2001 Hyundai Elantra complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH. PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS DETERMINED TO BE ROTTED AWAY. NO OTHER SIGNS OF VISIBLE RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS IMPRESSED BY THE FAILURE AND TOOK PHOTOS TO EMAIL TO HYUNDAI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO DENIED ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS OR BLAME ON HYUNDAI'S PART. DEALER IS REPLACING THE CONTROL ARM AT MY EXPENSE. PART IS BEING SAVED. *TR

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25MPH, I STOPPED QUICK TO AVOID A CAR COMING OUT OF SIDE STREET. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR HAD ROTTED AWAY AT ONE POINT, AND THE METAL WAS PAPER THIN. HE THAN TOLD ME IT WAS GOOD THAT I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR I WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY, BUT IF THIS DEFECT IS ON OTHER CARS SOMEONE MAY GET KILLED. THIS WAS ON A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I'M NOW WAITING FOR THE PART TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE REAR END OF THE CAR IS VERY UNSTEADY OVER 50 MPH WHEN IT IS RAINING, CAUSES HYDROPLANING, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW TIRES MADE FOR WET TRACTION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BRUISED ARM AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS, REPLACED THEM AS THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS INHERENT TO THE 2001 ELANTRA. IN AUGUST 2006 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON, HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN OVER CHARGING AND NOT ONLY WAS THE OVER CHARGING BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS IT ALSO HAD TAKEN OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, AND AIR BAG MODULE. CAR HAD ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 WEEKS FROM BEING OUT OF THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WELL HERE IT IS 6 MONTHS LATER AND 47000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO READ THE CODES. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT IDLE. THE CODES CAME UP AS MIS FIRE ON CYLINDER 3, TPS SENSOR FAILURE AND MAP BAROMETER FAILURE. I REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES, ENGINE STILL RAN ROUGH. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE TPS, STILL RUNNING ROUGH, THEY SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TPS THAT THE EXCESSIVE DUMPING OF FUEL INTO THE JETS COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE OF THEM TO BE CLOGGED. I HAD THEM CLEAN THE JETS AS WELL AS REPLACE THE PLUGS AND WIRES AGAIN (THEY HAD ALSO FOUND THAT #3 WIRE HAD BEEN ARCING.) THIS TOOK CARE OF THE IDLE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. STILL HAVE THE MAP ERROR. DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE MAP SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE THIS LAST OCCOURENCE AND ALL I

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL, AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. SHE STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF ANY RECALL, AND SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHECKED. THE CONTACT CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS TESTED. SHE STATED THAT THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF SHE CRASHED, AND THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 03/12/06 SHE HAD SHE HAD A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 7 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLES INSURANCE COMPANY SENT HER A COPY OF THE RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE ON AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED HER AIRBAGS WHEN SHE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 00V332000, FOR AIRBAGS: SIDE/WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80101 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,126 MILES. ABL.PCO

ABS SYSTEM FAILED DURING BRAKING, CAUSING REAR END COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRUMBLED AND THE TIRE WAS PUSHED INTO THE INNER FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ,WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *AK UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AT THE DOOR HAD MELTED. HE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS -- ONE MONTH AGO (JANUARY 2007) THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMMENCED SLOWLY, DIMLY APPEARING THEN SLOWLY FADING OUT IN ONE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF SEVERAL SECONDS. THE CONDITION REPEATS AS LONG AS THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED "ON." I NOTICED HYUNDAI'S RECALL OF THE 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR EXACTLY THAT PROBLEM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. EVIDENTLY, THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY ONE-OR-MORE FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS. THE RESULT, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION, IS THAT ONE OR MORE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER ENTERED MY VEHICLE'S VIN, TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SENSORS WITHOUT CHARGE. BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT COST OF REPLACEMENT, PLEASE ASK HYUNDAI TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL AND/OR MAIL ME A LETTER OF CREDIT THAT I CAN GIVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION REPAIRED. ACCORDINGLY, I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU AND/OR HYUNDAI, HERE CONCERNED. OTHERWISE, LAST JUNE, 2006, BOTH SUN VISOR RETAINING BRACKETS (HOLDING THE VISOR TO THE ROOF) CRACKED ABOUT A MONTH APART, RENDERING THE SUN VISORS USELESS, IN THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THE VISOR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. . .IT SIMPLY DROPS AND HANGS WHEN RELEASED FROM THE RETAINER. MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRACKET BROKE JUST AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE MOMENT, WHEN THE SUN WAS SHINING DIRECTLY INTO MY EYES AT A LEVEL JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO

