1997 Hyundai Elantra complaints

NHTSA RECALL 00V095000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 037. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TWO DAYS LATER. PRESENTLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY WON'T MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO WRONG LANE, AND IT HIT THE HYUNDAI ON DRIVER'S REAR, AFTER IT HAD FISHTAILED & HIT BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS TREATED IN EMERGENCY ROOM & RELEASED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00V09O000/ FUEL TANK REPAIRS. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. *AK

GAS TANK RUSTED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE (00V-095). YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS AND BUCKS, CONSUMER HAS DEVELOPED BACK PROBLEMS FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NLM

DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL 00V095000/ FUEL TANK UNTIL CONSUMER AGREED TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION FEE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINIE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS TO DEALER FOR STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL TO THE CUSTOMER WHILE RECALL 00V-095 OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS BEING PERFORMED, CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS POOR CUSTOMER TREATMENT. NLM

THERE IS A SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHERE PASSENGERS CANNOT BREATH AND EYES START BURNING. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30-MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

NOTED COOLANT LEAK - INSPECTED FOUND RAD PETCOCK HAD BROKEN WHERE SCREWED IN TO RAD. *AK

HEAD LINER IN REAR IS FALLING .*ET

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. BUT THEY NEVER WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FAILS TO WORK. WOULD HAVE TO OPEN DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE WHILE BEING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALL THE DOOR HANDLES ON VEHICLE ARE BROKEN. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

NO SUMMARY

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM . CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICTAING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 36,000 WARRANTY PERIOD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT EITHER TO REVERSE OR INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *SLC

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR NEW I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE PULSE GENERATOR REPLACED TWICE, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT KEPT BURING OUT. I WOULD REPEATEDLY TAKE MY CAR INTO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI FOR SERVICE DUE TO SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, CAR CUTTING OFF AND STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AT 65MPH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST ETC. FINALLY ON 17 MARCH 1999, APPROXIAMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER PAYING 350 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY ENGINE CLEANED (RECOMMENDED BY SERVICE MANAGER) MY ENGINE BLEW AT 15 MPH. OIL WAS SPURTING OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO GIVE THE THE HYUNDAI COMPLAINANT LINE NUMBER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT NUMBER FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR.. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOMMY HAS REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE NUMBER BUT STATES THAT HE IS WILLING TO WORK OUT A REASONABLE RATE FOR PARTS A LABOR. GRANTED I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON A 97' HOWEVER THESE ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES 167 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO WORK. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTANENCE WAS DONE. I DO NOT THINK NOR FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO BE SADDLED WITH THIS LEMON ANY LONGER NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN GOING BACK FOR MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE 6/97 THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS VEHICLE SLID AND CAUSED A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE, WHICH DESTROED THE FRONT END. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED IN CRASH AND DRIVER WAS KILLED. *AK

OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILURE. MJS

THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

ORIGINAL & ONE INSIDE DOOR RELEASE FAILED (INSTALLING 3RD ONE NOW).

CENTER DASH VENT FELL APART WHEN CUSTOMER TRIED TO ADJUST. NLM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN WINDSHIELD BEGAN CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, THERE WAS NO IMPACT. ALSO, IN MAY 98 THE AIR VENTS WERE REPLACED, AND WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER, 98, AND FEBRUARY 99. *AK

DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRING CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM ASHTRAY AND VEHICLE COULD NOT GO 30 MPH.

ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TREAD, (UNIROYAL P175).

MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE ABS BRAKES, THE CLUTCH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO CLUTCH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, REPAIR WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK.ET.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. IT WILL MISS WHEN IDLING. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS ,THERE IS NO GAS, DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REPAIR WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK.ET.

LEFT TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ORDERED NEW PART AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

UNIROYAL YOLDYPRI 476 (P175) TIRES DID NOT HOLD AIR PROPERLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FAILURE.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN THE RAIN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 10MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WITHIN 17,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAS PREMATURELY WORN OUT, AND ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK BOTH FRONT WINDOW FALL WHILE DRIVING. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. RIGHT DOOR PANEL MAKE NOISE. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. *YH

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & A PIN HAD GONE BAD IN NEW TRANSMISSION. ALSO IGNITION COIL WENT OUT, VEHICLE RUNNING SLUGGISH. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE IT CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING . DEALER STATES DRIVER NEEDS BRAIN BOX. *AK

STEREO FAILED CAUSING VOLUMN TO STICK IN MAXIMUM POSITION.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 68MPH A LADDER FELL OFF OF A TRUCK AND FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY, NOT DRIVABLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND THERE HAS BEEN NOT RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ENGANGED THE CLUTCH, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, PARTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SERIOUS CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH.

WHEN ATTEMTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR - WITH NO PRESSURE, NOT ALLOWING THE SHIFTED.

IF THE DRIVERS FOOT ACCIDENTLY SLIPS OFF OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE CLUTCH IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL IT'S PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW-GEAR AND GETS STUCK THERE PERIODICALLY. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON.

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWO OR MORE TIMES. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 10-35MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED SEVERED BOLTS . THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *AK

DEFECTIVE STEERING SYSTEM CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, STEERING HAD A VIBRATION AND TIRES WERE WORN TOO QUICKLY. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE OVERHEATING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK