2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL ON MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I GOT THE RECALLED REPAIRED BY ARROW HYUNDAI IN MILWAUKEE, WI. ON JANUARY 5TH, 2009. AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2009 BOTH OF THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 25MPH. (WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18TH.) THE SECOND SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OVERNIGHT WHILE NO ONE WAS EVEN IN THE CAR. (THE NEXT WEEK IN SEPTEMBER, DEPLOYED LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE FIRST) I HAD TRIED TO SCHEDULE TWO DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS WITH HYUNDAI TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS AND SEATS FIXED BUT HAD TO RESCHEDULE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TELL ME HOW LONG THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR. BEFORE I COULD GO TO THE NEXT APPOINTMENT I MADE WITH ARROW HYUNDAI, MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED. (ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER MY SECOND SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED). THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG (THE ONE THAT DEPLOYS FROM THE DASHBOARD) DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT FROM BEING PARKED. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 3MPH IF THAT. THIS AIRBAG SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA THE DAY AFTER MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THEY BEGAN AN "INVESTIGATION". IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE THE THIRD AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI USA AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK SINCE THIS OCCURRED AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REAL ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). HOWEVER THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL DOES NOT ALLOW RECOURSE FOR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO RECALL SERVICE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3000.00 TO REPAIR THE CONNECTOR MODULE. AFTER HE PAYS FOR THE REPAIR HE COULD THEN INQUIRE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 07/15/10*JB

1. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE FAILURE. HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE IN OCTOBER 2008 (RECALL ID# 80141 & 80132). I HAD THEM INSTALL THE NEW WIRING HARNESS AND CLIPS TO PREVENT A SPONTANEOUS FAILURE, BUT I HAD A FAILURE NONE THE LESS. 2. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE AND THE SEATBELTS TIGHTENED UP ON BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. I NOTICED AN ODOR AFTER THE EVENT AND THE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I UNDERSTAND THIS SAFETY FEATURE WAS MEANT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, BUT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. 3. I TOOK THE 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN TO HYUNDAI TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING CODES CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER: B1361, B1360, AND B1366. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. *TR

I HAD HYUNDAI MOTORS AND LUTHER BLOOMINGTON HYUNDAI MITSUBISHI KIA PERFORM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V532000. I HAD AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HYUNDAI MOTORS AND LUTHER BLOOMINGTON HYUNDAI MITSUBISHI KIA COULD NOT VERIFY TO ME THAT THE LIGHT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. SINCE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MAY BE AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 72K MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED WHILE GOING 5 MPH. IT HAD RUSTED PAPER THIN AND GAVE NO WARNING. AXLE, FENDER AND FRONT BUMPER ARE DESTROYED TOO. LOREN HYUNDAI OF GLENVIEW, IL ACTED STUPID ABOUT IT, LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND NO CONCEPT OF THE POTENTIAL LIABILITY INVOLVED IN SUCH A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WILL TALK TO CORPORATE ON MONDAY. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT OUT OF CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL, IN MY OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR FAILED. THE REMEDY IN RECALL # 08V532000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL;SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) DOES MANDATE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, COLLATERAL DAMAGED CAUSED BY A FAILURE THAT HAS PROGRESSED WILL NOT BE REMEDIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,800. UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IN HIS CASE THE RECALL WAS USELESS, BECAUSE THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPDATED 11/04/09

EXTREME CORROSION LED TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT-SIDE WHEEL CONTROL ARM. RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO CORRODED. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI MAZDA OF LAUREL, MD TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 88 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V532000). DEALER FAILED TO INSTALL THE RECALL REPAIR ITEM YET DEALER CLAIMED THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. PHOTOS OF UNMODIFIED VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY AND ON THE SAME DAY OF CLAIMED REPAIR, THE SRS (AIR BAG) CONTROL MODULE BEGAN TO SHOW A FAILURE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON 8/28/09. DEALER CLAIMED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE WAS (NOW) DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE SRS CONTROL MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE APPEARED TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION CORRECTLY FOR 8 YEARS; NO FAILURE SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. DEALER RECALL WORK HAS RENDERED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. DUE TO DEALER ACTION, OUR FAMILY IS NOT LONGER PROTECTED BY THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR OUR SON TO TAKE TO COLLEGE. ON MONDAY EVENING (9/21/09), HE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AXLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE POLICEMAN AT THE SCENE INFORMED MY SON THAT HE AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS STOPPED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. UPON RESEARCHING A "CARFAX" SITE, I FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR CORROSION AND FRACTURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, NEITHER BY THE MANUFACTURER NOR BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.\ MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONDITION AND WE HAD NO IDEA THAT IT EXISTED. *TR