10/28/05 CAR DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY WHILE PARKING, WENT THROUGH FENCE AND HIT DECK. BRAKES DID NOT HOLD IN SAND. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED, NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALL ON BRAKES FOR HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2001 WAS REMEDIED BY THEM. BRAKES STILL DO NOT HOLD WELL, ADVISED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT BRAKE SHOES ARE FINE. STILL DO NOT HAVE A GOOD COMFORT LEVEL WITH BRAKES. AIR BAG LIGHT ON, RECALL ON FILE FOR MODEL AND YEAR, DEALER ADVISED NOT FOR MY CAR. WILL FIX AT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $700.00. *NM

THE BACK BUMPER FROM MY ELANTRA IS IN BAD CONDITIONS. THE PAINT IS HORRIBLE. I NOTICED THAT ITS NOT ONLY ON MY CAR BUT ALSO IN ALL ELANTRAS LIKE MINE. AND THEY ALL HAVE IT IN THE SAME SPOT AS MY CAR. ITS A ROUND BIG SPOT. LOOKS LIKE THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD STALLING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SHE STATED THAT IN JANUARY 07 WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE VEHICLE JERKED HARD AND THE DASH OARD LIGHTS CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE 'BARELY MISSED GETTING STRUCK BY A SCHOOL BUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT ALWAYS START.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WITH A JEEP WRANGLER, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED (HAVE PICTURES), THE DAMAGE WAS BAD ENOUGH TO FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL MY CAR. YET! NEITHER ONE OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH. EVERYONE WHO HAS SEEN MY CRASHED ELANTRA COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, SO THAT DOES SAY SOMETHING FOR THE ELANTRA, BUT I STILL FEEL THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'M JUST TRYING TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING REALLY HURT IN A CRASH, BECAUSE OF THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT. WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF NECESSARY! *NM

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, ON DASHBOARD, CONTINUES TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE PARAMUS HYUNDAI DEALER HAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM 4+ TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT WHILE THIS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.*JB ABL.PCO

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CRASH WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON MY ELANTRA-MY ACTUAL COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE FACT THAT I WAS DOING 35 MPH AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN ON IMPACT. MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALSO. THERE WAS $2600 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END, INCLUDING A DESTROYED RADIATOR, SO THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOME SERIOUS IMPACT. *NM

WITHIN THE SPACE OF ONE MONTH ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. 1ST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THEN A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY BOTH REAR WINDOWS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ELANTRA, AND I FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 0490010-NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10007954-POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR. I JUST WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL...EACH MOTOR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, ALMOST $300...IT WILL COST ME OVER $1200 TO REPAIR ALL 4 MOTORS. *JB

CAR ACCELERATED BEYOND CONTROL TO ~90 MPH BEFORE STEERING LOCK AND CAR WENT INTO JERSEY BARRIERS. ACCORDING TO TSB FROM HYUNDAI THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT KNOW ISSUE CALL A TPS(THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) FOR 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA'S WITH A "1" IN THE 10TH POSITION OF THE VIN NUMBER. THE TSB NUMBER IS 01-36-027. BEFORE WE CONTACT HYUNDAI , I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS WAS ON RECALL OR SAFETY CHECK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY INFO. *JB

FAILURE TO HONOR A RECALL 00V332000. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V332000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. *NM

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4DOOR SEDAN MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, MY WIFE'S' BUMPER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER APPROX. 35-40 MPH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT LOCK CAUSING MY WIFE TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HEAD. HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED AND RESULTED IN THE WHEEL FALLING OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM ALSO RUSTED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE SAME THING IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE OTHER SIDE. DEALER SUGGESTED THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER, AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER SAID THAT THE PART WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND DENIED THE CLAIM. THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1,500.00. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY CONSUMER'S SON IN LAW. ALSO PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. *AK *NM

MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. I DEBATED ON WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON CONTINUOUSLY. THEY ALWAYS SAY WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WELL NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE COMPUTER IS SHOWING 12 DIFFERENT CODES FOR THE AIR BAGS AND THAT THEY NOTICED SOMETHING STICKY LIKE POP ON THE WIRES. THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THAT IS THEY SHOULD BE SEALED OFF COMPLETELY SO A LITTLE POP SHOULDN'T FRY THE AIR BAG. THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI WAS BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY AND THE ASSURANCE THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING FOR 5 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY THAT ISN'T THE TRUTH. AFTER 6 MONTHS OR SO I REALIZED THAT I HAD TO START MY CAR FOR ATLEAST 15 SECONDS BEFORE I COULD ACTUALLY PUT IT IN DRIVE AND GO. BUT WHY WASN'T IT LIKE THAT IN THE BEGINNING? AND AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I NOTICE RUST BEHIND THE PASSENGER DOORS IN NEAR THE WHEEL WELLS WHERE THE CAR IS WELDED TOGETHER. THAT'S A REAL HIGH QUALITY CAR RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR THAT'S 10 YEARS OLDER AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A SPOT OF RUST,THAT SHOWS QUALITY. WHAT DOES HYUNDAI SHOW? NOT MUCH AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. IT SHOWS POOR QUALITY AND A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T REALLY STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTY. LETS NOT FORGET THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR IS HORRIBLE. IT SHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR SO HARD AND SOUNDS LIKE A CANON EXPLODING. THE LIGHT ABOVE THE LICENSE

