2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 99. ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN RUSH HOUR, IN SACRAMENTO, CA. WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY A BLACK NISSAN. WHEN THE CARS TOUCHED WE SPUN 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR STOPPED 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE RETAINING WALL, FACING NORTH BOUND. MY INFANT (1 MONTH OLD ) AND 13 YR. OLD WERE IN THE BACK. THE INFANTS CAR SEAT SIFTED ABOUT A FOOT TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THAT MEANS THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY 13 YR. OLD SCREAMED AS SHE HOVERED OVER HER BROTHER TO PROTECT HIM. HER SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HER TO ALLOW HER TO DO THAT. THE TOTAL IMPACT WAS ON HER SIDE. SHE AND I SAW THE CAR COMING BUT THERE WAS NO WHERE TO MOVE. MY FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR OPEN UP. I WAS ABLE TO SHIELD MY FACE ON THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE INSURANCE CONSIDERED IT A SALVAGE AND PAID ME OFF. *TR

KELLY TIRE 195 65 R14 ONE TIRE CAME APART ON FREEWAY, ONE HAD A VERY LARGE BUMP, ONE HAD A BROKE BELT AND ONE WAS WEARING REAL BAD ON THE REAR. THEY WERE ONE APPROX. 2-3 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS ALIGNED BY PURCELL TIRE IN PRINCENTON, KY WERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES. *JB

SHIFT LOCK STICKS IN A 2000 AUTO ELANTRA WITH AROUND 99,600 MILES. I LOCK UP IN PARK IN WILL NOT GET OUT OF PARK OUT U PUT PENCIL DOWN SHIFT LOCK HOLE. OR HIT SHIFTER HARD FORWARDED IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. HAVE NOT TOOK TO GET SERVICED YET OR LOOKED AT . *AK

I AM 87 YEARS OLD AND BOUGHT A 2000 ELANTRA BRAND NEW IN 1999. I HAVE ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THIS CAR IN 7 YEARS AND THE ONLY TIME I HAVE OPENED THE REAR WINDOWS WAS WHEN I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON BY MISTAKE. WELL RECENTLY MY SON DROVE THE CAR AND OPENED THE REAR WINDOWS - BOTH OF THEM FAILED IN ONE WEEK. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $69 PER WINDOW JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY SON SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE THE ONLY ELANTRA THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO USE OF THE WINDOWS IT HAD TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN OR MOTOR. THE SERVICE MAN SWORE UP AND DOWN THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BACK WINDOWS. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID IT WOULD COST $375 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS. THAT IS A TOTAL OF $750 FOR BOTH WINDOWS. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN DECEIVED AND LIED TO AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE WITH THE NUMBER OF WINDOW PROBLEMS REPORTED AND NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WILL EVER RECOMMEND OR BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI PRODUCT FROM A DEALERSHIP. *TR

I AM 87 YEARS OLD AND BOUGHT A 2000 ELANTRA BRAND NEW IN 1999. I HAVE ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THIS CAR IN 7 YEARS AND THE ONLY TIME I HAVE OPENED THE REAR WINDOWS WAS WHEN I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON BY MISTAKE. WELL RECENTLY MY SON DROVE THE CAR AND OPENED THE REAR WINDOWS - BOTH OF THEM FAILED IN ONE WEEK. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $69 PER WINDOW JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY SON SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE THE ONLY ELANTRA THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO USE OF THE WINDOWS IT HAD TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN OR MOTOR. THE SERVICE MAN SWORE UP AND DOWN THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BACK WINDOWS. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID IT WOULD COST $375 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS. THAT IS A TOTAL OF $750 FOR BOTH WINDOWS. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN DECEIVED AND LIED TO AFTER FINDING THIS WEBSITE WITH THE NUMBER OF WINDOW PROBLEMS REPORTED AND NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WILL EVER RECOMMEND OR BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI PRODUCT FROM A DEALERSHIP. *TR

WINDOWS REGULATORS FAILING - SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THIS CAR, TWICE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE - ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AT MY EXPENSE. THE REAR WINDOW COMES DOWN AT WILL AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GLUE IT UP. *JB

DURING THE PAST 18 MONTHS, ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN MY 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR GO BAD AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THESE WINDOWS WERE ENGINEERED TO FAIL. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THEM WAS NEAR $1500. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THE REAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN DURING A RAINSTORM HERE IN FLORIDA. MY REACTION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD BLEW OFF (SHEARING THE HINGES) INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE VIEW MIRROR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HOOD, HINGES, LATCH, WINDSHIELD AND SIDE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I OWN 2 MANUAL-TRANSMISSION HYUNDAI ELANTRAS, 2000 AND 2001. BOTH CARS HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THEIR CLUTCHES GO BAD IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS (MASTER CYLINDER ON THE 2001, SLAVE CYLINDER ON THE 2000). *NM

THE REGULATOR DEVICE BROKE IN THREE OF MY AUTOMATIC WINDOWS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. DURING THE TIME THE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN THE GLASS WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, PROVIDING A RED FLAG FOR ANYONE WISHING TO STEAL MY CAR OR ITS CONTENTS. CURRENTLY MY 3RD WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T LOOK AT IT FOR A FEW DAYS SO I HAVE TO HOPE NO ONE FINDS OUT IT IS BROKEN IN THE MEAN TIME.*JB