2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL WAS TURNED OUTWARD. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION; FRONT CONTROL ARM) ON 7/17/2009. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/12/12

THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AND NOT RESTART WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN BE COASTING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. THIS MADE CONTROLLING AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND MANY REPLACED PARTS LATER, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FINALLY DETERMINED THAT AN APPARENT DEFECT TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSEMBLY AND CANISTER CLOSE VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAKELAND AUTOMALL HYUNDAI, WHICH ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF A POOR CONNECTION AT THE PSAB CONNECTOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LAKELAND AUTOMALL HYUNDAI "REPAIRED PIN TENSION AND VERIFIED CONCERN WAS CORRECTED." I ASKED WHETHER THE DEFECT WAS COVERED UNDER THE AIRBAGS RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. LAKELAND AUTOMALL HYUNDAI CLAIMED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE AIRBAGS RECALL. IT BILLED ME $102.72. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAKELAND AUTOMALL HYUNDAI AND WAS CHARGED $101.93 FOR AN ASSESSMENT THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. THIS HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THEN QUOTED ME $693.31 PLUS TAX TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. I ASKED WHETHER THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECENT AIRBAG RECALL UNDER WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WIRE KIT AND VINYL COVER ON 12/12/2008 AT 60,414 MILES. LAKELAND AUTOMALL HYUNDAI CLAIMED THAT THE FAULTY AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. EVENTUALLY, THIS DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI AGREED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE ON 2/13/2009 AS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION" FOR THE $101.93 FEE THAT I HAD ALREADY PAID. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY ON 1/14/04. *TR

EACH TIME I AM GOING TO FILL UP THE GASOLINE TANK, THE MACHINE STOPS AND IT ACTS AS IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS FULL. I HAVE TO PUT ONE DOLLAR AT A TIME UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED HIS AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,300. UPDATED 10/27/11*BF UPDATED 12/19/11

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH WAS MY FAULT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF OR WAS NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITH ( ITS A USED CAR). THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAG MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

WHEN PUMPING GAS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A BLOCKAGE OF SOME SORT. THE GAS PUMP KEEPS KICKING OFF AS IF THE TANK WERE FULL. IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO PUT A FEW GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SERVICE STATIONS, EVERY TIME GAS IS PUMPED. *KB