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT HAD "DRIED UP"! THEY REPLACED THE BAG. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, BUT NOW MY WARRANTY IS JUST UP, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER DIVISION OF HYUNDAI, THE CEO OF HYUNDAI OF MY CONCERNS AND ALL THEY HAVE OFFERED TO DO IS SPLIT THE PART, ONLY, WITH ME AT 50%. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE SOLUTION FOR A COMPANY TO TAKE ON A PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS! I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN INFLATED...WHY WOULD IT "DRY OUT"? I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY COULD BE SAFETY RELATED. I CONTACTED THE CEO DIRECTLY BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM HIM. *JB ABL.PCO

DT: CONTACT STATES AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO THINGS BEING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING UNDERNEATH THE SEATS.*AK *NM ABL.PCO

WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED COLD AND PUT INTO DRIVE, FOOT APPLIED TO THE GAS, THERE IS A PERIOD (APPROX 10-15 SECONDS) OF HESITATION AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARALLEL PARKING SPACE. I HAVE TRIED TO PULL THE CAR OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT HESITATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING.

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND WHITE SMOKE COME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR BROKE, AND THE ENGINE WAS FRIED FROM THE RADIATOR EXPLODING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY. CONSUMER SAID THAT A MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD THREE SAME TYPE CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE WEEK IN HIS GARAGE.*AK

BRAKES FAILED. UNABLE TO STOP. HAD TO INITIATE EMERGENCY MEASURES--EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUT CAR INTO PARK.

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON. ON MARCH 4, 2004 MY CAR WAS SERVICED BY HYUNDAI FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES THAT RUN UNDER THE SEAT HAVE A TENDENCY TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. THIS PAST WEEK, I MOVED THE SEAT FORWARD TO VACCUM THE INTERIOR AND THE ARIBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. I MOVED THE SEAT BACK AND THE LIGHT TURNS OFF. ALSO, THE SAME ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE RADIO'S WIRING AS THE RADIO NO LONGER WORKS. ABL.PCO

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VAN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB ABL.PCO

1. DAUGHTER DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY WHEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND DOOR CHIME RANG CONTINUOUSLY. ON JAN 22, 2005 SHE STARTED CAR, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF AND ELECTRICAL WINDOWS AND OTHER INTERIOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING. AN ACRID BURNING SMELL THEN DEVELOPED AS WELL AS WISPS OF SMOKE FROM THE DOOR AND DASH. 2. AS A RESULT, AND DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. OVERRIDING CONCERN WAS THAT POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND FURTHER DAMAGE EXISTED. 3. INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION BY REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESSES RUNNING THROUGH BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE CORRODED, SHORTING OUT AND ONE HAD EVIDENCE OF SCORING AND MELTING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MANUFACTURER, HYUNDAI, HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, #03-90-009 (WHICH SUPERSEDED #01-90-004) THAT ADDRESSED THE CONDITION THAT WATER COULD GET UP INTO THE AREA OF THE WIRING HARNESSES AND CAUSE CORROSION AND SHORTS. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FOUR WIRING HARNESSES, TWO ON EACH SIDE, AND SEALING THE AREA IN THE CAR STRUCTURE WHERE THE WATER COULD ENTER IN THE FIRST PLACE. REPAIR COMPLETED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S TSB. THE OLD WIRING HARNESSES WERE KEPT BY OWNER. *NM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IS UNDER THE SEAT THAT MADE IT COME ON. , HOWEVER, THEY WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHY THE LIGHT IS ON. *NM ABL.PCO

I WAS INVOLVED IN A PRETTY INTENSIVE ACCIDENT ON 2-3-04 AND I COULD HAVE REALLY HURT MYSELF BAD AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT RELEASE TO SAVE MY LIFE. I COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN HURT, I BOUGHT MY CAR BASED ON ITS SAFETY FEATURES AND AT THE TIME WHEN I NEED MY CAR TO WORK THE MOST THE SAFETY WAS NOT THERE. *JB

