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1998 Hyundai Elantra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Jan 8, 1999GA

THIS IS A 1998 VEHICLE THAT IS GIVING CONSUMER PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. ALSO THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Oct 30, 1998VA

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES. THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AT ALL RATES OF SPEED. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BUT THE CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN PUMPING GAS, WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF. GAS THEN POURS OUT OF MY CAR AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. HYUNDAI HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE A PART THAT CAN FIX IT BUT THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage

Filed Oct 11, 1998CA

SEATBELT DOES NOT REACH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash

Filed Sep 28, 1998NH

DRIVER HIT THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE AGAINST A GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 50MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap

Filed Sep 1, 1998PA

GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE GS TANK FILLER INLET WHEN FILLING THE TANK. THE GAS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF ACTIVATES WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED, HOWEVER GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK FORCEFULLY. DEALER POSSESSED A SERVICE BULLETIN NOT FOUND IN THE NHTSA FILES.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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