2001 Hyundai Elantra complaints

WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AND SOAKING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED IT WOULD NOT TURN , AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL CAME FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICE REAR SEATS AND CARPET WERE SOAKED WITH FUEL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH FUEL LINE. *AK

WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON BLACK DUST CAME OUT OF THE HEATER VENTS. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ABL.PCO

WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND IT RETURNED TO ITS RAISED POSITION BY ITS SPRING. HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE DID NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO STOP THE CAR, IT STILL IMPACTED THE VEHICLE AHEAD. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE STICKING OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD BE REPLICATED INTERMITTENTLY. BY TAPPING AND REDEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE CABLE WOULD RELEASE. AT THIS TIME, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR HAS PREVENTED INVESTIGATION UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AT A SHOP RECOMMENDED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *LA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BREAST. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROACHING 65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE OR OUT OF ROUND. HAD TIRES PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND BALANCED, AND CHECKED VARIOUS TIMES.... IT IS NOT THE TIRES. I HAVE LIFETIME BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT SO THE TIRES ARE BALANCED AND ALIGNED EVERY 3 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES. REPLACED ORIGINAL (POOR QUALITY) MICHELINS WITH HIGH END FIRESTONES AT 43,000 MILES AND VIBRATION PERSIST. YOU HAVE TO GO ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT, OR WAY BELOW, TO STOP YOUR ARMS AND HANDS FROM BEING SHAKEN RIDICULOUSLY...... SERVICE MANGER AT DEALERSHIP AND REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. THE VIBRATION MIGHT BE NORMAL FOR A PAINT MIXING MACHINE BUT NOT FOR A CAR. CALLED THE 800-633-5151 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD BY BARBARA THAT SINCE THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER HAD DETERMINED IT WAS NORMAL VIBRATION THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FIRST REPAIR WAS ENGINE MANIFOLD, SECOND REPAIR WAS OXYGEN SENSOR, THIRD TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALER PROBABLY UNPLUGGED THE LIGHT ALL REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALER SUGGESTED I GET THE SERVICE DONE SINCE THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP. BOTH SUN VISOR PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE BROKE OFF AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE VISOR IS BROKEN AT THE SWIVEL ARM. ALL OF THE SMALL PLASTIC DOOR PLUGS HAVE FELL OUT. REMOTE GAS TANK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ON COLD DAYS. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WHEEL SHAKES AT SPEEDS 35 AND ABOVE. SMALL SCRATCH IN PAINT GOES DOWN TO THE PRIMER. *JB

OIL PAN STRIPPED AFTER 16 OIL CHANGES. SHOP SAYS THIS IS DUE TO STEEL PLUG IN ALUMINUM PAN. DESPITE CAR HAVING 50, 000 MILES AND STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER STATES THEY WILL NOT REPLACE PAN. HYUNDAI SENT OUT A TSB NOTING THIS WAS AN ISSUE (TSB# 0240016 AND 0140023? - THE TSB DETAILS NO LONGER APPEAR). *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OVER 60-65 MPH AND STOPS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VECHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE NEW. I HAVE HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALL TIRES BALANCED. THE PULLING GRADUALLY RETURNED AS DID THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS THAT IT CAN'T FIX IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE, THEN ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC INDICATED A PISTON BROKE AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE.*AK *MR

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY VIBRATED.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT COMPUTER CORRODED, BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK THE DOOR MOLDING WAS HANGING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *SC *JB ABL.PCO

I OWN A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN DEC. BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN. 6, 2004 AND THEY CLAIM LIQUID GOT ON TO THE AIR BAG SENSORS AND COMPUTER THROUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HOUSING, SO THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1100.00 REPLACEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POOR DESIGN TO NOT PROTECT THE SENSORS WITH A COVER IF THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEXT TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH ARE NEXT TO THE CUP HOLDERS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A DRINK MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SPLASHED NEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I DO NOT EVER RECALL THAT HAPPENING, AND NO ONE ELSE DRIVES MY CAR. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT HYUNDAI CORP. DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM (THE POSITIONING OF THE COMPUTER IN A VULNERABLE PLACE) BECAUSE "IN KOREA, PEOPLE DON'T EAT OR DRINK IN THEIR CARS". THEN TELL ME WHY THERE ARE CUP HOLDERS IN THEIR CARS. I THINK THEIR EXPORT MODELS SHOULD HAVE THE AIR BAG SENSORS AND COMPUTER PLACED SOMEWHERE ELSE, OR, AT THE VERY LEAST, IN A COVERED BOX. *CB ABL.PCO

