Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#856142February 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TOLL STOP, PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER CAR WHICH PULLED IN FRONT. CONSUMER HAD PUT ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HIT SIDE RAILING AT ABOUT 40, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FELT AS THOUGH AIRBAGS WERE TOO FORCEFUL, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF RIGHT EYE BUCAUSE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718248February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIABLE SPEEDS, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT THEN CUTS BACK ON. NO CONSISTENCIES TO WHEN OR WHY IT CUTS OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN THREE TIMES FOR THIS. DEALER APPARENTLY FINDS NOTHING WRONG. FIRST SERVICE, DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 10 DAYS ONLY TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP. SECOND AND THIRD VISITS FOUND NOTHING TO SUBSTANTIATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAUSE. YET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS. AFTER 44000 MILES, ENGINE SOUNDING DIFFERENT THAN WHEN PURCHASED. BURNING SMELL COMES FORM ENGINE PERIODICALLY, SMELLS LIKE A BELT BURNING BUT NO APPARENT BELT IS CINGED. AT TIMES ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO CHANGE GEARS SMOOTHLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718232February 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718184February 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718055January 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NOTED COOLANT LEAK - INSPECTED FOUND RAD PETCOCK HAD BROKEN WHERE SCREWED IN TO RAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784459January 27, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAD LINER IN REAR IS FALLING .*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717863January 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
IF WINDOW SSLIGHTLY IN RAIN, WATER POURS IN ON ARM REST CONSOLE ELEC COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854794January 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REALIGNED VEHICLE. SOMETIME LATER, PROBLEM OF ALIGNMENT REAPPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH HAD CHANGED HANDS, & WAS INFORMED ALIGNMENT MACHINE IS BROKEN & PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850706December 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
A DEFECTIVE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR CAUSED BATTERY TO BLOW UP, RESULTING IN WIRING HARNESS MELTING. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO TWO COMPUTERS BLEW UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848824December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30MPH THERE WAS A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER BROKE WINDSHIELD WITH HER FOREHEAD, AND THEN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FOREHEAD. DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WITH ONLY MINOR CONCUSSION/BRUISES AND CUTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854249December 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED PARTIALLY AND DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE PASSENGER IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854181December 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTL VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853995December 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. BUT THEY NEVER WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853854December 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL ENGINE REVS UP, AND GEARS DO NOT CATCH RIGHT AWAY. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715629December 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 2,235 MILES I WAS EXPERIENCING A HARSH 2 TO 3 UPSHIFT AND ALOT OF CHUGGING NOISE. A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. THE AT 5.630 MILES I HAD A LEAK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. BOTH ITEMS ARE BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A NEW CAR HAVE THESE "SERIOUS" PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715608December 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715609December 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853467November 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715372November 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PURCHASE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 1997 HAD 49000 MILES ON CAR TIMING BELT BROKE AT 74000 MILES BELT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACE BECAUSE IT HAD A GATES BELT ON THE CAR WHEN I HAD IT REPLACED BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 WITH 94761 MILES ONLY A LITTLE OVER 20000 MILES ON BELT HYUNDAI BOOK SAYS REPLACE TIMING BELT EVERY 60000 MILES BUT TIMING BELT IS BREAKING EVERY 20000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715349November 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPEND. PREVIOUS TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS TIMING FAILURE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OFF(NOT DUE TO ACCIDENT). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. SUPOSIDELY FIX IT. CAME BACK ON IN TWO HOURS. I
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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