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. TCM MODULE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION AT 3 MONTHS. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED AT 10 MONTHS. ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP AT 40000 MILES. STEERING RACK AT 41K MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ALIGNED SINCE STEERING RACK WAS INSTALLED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ON 14 SEPERATE OCCASIONS IN 10 MONTHS. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS TIRE RELATED. INSTALLED AND BALANCED NEW TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT ARMS ARE SORE. ALIGNMENT IS NOT CORRECT AND STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE ONLY WAY THE CONSUMER COULD GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF WAS TO ADJUST THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY. DECEMBER 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUES. T HE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. *NM ABL.PCO

HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF C-SPINE. THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS MAY HAVE INCREASED THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY. VEHICLE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY INSURANCE COMPANIES AND LEGAL COUNSEL. *JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IN THE VERY COLD, SOMETIMES YOUR DRIVING FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES WITH NO SPEEDOMETER. ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. ONCE THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS. THEY'VE REPLACED A SENSOR, A CABLE, AND THE LAST TIME THEY PUT A NEW SPEEDOMETER IN. WHEN IT'S COLD THE NEW ONE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. WE LEFT IT WITH THEM FOR 4 DAYS, BUT BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE FREEZING THEY COULDN'T SEE IT NOT WORKING SO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA(SHE DRIVES IT) SO IT WORKS LESS WHEN SHE'S HOME IN VERNON, NJ. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THERE'S COLDER STATES THEN NEW JERSEY. HYUNDAI DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE. THERE WAS NOT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE, IT BEGAN NOT WORKING IN THE WINTER OF 2002 WHEN IT HAD JUST ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TCM/ECM SOFTWARE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP/SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE A/T ASSEMBLY AND FLUSHED THE A/T FLUID. THE LEFT SUNVISOR WAS COMING APART. THE VISOR CLIPS BROKE AND AS A RESULT THEY COULD NOT HOLD THE VISOR IN A STABLE POSITION. SEAT BELT BOLT COVER BROKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS HARD FOR THE PASSENGER TO UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE'S HEATER TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO EFFECTIVELY WARM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WAS LOOSE AT THE ACTUATOR. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS BURNT BY LIQUID SPILLING ON IT SINCE ITS LOCATION WAS BELOW THE CUP HOLDER. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK........CONSUMER DOES NOT SEE HOW THIS SHOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, OR CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CUP HOLDER COULD NOT BE USED FOR ITS PURPOSE. *AK ABL.PCO

THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN OUR 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS IN MOTION, PROCEEDING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN THE AIRBAG WENT OFF; THERE WAS NO WRECK, NO BUMP IN THE ROAD, NO IMPACT OF ANY SORT. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME, SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.*AK ABL.PCO

VEHICLE COMMENCED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE BY A BAD THERMOSTAT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE THERMOSTAT, BUT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN SIDE COLLISION AND FRONTAL CRASH THE SIDE AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. RECALL NUMBER 00V32000. *AK

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY WERE BLOWING OUT, IT GUZZLES GAS LIKE CRAZY! THEN NOW TWO SENSORS ARE BAD AND PER THE DEALER THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE SENSORS BUT WON'T REPLACE THEM? I LOVE HYUNDAI ALWAYS HAD ONE BUT THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT. *JB

THE FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKING/TIRES SYSTEM'S UNDER PERFORM DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $1,000 PER EVENT FOR THE VEHICLES' UNDER PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE "OPTIONAL" TRACTION CONTROL" PEFRORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR TYPICAL TURNING CONDITIONS UNDER SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. *JB

INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED. I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR (NEVER MORE THAN 20K OR LESS THAN 15K) AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ALL BETWEEN 9 AND 15 MONTHS APART, MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. ON ONE OCCASION BOTH LAMPS FAILED WITHIN A TWO WEEKS AND BEFORE I COULD REPLACE THE FIRST FAILED ONE RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. EACH TIME MY LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER HAS REPLACED THEM AND ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, MADE COMMENTS SUGGESTING THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MY MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. INTERESTING TO NOTE, THE FAILURES HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED IN THE WINTER.

2001 ELANTRA REGARDING REAR BRAKE TUBES RECALL NOTICE.*MR IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER SHOWED UP, THE DEALER WAS CLOSED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP HAD CHANGED OWNERSHIP AND TO CALL BACK. THE CONSUMER CALLED BACK TWICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE STILL CLOSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE BOOKED DESPITE HAVING AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE MOST OF THE DAY, BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE, THE INVOICE STATED THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD THE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED ONCE, AND ANOTHER ONE WAS NEEDED. CONSUMER INADVERTENTLY SPILLED FLUIDS INTO THE MODULE WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS THERE. *AK ABL.PCO

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK