2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

WHILE GOING AROUND A BEND APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT A TREE ONE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . *AK THE DEALER HAS DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK SENSOR. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2002. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING WHICH WAS COMPLETED BUT THE CONSUMER WONDERS IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 6/28/04 BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO STALL. *NM

CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED; SOMETIME THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED AND I AM SENT ON MY WAY EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAPPEN BEFORE. THE CYLINDER HEADS, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, SENSOR AND MANY OTHERS ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR SHUTS-OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AND DRIVES LIKE A DESIEL ENGINE (ROUGH), YOU ALMOST HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO MAKE THE CAR STOP AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL; EVEN THOUGH I HIT ANOTHER CAR GOING ABOUT 5MPH BECAUSE THE CAR JERKED FOWARD AND SMASHED MY HOOD (I HIT A FORD:EXCRUSSION SO HE HAD NO DAMAGE) AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. SURE THE DEALER SHIP TRIES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE BEEN OUT OF MY CAR FOR A LONG AS 7 TO 8 WEEKS AND MANY TIMES THERE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHATS WRONG. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT RICK CASE THE DEARLERSHIP OWNER AND I NEVER REICEVE A CALL OR EMAIL. *AK

DURING A COLLISION, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND UPPER TORSO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED.(POINT OF IMPACT UNKNOWN). PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND THE MECHANIC RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SC

NHTSA/00V259001/ENGINE STALLING. THREE WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS RECALL PERFORMED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE MAF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT, DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT LOCK IN THE CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS 5FT 6IN. THE CONSUMER BROKE BOTH SIDES OF HIS/HER CHEST BONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT WHEN IN THE AIR AND DID NOT PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.CW

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINING INJURIES. *AK *LA

MAJOR WHEEL CRACKS FOUND ON ONE WHEEL ON 6/19/03 WITH 59,367 REPLACED BY DEALER 2ND WHEEL CRACK FOUND ON 4/12/04 WITH 63,999 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE HAD ITS FIFTH HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT.*AK *MR