2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A USED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2004. IT ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED ALL THE BELTS, TIRES AND FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 2004, THE CAR OVERHEATED. I CALLED ATLANTIC HYUNDAI IN EAST ISLIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED THERE. THREE DAYS LATER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE HAD ACTUALLY MELTED THE RADIATOR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH ARGUING WITH THEM AND THE WARRANTY DEPT., THEY FINALLY AGREED TO DO THE REPAIRS. MUCH TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE CAR CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SAID THE THERMOSTAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY NEVER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN PAID TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT. THE CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT IF DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN 30 MILES BECAUSE IT WILL OVERHEAT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT DOES NOT CIRCULATE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, FOR WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, WAS RECENTLY TRAVELING ON THE SUNRISE HIGHWAY, LESS THAN 4 MILES DRIVEN, WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 46,000 MILES. *JB

I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR A LONG TIME. FINALLY I RECENTLY HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THEN AFTER GIVING THEM THE OK ON DOING IT, THEY INSTALLED THE PART, ONLY TO TELL ME LATER TO DO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (OVER 1,700 DOLLARS FOR REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS). HAVING PAID FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, I BEGAN DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. I NOT ONLY NOTICED NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR, THE PERFORMANCE WAS ACTUALLY WORSE. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO STAND BY THEIR REPAIR, BUT THEY WOULDN'T. IN "RECALLS" ON MY COMPUTER I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A STALLING PROBLEM FOR ALL MODELS OF 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE I HAVE BEEN HAVING THAT CREATED THE RISK OF A CRASH, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET STATES WITH REGARD TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM: "...STALLING COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS." I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN SUCH CASES WHERE THE SAME PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SOME VIN NUMBERS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THAT THEY ARE OFTEN THEN ADDED TO THE VIN NUMBERS IN THE RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF INCLUDING MY VIN IN THIS RECALL BASED ON THE FOREGOING. MY [XXX] THE SITE I WENT TO ON THE INTERNET UNDER SERVICE - RECALLS GAVE A CAMPAIGN NUMBER OF 00V259001 AND LISTED THE FAULTY COMPONENTS AS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING, AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE AS: " THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING RISK OF A CRASH." AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS: " DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS." *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012*JS

AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 65-70 MPH THE HOOD CAME FLYING OPEN. THERE WAS NO LIGHT IN THE CAR SHOWING THE HOOD WAS OPEN PRIOR TO THIS. THE CAR WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE HOOD WAS NEARLY BENT IN HALF OVER THE ROOF OF THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SAFETY SWITCH HOLDING THE HOOD SHUT IS BROKEN. THE HOOD APPEARS TO REMAIN SHUT. *NM

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE STEEL BELT SEPARATION FROM THE TREAD. *MR THE CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES FOR THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. AFTER THE NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED THAT CONSUMER WIFE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE VEHICLE WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL PEP BOYS SO THEY COULD CHECK THE TIRES. DURING THIS CHECK THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TREAD ON ONE OF THE REAR TIRES HAD SEPARATED AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO WOBBLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *NM *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN CAR HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND AT 31,000 MILES. SHE SAID DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON, BUT SHE WAS NOT SURE WHICH ONES. THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL, AND THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO COME ON TO INDICATE THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CAR HAD 118,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR AN ILLUMINATED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS APPARENT TO HIM THAT THEY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE, ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD BE AN UNDETECTABLE PROBLEM TO MYSELF, THE DRIVER. MY DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.*JB

I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 1/2 YRS OLD AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BROKE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE. I HARDLY USE THEM. I'M AN AIR CONDITIONER GIRL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I HAD TO RIP APART THE DOOR AND PUSH UP THE WINDOW. THEY ARE WEDGED SHUT WITH CARDBOARD. I'M PRAYING NO ONE NOTICES AND BREAKS IN AND STEALS MY CAR. *JB

I WAS AT A CARWASH WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL UP THE FRONT POWER WINDOW ON MY DRIVERS SIDE WHEN THE WINDOW DID NOT RESPOND. NOW MY BACK WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP. MY VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AND IS NOT ABLE TBE DIAGNOSED.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION (MY CAR BEING THE RECIPIENT OF THE IMPACT) THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND WAS PULLED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DAGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I COULD HAVE SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE SEATBELT AND COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND WAS A CAR AND NOT A TRUCK

WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN HOOKSETT NEW HAMPSHIRE, ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE ROADS WERE ICY, AND SNOW COVERED, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, TOTALING MY CAR. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK