1999 Hyundai Elantra complaints

REAR LAP SEAT BELT BECOMES UNDONE ON ITS OWN WHEN USED WITH THE CHILD SAEFTY SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SOLENOID VALVE SEAL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V178000). NLM

WE'VE HAD THE ELANTRA IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE CASE NUMBER WITH HYUNDAI IS 508316, THE CASE NUMBER WE HAD WITH THE BBB IS HYU-9980560. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN PASSING OR ACCELERATING, CREATING A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. AFTER THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED IN DECEMBER, THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL JUST LAST WEEK. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THERER IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V178000--AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED. WE ARE NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT WE FEEL WE NEED FROM THE DEALER, AND ALSO FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN OUT CAR. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING A SPEED OF 50 MPH TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY, VEHICLE LURCHED AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. HIGH PITCHED WHINE FROM ENGINE. WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE TOOK ALONG TIME TO LOCATE A SERVICE PROVIDER. DEALER WAS LACKING IN CUSTOMER SERVICE & SATISFACTION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ANY MORE HELPFUL, DID NOT TAKE COMPLAINT. IT TOOK 26 DAYS TO REPAIR. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC STATED THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAD RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. TO DATE NO NOTICE OF RECALL RECIEVED NOR HAS ONE BEEN POSTED OR REPORTED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR OTHER GROUP. *AK

WHILE TEST DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED TORQUE STEERING PROBLEMS UPON ACCELERATION, SALESPERSON STATED IT WAS NORMAL. NLM

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

IF WINDOW SSLIGHTLY IN RAIN, WATER POURS IN ON ARM REST CONSOLE ELEC COMPONENTS. *AK

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

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

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

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.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/RUNS ROUGH, AND LOSES POWER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE HA S BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTING & LOCKING PASSENGERS SO THATTHEY ARE UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT ALL 1999 VEHICLE ARE MADE THAT WAY. CAN NHTSA DO SOMTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE BOTH KNOW THAT THE DEALER IS WRONG, AND NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT ON MY CAR IS CRACKING THE DEALER CALLS IT CHECKING. THEY WANT TO REPAINT THE CAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE FACTORY PAINT THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT NEW. I TRIED TO TURN CAR IN FOR A NEW ONE BUT THEY WOULD NOT EXCHANGE THE CAR I COULD USE ANY GOOD ADVICE IN THIS UN CALLED FOR SITUATION.

PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT LOCKED UP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT DUE TO NO RELEASE OR NO PLAY. *AK

THE VEHICLE GETS LESS THAN ADVERTISED GAS MILEAGE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR TESTING, AND DID NOT GET A WRITTEN RECORD WHAT WAS PERFORMED. *ET

RPMS WOULD GO DOWN INSTEAD OF UP DURING ACCELERATION; VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING GEARS AND ACCELERATING, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V178000). HOWERVER CONSUMER WANTED RECALL REPAIRS DONE THROUGH THE DEALER CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT, CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *YC

WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION GEARS INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE CATCHING OR ACCELERATING. HAPPENS ONLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED ON PEDAL. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED. NLM

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING AT 55 MPH, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CONSUME R HIRED AN APPRAISER WHO SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAV E DEPLOYED, BUT THE HYUNDAI CLAIMED THART AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

LOW BEAM DOES NOT LIGHT UP STRAIGHT IN DRIVER'S PATH IN THE FRONT, THE LIGHT REFLECTS OUTWARD TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. *AK

THE JACK THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED. IT IS SMALL AND TOO WEAK TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE, WHILE BEING USED IT COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER IS CIRCULATING BAD AIR. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE CLUNKING/SHATTERING AND WHINNING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. THE WHINNING & SHATTERING NOISES STILL EXIST. HAD THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT (TRANSAXLE) & BEARINGS REPLACED. IT HAD A HIGH PITCH WHINE. AFTER REPLACEMENT, NOISE STILL EXISTS, BUT NOW IT BUCKS. *AK