AFTER 1 1/2 MONTHS OF DRIVING THIS BRAND NEW CAR I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE CAR WOULD WONDER IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ON THE ROAD AND FREEWAY. I ALSO HAD STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. THEY HAVE ALIGNED MY CAR AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND FORCED BALANCED THE CAR TWICE TO NO AVAIL. IN MARCH OF 2003 AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE EVALUATED MY CAR AND FOUND BOTH TIE ROD ENDS (OUTERS)WERE EXTREMELY LOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY RODS BOTH THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOW CUPPED ON THE OUTER EDGES AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. HYUNDAI PERFORMED THE WORK AND THE PROBLEMS GOT A LITTLE BETTER, BUT HAVE SINCE GOTTEN WORSE AGAIN. I AM SO FED UP WITH THIS CAR AND NEED HELP! I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST!

WE PURCHASED A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT IN SEPT. 01. SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR TWICE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. IN OUR ACCIDENT, A 35MPH FRONT END COLLISION, OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI, WHO SAYS IT WILL TAKE APPROX. 30 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY DEEM AN INVESTIGATION NECESSARY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DEAL WITH US, THEY SAY WE NEED TO GO TO HYUNDAI. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE LEFT WITH THE CHOICE OF REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE AND HAVING HYUNDAI CLAIM THEY CANNOT MAKE A DETERMINATION OF FAULTY MERCHANDISE BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE WAS FIXED, OR PAYING STORAGE FEES AT THE BODY SHOP AND RENTING A CAR UNTIL HYUNDAI DECIDES. AND, IF HYUNDAI DECIDES THEY WILL NOT DO AN INVESTIGATION, THERE ISN'T EVEN AN APPEAL PROCESS.

IT IS BACK AT EARNHARDTS, FOR THE ELEC. SYSTEM AGAIN 4TH TIME. IT STARTED IN 3/02 AND WENT OUT AGAIN LAST FRI. 6/6/03 BUT THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. BECAUSE I FILED A LEMON LAW ON THE PREVIOUS ACCENT AND REPLACED IT WITH THE ELANTRA 2001 AND I FILLED OUT A SURVEY SAYING THEY HAD BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE NORMAL USE OF A RENTAL WHILE THEY FIXED IT FOR DAYS WAS NOT GRANTED. I AM SO UPSET I SPENT A DAY OUT IN THE AZ SUN WAITING FOR A TOW OF 205 MILES TO THE NEXT DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME I HAVE A BAD RECORD WITH THEM AND DON'T DESERVE THE COURTESY OF A RENTAL CAR. THIS IS MY SECOND HYNDAI AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT AND THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THREE ON MY SIDE, HYNDAI AND EARNHARDTS DEALERSHIP. I WANT OUT OF THIS CAR AND DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT ANY MORE. I WAS GOING DOWN THE SALT RIVER CANYON (IF YOU ARE NOT FROM AZ PICTURE GOING DOWN THE TWISTING ROAD TO THE GRAND CANYON) WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR WITH KIDS IN IT. AND THEY TELL ME I SHOULDN'T BE EXCITED! 1 1/2 HRS IN THE SUN WAITING FOR THE TOW, THE NEXT DEALERSHIP 200 MI AWAY, NO RENTAL CARS AUTHORIZED, SO MY HUSBAND HAS TO DRIVE UP AND GET ME (198) MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND GO BACK SO HE COULD BE AT WORK IN 3 HRS. NO SLEEP FOR HIM. THE DATES ARE 3, 4, 6 OF 2002 AND NOW 6/6/03. THE MILEAGE IS 27,694. THE COST IS THEIRS BECAUSE IT HAS THE 100,000 WARRANTY. JUST THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ANGUISH AND INCONVIENCE OF ANOTHER CAR TH

