2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON 7/7/06 AND MY AIRBAG IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT DID NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LENSES ON THE HEADLIGHTS CLOUDED OVER IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS ARE AFFECTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 03V257000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: HOSE, PIPES AND FITTINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/24/2006 - *NM THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO REPAIR ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY OF THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES EACH TIME, MOST OF WHICH HAVE EXACERBATED TO THE POINT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. HYUNDAI PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND IT TO BE MORE THAN COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. UPDATED 06/01/ 2006. *AK UPDATED 07/17/2006. *AK UPDATED *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4 DOOR SEDAN IN FEBRUARY 2005. IN JUNE 2005 I HAD TO HAVE BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. NOW IT IS JANUARY 2006 AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM BOTH AGAIN. *NM

MY VEHICLE, A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER STRUCK A JEEP CHEROKEE IN THE REAR TEARING THE WHEEL COMPLETELY OFF AND MOST OF THE REAR FENDER, AT 40 MPH. *NM

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION OF FAILURE IN MCHELIN RADIAL XSE TIRES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SIDEWALL FAILED AND REAR AXLE BROKE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR IF THERE WAS A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE. *JB

I STARTED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND LET THE CLUTCH OUT NORMALLY AND THE CAR JUST ROARED IN REVERSE, DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND AT ONE POINT I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND NOTHING WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HOPPED THE 8 INCH CURB ACROSS THE STREET AND SLAMMED INTO A 12 FT HIGH BUSH AND THEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. THE CAR IS REALLY IN BAD SHAPE. THERE ARE SKID MARKS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE STREET. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ELANTRA IN OCTOBER 2003, SINCE THEN HAVE NEEDED THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, MECHANIC CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE REAR BRAKES GO SO QUICKLY. *JB

ONLY 10,000 MILES CLEAR-COAT ON HOOD AND ROOF STARTED TO CRACK. NOW AT 24,000 MILES, PAINT IS COMING OFF HOOD AND ROOF. CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND IS WASHED AT LEAST EVERY TWO WEEKS AND HAND WAXED ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. DEALER KEEPS CLAIMING AIR POLLUTION. *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EVAP SYSTEM HAD A SMALL LEAK, FOUND PURGE CONTROL. *TS THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE DUE TO THE SYSTEM DETECTING A SMALL EVAP LEAK. THE DIAGNOSIS WOULD BE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE, SECURE THE CAP, CLEARED CODE/OPERATING TO SPECIFICS AND FOUND FUEL CAP HARDLY THREADED/VERY LOOSE, FOUND FAULT CODE FOR LARGE VAPOR LEAK, PURGE VALVE TO HAVE INTERNAL DAMAGE, AND EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED (SMALL LEAK). THE CONSUMER WOULD ENSURE THAT THE GAS CAP FITTED TIGHTLY. THE PURGE VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC