2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

NAR 2/10/2003. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 32,000 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE AT 29,566 THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT OIL WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS DONE BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE BEARING ON THE TRANSFERSHAFT WAS FALLING APART, BURNING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE BROWN COLOR. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED DO TO WINDOW NOT RAISING OR LOWERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CAR CAN NOT COME OUT OF "P" (PARK) UNLESS WE STICK A LONG STICK IN THE "SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE" HOLE NEXT TO SHIFTER, ALSO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, IMMEDIATELY POPS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. DT

SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ PROPERLY, RESPONDING TO THE VEHICLES' SUDDEN BURST OF HIGH RPM. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE REGISTERED 120 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CAUSE AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES RIGHT AFTER FAILURE OCCURED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SOME TEST BUT RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE VEHICLE IS PARK ENGINE WOULD IDLE HIGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICE PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING HARD SHAKING FROM STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WAS SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR RECALL WAS DONE IN OCTOBER OF 2001. VEHICLE KEEPS HESITATING, THEN STALLS AT 5-25 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY A TEENAGER AS IT WAS MARKETED AS INEXPENSIVE WITH THE BEST WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS THAT THE MODULE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND ACUTALLY SAT IN OUR YARD FOR OVER A YEAR. HOW CAN SUCH AN IMPORTANT MODULE GO BAD SO QUICKLY! MR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR STALLING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND WAS GIVEN BACK. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, IT BREAKS AND COMPUTER CANNOT SENSE IF CARBURETOR IS OPEN OR CLOSED. FUEL GETS INTO CARBURETOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD.*AK