CAR DIED JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. 1ST HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME MY FUEL WAS DIRTY, NEEDED 1 NEW FUEL INJECTOR AND I SHOULD PAY $330 TO FLUSH THE OTHER 3 INJECTORS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD TO NOT HAVE THEM DO THE FLUSH - GET THE CAR AND BRING IT UP TO THEM. BEFORE I COULD GET IT UP TO THEM, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING WITHIN 72 HOURS AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS AND ALL 4 FUEL INJ/FUEL RAIL/GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - $1187. 5-6 WEEKS LATER,SAME THING HAPPENED-OUT OF TOWN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S MY FAULT AND WILL NOT HELP-NOW ITS $1900 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE WORK THEY DID 6 WKS AGO. THE CAR IS IN TULSA, I LIVE IN KANSAS CITY AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WKS. HYUNDAI WILL NOT LOAN ME A CAR OR HELP ME GET A RENTAL. ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME IS I KEEP BUYING BAD GAS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I AM BUYING BAD GAS. I PURCHASE GAS AT THE SAME PLACE AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY AND NOONE ELSE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM AND DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS MY FAULT. I HAVE CALLED REGIONAL OFFICES, ETC AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. THE IMPRESSION I AM GETTING FROM THE SERVICE MNGR IN TULSA IS THAT THE CAR WAS NOT CORRECTLY FIXED AT MY DEALERSHIP. HE WON'T COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY THAT BUT HE IS IMPLYING THAT MORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE - HENCE THE $1900 THIS TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. I

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *SC *JB

THE REAR DOORS (MORE OFTEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR) BECOMES STUCK IN A SEMI-LOCKED POSITION DURING COLD WEATHER REGARDLESS OF PRECIPITATION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE DOOR(S).*AK

ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE HEADLIGHTS MUST BE REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED FOR THE COLLISION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON CHEST/NECK AND BACK. *AK

HIT OTHER CAR GOING ABOUT 45-50MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DIPLOY. WOULD HAVE HAD 2 FATALITIES IF SEATBELTS WERE NOT WORN.*AK

WHEN CAR IS STARTED COLD AND PUT INTO REVERSE, FOOT APPLIED TO THE GAS, THERE IS A PERIOD OF HESITATION BEFORE IT GOES INTO GEAR. AFTER YOU REACH THE POINT TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT ONCE AGAIN HESITATES CAUSING A "JERKING" FEELING. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TWICE A MONTH FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH CHRIS. HE WAS NO HELP EITHER. HE PROMISED ME OVER AND OVER THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED AND ONCE AGAIN NOTHING WAS DONE. I CONTACTED KEVIN AT THE FUCILLO IMPORT CENTER (THEY SOLD ME THE CAR) HE TOLD ME HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT THEY NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED IT. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SENSORS, VALVES AND OTHER NUMEROUS ITEMS ONLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. THE GENERAL MANAGER OFFERED TO TRADE ME INTO A USED VEHICLE FOR. I DECLINED. I HAVE PAID LOTS OF MONEY ON THIS CAR WHY WOULD I WANT MORE PROBLEMS??? SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS!! THE WINDOW PANELS HAVE PEELED NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL PEELED. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE BODY SHOP, I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE BODY SHOP WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THE CAR WAS THERE. HENCE THEY WERE NEVER REPLACED. I HAVE TOLD MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED INTO TO BUYING A HYUNDAI THAT THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE TIME, MONEY OR AGGRAVATION. I H

CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY PUT BRAKE FLUID IN VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB THE REAR STRUTS HAD GONE OUT AND LEAKED. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM, THE DEALER WOULD JUST RESET THE CODE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER SWITCH, THE BLACK RUBBER STRIPPING WAS MISSING FROM THE DOOR, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED *JB *NM ABL.PCO

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR BRAKE MALFUNCTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO OPERATE, SO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS NECESSARY. *AK

AS WITH OTHERS THAT I HAVE READ THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OVER 60-65 MPH AND STOPS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VECHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE NEW. I HAVE HAD 2 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, 2 TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALL TIRES BALANCED. ALL TEMPORARY FIXES. THE PULLING GRADUALLY RETURNED AS DID THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.*AK

