACE BOTH REAR SHOES AND BACKING PLATES. AGAIN AT 1587 MILES REAR SHOES BINDING ON BACKING PLATES - AGAIN R/R BOTH SHOES AND LUBE BACKING PLATES. ~9000 MILES THUMPING AGAIN, SERVICE COULD NOT HEAR. AT 10,251 MILES RETURNED WITH SAME THUMPING COMPLAINT - SERVICE DETERMINED REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND, REPLACED REAR DRUMS. THUMPING NOISE RETURNS AT 42,450 MILES, RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS & RESURFACED REAR BRAKE DRUMS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. SHOES AND PADS ALL STILL FINE WITH PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086341August 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA END OF FEBRUARY AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT (I WEIGH APPROX 120 LBS) THE LIGHT INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF IS ILLUMINATED 99% OF THE TIME. WHEN WE NOTICED IT I TRIED TO BE AWARE OF THE WAY I WAS SITTING AND ALSO HAD OTHERS SIT THERE INSTEAD OF ME. WHEN READING THE OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT THE SENSOR WEIGHT BEING 56 LBS AND NOTICING THE PROBLEM PERSISITING NO MATTER HOW STILL OR CORRECT I SAT WE CALLED THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY PHYSICALLY LOOKED AT IT TO "DIAGNOSE" THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK (6/04) AND I WASN'T SITTING RIGHT; OF COURSE IT STILL OCCURED. SO WE HAD TO GO DOWN AND DEMONSTRATE THAT I SAT IN THE SEAT EXACTLY LIKE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO AND THE LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF. THIS PROMPTED THEM TO ORDER A NEW SENSOR. IT TOOK APPROX 40 DAYS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE AND WE JUST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK YESTERDAY AND IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079633August 5, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER, NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087152August 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE GOING AROUND A BEND APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT A TREE ONE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086150August 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT AT LEAST 4 TIMES (THIS WILL BE THE 5TH) AS THEY CONTINUE TO BURN OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN COMPARISON TO OLDER CARS THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE LAMPS WITH SUCH FREQUENCY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086183August 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ELANTRA IN APRIL 2004. AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVING DRIVEN IT FOR A FEW MILES, I REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED. SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAVE RIDDEN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SEVERAL TIMES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION, THE AIRBAG REMAINS DISABLED. WHEN THE ODOMETER READ 1,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND I REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG SENSOR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS FEATURE WAS PART OF THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW 2004 MODEL. HE OFFERED ME TO TEST DRIVE A BRAND-NEW ELANTRA TO COMPARE IT TO MINE. THE OTHER CAR HAD THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. I DO NOT CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE SAFE. ON JULY 14/04 I SENT A LETTER TO THE DEALER AND TO THIS DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10084011August 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL 99V178000, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083003July 30, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AAIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BLADES AND SHROUD COVERING THE FAN SEVERELY MELTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072148July 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE ADVANCE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LETTING THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE TURNED OFF. THIS CAUSED A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WERE OFF WHEN THEY MAY HAVE BEEN NEEDED TO BE ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082951July 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE ENGINE WAS REVVING SUPER HIGH. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. ITS HAPPENED SINCE APRIL 2004 PURCHASE DATE. I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURED. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN I SHIFTED OUT OF "PARK"*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082723July 27, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY OF 2004. SINCE THEN ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH ADULTS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T RECREATE IT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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