2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V533000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW AND SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL TANK CARBON CANISTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2002 LOWER UNDER CARRIAGE CORROSION. PLUS EXCESSIVE BODY CORROSION SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PICKUPS. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IN 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF MY CAR RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, HYUNDAI DRILLED A HOLE FOR WATER TO ESCAPE AND PUT A WAX COATING ON THE CONTROL ARMS, WHICH WOULD LATER WEAR OFF. AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR BACK, I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS I DO NOT RECALL BEING TOLD IN PERSON NOR IN WRITING THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF SAID PARTS. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER REVIEWING MY RECEIPT, IT DOES NOT STATE ANYTHING ABOUT FURTHER MAINTENANCE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ON MARCH 5, 2013 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL ARM AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HYUNDAI EMPLOYEES, HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES, AND MY OWN MECHANIC, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THUS IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AS A CONSUMER AND A HUMAN BEING TO KNOW THAT HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT A COMPLETE FIX, AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, WHEREBY PUTTING MANY PEOPLES' LIVES IN DANGER.I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL OWNERS OF THESE CARS BE CONTACTED TO WARN THEM ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARDS THEY POSSESS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A SNAP AND I LOST MY STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND COLLAPSED. HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL (#09V125000) FOR MY VEHICLE DUE TO REPORTED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME CONDITION, AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER IN JULY 2009. AFTER INSPECTION, THE ONLY ACTION THEY TOOK WAS TO INSTALL A PLUG KIT AND APPLY RUST PREVENTATIVE AND UNDERCOATING. OBVIOUSLY THIS DID NOT WORK IN THE LONG TERM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN, THIS DESIGN AND MECHANICAL DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY REPAIRS COST $590. I WILL CONTACT HYUNDAI DIRECTLY TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE IN JULY 2009 AND REPLACED THE PARTS AT THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND LAND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIBS AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TOKYO TIRES INSTALLED IN JUNE 2012 WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER CROSSED A RAIL ROAD CROSSING. APPROX A HALF MILE, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, GOT BACK ON TO THE ROAD, HIT AN ICE PATCH, HIT A DITCH, ROLLED OVER TWICE AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPDATED 03/11/2013*JS

THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT, AND IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS IT DOESN'T HAVE LONG BEFORE IT WILL FAIL. RESEARCHED PRICE ON INTERNET AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PART. DEALER SAYS THAT MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS SOLD AND DRIVEN IN THE "SNOW BELT" STATES THAT ARE LISTED, AND KENTUCKY ALSO SALTS THE ROADS DURING WINTER. MY VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED, BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME TO CALL HYUNDAI, AND HYUNDAI TELLS ME TO GO TO THE DEALER. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR TREATMENT, AND THERE IS LITTLE RECOURSE OFFERED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NHTSA DECIDED THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS INSUFFICIENT. THIS IS A PRIORITY, MY CAR COULD HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ANY DAY (AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO). THE RECALL IS CAMPAIGN 091 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND DISCOVERED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. IN SOME PLACES, HOLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE CONTROL ARMS. HYUNDAI DID A RECALL FOR OVER 150,000 OF MY EXACT MODEL INCLUDING THOSE IN THE STATE WHICH I LIVE BACK IN 2009. THE RECALL WAS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT MY CARS PROBLEM EXACTLY MATCHED ALL THOSE OTHERS RECALLED. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL DESPITE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $585 TO REPLACE THE ARMS THAT WERE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE ARMS HAVE NOT BROKEN YET BUT THEY VERY EASILY COULD BREAK IN THE NEAR FUTURE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE RECALL SENT OUT IN 2009 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED SINCE IT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL THE CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE. IT TAKES ME A VERY LONG TIME TO PUMP GAS BECAUSE THE CAR SHUTS THE PUMP OFF LIKE MY TANK IS ALREADY FULL. I EVEN HAD GAS SPILL OUT WHILE I WAS STILL PUMPING. I STARTED TO BECOME VERY CONCERNED WHEN I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. WHAT REALLY GOT ME CONCERNED IS WHEN IT SAID IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF, IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND MY CAR OVERTURNED, IT COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH A FIRE! I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHEN IM IN MY CAR WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR