1996 Hyundai Elantra complaints

ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON,SURGES,MISSES,JERKS,DIES,TAPPING NOISE,LOSES POWER,THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. OTHER REPAIRS 9-26-98 ALTERNATOR,GENERATOR MILEAGE 24662: 10-29-98 MISSING AND ROUGH IDLE COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, MILEAGE 25350; 3-22-99 PLUG AND CABLE SET CHANGED AGAIN, MILEAGE 29167; 4-12-99 REPLACED TRANSMISSION PART, MILEAGE 29760; HAVE TALKED TO CONSUMER ASSISTANT CENTER,THE DM,ALL I AM TOLD IS TO KEEP TAKING IT IN . AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAYS BECAUSE IT LOST ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING ON I- 65.WAS TOWED IN 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF NO POWER.THEY OFFERED FOR ME TO TRADE IT IN ON A NEW CAR, THAT WOULD MEAN ANOTHER 5 YR. LOAN AND ANOTHER $50.00 A MONTH PAYMENT.I DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS A VERY GOOD SOLUTION .SERVICE DEPT.HAS BEEN GOOD AS TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEMS, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY THAT THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS CAR AT NO COST TO ME, FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ELK AT 50 MPH , AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON 8 TIMES/SEATBELTS WON'T LATCH/TRANSMISSION SLIPS/POOR ACCELERATION/EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE "ROTTEN EGGS"--

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

CONSUMER IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER THE HOOD THAT IS CAUSING MELTDOWN OF WIRES UNDER THE HOOD/DRAINAGE OF THE BATTERY AND THE ALTENATOR, AND THE RADIO TO SWITCH ITSELF ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR IN THE TIRES KEEPS COMING OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO KEEP STOPPING AND PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES. AIR IS COMING OUT OF THE TIRES FROM THE METAL PART ON THE RIMS. *AK

RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STILL INOPERABLE. RECALL NUMBER 97V026000. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND TRYING TO PULL OUT, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF. UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND CUTTING OFF THE HEAT/RADIO AND EVERYTHING, AND WAITING TO START THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE DID'NT GIVE ANY PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. *AK

I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU TO THE MAIN COMPANY IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR BECAUSE I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. I FEEL THAT IT HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE SOME PREPARATION TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMER,ONE WHO HAS AN EXCELLENT PAYING HISTORY. I AM VERY DISSATIFIED WITH THIS PRODUCT AND WOULD LIKE A BETTER AUTOMOBILE, ONE IN WHICH I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND PAYING FOR IN THE REMAINDER YEARS. PLEASE HELP! THANKS, CAROLYN B. THOMAS. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC.) ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SMALL AND WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. DEALER SAYS THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. *AK

VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION AT ALL WILL STOP. WHILE DRIVING IT STOPS ABRUPTLY AND STARTS BACK UP. DEALER CONTACTED, AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, ECM WAS REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON WHEN GOING ONLY 5MPH. WOULD JERK WHEN IN 3RD GEAR. WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 30MPH WOULD JERK & VIBRATE. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE BEFORE ENGINE CEASES TO OPERATE AT ANY SPEED. AFTER ENGINER SHUTS DOWN, IT TAKES 30 TO 60 MINUTES BEFORE AUTOMOBILE WILL RESTART. TOOK AUTOMOBILE IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH ON TRANSMISSION, SWITH REPLACEMENT DID NOT HELP, ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY AND EXPRESSWAYS. WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROBLEMS, SOUNDS LIKE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

WIPER SWITCH AND MOTOR FAILED.

WHEN APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. (QCAW)

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. *AK

4 STUDS BROKE OFF TIRES.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERS, BUT DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ELECTRICAL IGNITION COIL: WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART AND IT WILL RUN FINE . TOKK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL WIRE, THE SECOND TIME DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL WOULD GET REAL LOOSE; PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 30MPH & HITS BUMPS IN THE ROAD. WOULD PULL STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE CRASH BUCKLED THE FIRE WALL. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DIES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HARNESS . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THIS PART. THE DEALER TOLD OWNER THAT THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE TIME OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN ENGINECHECK LIGHT SENSOR. REPLACED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SENSOR WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER ETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SLC

PULLED INTO TURNING LANE WHEN STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED; AFTER APPLYING BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, COMPETE LOSS OF BRAKES, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER, SPEED 15MPH. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAIN STORM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

OWNER STATED THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE, IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMBEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS FUSE BLOWN OUT, HEATER PROBLEMS AND ELECTRIAL PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT COME ON. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, REPLACED PARTS FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS: INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. 0N 4-17-97 WHILE COMING HOME TURNED THE SIGNA L IGHTS ON TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FUEL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATOR, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES REAL HARD. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING 3 TIMES.

AFTER MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REPLACED A CLIP IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEING INOPERATIVE, DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

UNDER ANY AND ALL CONDITONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE, LIKE METAL IS GRINDING AGAINST METAL, COMES FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CLEANED ONCE AND REPLACED ONCE. *AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE CLUTCH DIDN'T WORK,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT; VEHICLE ALSO HAS OTHER PROBLEMS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 4 TIMES.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN WET WEATHER AND FROST. HYUNDAI MAY BE IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING PREVIOUS DESIGN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK NOR DO THEY WORK WHEN IT IS DAMP OUTSIDE. *AK