2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

SPOKANE HYUNDAI MATTER I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI IN 2001 AND HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY (ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO) MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE WHAT I SHOULD DO. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY OR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI SPOKANE (THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE CAR) SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY: DECEMBER 21, 2011 AND THE CAR DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $90 FOR THEM TO RUN THEIR TESTS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF RECALL NOTICES ON THE CAR THAT THEY COULD REPLACE. THIS AIRBAG CONCERN IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS MANDATORY FOR THE DEALERSHIP (MANUFACTURER) TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX. THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, SO EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON MY ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC; THE SAFETY (AIRBAGS) IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. WHY WOULD I PAY TO HAVE SPOKANE HYUNDAI INVESTIGATE AND FIX A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY OR INEFFECTIVE; SPOKANE HYUNDAI IS LIABLE AND AT FAULT. WHY IS SPOKANE HYUNDAI TRYING TO GAUGE THE CUSTOMER (AGAIN) FOR EXPENSES THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING? COULD YOU PLEASES INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO COMPLETELY DEFLATE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRACTURED LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TWO YEARS PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM); HOWEVER THE REMEDY TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM). WHEN LEAVING THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND AN ABNORMAL OIL ODOR. HE THEN INSPECTED UNDER HIS VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE HAD RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER DISCOVERED A CONNECTION PROBLEM AND CLEARED THE FAILURE CODES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN, THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES IN A ONE DAY PERIOD AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS FOR A THIRD TIME YET TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,776 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT DETAILS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 06/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BY STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUT APPLIED A CORROSION TREATMENT AND ADDED A WAX APPLICATION INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 78,800.

LEFT SUNVISOR'S BRACKET BREAKS AND SUNVISOR FALLS INTO STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING SHORT STEERING TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND FELL ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HAD TO PURCHASE THE SUN VISOR AND BRACKET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME BROKE ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL TO BREAK. THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THIS WORK WAS DONE, THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE AND THE WHEEL WELL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND A CRASH OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT RECALL 09V125000, FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE WHEEL BEGAN MOVING RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; WHEN SHE INSPECTED, SHE SAW THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE TURN INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS, POWER STEERING, STRUTS AND LUG NUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.