2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING INSPECTION. MONTHS LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT A PROTECTIVE COVERING WAS NEEDED ON TOP OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEFECT REMAINS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CHANGE THE REMEDY OF THIS RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SHE WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT A HARNESS AND CLIPS WOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE AIR BAGS WITH DEPLOYING; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY BE DAMAGED BECAUSE THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE IN A VEHICLE WITH NO AIR BAGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

LEFT FRONT, LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE, WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT LESS THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR, WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN ACROSS ROADWAY, TO ENTER DRIVEWAY. AT EDGE OF ROADWAY, JUST BEFORE REACHING DRIVEWAY, EXPERIENCE FALL OF FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE TO ROAD AND LOSS OF CONTROL. INSPECTION REVEALS LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES. ONE PIECE REMAINS ATTACHED TO BALL JOINT, ONE PIECE REMAINS ATTACHED TO CAR. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALS LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH, FROM INSIDE OUT. ONLY A MINUTE BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS OPERATED ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NOTE: VEHICLE GARAGED, WITHIN ATTACHED GARAGE, WITH CONCRETE FLOOR. VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON AUGUST 22, 2002 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF HER VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY. HER HEAD STRUCK THE WINDOW AND THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE ALSO DISLOCATED HER JAW AND HAD TO ENDURE THERAPY TO REGAIN HER SPEECH. THE CONTACT HAD SURGERY ON HER LEG BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED, ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH ADVISED HER TO REPORT THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS WERE CONSTANTLY BLINKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE FOG LIGHTS BLINK AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIXTEEN TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT OPEN WIRING AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A WIRING REPAIR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,456 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED AND WOULD COST $728 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FAILED AIR BAG MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SRS MODULE, WIRES, AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR THAT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE ADDITIONAL FAILURES ACCORDING TO THE RECALL FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CONTACT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TRAVELING LESS THAN 25 MPH I APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN RUNNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM THAT RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED .SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE HAD HAPPENED A SLOWER SPEED AND THAT A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. THE PART WAS RETURNED TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXERTED MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING HARD AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SECOND TIME FOR THE PULLING OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS A REAR END BULB THAT HAD BLOWN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CORRODED AND THERE WAS A GREEN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY. THE HYUNDAI COMPANY ADVISED HER TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY ADVISED HER TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. ONCE THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HAD JUST COME TO A STOP WHEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR PREFERRED REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD USE THAT THE SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. *TR