2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

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 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

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

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 HAVE BEEN ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED ROAD AT THE TIME, SUCH THAT I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE SUN ROSE A BIT HIGHER IN THE SKY. THOSE BRACKETS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS; LIKEWISE, THE AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS. *JB ABL.PCO

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