MY SON IN LAW DIED IN A TWO CAR CRASH [ FRONTAL], HIS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH VEHICLES WERE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THREE PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLE SURVIVED, THEIR AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. *AK THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THE CONSUMER CROSSED OVER A LANE AND POSSIBLY FELL ASLEEP, AND HIT A VAN. *SCC THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE POSTED SPEED WAS 55 MPH. THE DRIVE HIT THE FRONT END OF A FULL SIZE CHEVROLET VAN AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50 MPH. THIS WAS ASSUMED BECAUSE JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE POSTED SPEED WAS 25 MPH. THE DRIVER WAS MOST LIKELY BELTED. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE CORONER STATED THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A LACERATED AORTA AND A SNAPPED NECK. PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE SUBMITTED TO ODI SHOW THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OFFSET CRASH. DAMAGE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CW *JB THIS INCIDENT IS SUBJECT OF NHTSA SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATION CA03-046. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATION THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN ON PRIOR TO CRASH. CW *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP,AND IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO VERIFY IF NHTSA RECALL 03V25700 CONCERNING ABS FAILURE APPLIED TO HER VEHICLE. DEALER DENIED IT. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN TURNED OFF. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEACTIVATE. *AK ABL.PCO

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A SERVICE ROAD RAMP AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, CAUSING A COLLISION AND A CHAIN REACTION OF MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT HAS FRONT END STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. IT HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION FROM 35 MPH AND UP. IF TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WHEEL SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOUR HANDS GO NUMB. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND REPEATED TIME OVER A TWO AND A HALF YEAR PERIOD, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAVE DONE NOTHING. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I HAD AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I NOW HAVE A PERMANENT INJURY THAT I WILL LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, AND THEY STILL DO NOT CARE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE HOUSE THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN GET INJURED. FORTUNATELY, WITH MY ACCIDENT I WAS ALONE. IN MY ACCIDENT MY STEERING LOCKED AND I HIT A STONE EMBANKMENT AT ABOUT 40 MPH WITH THE FRONT END AND MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. UNFORTUNATELY I AM STUCK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, WHEN IT IS UNSAFE, AND UNFIT TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT IS A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY, AND ALL OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I SINCERELY HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO THESE DEALERSHIPS, AND MANUFACTURERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE SELLING OUR CONSUMERS A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. *LA

BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70 DOWN TO 50 RESULTS IN SERIOUS VIBRATION AND PULSATION DUE TO OUT OF ROUND DISC BRAKE ROTORS. FEELS LIKE POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND CORRECTED ONLY BY MACHINING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ORIGINAL ROTORS MACHINED 3 TIMES IN 65000 MILES. ORIGINAL ROTORS RECENTLY REPLACED WITH NEW OEM PARTS AND PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN WITHIN 5K MILES. COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND HYUNDAI REGIONAL MANAGER. EXPLANATION WAS THAT ROTORS ARE NOT DEFECTIVE IF OUT OF ROUND AND CONDITION CAN BE CORRECTED BY MACHINING. APPEARS ROTORS ARE UNABLE TO WITHSTAND BRAKING TEMPERATURES AND WARP AS RESULT. QUALITY OF STEEL MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURING THE ROTORS APPEARS POOR. HYUNDAI DOES NOT SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH FLAW IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD RESULT IN EITHER NONE DEPLOYMENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK ABL.PCO

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH OF SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTIONS, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DAMAGE EXCESSIVE ENOUGH THAT INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS, THEY FAILED TO COME BACK UP, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BAD, AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE WHICH HAD CORRODED OVER TIME. *PH ALSO THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FLASH WHEN THE DOOR WAS LOCKED WITH THE KEY PAD.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVEN AFTER (4) ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE ACTUAL CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. MR ALSO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS. PH *JB ABL.PCO

DURING THE WINTER OF 2002, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO, AFTER CHARGING ME FOR A BALANCE AND ROTATION TO "IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM" TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END. IN JUNE, 2003 I HAD THE FACTORY MICHELIN'S (WHICH HAD ABOUT 32,00 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED) REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE PULLING IS GONE, BUT THE VIBRATION REMAINS. IT IS PARTICULALRY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE OWNER LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE DOOR. THERE IS A BIG DENT IN THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM...*AK

ODI ID NUMBER : 10010329 ODI ID NUMBER : 10016373 PLEASE ADD ME TO THE LIST OF HYUNDAI ELANTRA OWNERS WHO HAVE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH AND HYUNDAI HAS NO IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THE TROUBLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE TROUBLE HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE WITH MILEAGE UNTIL THE STEERING OR TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF AT 65 MPH. *NLM

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND SHIMMY SINCE NEW. TAKES PLACE ONLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE SIXTY MILES PER HOUR. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT OFFERED AN ACTUAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. NUMEROUS OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE 8 TIMES BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

TRAVELING 35-40 MPH, FRONT END COLLISION, CAR DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY-FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB