Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#8005923March 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. CONSUMER STATED EVERY 10,000 MILE VEHICLE NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN, THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THE HYUNDAI APPEARED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL AND THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.*AK *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564712March 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER CAN'T GET WINDOWS OPEN IF POWER IS OFF. VEHICLE HAS ALL POWER WITH NO MANUAL CRANK. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOORS ARE PINNED SHUT, THERE'S NO WAY TO GET OUT. VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE MANUAL CRANK ON BOTH DOORS FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005568March 13, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAG COVER POPPED OFF, BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005570March 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
REAR DEFROSTER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE PURCHASE, NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER, UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759238March 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MADE CAR BUCK SEVERELY WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED.IT SLIPPED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING.TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE CAR STILL SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS AND NOW MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DECELERATING. MANUFACTURER SEEMED UNCONCERNED THAT TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005147March 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN A LITTLE TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN?T GO ANYWHERE, CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO IDLE, HIT THE GAS AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED TO A FORWARD GEAR. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SECOND TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005156March 7, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
EARLY IN THE MORNING CONSUMER FOUND REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND COULD NOT RECALL HOW IT HAPPENED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005157March 7, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH HANDLES IN FRONT DOORS HAD FALLEN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005159March 7, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BOTH AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO HAD STOP WORKING SUDDENLY. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAD CONTACTED DEALER,AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005127March 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005042March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004854March 1, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. DRIVER FEELS ITS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATES TO GO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004852March 1, 2002
TIRES
SIGN OF CRACKING IS SHOWING ON FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRES ON A 2001, HYUNDAI, ELANTRA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P195/60R14, DOT# HNBHBM8X389. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK MICHELIN XGT TIRES, TIRE STORE STATED THE 2 FRONT TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF THE CONSUMER PURCHASED 2 REAR TIRES, CONSUMER DECLINED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758344February 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
02 SENSOR REPLACED ON 8-6-01, B/U LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED ON 8-6-01,IGNITION COILS REPL. ON 9-21-99, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BEEN RESET 10 TIMES,#1 & #4 NOT FIRING 10 TIMES OR MORE, CAR LOOSES POWER, CHUGS THEN DIES 2 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003085January 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002791January 24, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564065January 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW INDICATED A BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GETTING, CONSUMER STATES OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE ALSO. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757061January 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757067January 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BEGINNING @ 3,000+ MILES THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON AN EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC JAM. AT THAT TIME THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS PART WAS LATER RECALLED. AT 18,000+ IT STALLED AGAIN (LAST JULY); A DIFFERENT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. IN SEPTEMBER IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT I NEEDED TO USE HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS STILL REPAIRED AS A WARRANTY ITEM. LATE DECEMBER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT DIDN'T BEGIN REPEATING UNTIL JANUARY 2002. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 1/5/02. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS WAITING FOR A COMPONENT HAVING TO DO WITH THE CRANK SYSTEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENFY THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL DAYS, IT WON'T REGISTER ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. THEY CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO SEE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON 1/17/02 SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. IT STALLED AGAIN TWICE THE NEXT DAY 1/18/02. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. IT STALLS AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP SIGN AND PARTICULARLY WHEN MAKING A TURN OF ANY SORT. NOW I'M BASICALLY PETRIFIED TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND AFRAID THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T 3 SERVICE TICKETS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 12,000 MILES. THEY SAY THEY'VE RE-CHECKED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT IT'S WORKING PROPERLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002323January 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPOY DURING A 35MPH FRONT END COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND CHEST AREA. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FUNCTONING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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