2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AND THEN THE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR SIGN OF MALFUNCTION. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

WHEN I GOT A NEW BATTERY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND TRIED TO RESET IT, IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AT NAPLES DODGE AND HE TRIED TO GET IT OFF BY HOOKING IT UP TO A COMPUTER. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR PAINT STARTED CHIPPING IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010. I'VE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THERE CARS PAINT CHIPPING. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALERSHIP WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE AND AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ATTACHMENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V533000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

SOMETHING HIT CAR OVER DRIVERSIDE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR DURING TRANSPORT. INSURANCE TOTALED. AIRBAG LIGHT ALREADY ON. BEFORE SETTLING WITH INSURANCE CO, BOUGHT TAG AND INSURANCE. BOUGHT CAR BACK FROM INS CO. DROVE UNTIL TAG EXPIRED.CAN"T GET SALVAGE TITLE UNTIL AIRBAG LIGHT IS FIXED. TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY AL. DIAGNOSIS (AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE), WHICH IS RECALL PART. TALKED WITH HYUNDAI SUPERVISOR [XXX]. HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WASN"T IN THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT COINCIDENTALLY MY CAR NEEDS THE SAME RECALL PART. MAYBE THEY MADE MISTAKE AND LEFT MY CAR OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 02 AND UPON BRINGING IT TO A SERVICE STATION WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER THE 02 ELANTRA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS LEFT ME WITH AN 11 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAD BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A GARAGE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY THE HOOD SIMPLY POPPED OPEN COMING BACK SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, GASOLINE SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.